How Lil Mama went from annoying little sister to dropping a serious contender for song of the summer

Hip-hop’s annoying little sister has finally grown up, and the result is surprisingly good. Last week, Lil Mama released the video for her safe-sex anthem “Sausage” to widespread praise from the Internet. It’s an upbeat, quick-moving song that features more than half a dozen visual and sonic references to songs and artists old and new, […]