Lil Mo Based On A True Story CD

This is an Enhanced/Hyper CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and, multimedia computer files, and provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser.

On her long-awaited debut, Lil' Mo shows why stars like Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and Keith Sweat were so anxious to feature her on their own albums. The Big Apple rapper and singer is a protégé of Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot, but where Elliot's game is cutting lines and cutting-edge hip-hop, Lil' Mo is a lil' more subtle, preferring to tap into her roots in old-fashioned gospel and R&B. That's not to say this album lacks the requisite up-tempo club thumpers -- "Gangsta" and "Superwoman, Pt. 2" certainly fill that bill. It's just that when things mellow out a bit, Mo really shines -- on sweet slow jams like "How Many Times," or on the stunning, bitter kiss-off, "Ta Da." Probably the best reference point for Lil' Mo's winning blend of street smarts and classic soul divaship is Mary J. Blige, and Based on a True Story suggests that Blige could have some serious competition in the years to come. ~ Dan LeRoy

Personnel includes: Lil' Mo, Fabulous, Carl Thomas, J Star.

Producers include: Flavahood, Shep Crawford, DJ Clue, Brycyn Evans, Troy Johnson.

Personnel: Spaceman (guitar); Shawn Smith (keyboards); Pam Olivia, Shae Jones (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Kevin "KD" Davis; Anne Catalino; Steve Souder; Earl Cohen; Troy Johnson .

Recording information: Cutting Room, NY; Electric Lady, NY; Electric Lasy, NY; Enterprise Studios, CA; Flava Station Studios, Queens, NY; Flava Station, Jamaica, NY; Hit Factory, NY; Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA; QD III SOundlab, Northridge, CA; QDIII Soundlab, Northridge, CA; Quad Recording Studios, New York, NY; the Hit Factory, NY.

Guests: Fabolous,DJ Clue,Carl Thomas,Iva D'Marco

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (7/19/01, p.50) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Mo is the shorty with something extra...her versatile voice asserts a point of view as provocative as her pen....A largely downtempo autobiography of messy private details and grand career aspirations..."
Mixmag (8/01, p.188) - 3 out of 5 - "...[She] has bundles of charisma which lepas out and grabs you by the nuts on every song....This girl hits all the parts other r'n'b artists can't reach."
Vibe (8/00, p.168) - "...Mo emerges...showing she's more than capable of holding her own as a solo artist....[with] the sheer power and prettiness of [her] voice....[Her] abilities as a tunesmith also impress....reads like the 1st chapter of a promising career."
The Source (7/00, p.217) - "...[She] sings with flare and writes with maturity and street sensibility beyond her 22 years..."