  Lil' Kim was born Kimberly
Denise Jones in Brooklyn, New York on July
11, 1975. Lil' Kim's rise to the ranks of rap
artist began with a stormy adolescence
complete with family conflicts, volatile
relationships, and temporary work as a
salesgirl at Bloomindales. She befriended an
unknown rapper named Christopher Wallace
(later to be known as The
Notorious B.I.G.) who eventually helped
launch her own rap career. The 2 also became
romantically until (and reportedly after) The
Notorious B.I.G. married songstress Faith
Evans.
Lil' Kim appeared on The
Notorious B.I.G.'s LP, Ready
To Die and became a member of The
Junior M.A.F.I.A. as 'Big Momma.'
 Lil' Kim released her debut LP, Hardcore.
Lil' Kim topped the Billboard
Rap Singles chart for 9 weeks with help from Puff Daddy with "No
Time."
 # 98
Singles Artist of the Year
 Hardcore was certified gold.
Lil' Kim could be heard on the Booty
Call soundtrack with Too
Short on "Call Me."
 The single "No Time"
was certified gold.
Tragedy hit home for Lil' Kim
when her friend, 'former' lover, and mentor, The
Notorious B.I.G. was murdered.
Hardcore was certified
platinum.
 Lil' Kim hit the Top 40 with
"Not Tonight."
The single "Not Tonight" was certified
gold.
The single "Not Tonight" was certified
platinum.
Lil' Kim won a Soul Train Lady
of Soul Award for Best Video by a Female -
Rap/R&B ("Crush On You").
 Lil' Kim was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group
("Not Tonight" with Da
Brat, Left
Eye and Missy
Elliott).
Lil' Kim performed on Puff Daddy's 'No Way Out Tour.'
Lil' Kim appeared on 112's LP, Room
112.
Lil' Kim won a Soul Train Lady
of Soul Award for Best Video by a Female -
Rap/R&B ("Ladie's Night").
Lil' Kim
launched the record label Queen Bee Records.
Lil' Kim appeared on Puff Daddy's LP, Forever.
Lil' Kim appeared on The
Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous LP, Born
Again.
 # 156
Singles Artist of the Year
Lil' Kim had
hits with "How Many Licks?" (with Sisqo) and
"No Matter What They Say."
 Lil' Kim released Notorious
K.I.M.
Lil Kim was sued along with Puff Daddy and Lil'
Cease for $200 million for invasion
of privacy related to a phone conversation
used in the track "Play Around" (on
a LP by Lil' Cease produced
by Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim).
Lil' Kim topped the Billboard
R&B Albums chart for a week with Notorious
K.I.M.
 Notorious
K.I.M. was certified platinum.
 # 97
Singles Artist of the Year
Hardcore was certified 2x
platinum.
 Lil' Kim hit the Top 40 (with Christina
Aguilera, Pink, & Mya) with the remake of
"Lady Marmalade" from the film
Moulin
Rouge.
Lil' Kim hit the Top 10 and then #1 with "Lady Marmalade" where it sat for
9 weeks.
"Lady Marmalade" topped the
Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for 9 weeks.
 Lil' Kim topped the Billboard
Hot 100 for 5 weeks and the Hot 100 Airplay
chart for 6 weeks with "Lady Marmalade" The track also
topped the UK charts by month's end.
"Lady Marmalade" topped the MTV
Video Countdown for 3 weeks.
Lil' Kim could be heard on the
soundtrack to Dr.
Doolittle 2 with "Do U Wanna Roll
(Doolittle Theme)."
 Lil' Kim topped the UK singles
chart for a week with "Lady Marmalade."
Lil' Kim won a Teen
Choice Award for Choice Song of the Summer
("Lady Marmalade").
 Lil' Kim's
collaborative video for "Lady Marmalade" won 2 MTV Video Music
Awards including Video of the Year and Best Video from a Film, and was also
nominated for Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, Best Choreography (Tina Landon), and Best Art Direction (Bernadette Dus).
Lil' Kim (along with Christina
Aguilera, Pink, & Mya) topped The ARC Weekly
Top 40 Year-End Top 100 for 2001 with
"Lady Marmalade."
Lil' Kim won 2 My VH1 Awards for
Favorite Video and Is It Hot In Her Or Is It
Just My Video for "Lady Marmalade."
Lil' Kim won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
for ("Lady Marmalade" with Christina
Aguilera, Pink, & Mya which they performed
at the ceremony.
 Lil' Kim appeared on P.Diddy
& Bad Boys: We Invented The Remix Vol. 1.
VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists includes Lil' Kim at #
71.
 # 35
Singles Artist of the Year
Lil' Kim could be heard
on the soundtrack for Chicago with the track
"Cell Block Tango" (which also
features Macy Gray and Queen Latifah).
 Lil' Kim released La
Bella Mafia.
VH1: 50
Greatest Hip Hop Artists includes Lil' Kim at #
34.
La
Bella Mafia was certified gold.
Lil' Kim hit
the Top 40 with help from 50 Cent with "Magic Stick."
Lil' Kim topped
the Billboard Rap Singles chart for 5 weeks
and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for a
week with "Magic Stick."
Lil' Kim had
some of her jewelry stolen from a New York
airport after she accidentally checked a bag
containing the jewels meant as a carry-on
bag. The jewels were recovered 10 days later.
 Lil' Kim topped
the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for a
week with "Magic Stick."
Lil' Kim hit the Top 40 helping
out Christina
Aguilera on "Can't Hold Us Down" from Aguilera's Stripped.
Lil' Kim hit
the Top 10 with "Magic Stick."
Lil' Kim hit the Top 10 helping out Christina
Aguilera on "Can't Hold Us Down."
 Lil' Kim hit the #1 for a week helping out
Christina
Aguilera on "Can't Hold Us Down."
Lil' Kim appeared on the NBC TV
series American Dreams.
Lil' Kim took
home a Source Award for Artist of the Year,
Female.
La
Bella Mafia was certified platinum.
 Lil' Kim was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Female
Artist.
Lil' Kim could be heard on the
soundtrack to You
Got Served helping out B2K with "Do That
Thing."
Lil' Kim was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Best Pop Collaboration with
Vocals
("Can't Hold Us Down" with Christina
Aguilera), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group ("Magic Stick" with 50 Cent), and Best Rap Solo Performance -
Female
("Came Back For You").
Lil' Kim was indicted by a grand
jury for obstruction of justice and perjury
stemming from her alleged involvement in a
shooting 3 years ago related to Kim's feud
with Foxy Brown.
# 482 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Lil' Kim was found guilty of
conspiracy and perjury during her trial for
lying to a grand jury (that was investing a
shootout in 2001 involving 2 of her friends).
She was found innocent of obstructing
justice.
Lil' Kim was sentenced to a year
and a day in prison for her role in lying to
a grand jury.
 Lil' Kim began her jail term of
366 days in New York.
Lil' Kim released The
Naked Truth.
Lil' Kim was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Female
Artist.
 A reality series Lil' Kim:
Countdown To Lockdown debuted on BET.
The series chronicles Lil' Kim's final days
before entering prison in September last
year.
Lil' Kim was released early from
jail for good behavior.
 Lil' Kim hit the Top 40 helping
out Keyshia Cole and Missy Elliott with
"Let It Go" from Cole's
LP Just
Like You.
Lil' Kim was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Let It Go" with Keyshia
Cole and Missy Elliott).
 Lil' Kim could be seen on Dancing
With The Stars.
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Hardcore
Released: November, 1996
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 11
Entertainment
Weekly: A
Tracks: "Queen
Bitch" - "No Time" -
"You" - "Big Momma
Thang" - "Drugs" -
"Spend A Little Doe" -
"Dreams" - "We Don't Need
It" - "M.A.F.I.A. Land" -
"Love Comedown" |
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Notorious K.I.M.
Released: June, 2000
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
 Tracks: "Lil'
Drummer Boy" (with Cee-Lo &
Redman) - "Custom Made (Give It To
You)" - "Who's Number
One?" - "Suck My ****" -
"Single Black Female" -
"Revolution" (with Grace Jones
& Lil' Cease) - "How Many
Licks?" (with Sisqo) -
"Notorious Kim" - "No
Matter What They Say" - "She
Don't Love You" - "Queen Bitch
Pt. 2" (with Puff Daddy) -
"Don't Mess With Me" - "Do
What You Like" (with Junior
M.A.F.I.A.) - "Off The Wall"
(with Lil' Cease) - "Right Now"
(with Carl Thomas) - "Aunt Dot"
(with Lil' Shanice) - "Hold On"
(with Mary J. Blige) - "I'm
Human" |
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La Bella Mafia
Released: March, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Intro"
- "Hold It Now" (with Havoc) -
"Doing It Way Big" -
"Can't F*** With Queen Bee"
(with Governor & Shelene Thomas) -
"Hollywood Skit" - "Shake
Ya Bum Bum" (with Lil' Shanice) -
"This Is Who I Am" (with Swizz
Beatz & Mashonda) - "The Jump
Off" (with Mr. Cheeks) - "This
Is A Warning" - "(When Him Say)
Can You Hear Me Now?" (with Missy
Elliott) - "Thug Luv" (with
Twista) - "Magic Stick" (with 50
Cent) - "Get In Touch With Us"
(with Styles P) - "Heavenly
Father" (with Big Hill) - "Tha
Beehive" (with Reeks, Bunky S.A.,
Vee & Saint) - "Came Back For
You" |
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The Naked Truth
Released: September, 2005
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B-
Tracks:
"Introduction" - "Spell
Check" - "Lighters Up" -
"Shut Up B****" - "My
N*****" - "Slippin'" -
"All Good" - "I Know You
See Me" - "W.P.I.M.P." -
"Quiet" - "Durty" -
"We Don't Give A F***" - Gimme
That" - "Kitty Box" -
"Kronik" - "Winners And
Losers" - "Get Yours!" -
"Last Day" |
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