‘I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys,’ ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’ judge says in statement. By Shaheem Reid Lil Mama, Jay-Z, and Alicia Keys at the 2009 VMAs Photo: MTV News If it wasn’t for a guy named Kanye West, Lil Mama might have dominated Monday’s headlines with her, er, zealousness at Sunday night’s Video Music Awards. The New York-bred rapper/ TV personality got hyped up and jumped onstage with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys during their show-closing performance of the night, Jay’s “Empire State of Mind.” Mama came onstage toward the end of the song and even struck a pose with Hov and Alicia Keys, after Jay had gestured for her to chill out seconds earlier and joked she was “T-Paining.” On Monday afternoon (September 14), Mama sent MTV News a statement via her manager explaining the incident.
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Exclusive: Lil Mama Apologizes For Crashing Jay-Z’s VMA Performance
