Lil’ Mama has released a statement to MTV apologizing for her overzealous moment, saying that her emotions were “running high.” If publicity is what she wanted, publicity is what she got.  Too bad its the whore for propaganda kind, though. She should stick to showing up in public looking like a surprised emu instead.

“I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys,” the statement reads. “I admire them and look up to them as role models. ‘Empire State of Mind’ had my emotions running high. In that moment I came up onstage to celebrate my two icons singing about NY.”