Dear Mama
Some of music's more popular mamas, for better or for worse.
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Dear Mama - Moms rock. Just ask celebrities like Beyonce and Usher, whose mothers not only helped launch their careers, but have become red-carpet and boardroom presences themselves. In honor of Mother's Day, BET.com takes a look at celebrity mamas who are making major moves.(Photos: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Scott Weiner/Retna; Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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Katherine Jackson (matriarch of the Jackson family) - Katherine Jackson is the mother of one of the music industry's most famous families. Before he passed in 2009, Michael often talked about his close relationship with his mother. Katherine now has custody of MJ's kids. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Tina Douglas (Ashanti's mother) - Tina Douglas refers to herself as Ashanti's "mom-ager." She juggles the dual role of management and the full-time job of being a mother to her two daughters. (Photo: Donna Ward/Getty Images)
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Mama D (Lil Scrappy's mother) - When Scrappy's ex Diamond started poppin' on the scene with her new boo Soulja Boy, Mama D took up for her son. Scrappy groupies beware, you don't want none of Mama D.
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Nancy Jones (Jim Jones' mama)\r - One of the newest mothers to rise to popularity, Nancy Jones has become a reality favorite on the VH1 series "Love and Hip-Hop." On the show, Mama Jones has been at odds with her son's longtime girlfriend, Chrissy. (Photo: RD/Dziekan/Retna Digita)
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Ruby Jones (Lil Kim's mother) - Though she hasn't been on the scene much lately, Ruby Jones showed hip hop fans where Lil Kim got her unique sense of style from. (Photo: REUTERS/Tim Shaffer/Landov)
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Tina Knowles (Beyoncé's mother) - The business savvy of Tina Knowles has helped make Beyonce one of today's biggest superstars. She has been instrumental in the success of her House of Dereon clothing line. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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April Tucker (mother of Trey Songz) - Singer Trey Songz has made his mama very proud. The youthful-looking April Tucker has been seen by her son's side at a number of events and even in his BET docu-series, "My Moment." (Photo: Scott Weiner/Retna Ltd)
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Janice Combs (Diddy's mama) - The blonde-haired Janice Combs has been seen on many red carpets, with a keen fashion sense that resembles her son's. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/Getty Images for Blueflame)
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Voletta Wallace (mother of the Notorious B.I.G.) - Since the death of her son, the former school teacher has fought to bring his murderers to justice. Ms. Wallace also started the Christopher Wallace Foundation in his honor. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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