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ALBUMLove for Ya - SingleTayy Brown & Lil' Kim
Albums by Lil' Kim
ALBUM9Lil' Kim
ALBUMHardcore 2K14Lil' Kim
ALBUMNaked TruthLil' Kim
ALBUMLa Bella MafiaLil' Kim
ALBUMThe Notorious K.I.M.Lil' Kim
ALBUMHard CoreLil' Kim
Lil' Kim's Popular Music Videos
Crush On You
Lil' Kim
How Many Licks? (feat. Sisqo)
Lil' Kim
Wake Me Up (feat. Lil' Kim)
Remy Ma
Let It Go (feat. Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim)
Keyshia Cole
Quiet Storm (feat. Lil' Kim) [Remix - Official Video]
Mobb Deep
Notorious B.I.G. (feat. Lil' Kim & Puff Daddy)
The Notorious B.I.G.
Lighters Up
Lil' Kim
Took Us a Break
Lil' Kim
No Matter What They Say
Lil' Kim
Go Awff
Lil' Kim
Artist Playlists
Lil' Kim Essentials
Lil' Kim epitomized the "sex sells" adage in hip-hop.
Artist Biography
A trailblazer for female MCs, Lil’ Kim redrew the boundaries of expression in ‘90s hip-hop with her unapologetic, sex-positive rhymes. Born Kimberly Jones in Brooklyn, New York in 1974 (or ‘75?), Kim began collaborating with fellow Bed-Stuy rapper The Notorious B.I.G. Debuting her boisterous Kings County cadence as part of Biggie’s Junior M.A.F.I.A. collective on the 1995 album Conspiracy Theory, her carnal verse on “Get Money” was a brazen harbinger of her lascivious 1996 solo debut, Hard Core. Whether out-raunching her male counterparts with her uninhibited sexuality, stressing the importance of female pleasure on “Not Tonight,” or requesting the indulgence of a who’s-who of R&B singers on “Dreams,” Hard Core indelibly revolutionised female rap. Her sophomore return, 2000’s rollicking The Notorious K.I.M., amped up the eroticism, boldly reversing the roles of sex rap objectification with “Suck My D**k” and the oral sex anthem “How Many Licks?” Kim placed nouveau riche opulence front and center on La Bella Mafia in 2003, while saving some salaciousness for the smash hit “Magic Stick.” She then pivoted to analyze the tribulations of fame and her impending jail sentence for perjury on the defiant Naked Truth in 2005. She returned in 2019 with 9, a bullish reflection on her trend-setting career in hip-hop and a potent contribution to a peerless legacy.
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap