Friday, 12 September 2014
Sunday, 7 September 2014
Lil' Kim Stuns At New York Fashion Week
Of the few things that are certain (life, death, and taxes) most forget to list that being in the same room as Lil’ Kim will certainly change you for the better.
Last night, MADE and Up&Down hosted the iconic rapper, and it was nothing short of exciting. Familiar faces, like Jenna Lyons, Public School’s Maxwell Osborne, and Russell Simmons didn’t let the long days of fashion week keep them from enjoying Kim’s best throwbacks—”The Jump Off” included.
Photo Set 1 > http://lilkimuk.tumblr.com/post/96803146880/new-pics-lil-kim-attends-new-york-fashion-week
Photo Set 2 > http://lilkimuk.tumblr.com/post/96806949630/new-pics-lil-kim-attends-new-york-fashion-week
Photo Set 3 > http://lilkimuk.tumblr.com/post/96822550250/new-pics-lil-kim-attends-new-york-fashion-week
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
New Music: Lil' Kim - No Flex Zone
They know better. Following her remixes to BeyoncĂ©’s “Flawless” and Bobby Shmurda’s “Hot Ni**a,” Lil’ Kim comes with a remix to Rae Sremmurd’s “No Flex Zone.” Over the Mike WiLL-Made It-produced anthem, Kimmy Blanco boasts about being a trendsetter and killing the competition.
“I don’t set trip, I set trends / Pull up in a 2020 Benz,” she spits.
Her long-awaited mixtape Hard Core 2K14 drops September 11 featuring the Nicki Minaj diss track “Identity Theft.”
Hear Kimmy go for the gold. > https://www.twitmusic.com/lilkim/songs/no-flex-zone
http://www.rap-up.com/2014/08/26/new-music-lil-kim-no-flex-zone-remix/
Sunday, 17 August 2014
Sunday, 10 August 2014
T.I. Says Lil' Kim and Iggy Azalea Collaboration Is In The Works
Lil' Kim has not been shy about her beef with Nicki Minaj with the recent releases of "Identity Theft" and "Flawless (Remix)." Iggy Azalea has not discussed a rumored beef with Minaj, but that hasn't stopped speculation surrounding a rift between the two Rap stars. Now, it seems Kim and Iggy may find themselves working together amid rumors of a common feud with Nicki.
"I got a call from Kim," T.I. said in an interview with New York radio station Hot 97. "She said it's time to find that record to get [an Iggy collaboration] done."
When the possible feud between Iggy and Nicki was brought up, T.I. said, "Well, in the game of chess, you must think five moves ahead, protect your pieces and cover the board."
Kim might not be the only rapper Iggy is set to collaborate with. During the interview, T.I. said she would also be "eager" to work with Remy Ma.
"Yeah, she's a fan of the sport," he said when asked about a possible Remy/Iggy collaboration. "I believe she's gonna be eager to show support...She with the nonsense."
T.I. answered questions about Iggy Azalea, but he refused to acknowledge his feud with Floyd Mayweather. When asked about Mayweather, T.I. said, "I don't know what that got nothin' to do with nothin'. I don't got nothin' to say about nothin'."
Billboard.com
New Music: Lil' Kim - Hot Nigga Freestyle
Hardcore Kim strikes again. After taking shots at Nicki Minaj on BeyoncĂ©’s “Flawless (Remix)” and her own “Identity Theft,” Kimmy Blanco unleashes a firestorm over fellow Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda's single “Hot Nigga.”
But instead of going in on her rival, she shouts out Meek Mill and reveals that she “almost slapped a bitch about a week ago.”Hear Kim blast off and look out for her Hardcore mixtape.
http://www.rap-up.com/2014/08/07/new-music-lil-kim-hot-nigga-freestyle/
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
New Music: Lil' Kim - Identity Theft (Nicki Minaj Diss)
Hot damn, here we go again. After hijacking BeyoncĂ© and Nicki Minaj’s “Flawless (Remix),” the Queen Bee takes more shots at her rap rival on “Identity Theft,” calling her a “swagger jacker” and reclaiming her crown.
“It’s looking like I’m headed back behind bars again ’cause bitches want to start again and I ain’t wit’ the arguing / I’m jet chartering, fresh cardigan, gettin’ my Martha in, while these broke hos borrowing,” raps Kim.
“Anything you try to do, I done did it … The Queen’s back, bitches come get it.”
The single cover shows a New Jersey driver’s license for Kimberly Jones with Nicki’s face next to it.
Expect even more venom from Kim on her oft-delayed Hardcore mixtape. “Be careful what U wish for… #HardCoreMixtapeUpNext #TheQueenIsBack #QueenBee,” she said.
http://www.rap-up.com/2014/08/06/new-music-lil-kim-identity-theft/
Tuesday, 5 August 2014
New Music: Lil' Kim - Flawless (Remix)
Well, that was fast. Not even two days after BeyoncĂ© dropped the official remix to “Flawless” with a no-holds-barred verse from Nicki Minaj, an irate Lil Kim stung back with a “Flawless” remix of her own.
Queen Bey and the Queen of Barbz proclaimed that they “woke up like this” in the original reimagined track, but the Queen Bee “woke up like diss,” taking aim at her longtime rival in rhyme.
“Am I trippin’ or did this Ho just say my name?/ Queen of rap, f–k outta here, Queen’s back, f–k outta here/ Time to get this rap b-tch up outta here,” raps Kim in response to a perceived slight from the “Anaconda” MC.
The new mother to daughter Royal Reign likely has a problem with the following line: “These b-tches washed up and ain’t no f–kin’ soap involved.”
Whether or not that line was indeed a shot directed at Kim, the Brooklyn rapper certainly let it work her into a lather.
“Damn, it’s a shame, I gave you the rope b-tch, I want you to hang,” she raps.
http://www.mtv.com/news/1888849/lil-kim-beyonces-flawless-nicki-minaj-diss/
Soundcloud Link & DL > https://soundcloud.com/lilkimofficial/beyonce-ft-lil-kim-flawless-remix
Saturday, 19 July 2014
Lil' Kim - Beemixes (Vol. 3)
Download the new fan-made mixtape "Beemixes (Vol. 3). The 3rd installment in a series of mixtapes compiled of rare & classic Lil' Kim remixes. A must for any Lil' Kim fan!
Tracklisting:
1. Big Momma Thang (Stretch Armstrong Remix)
2. The Jump Off (G-Mix) (ft. Mobb Deep)
3. Kimnotyze (DJ Rasim Can Remix)
4. Suck My Dick (Bro Safari & UFO! Remix)
5. Can’t Hold Us Down (Jacknife Lee Remix) (ft. Christina Aguilera)
6. No One Else (Bad Boy Remix) (ft. Total, Foxy Brown, & Da Brat)
7. How Many Licks (Sicknote 2 Step Remix)
8. Sugar (Remix) (ft. Trick Daddy, Cee-Lo & Ludacris)
9. What’s Going On (Moby’s Version - Artists Against AIDS Worldwide)
10. Gimme More (The Kimme More Remix) (ft. Britney Spears)
11. In The Air Tonite (Soulforce Club Mix)
12. Hit ‘Em Wit Da Hee (Timbaland Remix) (ft. Missy Elliott & Mocha)
13. Whoa (True Visionary Extended Club Mix)
14. Download (Remix) (feat. The-Dream & Soulja Boy)
15. Lighters Up (Josh Harris Dirty Club Mix)
16. The Jump Off (Nappy Doggout Remix)
17. Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Remix/Part 2)
18. Queen Bitch (That Kid Chris Mix)
D/L: www.mediafire.com/download/cp98t2p498pg6b4/b3.zip
Tracklisting:
1. Big Momma Thang (Stretch Armstrong Remix)
2. The Jump Off (G-Mix) (ft. Mobb Deep)
3. Kimnotyze (DJ Rasim Can Remix)
4. Suck My Dick (Bro Safari & UFO! Remix)
5. Can’t Hold Us Down (Jacknife Lee Remix) (ft. Christina Aguilera)
6. No One Else (Bad Boy Remix) (ft. Total, Foxy Brown, & Da Brat)
7. How Many Licks (Sicknote 2 Step Remix)
8. Sugar (Remix) (ft. Trick Daddy, Cee-Lo & Ludacris)
9. What’s Going On (Moby’s Version - Artists Against AIDS Worldwide)
10. Gimme More (The Kimme More Remix) (ft. Britney Spears)
11. In The Air Tonite (Soulforce Club Mix)
12. Hit ‘Em Wit Da Hee (Timbaland Remix) (ft. Missy Elliott & Mocha)
13. Whoa (True Visionary Extended Club Mix)
14. Download (Remix) (feat. The-Dream & Soulja Boy)
15. Lighters Up (Josh Harris Dirty Club Mix)
16. The Jump Off (Nappy Doggout Remix)
17. Realms of Junior M.A.F.I.A. (Remix/Part 2)
18. Queen Bitch (That Kid Chris Mix)
D/L: www.mediafire.com/download/cp98t2p498pg6b4/b3.zip
Saturday, 12 July 2014
Throwback: Lil' Kim Q&A (Paper Magazine - May 1997)
In honor of Lil Kim's birthday today, we're saluting the Queen Bee by re-posting our May 1997 cover story on the rapper by bell hooks. The interview, which happened seven months after the release of Kim's breakout LP Hard Core, focuses mostly on the double standards that female celebrities embracing their sexuality endure. Even in a post-Miley-VMAs world, many of the questions in this nearly 20-year-old q&a could still be posed to most overtly sexual female performers today. Still, the answers that Kim gives are refreshing and real -- show us a platinum-selling rap star today who would go on the record about enjoying anal sex in a national publication -- making Kim's voice here all the more important. Check out the interview below.
In pictures, Lil' Kim looks like the images that used to appear in the sleazy black porn magazine Players. As teenagers, we used to laugh at those pictures. Women in them were always "overdone." Sometimes they looked like raggedy drag queens -- a bit rough around the edges. As representations of the hyperfemme, they called out the lack of imagination in sexist, straight male fantasies. Naturally, it's been a bit puzzling to me to see "old" stuff revamped as new and daring. The only new thing happening here is that it took so long for a hip-hop girl to make the down-and-dirty talk pay her bills big-time. Mark my words. Long before Lil' Kim could speak, smart sluts of all ages were talking trash. To talk trash and get paid has always been harder for women than for men. This 21-year-old has gone where others have not been able to go, 'cause she's got the right dudes behind her.
And if you have a chance to see girlfriend up close and personal, you'll know why. Young, pretty and sweet -- just plain old-fashioned feminine -- Lil' Kim has the kind of innocence it's possible to work with and work over. It's always folks who've never been on the streets, who have never known down-and-out-nowhere-to-go, who believe innocence can't be found there. But it can, and Lil' Kim embodies it, having done her time on the streets. Her "real life" sex thing is just about pure and simple delight in the body. But when it comes to how the boys in charge package her, it's the same old shit -- boring straight male porn fantasy.
More dangerous than any words that come out of Lil' Kim's mouth are the forces of repressive puritanical morality that seek to silence her. Before talking to Kim, I spoke with lots of so-called cool folks who were putting her down, calling her a "ho...nothing but a prostitute." Even the dudes who are into her gig -- fans of her debut album, Hardcore (Undeas/Big Beat/Atlantic), and her work with Junior M.A.F.I.A -- still see her as another version of "pussy galore": a freak for their pleasure. And then there are the boys who pump her up as "sexy feminism." Gimme a break! Ain't nothing wrong with sex work, 'cause a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. And every girl I know who is working a sex tip has her reasons, but it ain't about sexual freedom. It's about getting paid. Lil' Kim knows that. She's seen and done it all. She knows when it's fantasy and when it's real, when it's about getting paid or getting free.
bell hooks: We have a lot of things in common. We're both into being bad girls, into fashion, into talking on the down low. So I've been really pissed off: I've been talking to folks about you and they keep saying, "Oh, she's a ho." And I keep thinking, Well, all these dudes, when they're talking shit, they're not ho's. Nobody talks about John F. Kennedy being a ho 'cause he fucked around. But the moment a woman talks about sex or is known to be having too much sex, people talk about her as a ho. So I wanted you to talk about that a little bit.
Lil' Kim: Well for one, I can say that I do not have too much sex. I hardly have any sex, O.K.? A lot of people get the wrong perception of me. I talk about all that sex I was doing as something I went through in the past. I did all kinds of freaky things after every show.
bh: When did you start thinking of yourself as a sexual being who had a right to her sexual desire?
LK: I guess as soon as I started, really, which was in my late teens. But even before I was rappin', it was like whatever I wanted to do, I just did it. I became free with it, like, "Whatever, yo. I don't care if he tell his friends." 'Cause you know, when you're younger, it's like, "I don't want you to tell your family. No, don't tell your friends if we have sex." But now it's like, "We havin' sex. Tell whoever -- make sure you tell 'em how good I did it!"
bh: So I look at you and you look like you're about 12, and you are cute -- clearly a really naturally beautiful woman, Kim. But now, to what extent have you decided this is the image that you wanna project? Or is it the men behind you who are deciding this image?
LK: O.K., we all had a lot to do with my career; we all have our input. I would say that it was me who just started it, because I would have to do it and feel comfortable, you know what I mean? You can't really just make someone into something and it works all the time; that person has to be a natural.
bh: But I mean, you are just so fine in your natural self, but your image is all about excessive glamour.
LK: Well, you know what, when you're dealing with people in an industry that's all about making money, they push you farther than you really wanna go.
bh: Girlfriend, tell me about it. Don't I know it.
LK: And then when you're desperate and you really wanna make money, it might seem like this is gonna work. Whatever it is, you go with it.
bh: What was your line on Hardcore, "Take it up the butt"? Don't be funnin'. What do you think about that?
LK: I think it's real.
bh: Tell me what you mean when you say it's real -- that a lot of people are getting fucked in the butt?
LK: Exactly. I mean, there are a lot of women out there who are doing crazy things behind closed doors sexual-wise and are afraid to admit it. And I'm like, "Yeah, I take it in the butt. That's right. Whatever."
bh: A lot of people are talking about you as an example of sexy feminism, as a liberated woman. What do you think? Do you think you represent the liberated woman or the sexy girl of men's fantasies?
LK: Both. The reason why I say both is that we have been set back years -- everybody says that. Sometimes they say I set back women's liberation.
bh: I don't think that, but go ahead.
LK: I don't think that either. You wanna know why? Because we have people like Too Short, Luke Skyywalker [of 2 Live Crew], Biggie [Smalls], Elvis Presley, Prince, who are very, very, very sexual, and they don't get trashed because they like to do it. But all of a sudden, we have a female who happens to be a rapper, like me, and my doin' it is wrong. And 'cause I like doin' it, it's even more wrong because we've fought for years as women to do the same things that men are doing.
bh: My mother and other older generations felt that in exchange for the pussy, you should get marriage, you should get something. I'm not that kind of girl, though. I think real sexual liberation means that you're in charge of your pussy; you don't have to exchange it for anything.
LK: And sometimes it's not just exchanging; sometimes it's just having a sexual orgasm 'cause you love it and you need it.
bh: But those are two different things, don't you think?
LK: Yeah, I think they're two different things.
bh: See to me, one empowers a woman when she can say, "I want it and I'm having it for my pleasure."The other one, when you're having it for something else, that's not about power to me. But tell me why you might think it is.
LK: I feel money is power in certain senses. A lot of women out there are just givin' it away. And then there are the women that're selling their bodies. But they chose to do that. But this is how they make their money. And I don't see anything wrong with that.
bh: But now Lil' Kim, you talk about being real, but let's get real: Most women that are selling their pussies are not getting a lot of money.
LK: Then they shouldn't be doing it.
bh: So do you feel like getting a lot of money fast makes you hungry for more money?
LK: Yes it does, of course.
bh: That's why I say, Greed is a motherfucker.
LK: It's a motherfucker. Especially when you're used to having shit. And let me tell you something: It's always nice to want money and keep doin' what you gotta do to get it, but do not be greedy. That's one thing about me: I'm not greedy. I buy things for my friends if I buy them for myself. I make sure my friend's rent is paid.
bh: How do you feel about porn?
LK: I really wanna address that. Like I said, I'm a sexual woman. When they turn on the spotlight, it just makes me wanna get down.
bh: Were you into porn yourself?
LK: Of course. I'm still into porn. I love to watch 'em, because for one, that's the safest type of sex you can have. And not only that, it introduces you to many sexual positions that you can
do with your partner.
bh: What do you say to those feminists who would say, "But look at how porn encourages men to hate women, etc., etc."?
LK: I don't think it encourages men to hate women. And you're seeing some women like it. You can't treat every woman like that; some women don't like that type of sex. If somebody's trying to force me to be in a porno, I would never do it. For one, I'm an artist that's making money from my music, and people know my music is tight. If I would do that, there would be no other place for me to go, 'cause people wouldn't wanna hear that I'm just doin' porn. They're really into what I'm saying. But a lot of people just wanna see me naked, see me having sex with different men and bababa. And that's not me.
bh: One thing, Miss Kim, that I don't see much talk about in your interviews is love. What's love got to do with it?
LK: I don't have that.
bh: But what do you think about it? I know you think about it.
LK: I was in love with somebody recently and he hurt me bad. Three, four years we been together and it's not working. It seems like everywhere I go I can't get real love.
bh: Do you think that people are replacing part of the greed for the fast money and the clothes and the fame because they don't have no love?
LK: I do. When I went out on the street, I was having problems with my boyfriend. I mean, guys used to tell me I wasn't shit, I always gotta rely on them, like, "You ain't shit without me. You always goin' to need me." Till this day I need that person, so they say, "You need me. You can't fucking make it without me. You're ugly." You know what I'm saying? "You ain't all that," bababa.
bh: You are so beautiful, I can't even imagine telling yourself that you're ugly. But how about you now? How do you really feel about Lil' Kim when you look in the mirror?
LK: I'm rebuilding my self-esteem as we speak. I still don't think I'm really a beautiful person, but I know that I can be beautiful inside.
bh: So you are into having a spiritual life.
LK: Yeah, very. That helps me.
bh: And so how do you think spirituality and sexuality come together?
LK: In the bible, it's supposed to happen. If you read the bible, Adam and Eve, they just fucked up, like a lot of stupid motherfuckers in life do today. But Got wanted them to have sex, he just did not want them to eat that nasty apple that they fucking ate, and they did it anyway. They have to be punished for it. A lot of the stuff that my father told me not to do, I did it anyway and I ended up learning the hard way.
bh: So tell me about sex, what you see as the best conditions for great sex for a woman.
LK: I think that a woman should be in love. I think that love makes the sex greater. Or even if you just really, really like that person.
bh: Let's get to the "Lil'" thing, because a lot of men are just gonna groove on you because they're not gonna see that you're a mature woman; they're gonna think of you as this little girl. But what about when you want the world to see the mature woman that you are?
LK: Time will tell that, because if a man wants to come in here right now, he wouldn't know that he can't just walk up to me and say, "Let's leave." He can't do that. I mean, I'm too large for that, O.K.? I've got morals.
bh: I think you gotta take the real image of the sexually liberated you that's behind this image -- this male fantasy shit -- and bring that out more.LK: That's what I'm gonna have to do. See, it's all about topping your best. I'm not gonna totally change my next album. You gradually change. I'm gonna still be talking about sexual things, but it'll be deeper. It won't be as much negativity, meaning older woman who are not thinking like you, who are not being as real as you, will understand me better and say, "Well, I have to get with her now."
bh: That's cool, because I did talk to a whole bunch of people around the States about you, and I did find that the harshest critics were older women, and older black women specifically.
LK: Right. Now that I think about those older women, I think they did the same thing that I did when they were younger, and now that they're older they probably wish that they didn't do it. But I'm older, and I wish that a lot of things that I did in my life, I didn't do, but I'm able to talk about it.
bh: I'm older, and I'm here to say that sex gets better. And I think we should talk about it more and do it more.
LK: Not only that, those older women should take what I'm sayin' to heart. "Let me listen to Lil' Kim. Maybe I could spark up something in my relationship..."
http://www.papermag.com/2014/07/lil_kim_bel_hooks.php
LK: And sometimes it's not just exchanging; sometimes it's just having a sexual orgasm 'cause you love it and you need it.
bh: But those are two different things, don't you think?
LK: Yeah, I think they're two different things.
bh: See to me, one empowers a woman when she can say, "I want it and I'm having it for my pleasure."The other one, when you're having it for something else, that's not about power to me. But tell me why you might think it is.
LK: I feel money is power in certain senses. A lot of women out there are just givin' it away. And then there are the women that're selling their bodies. But they chose to do that. But this is how they make their money. And I don't see anything wrong with that.
bh: But now Lil' Kim, you talk about being real, but let's get real: Most women that are selling their pussies are not getting a lot of money.
LK: Then they shouldn't be doing it.
bh: So do you feel like getting a lot of money fast makes you hungry for more money?
LK: Yes it does, of course.
bh: That's why I say, Greed is a motherfucker.
LK: It's a motherfucker. Especially when you're used to having shit. And let me tell you something: It's always nice to want money and keep doin' what you gotta do to get it, but do not be greedy. That's one thing about me: I'm not greedy. I buy things for my friends if I buy them for myself. I make sure my friend's rent is paid.
bh: How do you feel about porn?
LK: I really wanna address that. Like I said, I'm a sexual woman. When they turn on the spotlight, it just makes me wanna get down.
bh: Were you into porn yourself?
LK: Of course. I'm still into porn. I love to watch 'em, because for one, that's the safest type of sex you can have. And not only that, it introduces you to many sexual positions that you can
do with your partner.
bh: What do you say to those feminists who would say, "But look at how porn encourages men to hate women, etc., etc."?
LK: I don't think it encourages men to hate women. And you're seeing some women like it. You can't treat every woman like that; some women don't like that type of sex. If somebody's trying to force me to be in a porno, I would never do it. For one, I'm an artist that's making money from my music, and people know my music is tight. If I would do that, there would be no other place for me to go, 'cause people wouldn't wanna hear that I'm just doin' porn. They're really into what I'm saying. But a lot of people just wanna see me naked, see me having sex with different men and bababa. And that's not me.
bh: One thing, Miss Kim, that I don't see much talk about in your interviews is love. What's love got to do with it?
LK: I don't have that.
bh: But what do you think about it? I know you think about it.
LK: I was in love with somebody recently and he hurt me bad. Three, four years we been together and it's not working. It seems like everywhere I go I can't get real love.
bh: Do you think that people are replacing part of the greed for the fast money and the clothes and the fame because they don't have no love?
LK: I do. When I went out on the street, I was having problems with my boyfriend. I mean, guys used to tell me I wasn't shit, I always gotta rely on them, like, "You ain't shit without me. You always goin' to need me." Till this day I need that person, so they say, "You need me. You can't fucking make it without me. You're ugly." You know what I'm saying? "You ain't all that," bababa.
bh: You are so beautiful, I can't even imagine telling yourself that you're ugly. But how about you now? How do you really feel about Lil' Kim when you look in the mirror?
LK: I'm rebuilding my self-esteem as we speak. I still don't think I'm really a beautiful person, but I know that I can be beautiful inside.
bh: So you are into having a spiritual life.
LK: Yeah, very. That helps me.
bh: And so how do you think spirituality and sexuality come together?
LK: In the bible, it's supposed to happen. If you read the bible, Adam and Eve, they just fucked up, like a lot of stupid motherfuckers in life do today. But Got wanted them to have sex, he just did not want them to eat that nasty apple that they fucking ate, and they did it anyway. They have to be punished for it. A lot of the stuff that my father told me not to do, I did it anyway and I ended up learning the hard way.
bh: So tell me about sex, what you see as the best conditions for great sex for a woman.
LK: I think that a woman should be in love. I think that love makes the sex greater. Or even if you just really, really like that person.
bh: Let's get to the "Lil'" thing, because a lot of men are just gonna groove on you because they're not gonna see that you're a mature woman; they're gonna think of you as this little girl. But what about when you want the world to see the mature woman that you are?
LK: Time will tell that, because if a man wants to come in here right now, he wouldn't know that he can't just walk up to me and say, "Let's leave." He can't do that. I mean, I'm too large for that, O.K.? I've got morals.
bh: I think you gotta take the real image of the sexually liberated you that's behind this image -- this male fantasy shit -- and bring that out more.LK: That's what I'm gonna have to do. See, it's all about topping your best. I'm not gonna totally change my next album. You gradually change. I'm gonna still be talking about sexual things, but it'll be deeper. It won't be as much negativity, meaning older woman who are not thinking like you, who are not being as real as you, will understand me better and say, "Well, I have to get with her now."
bh: That's cool, because I did talk to a whole bunch of people around the States about you, and I did find that the harshest critics were older women, and older black women specifically.
LK: Right. Now that I think about those older women, I think they did the same thing that I did when they were younger, and now that they're older they probably wish that they didn't do it. But I'm older, and I wish that a lot of things that I did in my life, I didn't do, but I'm able to talk about it.
bh: I'm older, and I'm here to say that sex gets better. And I think we should talk about it more and do it more.
LK: Not only that, those older women should take what I'm sayin' to heart. "Let me listen to Lil' Kim. Maybe I could spark up something in my relationship..."
Thursday, 3 July 2014
Monday, 23 June 2014
New Mixtape: Lil' Kim - Looks Like Money - The Mixtape (Unofficial)
Tracklisting:
1. Looks Like Money
2. Dead Gal Walking
3. 1 Hunnit f/ Young Goldie
4. Anything f/ Monica & Missy Elliott
5. O.D ft. Murda Mook & Ron Browz
6. Kimmy Blanco
7. I Go f/ Fred The Godson
8. Warning f/ Uncle Murda, Styles P & Jadakiss
9. Twisted f/ Tiffany Foxx
10. Spend A Mill
11. If You Love Me
12. Keys To The City f/ Young Jeezy
13. I Am Not The One
14. Standing On Couches f/ Jim Jones, Lloyd Banks, Kyah Baby & Dj Self
15. Countin' Money (Freestyle)
16. Haterz f/ B Ford
17. Pour It Up f/ Mr Papers
DL: https://www.mediafire.com/?f33rnyx2zl0y0ia
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
"Haterz" Music Video Coming Soon?
According to B Ford via his Instagram, a music video for Lil' Kim's single "Haterz" will be out soon. No other word has yet been given but keep it locked for more updates should they surface.
Click Here to purchase the song on Amazon.com.
"Haterz" is also available to stream on Spotify.
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Lil' Kim Gives Birth to Baby Daughter, Names Her Royal Reign
Lil' Kim has a lil' princess of her very own! The "Haterz" rapper, 39, gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, on Monday, June 9, a source confirms to Us Weekly.
Lil' Kim welcomed her daughter at 9:58 a.m. EST in New Jersey, the insider tells Us. The newborn -- named Royal Reign -- weighed in at 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and measured 19.5 inches in length.The rapper first revealed her pregnancy back in February. "I'm so excited! I can't wait to be a mom," the "Lighters Up" rapper told Us at the time. She noted, however, that she had no plans to slow down while pregnant. "I'm still going to work. I'm still going to be hardcore," she said. "The baby has made me even more of a beast!"
The star's BFF, Jennifer Dalton, added, "She's always wanted to have a child...She is very, very good with kids. She loves kids! And she's such a great godmother. She's my daughter's godmother; she has three godkids. That's how great of a godmother she is -- everybody wants her!"
Dalton told Us she planned to be in the delivery room when her pal went into labor. "She says she has like five midwives, and I'm one of the midwives," the Real Housewives of New Jersey guest star joked. "I'm going to be in there with her when she gives birth! She has a lot of good people around her, but there is only one person allowed in the room with her, and that's me!"
This is Lil' Kim's first child. She has not yet revealed the identity of the baby's father.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/lil-kim-gives-birth-to-baby-daughter-names-her-royal-reign-201496#ixzz34GWt1Y7M
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Watch: Lil' Kim - Countdown To Lockdown (Full Series) + Lil' Kims Friends & Family On "The Tyra Banks Show"
Originally airing on March 9, 2006 on BET. The 6-part show followed Lil' Kim's last 14 days of freedom before she entered the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a 366 day sentence.
Almost six months after Lil' Kim's incarceration, the show premiered on BET on March 9, 2006 and, at the time, was the most watched series debut in BET's 25 year-history with 1.9 million viewers nationwide. It was also the highest rated cable original series among black viewers that year.
While Lil' Kim was in jail, Lil' Kims close family and friends appeared on "The Tyra Banks Show" to discuss Kim, her incarceration and the show before its BET premiere. Aired: March 8, 2006.
Almost six months after Lil' Kim's incarceration, the show premiered on BET on March 9, 2006 and, at the time, was the most watched series debut in BET's 25 year-history with 1.9 million viewers nationwide. It was also the highest rated cable original series among black viewers that year.
While Lil' Kim was in jail, Lil' Kims close family and friends appeared on "The Tyra Banks Show" to discuss Kim, her incarceration and the show before its BET premiere. Aired: March 8, 2006.
Friday, 16 May 2014
Exclusive: Inside Lil’ Kim’s Royal Baby Shower (In Touch Weekly)
Only in the new issue of In Touch Weekly, Lil’ Kim and her boyfriend of two years, rapper Mr. Papers, share all the pics and details inside their NYC over-the-top, royal-themed baby shower!
“Everything had a royal twist,” Kim, who is having a baby girl, exclusively tells In Touch, of the May 10 bash at Broad Street Ballroom filmed for the Aug. 1 episode of David Tutera’s CELEBrations on WEtv
.
“At the beginning of the party, I was announced as The Queen with two trumpeters and even wore a crown!”
Kim also wore $500,000 worth of jewels and even got an early push present from Mr. Papers: a new car! “I couldn’t have wished for a more special day,” she raves.
http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/inside-lil-kim-s-royal-themed-baby-shower-38250
“Everything had a royal twist,” Kim, who is having a baby girl, exclusively tells In Touch, of the May 10 bash at Broad Street Ballroom filmed for the Aug. 1 episode of David Tutera’s CELEBrations on WEtv
.
“At the beginning of the party, I was announced as The Queen with two trumpeters and even wore a crown!”
Kim also wore $500,000 worth of jewels and even got an early push present from Mr. Papers: a new car! “I couldn’t have wished for a more special day,” she raves.
http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/inside-lil-kim-s-royal-themed-baby-shower-38250
Monday, 12 May 2014
Lil' Kim Throws Lavish Baby Shower In New York
The pink carpet rolled out for Lil’ Kim at her royal baby shower in New York on Saturday. Hosted by party planner David Tutera, the lavish affair was held at Broad Street Ballroom and featured light-up trees, a bee hive-shaped cake, and a dance floor.
The mom-to-be, who is expecting a baby girl, was joined by her friends and family including her brother, LisaRaye, Juelz Santana, Kimbella, Sandra “Pepa” Denton, and more.
Kim and her baby daddy, Mr. Papers, made a royal entrance to the sound of trumpeters, while guests came bearing gifts from Tiffany & Co., Petit Tresor, Bel Bambini, and Babies”R”Us.
Mr. Papers surprised his Queen Bee with a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van to transport her bundle of joy. “I’m officially a soccer mom!” said Kim.
According to her baby shower registry, her little girl is due June 15.
Footage from the baby shower will air during the premiere of “David Tutera’s CELEBrations” on August 1 at 9 p.m. on WE tv. (Rap-Up.com)
Check the pics!
For more pics check the the Lil' Kim UK Tumblr Page >
Photo Set 1: http://lilkimuk.tumblr.com/post/85395419345/new-pics-lil-kims-baby-shower-nyc
Photo Set 2: http://lilkimuk.tumblr.com/post/85421546430/new-pics-lil-kims-baby-shower-nyc-photo-set-2
Photo Set 3: http://lilkimuk.tumblr.com/post/85444600820/new-pics-lil-kims-baby-shower-nyc-photo-set-3
Photo Set 4: http://lilkimuk.tumblr.com/post/85507178000/new-pics-lil-kims-baby-shower-nyc-photo-set-4
Monday, 5 May 2014
Purchase Lil' Kim - Haterz f/ B Ford On iTunes NOW!!!
Make sure you purchase Lil' Kim's new track "Haterz" f/ B Ford which you can now get on iTunes. Taken from the yet to be released "Hard Core" mixtape and produced by Doc Little, this banger is a must for the clubs!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/haterz-feat.-b.-ford-single/id870644550
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/haterz-feat.-b.-ford-single/id870644550
Friday, 2 May 2014
Lil’ Kim: I’m Having A Lil’ Mini-Me! SEE The Outrageous Fashion Kim Picked For Her $4K Plus Baby Registry
Rapper Lil’ Kim is as famous for her clothing – or lack thereof – just as much as her rhymes. So it’s no surprise that after announcing that she was pregnant in February, she’s gone into overdrive with wardrobe planning for her baby girl to-be. On Friday, the rapper (born Kimberly Denise Jones) gave the world a glimpse at how she’s planning to style her child through her online baby registry on buy buy BABY, and it seems like she’s hoping to pass on her wild style choices to her daughter.
Kim has asked for everything from Minnie Mouse and Snow White costumes to gold shoes, jeggings, track suits and tutus for her little girl.
Check Out The Crazy Fashion Lil’ Kim Picked Out For Daughter!
The rapper even picked out a set of bibs that have sassy sayings like “I’m famous around here” and “mommy’s mini me.”
Requesting a total of 91 items, Kim’s baby registry — which even includes a pink chandelier — costs a total of $4,885.09.
The pregnant diva will even be celebrating her pregnancy during a posh baby shower, which was designed by celebrity event planner David Tutera, a source reveals to RadarOnline.com. The shower will also be filmed for the new season of Tutera’s show, David Tutera CELEBrations on WE tv.
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/05/lil-kim-baby-registry/
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Monday, 28 April 2014
The Best Of Lil' Kim (Mixed By DJ Incrediboi)
Check out this dope "The Best Of Lil' Kim" mix, mixed by Lil' Kims DJ featuring some of Kim's most prominant hits.
Click Here > http://djincrediboi.podomatic.com/entry/2011-08-03T08_55_00-07_00
Saturday, 26 April 2014
Lil Kim's Celebrities Undercover Episode (Airing Tuesday, April 29 at 10:30pm on Oxygen)
Dont miss Lil Kim's Celebrities Undercover Episode this Tuesday at 10:30PM on Oxygen
It's A Girl! Lil' Kim Plans Extravagant Baby Shower
Lil' Kim's going to have a lil' girl!
The pregnant rapper announced her baby-to-be's gender reveal on Easter Sunday, Instagramming a Save the Date for her May 10 baby shower.
"Happy Easter everyone !!!!" Kim wrote alongside the "It's a Girl" royal-themed graphic with a jeweled crown, Hello Kitty cat and plenty of pink. "What a perfect day to share this wonderful news with U. The fab @davidtutera (event planner) is throwing my royal baby shower for my lil' princess 5/10/14!!!"
The 39-year-old self-proclaimed "Queen of Rap" first announced her pregnancy news in February at a MAC Cosmetics afterparty during New York's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, telling E! News, "My little boo boo is coming! My little baby boo, my sunshine!"
http://uk.eonline.com/news/533878/lil-kim-s-having-a-baby-girl-pregnant-rapper-planning-royal-themed-shower-for-my-lil-princess
Lil' Kim's baby shower is going to be televised on David Tutera's upcoming show 'CELEBrations' on WeTV.
Air date to be announced.
New Interview
Ladies First: 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop
In celebration of women's history month, we're spotlighting 31 great female MCs over 31 days.
Hip-hop is a tough game in which only the best survive. From the early days of the male-dominated genre, female rappers have proved that women, though few in numbers, are fearless, strong especially when unified and are not only capable of standing as tall as the next man but also of outshining them.
Day 26: Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim is undeniably one of the best do it. She's been ahead of the game as a musician and fashion icon, since being introduced to the world by the late Notorious B.I.G in the mid-90s. Currently pregnant with her first child, Lil' Kim is balancing impending motherhood with time in the studio, making sure to continue on the creative path she's been on since day one.
Beginnings
"Since I was a little girl, I used to always be the only girl in my group. My family was full of boys. When they needed an extra man to play football, it'd be me filling that space. They didn't treat me like a sister. They would play with me like I was one of the guys. I was always one of the guys."
Style Evolution
"I tend to be dubbed as a trendsetter. My style was always different. Before I got into the industry, I was super sexy. I've always been super sexy and feminine. Biggie's partner from the label, Un (Lance 'Un' Rivera) knew the essence of being fly. He said, 'I don't want to change her image.' He wanted to make me more sexy and put me in mink coats. They'd spend their own money. My record company didn't understand a female rapper being sexy. They thought I needed to look like MC Lyte, wear sweat suits and all that."
The Making of "Hard Core"
"There were a lot of things going on during the making of the album that it became stressful at times: Some personal [and] some business. But it was mostly fun. I got to see something that I created. And I was young, people don't get it. I came into the industry as a baby. I was 17-years-old. By the time we were signing our contract for Junior M.A.F.I.A., I was barely turning 18. My mom wasn't really feeling me doing the music thing, and I thought I had to bring her in to sign for me but I literally just turned 18 so I didn't need her to. I was able to sign my own contract."
The Making of "The Notorious K.I.M."
"No, I absolutely didn't know it leaked. Me and Puffy had our own ideas for the album. At that time, Puff was my manager; He was everything actually. Bad Boy was my label cause Puffy was my manager but you can basically say that Bad Boy and Atlantic [Records] shared me. Atlantic didn't really want to live up to their part of the deal because they didn't understand the direction that me and Puffy wanted to go. Me and Puffy had to get creative with a lot of the music. We gave them the first three tracks we wanted to be singles and they said, 'We don't want to support our half of it with this.' Puffy was very credible so I said, 'Why don't you think he knows what he's doing?' I totally trusted him. But, they kept saying no. We ended up going with 'No Matter What They Say.' That definitely wasn't me and Puff's choice as the first single. But Puffy is a business man, so we compromised. We knew we had singles but Atlantic didn't see our vision. I think our word should have meant more but we wanted their support."
"We met up with Grace Jones in the Bahamas. Puff had this studio home, and he took everyone down there who was working on an album: Mase, me [and] Black Rob. We saw her down there. She knew about me and I couldn't believe it. She was reciting my raps to me. She was on it. Me and Puffy were like, 'Let's put her on something.'"
"Some changes were cause of Atlantic. We didn't have a lot of clearance issues but we did have some. Puffy did what he was supposed to."
"The RuPaul song didn't make it. It was a great song, I loved it. I always represent for my rainbow kids. I think the issues came in at the last minute; It got cleared but it happened last minute. Puff said we should save it for another album. 'Til this day RuPaul and I are best friends. I'm actually supposed to do his show soon. I was supposed to do it before the bundle of joy came so we decided to wait. Hopefully we can do the song up and use it on his show."
"Magic Stick" (Song)
"That was one of my favorite records I ever made. That song has a now and then feel. You can play that five or ten years from now. A lot of songs don't have that. I was blessed to have and be a part of those type of songs. Some people I have great chemistry [with]. I have great chemistry with 50 Cent. I also have great chemistry Missy Elliott and Mary J. Blige."
The Making of "The Naked Truth"
"That album was a bit more personal because of what I was going through. I was a bit more angry. I felt betrayed by so many people at the time. I wanted to get so much aggression out. My record label decided that's how I should go that route and have it be hard core. But I didn't totally agree."
"There's a song called 'Kitty Box,' which was big among my immediate fans and my gay fans but my record label didn't get it. Me, personally, [thought] that should have been one of my singles. They didn't get how music was going. 'Kitty Box' sounds like a lot of the stuff that's out now. I was ahead of my time. But again, my record label didn't get it."
"We were are all for 'Lighters Up.' 'Lighters Up,' to me, was so nice. I think if they would've pushed more we could have been further. But the record label got comfortable with the name Lil' Kim selling itself. But I get it, they're not going to gamble on things they don't understand."
"There was pressure, but I breezed through this album faster than other albums cause I had to. I didn't have time. Puff says I work better under pressure. I guess it's me taking over when I know I have to. Going into the studio was my relief for everything else that I was going through; I was getting ready to go away."
"I had discrepancies. I had a couple of other choices for the second single. 'Kitty Box' would have been a single when I came home or… It would have been a single. No matter what I was going through, there was no doubt that I was still a sex symbol. 'Kitty Box' was a sexy record."
Incarceration (2005)
"I don't regret anything in my life. There's things I wish I would have done differently but I don't regret how I handled the situation. I don't regret it. Being who I am, is who I am. At the end of the day, my character is my character. I'm not going to change that for nobody."
Female Rappers vs. The Industry
"I think females make really great music and they need to be acknowledged. We don't get the acknowledgement that men get. Sometimes we don't get the acknowledgment that men get and we sell more records. Sometimes we don't get the same push as male artists."
Advice from Notorious B.I.G.
"B.I.G. was sure I was good long-term. He wanted me to be the top bitch in the game. He named me Queen Bitch. In the studio he'd show me things about rapping and music. He knew that I idolized him and he's who I wanted to be. I would watch him in awe. He was so amazing to me to watch: His energy and they way he moved as a big guy. He was very smart; His mom being a teacher probably had something to do with that. B.I.G. is B.I.G."
What's Next?
"The baby dictates what days I go to the studio. I did work in the earlier stages of [my pregnancy]. My belly is pretty out there right now, but, I'm still working."
"Some of my fans want me to make one type of music. I love them, and will always give them what they want but I'm just not going to go back to what's not going to work right now. Even the way I used to dress, the Lil' Kim now can't do that. It's about reinventing and evolving."
"One of the best lines from Jay Z, that made me feel him even more is: '… Want my old shit, buy my old albums.' I'm smart enough to know to not fuck with a classic."
"My new music is not going to be 'Hard Core.' It's going to be sexy, of course. But you can't do the same beautiful thing twice, the same exact way. Lightning [can] strike twice but it's not going to be the same design or come at the same place. I just want to be creative."
source: Billboard.com
Download: Lil' Kim - The Beemixes (Fan Made Mixtape)
Check out this fan made mixtape that originally dropped 2009. The mixtape features 19 dope remixes and features The Notorious B.I.G, Beyonce and Puffy amongst others. Even though this is unoffcial, i think this is a must have for any Lil' Kim fan.
1. Last Night (Remix) (featuring Diddy, Keyshia Cole & Busta Rhymes)
2. Download (Mike Rizzo Radio Edit) (featuring T-Pain)
3. Lighters Up (Tego Remix) (featuring Tego Calderon)
4. How Many Licks (Soul Society Remix) (featuring Sisqo)
5. Get Fucked Up (Remix) (featuring Iconz)
6. It’s All About The Benjamins (Shot-Caller Rock Remix) (featuring Diddy, The Lox, The Notorious B.I.G. & Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters)
7. In The Air Tonite (Stargate Remix) (featuring Phil Collins)
8. Whoa (D.F.A. Club Mix)
9. Sensual Seduction (Remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg)
10. Lady Marmalade (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) (featuring Christina Aguilera, Mya & Pink)
11. Kimnotyze (Lil’ Kim Remix) (featuring Tomekk & Trooper da Don)
12. Naughty Girl (Remix) (featuring Beyonce)
13. Get Money (Remix) (featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A. & The Notorious B.I.G.)
14. How Many Licks (Neptunes Remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg, Kelis, Lil’ Cease and Pharrell)
15. The Jump Off (7Gemini Remix)
16. Rock The Party (Yellowman Remix) (featuring Petey Pablo & Benzino)
17. Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy Remix) (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Diddy)
18. Big Momma Thang (Jason Nevins Goldfinger Mix)
[BONUS] 19. Turn My Swag On (Remix) (featuring Teyana Taylor & Keri Hilson)
Download Link > https://www.mediafire.com/folder/556r6kfzv5cnl/
1. Last Night (Remix) (featuring Diddy, Keyshia Cole & Busta Rhymes)
2. Download (Mike Rizzo Radio Edit) (featuring T-Pain)
3. Lighters Up (Tego Remix) (featuring Tego Calderon)
4. How Many Licks (Soul Society Remix) (featuring Sisqo)
5. Get Fucked Up (Remix) (featuring Iconz)
6. It’s All About The Benjamins (Shot-Caller Rock Remix) (featuring Diddy, The Lox, The Notorious B.I.G. & Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters)
7. In The Air Tonite (Stargate Remix) (featuring Phil Collins)
8. Whoa (D.F.A. Club Mix)
9. Sensual Seduction (Remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg)
10. Lady Marmalade (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) (featuring Christina Aguilera, Mya & Pink)
11. Kimnotyze (Lil’ Kim Remix) (featuring Tomekk & Trooper da Don)
12. Naughty Girl (Remix) (featuring Beyonce)
13. Get Money (Remix) (featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A. & The Notorious B.I.G.)
14. How Many Licks (Neptunes Remix) (featuring Snoop Dogg, Kelis, Lil’ Cease and Pharrell)
15. The Jump Off (7Gemini Remix)
16. Rock The Party (Yellowman Remix) (featuring Petey Pablo & Benzino)
17. Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy Remix) (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Diddy)
18. Big Momma Thang (Jason Nevins Goldfinger Mix)
[BONUS] 19. Turn My Swag On (Remix) (featuring Teyana Taylor & Keri Hilson)
Download Link > https://www.mediafire.com/folder/556r6kfzv5cnl/
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Saturday, 29 March 2014
Lil’ Kim Wants New Yorkers To Sign Up For The Affordable Care Act
The latest celebrity enlisted to get folks covered once wasn’t the biggest fan of covering up herself. Rapper and expectant mom Lil’ Kim, who famously arrived at the 1999 VMAs wearing a revealing purple onesie, will participate in the “#GetCovered” tour in New York on Friday to help get the uninsured signed up for the Affordable Care Act before the March 31 deadline.
According to the official news release, the day-long tour will have stops in Brooklyn, Harlem and the Bronx, making a final stop at the Katra Lounge where “attendees will have the opportunity to enroll in the
Affordable Care Act on-site.” Talk about partying with a purpose.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2014/03/26/rapper-lil-kim-wants-new-yorkers-to-sign-up-for-the-affordable-care-act/
According to the official news release, the day-long tour will have stops in Brooklyn, Harlem and the Bronx, making a final stop at the Katra Lounge where “attendees will have the opportunity to enroll in the
Affordable Care Act on-site.” Talk about partying with a purpose.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2014/03/26/rapper-lil-kim-wants-new-yorkers-to-sign-up-for-the-affordable-care-act/
Friday, 28 March 2014
New Lil' Kim Interview (Billboard)
Ladies First: 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop
In celebration of women's history month, we're spotlighting 31 great female MCs over 31 days.
Day 26: Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim is undeniably one of the best do it. She's been ahead of the game as a musician and fashion icon, since being introduced to the world by the late Notorious B.I.G in the mid-90s. Currently pregnant with her first child, Lil' Kim is balancing impending motherhood with time in the studio, making sure to continue on the creative path she's been on since day one.
Beginnings
"Since I was a little girl, I used to always be the only girl in my group. My family was full of boys. When they needed an extra man to play football, it'd be me filling that space. They didn't treat me like a sister. They would play with me like I was one of the guys. I was always one of the guys."
Style Evolution
"I tend to be dubbed as a trendsetter. My style was always different. Before I got into the industry, I was super sexy. I've always been super sexy and feminine. Biggie's partner from the label, Un (Lance 'Un' Rivera) knew the essence of being fly. He said, 'I don't want to change her image.' He wanted to make me more sexy and put me in mink coats. They'd spend their own money. My record company didn't understand a female rapper being sexy. They thought I needed to look like MC Lyte, wear sweat suits and all that."
The Making of "Hard Core"
"There were a lot of things going on during the making of the album that it became stressful at times: Some personal [and] some business. But it was mostly fun. I got to see something that I created. And I was young, people don't get it. I came into the industry as a baby. I was 17-years-old. By the time we were signing our contract for Junior M.A.F.I.A., I was barely turning 18. My mom wasn't really feeling me doing the music thing, and I thought I had to bring her in to sign for me but I literally just turned 18 so I didn't need her to. I was able to sign my own contract."
The Making of "The Notorious K.I.M."
"No, I absolutely didn't know it leaked. Me and Puffy had our own ideas for the album. At that time, Puff was my manager; He was everything actually. Bad Boy was my label cause Puffy was my manager but you can basically say that Bad Boy and Atlantic [Records] shared me. Atlantic didn't really want to live up to their part of the deal because they didn't understand the direction that me and Puffy wanted to go. Me and Puffy had to get creative with a lot of the music. We gave them the first three tracks we wanted to be singles and they said, 'We don't want to support our half of it with this.' Puffy was very credible so I said, 'Why don't you think he knows what he's doing?' I totally trusted him. But, they kept saying no. We ended up going with 'No Matter What They Say.' That definitely wasn't me and Puff's choice as the first single. But Puffy is a business man, so we compromised. We knew we had singles but Atlantic didn't see our vision. I think our word should have meant more but we wanted their support."
"We met up with Grace Jones in the Bahamas. Puff had this studio home, and he took everyone down there who was working on an album: Mase, me [and] Black Rob. We saw her down there. She knew about me and I couldn't believe it. She was reciting my raps to me. She was on it. Me and Puffy were like, 'Let's put her on something.'"
"Some changes were cause of Atlantic. We didn't have a lot of clearance issues but we did have some. Puffy did what he was supposed to."
"The RuPaul song didn't make it. It was a great song, I loved it. I always represent for my rainbow kids. I think the issues came in at the last minute; It got cleared but it happened last minute. Puff said we should save it for another album. 'Til this day RuPaul and I are best friends. I'm actually supposed to do his show soon. I was supposed to do it before the bundle of joy came so we decided to wait. Hopefully we can do the song up and use it on his show."
"Magic Stick" (Song)
"That was one of my favorite records I ever made. That song has a now and then feel. You can play that five or ten years from now. A lot of songs don't have that. I was blessed to have and be a part of those type of songs. Some people I have great chemistry [with]. I have great chemistry with 50 Cent. I also have great chemistry Missy Elliott and Mary J. Blige."
The Making of "The Naked Truth"
"That album was a bit more personal because of what I was going through. I was a bit more angry. I felt betrayed by so many people at the time. I wanted to get so much aggression out. My record label decided that's how I should go that route and have it be hard core. But I didn't totally agree."
"There's a song called 'Kitty Box,' which was big among my immediate fans and my gay fans but my record label didn't get it. Me, personally, [thought] that should have been one of my singles. They didn't get how music was going. 'Kitty Box' sounds like a lot of the stuff that's out now. I was ahead of my time. But again, my record label didn't get it."
"We were are all for 'Lighters Up.' 'Lighters Up,' to me, was so nice. I think if they would've pushed more we could have been further. But the record label got comfortable with the name Lil' Kim selling itself. But I get it, they're not going to gamble on things they don't understand."
"There was pressure, but I breezed through this album faster than other albums cause I had to. I didn't have time. Puff says I work better under pressure. I guess it's me taking over when I know I have to. Going into the studio was my relief for everything else that I was going through; I was getting ready to go away."
"I had discrepancies. I had a couple of other choices for the second single. 'Kitty Box' would have been a single when I came home or… It would have been a single. No matter what I was going through, there was no doubt that I was still a sex symbol. 'Kitty Box' was a sexy record."
Incarceration (2005)
"I don't regret anything in my life. There's things I wish I would have done differently but I don't regret how I handled the situation. I don't regret it. Being who I am, is who I am. At the end of the day, my character is my character. I'm not going to change that for nobody."
Female Rappers vs. The Industry
"I think females make really great music and they need to be acknowledged. We don't get the acknowledgement that men get. Sometimes we don't get the acknowledgment that men get and we sell more records. Sometimes we don't get the same push as male artists."
Advice from Notorious B.I.G.
"B.I.G. was sure I was good long-term. He wanted me to be the top bitch in the game. He named me Queen Bitch. In the studio he'd show me things about rapping and music. He knew that I idolized him and he's who I wanted to be. I would watch him in awe. He was so amazing to me to watch: His energy and they way he moved as a big guy. He was very smart; His mom being a teacher probably had something to do with that. B.I.G. is B.I.G."
What's Next?
"The baby dictates what days I go to the studio. I did work in the earlier stages of [my pregnancy]. My belly is pretty out there right now, but, I'm still working."
"Some of my fans want me to make one type of music. I love them, and will always give them what they want but I'm just not going to go back to what's not going to work right now. Even the way I used to dress, the Lil' Kim now can't do that. It's about reinventing and evolving."
"One of the best lines from Jay Z, that made me feel him even more is: '… Want my old shit, buy my old albums.' I'm smart enough to know to not fuck with a classic."
"My new music is not going to be 'Hard Core.' It's going to be sexy, of course. But you can't do the same beautiful thing twice, the same exact way. Lightning [can] strike twice but it's not going to be the same design or come at the same place. I just want to be creative."
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/...changed-hip-hop
In celebration of women's history month, we're spotlighting 31 great female MCs over 31 days.
Day 26: Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim is undeniably one of the best do it. She's been ahead of the game as a musician and fashion icon, since being introduced to the world by the late Notorious B.I.G in the mid-90s. Currently pregnant with her first child, Lil' Kim is balancing impending motherhood with time in the studio, making sure to continue on the creative path she's been on since day one.
Beginnings
"Since I was a little girl, I used to always be the only girl in my group. My family was full of boys. When they needed an extra man to play football, it'd be me filling that space. They didn't treat me like a sister. They would play with me like I was one of the guys. I was always one of the guys."
Style Evolution
"I tend to be dubbed as a trendsetter. My style was always different. Before I got into the industry, I was super sexy. I've always been super sexy and feminine. Biggie's partner from the label, Un (Lance 'Un' Rivera) knew the essence of being fly. He said, 'I don't want to change her image.' He wanted to make me more sexy and put me in mink coats. They'd spend their own money. My record company didn't understand a female rapper being sexy. They thought I needed to look like MC Lyte, wear sweat suits and all that."
The Making of "Hard Core"
"There were a lot of things going on during the making of the album that it became stressful at times: Some personal [and] some business. But it was mostly fun. I got to see something that I created. And I was young, people don't get it. I came into the industry as a baby. I was 17-years-old. By the time we were signing our contract for Junior M.A.F.I.A., I was barely turning 18. My mom wasn't really feeling me doing the music thing, and I thought I had to bring her in to sign for me but I literally just turned 18 so I didn't need her to. I was able to sign my own contract."
The Making of "The Notorious K.I.M."
"No, I absolutely didn't know it leaked. Me and Puffy had our own ideas for the album. At that time, Puff was my manager; He was everything actually. Bad Boy was my label cause Puffy was my manager but you can basically say that Bad Boy and Atlantic [Records] shared me. Atlantic didn't really want to live up to their part of the deal because they didn't understand the direction that me and Puffy wanted to go. Me and Puffy had to get creative with a lot of the music. We gave them the first three tracks we wanted to be singles and they said, 'We don't want to support our half of it with this.' Puffy was very credible so I said, 'Why don't you think he knows what he's doing?' I totally trusted him. But, they kept saying no. We ended up going with 'No Matter What They Say.' That definitely wasn't me and Puff's choice as the first single. But Puffy is a business man, so we compromised. We knew we had singles but Atlantic didn't see our vision. I think our word should have meant more but we wanted their support."
"We met up with Grace Jones in the Bahamas. Puff had this studio home, and he took everyone down there who was working on an album: Mase, me [and] Black Rob. We saw her down there. She knew about me and I couldn't believe it. She was reciting my raps to me. She was on it. Me and Puffy were like, 'Let's put her on something.'"
"Some changes were cause of Atlantic. We didn't have a lot of clearance issues but we did have some. Puffy did what he was supposed to."
"The RuPaul song didn't make it. It was a great song, I loved it. I always represent for my rainbow kids. I think the issues came in at the last minute; It got cleared but it happened last minute. Puff said we should save it for another album. 'Til this day RuPaul and I are best friends. I'm actually supposed to do his show soon. I was supposed to do it before the bundle of joy came so we decided to wait. Hopefully we can do the song up and use it on his show."
"Magic Stick" (Song)
"That was one of my favorite records I ever made. That song has a now and then feel. You can play that five or ten years from now. A lot of songs don't have that. I was blessed to have and be a part of those type of songs. Some people I have great chemistry [with]. I have great chemistry with 50 Cent. I also have great chemistry Missy Elliott and Mary J. Blige."
The Making of "The Naked Truth"
"That album was a bit more personal because of what I was going through. I was a bit more angry. I felt betrayed by so many people at the time. I wanted to get so much aggression out. My record label decided that's how I should go that route and have it be hard core. But I didn't totally agree."
"There's a song called 'Kitty Box,' which was big among my immediate fans and my gay fans but my record label didn't get it. Me, personally, [thought] that should have been one of my singles. They didn't get how music was going. 'Kitty Box' sounds like a lot of the stuff that's out now. I was ahead of my time. But again, my record label didn't get it."
"We were are all for 'Lighters Up.' 'Lighters Up,' to me, was so nice. I think if they would've pushed more we could have been further. But the record label got comfortable with the name Lil' Kim selling itself. But I get it, they're not going to gamble on things they don't understand."
"There was pressure, but I breezed through this album faster than other albums cause I had to. I didn't have time. Puff says I work better under pressure. I guess it's me taking over when I know I have to. Going into the studio was my relief for everything else that I was going through; I was getting ready to go away."
"I had discrepancies. I had a couple of other choices for the second single. 'Kitty Box' would have been a single when I came home or… It would have been a single. No matter what I was going through, there was no doubt that I was still a sex symbol. 'Kitty Box' was a sexy record."
Incarceration (2005)
"I don't regret anything in my life. There's things I wish I would have done differently but I don't regret how I handled the situation. I don't regret it. Being who I am, is who I am. At the end of the day, my character is my character. I'm not going to change that for nobody."
Female Rappers vs. The Industry
"I think females make really great music and they need to be acknowledged. We don't get the acknowledgement that men get. Sometimes we don't get the acknowledgment that men get and we sell more records. Sometimes we don't get the same push as male artists."
Advice from Notorious B.I.G.
"B.I.G. was sure I was good long-term. He wanted me to be the top bitch in the game. He named me Queen Bitch. In the studio he'd show me things about rapping and music. He knew that I idolized him and he's who I wanted to be. I would watch him in awe. He was so amazing to me to watch: His energy and they way he moved as a big guy. He was very smart; His mom being a teacher probably had something to do with that. B.I.G. is B.I.G."
What's Next?
"The baby dictates what days I go to the studio. I did work in the earlier stages of [my pregnancy]. My belly is pretty out there right now, but, I'm still working."
"Some of my fans want me to make one type of music. I love them, and will always give them what they want but I'm just not going to go back to what's not going to work right now. Even the way I used to dress, the Lil' Kim now can't do that. It's about reinventing and evolving."
"One of the best lines from Jay Z, that made me feel him even more is: '… Want my old shit, buy my old albums.' I'm smart enough to know to not fuck with a classic."
"My new music is not going to be 'Hard Core.' It's going to be sexy, of course. But you can't do the same beautiful thing twice, the same exact way. Lightning [can] strike twice but it's not going to be the same design or come at the same place. I just want to be creative."
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/...changed-hip-hop
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