I'm not sure what the purpose of this post is--maybe just an attempt at solidarity with Ian--but, dudes, Lil Mama's debut album dropped today. I bet none of you knew and I bet none of you cared, but seriously, check this out. And maybe it's just my biases towards good pop, good lady rappers, and colorful clothes, but I'll be damned if this lady doesn't go places. She's talented as hell and if her songs, deliciously pop, pro-woman, and hip-hop as anything else you'll hear this year, can't convince you of than that then maybe her ripping up a cipher will convince you:

I mean, come on! She's barely 18 and she's ripping it up like this? I can't wait to see where she ends up. And while I would prefer that you went out and bought her album, I'll note that it may be possibly to grab it for free.