Lil Kim

Born Kimberly Denise Jones, Lil' Kim is a Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum rapper, singer, actress, and fashion icon. Her debut studio album Hard Core was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America  (RIAA) and spawned three consecutive No. 1 rap hits: "No Time," "Not Tonight (Ladies Night remix)," and "Crush on You," making Kim the first female rapper with three consecutive number one singles on Billboard’s Rap songs chart. Her following albums,  The Notorious K.I.M.  (2000) and  La Bella Mafia  (2003), were certified Platinum, making her one of the only female rappers to have at least three consecutive Platinum albums. She also scored a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with 2001's “Lady Marmalade,” featuring Christina Aguilera, Pink, & Mýa. As an actress, Lil’ Kim has appeared on television shows such as Moesha, The Game, and her own reality series Countdown to Lockdown, which, at the time, had the highest-rated premiere in BET's. She appeared in her first major film, She’s All That, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and the late Paul Walker, which reached #1 at the box office during its first week of release. She then went on to appear in Zoolander, Juwanna Man, Gang of Roses and You Got Served. Additionally, in 2009, Lil’ Kim danced her way into the hearts of millions on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. She was undoubtedly a fan favorite on the eighth season of the hit show.

In 2015, Lil’ Kim shut down the BET Awards along with Puff Daddy and The Bad Boy Family for the Bad Boy reunion performance. The crowd stood to their feet in a thunderous applause as she annihilated the stage, stealing the show with her performance of “It’s All About the Benjamins.”

In 2016, she released her mixtape entitled #LILKIMSEASON which included the first single “#MINES,” featuring hip hop recording artist Kevin Gates. That record caught fire, earning Lil’ Kim a nomination for best female rap artist at the BET Awards that year. In May 2016, she performed two nights in a row at the Barclays Center in her hometown Brooklyn, NY for the Bad Boy Reunion Tour, and was credited by influential station HOT97 as one of the best performers both nights. She continued to travel around the country on that tour, and was also honored in 2016 at VH1 Hip Hop Honors.

As celebrities like Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Solange Knowles, Kylie Jenner and many others continue to pay homage to the one and only Queen Bee, Kim has continued to create music. In 2017, Kim began working on her highly-anticipated 5 th album, due out in late 2018. She thrilled fans by releasing the promotional singles “Took Us A Break,” in November 2017 and “Spicy” feat. Fabolous in March 2018. In June 2018 Lil Kim received a proclamation to New York City. The legendary artist was honored by the New York City Council’s Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus (BLAC) as part of the annual African-American Music Appreciation Month that begin June 2018 for her contribution
to hip hop.

She released the official single, “Nasty One” in July 2018, followed by “Go Awff,’ in April 2019. Her new album “9” will be released this summer. With this flurry of new music and reverence from her peers and fans alike, Lil Kim continues to REIGN!