Lil' Mo discography | |
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![]() Lil' Mo performing in October 2005 | |
Studio albums | 5 |
Singles | 14 |
Featured singles | 16 |
The discography of American R&B singer-songwriter and rapper Lil' Mo consists of five studio albums, two mixtapes and fourteen singles (sixteen as featured performer).
Based on a True Story is Mo's debut album, released on June 26, 2001. It peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and attained a gold certification from the RIAA. It featured a total of four charting singles: "5 Minutes", "Ta Da", "Superwoman Pt. II", and "Gangsta (Love 4 the Streets)".
In 2002, Lil' Mo received her first ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award, BMI Urban Music Award and BMI Pop Music Award for her contribution to Ja Rule's hit single "Put It on Me". [1] [2] [3]
On April 29, 2003, Mo released her second album, Meet the Girl Next Door , which was led by the hit single, "4Ever". In 2003, Lil' Mo received two ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards for "Award-Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" and "Award-Winning Rap Songs" for her contribution to Fabolous' single, "Can't Let You Go". [4] The following year, Mo received the ASCAP Pop Music Award for her work on "Can't Let You Go". [5] In 2007 and 2011, Lil' Mo released her follow-up studio efforts, Pain & Paper and P.S. I Love Me respectively.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US | US R&B | ||
Based on a True Story | 14 | 6 | |
Meet the Girl Next Door |
| 17 | 4 |
Pain & Paper |
| 112 | 14 |
P.S. I Love Me |
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The Scarlet Letter |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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P.S. I Love You |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US [7] | US R&B [8] | UK [9] | |||||||||||
"5 Minutes" (featuring Missy Elliott) | 1998 | — | — | 72 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love soundtrack | ||||||||
"Ta Da" | 2000 | 95 | 21 | — | Based on a True Story | ||||||||
"Superwoman Pt. II" (featuring Fabolous) | 2001 | 11 | 4 | 80 | |||||||||
"Gangsta" | — | 57 | — | ||||||||||
"4Ever" (featuring Fabolous) | 2003 | 37 | 13 | — | Meet the Girl Next Door | ||||||||
"Ten Commandments" (featuring Lil' Kim) | — | 101 | — | ||||||||||
"Hot Boys, Hot Girls" (featuring Lil Wayne) | 2005 | — | 28 | — | Syndicated: The Lil' Mo Hour | ||||||||
"Dem Boyz" | — | 86 | — | ||||||||||
"Sumtimes I" (featuring Jim Jones) | 2007 | — | — | — | Pain & Paper | ||||||||
"Lucky Her" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"On the Floor" | 2011 | — | — | — | P.S. I Love Me | ||||||||
"I Love Me" (featuring Tweet) | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Take Me Away" (featuring Maino) | 2012 | — | — | — | |||||||||
"I'm a Diva" | 2013 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
"L's Up" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Should've Never Let You Go" | 2014 | — | — | — | The Scarlet Letter | ||||||||
"Hold Me Down" | 2017 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [7] | US R&B [8] | US Rap | NLD [10] | UK [9] | |||||||||
"Hot Boyz" (Missy Elliott featuring Lil' Mo) | 1999 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | Da Real World | ||||||
"Whatever" (Ideal featuring Lil' Mo) | 2000 | 47 | 11 | — | — | 31 | Ideal | ||||||
"I'll Trade (A Million Bucks)" (Keith Sweat featuring Lil' Mo) | — | 36 | — | — | — | Didn't See Me Coming | |||||||
"Put It on Me" (Ja Rule featuring Lil' Mo and Vita) | 8 | 2 | 11 | 7 | — | Rule 3:36 | |||||||
"I Cry" (Ja Rule featuring Lil' Mo) | 2001 | 40 | 11 | 25 | — | — | |||||||
"Lay It Down" (Jermaine Dupri and R.O.C. featuring Lil' Mo) | — | 117 | — | — | — | Instructions | |||||||
"Niggaz Nature" (2Pac featuring Lil' Mo) | — | — | — | — | — | Until the end of Time | |||||||
"Pray for Me" (Mobb Deep featuring Lil' Mo) | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | Infamy | ||||||
"Where's My..?" (Adam F featuring Lil' Mo) | — | — | — | 100 | 37 | Kaos: The Anti-Acoustic Warfare | |||||||
"If I Could Go!" (Angie Martinez featuring Lil' Mo and Sacario) | 15 | 26 | 11 | — | 61 | Animal House | |||||||
"Can't Let You Go" (Fabolous featuring Lil' Mo and Mike Shorey) | 2003 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | Street Dreams | ||||||
"Thick & Thin" (E-40 featuring Lil' Mo) | 2004 | — | 120 | — | — | — | The Best of E-40: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow | ||||||
"Endow Me" (Coko featuring Lil' Mo, Fantasia and Faith Evans) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | Grateful | ||||||
"Bulletproof Love/One Love" (Foxy Brown featuring Lil' Mo) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | Brooklyn's Don Diva | ||||||
"Cry" (LL Cool J featuring Lil' Mo) | — | 119 | — | — | — | Exit 13 | |||||||
"It Ain't Love" (MSTRKRFT featuring Lil' Mo) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | Fist of God | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
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US | US R&B | |||
2003 | "21 Answers" (featuring Free) | — | 50 | — |
2005 | "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (featuring Miri Ben-Ari) | — | — | Syndicated: The Lil' Mo Hour |
"Mother of Your Child" | — | — | ||
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Curiosity" | 1998 | Nicole, Anthony Dent | Make It Hot |
"Prelude (I Can't See)" | Nicole | ||
"I Can't See" | |||
"Nervous" | |||
"Silly Love Song" | |||
"Borrowed Time" | |||
"Do You Wanna Ride?" | Yo Yo, Kelly Price, Missy Elliott | Ebony | |
"I Would If I Could" | Yo Yo, Missy Elliott | ||
"It's Alright" | Queen Latifah, Faith Evans | Order in the Court | |
"You Don't Know" | 1999 | Missy Elliott | Da Real World |
"Mr. D.J." | Missy Elliott, Lady Saw | ||
"Good Morning Heartache" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Nigga Please | |
"Is This the End" | 3rd Storee | 3rd Storee | |
"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" | Blackstreet, Janet Jackson, Ja Rule, Eve | Finally | |
"Tell Me" | Case, Levar A. Wilson | Personal Conversation | |
"Hello It's Me" | Gerald LeVert | The Mod Squad soundtrack | |
"Parking Lot Pimpin'" | 2000 | Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia |
"Somebody's Gonna Die Tonight" | Dave Bing | Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers | |
Romeo Must Die soundtrack | |||
"That's What I'm Lookin' For" (Mr. Dupri's Mix) | Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Missy Elliott | Big Momma's House soundtrack | |
"Club 2G" (Demo) | Missy Elliott | Dark Angel soundtrack | |
"Bounce with Me" (Radio Remix) | Lil Bow Wow, R.O.C. | Bounce with Me single | |
"Last Night" | Changing Faces | Visit Me | |
"Monica" | Before Dark | Daydreamin' | |
"Secrets" | — | ||
"Straight Up" | Chanté Moore | Exposed | |
"No Disrespect" | Tamar Braxton, Missy Elliott | Tamar | |
"Shotgun" | Torrey Carter | The Life I Live | |
"It Takes Two" | |||
"(Cream) Ride or Die" | Torrey Carter, Nokio of Dru Hill | ||
"Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A." | 2001 | Nate Dogg, Xzibit | Music & Me |
"Hottie" | Code5, Missy Elliott, Timbaland | Hottie single | |
"Interlude" | DJ Clue? | The Professional 2 | |
"Hi Maintenance" | Yukmouth | Thug Lord: The New Testament | |
"Take You Home" | Fabolous | Ghetto Fabolous | |
"Can't Deny It" | Fabolous, Nate Dogg | ||
"Niggaz Nature" (Remix) | 2Pac | Until the end of Time | |
"Wrong Idea" | Bad Azz | Personal Business | |
"No Playaz" | Angie Martinez, Tony Sunshine | Up Close and Personal | |
"Sponsor (I Need, I Need, I Need)" | Canela Cox | Canela | |
"All Those Fancy Things" | Koffee Brown | Mars/Venus | |
"Wore Out Your Welcome" | Allure | Sunny Days | |
"So Low" | Tha Eastsidaz | Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way | |
"Finders Keepers" | Jaheim | Ghetto Love | |
"I've Changed" (Interlude) | Missy Elliott | Miss E... So Addictive | |
"I Know Whutchu Like" | Mocha, Petey Pablo, Missy Elliott | Bella Mafia | |
"Mardi Gras" | Mocha, Missy Elliott | ||
"The Streetz" | Mocha | ||
"Daddy Get the Cash" | 2002 | Styles P | A Gangster and a Gentleman |
"I've Come too Far" | Tina Moore | Time Will Tell | |
"Wreck Yo' Body" | |||
"Ten Years" | Darius Rucker | Back to Then | |
"Why You Tell Me That" | Ms. Jade | Girl Interrupted | |
"She Wanna Know" | 2003 | Joe Budden | Joe Budden |
"Thug Nature" | Sheek Louch | Take It in Blood | |
"We Fly" | Ja Rule, Vita, DJ Envy | The Desert Storm Mixtape: Blok Party, Vol. 1 | |
"Keep It Real" | Nate Dogg, Fabolous | Nate Dogg | |
"Holla at Somebody Real" | 2004 | Fabolous | Real Talk |
"Don't Stop the Music" | E-40, Lil' Flip, DJ Kay Slay | The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2 | |
"Shake That Ass" | Mannie Fresh | The Mind of Mannie Fresh | |
"Freak wit Me" | — | ||
"Chocolate Cities" | Lady Luck | I Did the Remix mixtape | |
"Never Stop Thuggin'" | Knoc-turn'al | The Way I Am | |
"Hold Your Head Up High" | 2005 | Miri Ben-Ari | The Hip-Hop Violinist |
"Solid Chic" | Birdman | Fast Money | |
"Could It Be" | Snook da Rokk Star | Dirty South Ballin 2 | |
"Baby" (Remix) | 2006 | Fabolous | Loso's Way: Rise to Power mixtape |
"What Should I Do" | 2007 | From Nothin' to Somethin' | |
"Unbelievable" | Whuteva | Cruise Control mixtape | |
"We Takin' Over" (Ladies Mix) | Remy Ma, Jacki-O, Trina, DJ Lazy K | Shesus Khryst | |
"Make Me Better" (Remix) | Fabolous | Make Me Better single | |
"Good Lovin'" (Back Like That Remix) | Da Brat, DJ Cocoa Chanelle | — | |
"Lovely" | 2009 | Felicia "Snoop" Pearson | |
"Nothing to Lose" | 2010 | Mancini | |
"Prayer Song for Haiti" | Kim Burrell, Musiq Soulchild, Tye Tribbett, James Hall, Nancey Jackson-Johnson, Michelle Williams, Nikki Ross & Anaysha Figueroa | Prayer Song for Haiti single | |
"Troubled World (Part 2)" | Faith Evans, Estelle | Something About Faith (Best Buy version) | |
"U & Me" | 2011 | Ja Rule | Renaissance Project |
"Mystery" | 2012 | Mashonda | Love, Mashonda |
"Cut U Off" | 2014 | Trina | — |
"Best of Me" | 2018 | Bre-Z | The Grl. |
"Complicated" | 2018 | Akbar V | The Coldest Summer |
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