After five seasons of judging MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew," we thought Lil' Mama had seen it all.
Zap2it caught up with Mama at the very first taping of "ABDC's" sixth season, where she filled us in on her expectations of the new crews, rookie judge D-Trix, and her favorite crew of all time.
"There's always great talent out there, there's always something new that hasn't been discovered yet by the show, or by anyone for that matter," she tells us. "This season we have, for the first time, we have a crew between the ages of 10 to 13 years old -- Iconic Boys -- and I'm really excited about them. To be the voice of young people and to see the youth get an opportunity to be a part of such a big show is amazing, I love it."
But don't expect Mama to lower her standards for the pint sized crew (who, by the way, are totally awesome). With some of the amazing talent that came before them, Mama says the stakes are high as ever.
"It becomes tougher for the crews because once you see greatness at its peak, you want everybody to bring it to that peak or higher," she explains. "There's never the same two people in this world, there's always different expression through a person, so you have to expect that same thing with crews. That being said, I just look for originality, creativity and definitely something new that we haven't seen. I don't like for people to be remade or another version of someone I already know. I want to see something new and fresh."
One new and fresh aspect of this season is judge Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval. He joins Mama, along with fellow judge JC Chasez and returning host Mario Lopez.
D-Trix may be a new addition to the judges panel, but he's not a new face for loyal "ABDC" fans. After securing his spot as a "So You Think You Can Dance" All Star in season three, D-Trix took home the top prize alongside his Quest Crew in "ABDC's" third season.
"D-Trix is a very talented dancer and person," Mama gushes. "He's so funny, I could see him in movies and everything. It's amazing. I think he's a great addition to the judges seats because he went from a rookie, I'd say, in this competition to an alumni with a championship belt."
Continuing, "Now it's just time to kick ass and just get in there and do his thing."
When it comes to picking favorites, there is one crew that will always have a special place in Mama's heart. Unsurprisingly, she'll never forget her first.
"I love JabbaWockeeZ forever until the day I die," she tells us. "Love them. Love them so much." Adding that, "I reach out to those guys here and there. I might be going out to Vegas to catch their show again, cause I went and supported them once before. They're still in Vegas and still have a live show."
While it remains to be seen if any of the new talent can measure up to the level of the JabbaWockeeZ, we just had to ask which crew she has her eye on this season.
"Street Kingdom," she tells us. "I'm excited about krump dancing being on the show for the first time. That's like, so dope. I love to see underground dance come to a forefront in the media. It's almost like a documentary without the documentary style."
You can watch "ABDC's" self proclaimed "Season of Superstars" when it debuts on MTV Thursday April 7 at 10 PM.
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