In addition to rapping and acting, Lil Kim is a reality TV star. She is a prominent female rapper who has sold over 15 million albums and 30 million singles. She is known for becoming the second rapper in history to earn three platinum albums (Hard Core, The Notorious K.I.M., and La Bella Mafia). In November 1996, she released her first studio album, “Hard Core”, which became a tremendous smash and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA. The Notorious K.I.M. (2000), La Bella Mafia (2003), 9 (2019). In January 1999, she made her cinematic debut in “She’s All That”, a romantic comedy. In 1997, she made her debut TV appearance on The Chris Rock Show. Her role in the show went uncredited. On 1997, she was acknowledged in the musical chat show Soul Train. Lady Marmalade (a remake of LaBelle’s 1974 smash song of the same name) was released in 2001 and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2004, she launched Hollyhood. In September 2010, she debuted 24/7 Goddess Collection, her second apparel brand. Her endorsement arrangement with Cîroc Vodka made her the brand’s first woman. VH1 ranked her #34 on their list of the 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists. Her music has graphic sex lyrics that imply sex-positive feminism and the emphasis of female pleasure above male pleasure. Queen Bee, Queen of Hip-Hop, Queen of Rap, and Rap Goddess
Famous For
- One of the most popular female rappers.
- For releasing albums like The Notorious K.I.M. and La Bella Mafia.
- Her striking and eye-catching style has influenced countless new rappers.
- Various media publications have acknowledged her as a fashion icon and one of the most influential rappers of all time for her risk-taking and opulent attitude to fashion.
Lil Kim’s Origins
Lil Kim was born on July 11, 1975 in Brooklyn’s Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. She is from New York City, USA. Kimberly Denise Jones was born. Kim’s Zodiac sign is Cancer based on her birthday. She is of mixed heritage, having African-American ancestors. Her parents are Linwood Jones, a former US Marine, and Ruby Jones (later Ruby Jones-Mitchell). He also has an elder brother named Christopher Jones. Jones was 9 when her parents divorced, and she was raised by her estranged father. She is a Christian. She is black.
Kim attended Queen of All Saints Elementary School in Brooklyn. Jones dropped out of high school and started living on the streets when her father booted her out. Then she went to Sarah J. Hale Vocational High School. She quit after two and a half years of school. Her high school education was completed at Brooklyn College Academy.
Lil Kim’s Career
Jones’ career began when B.I.G promoted the Brooklyn-based group Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Jones then went by Lil Kim.
The group’s album “Conspiracy” was out on August 29th, 1995, and sold 69,000 copies in its first week. “Get Money” and “Player’s Anthem” are the album’s big singles. It was gold by the RIAA on December 6, 1995.
On July 23, 1996, Jones was arrested for marijuana possession when police searched Wallace’s Teaneck, NJ house. When officers went inside to relocate an illegally parked automobile, they smelled marijuana. It was “upstairs all day napping” that she denied smoking.
Her first solo album “Hard Core” was out in November 1996. With 78,000 copies sold in its first week, the record went on to sell over 5 million copies worldwide. The RIAA certified the album double platinum on March 14, 2001, after it was gold on January 6, 1997, and platinum on June 3, 1997. Song titles include No Time, Crush on You, and Not Tonight.
As part of P. Diddy’s 1997 “No Way Out” tour, she promoted Hard Core and earned an estimated $16 million.
Then she founded Queen Bee Entertainment.
From 1998 to 2000, she toured and modeled for different fashion and pop culture brands including as Candie’s, Versace, Iceberg, and Baby Phat, all managed by B.I.G.’s closest friend Damion “D-Roc” Butler.
Jones failed to appear in court for the arrest on March 17, 1999, and Teaneck police issued an arrest warrant. In October 2003, she was removed from Teaneck’s wanted list when $350 bond was secured.
On June 27, 2000, she released “The Notorious K.I.M.” The album sold 229,000 copies in its first week and was certified platinum by the RIAA four weeks later.
In 2001, she remade “Lady Marmalade” with Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Ma for the soundtrack of the film Moulin Rouge! The song spent five weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and was also number one in 50 countries. She became became the second solo female rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 rankings.
In mid-2002, she released “Whats The Word,” which peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles list, and was subsequently included as a bonus track on her third studio album, “La Bella Mafia.”
The jewelry was taken from her on June 20, 2003, at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, when her carry-on bag was mixed up with eight other pieces of baggage. A United Airlines employee discovered the jewels wrapped in a rag in a locker area for airline personnel ten days later.
On March 4, 2003, she released “La Bella Mafia”, which opened at number 5 on the Billboard 200, selling 166,000 copies in its first week. Among the singles were “The Jump Off”, “Magic Stick”, and “Thug Luv”.
She also appeared in “Def Jam: Fight for NY”, a multi-platform videogame.
In 2004, she covered “These Boots Are Made for Walking.”
She also appeared on Beyoncé’s remix of “Naughty Girl.”
In December 2004, she started filming a pilot for VH1’s “718 Makeover.”
On March 17, 2005, she lied to a federal grand jury about her and her companions’ participation in a 2001 gunshot outside the Hot 97 studios in Manhattan.
On September 27, 2005, she published “The Naked Truth”. The album sold 109,000 copies in its first week, earning Lil’ Kim her third top 10 start on the Billboard 200 list. Singles include “Lighters Up” and “Whoa.”
In May 2006, Debbie Harry released “Dirty and Deep,” a song dedicated to Lil’ Kim.
Music from “The Naked Truth and Hard Core” were remixed for her debut compilation album “Dance Remixes” on June 6, 2006.
On August 31, 2006, she presented the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video.
In 2007, she appeared as a judge on “The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll” and “Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious”.
On June 3, 2008, she released her debut mixtape, “Ms. G.O.A.T.,” produced by New York DJs Mister Cee and DJ Whoo Kid.
Seven’s first single in the United States, “Girls,” was released digitally on March 10, 2009.
On March 24, 2009, she released “Download” with T-Pain and Charlie Wilson.
She was teamed with professional dancer Derek Hough on the eighth season of “Dancing with the Stars” until they were eliminated on May 5, 2009.
On February 16, 2010, Ludacris released “Hey Ho” with Lil’ Kim and Lil Fate as a promo track for his seventh studio album “Battle of the Sexes”.
She began her 2010 Tour, her first since 2000. in June 2010, she traveled throughout the US, Canada, and Europe.
It was followed by “Black Friday” on February 14th 2011.
On November 28, 2011, she released “I Am Not the One”.
On Valentine’s Day 2012, she released “If You Love Me.”
Her “Return of the Queen Tour” began on May 17, 2012.
Her future book “The Price of Loyalty” is likewise on hold.
On July 11, 2013, she released “Looks Like Money.”
On July 26, 2013, she revealed the cover art for her next mixtape “Hard Core 2K13”.
Then came “Dead Gal Walking” and “Kimmy Blanco”.
On September 11, 2014, “Hard Core” was released.
In 2016, she released her fourth mixtape “Lil Kim Season.”
She later appeared on Faith Evans’ album “The King & I” song “Lovin’ You for Life.”
Then she released “Took Us a Break” and was featured on Remy Ma’s “Wake Me Up”.
In March 2018, she released “Spicy” as a promo track.
On July 11, 2018, she released “Nasty One.”
On October 4, 2019, her new album “9” became pre-orderable on all digital platforms, including “Go Awff” and “Found You.” Sadly, the album didn’t chart on the Billboard 200, and none of the songs made the Hot 100 or Bubbling Under.
On her 8th November 2019 interview on “The Real”, Kim announced that Paris Hilton and Missy Elliott would participate on “9”‘s follow-up; she claimed the song “sounds like a classic Missy Elliott record but ‘today.'”
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Lil Kim’s Honors and Awards
In her music career, Llm has received 41 awards and 88 nominations. Among others, he has won 2 ‘GrооvеvOLT ‘uс & FаhON ‘wаrdS’, 3 ‘V VIDEO ‘uс ‘wаrdS’, 2 ‘GrаmmY ‘wаrdS’, 2 ‘Urbаn ‘wаrdS’, 2 ‘Hаnnеl [V] hаlа
Lil Kim’s Relationship Status
Lil Kim is still unmarried. No news or speculations about her dating or having a relationship with anybody suggest she is now single. She appears more focused on her profession than a romance. She is enjoying her single life. She is a heterosexual woman.
In her adolescence, Lil’ Kim dated Shawn Powell. They met at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Skating rink and hit it off right away. Powell was sentenced to almost eight years in jail after a few months. Jones and Powell kept in contact through sending letters and seeing one other. While he was in prison, they became engaged. Jones’ concentration on launching her rap career led to their breakup. In 1993, she met legendary rapper Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.) during a rap fight in Brooklyn. She had Wallace’s kid in 1996. Jones chose to abort. “I knew Biggie and I had a special bond, so having a kid was out of the question…” In his last call to Jones, Wallace expressed his love for her. Jones claimed to Ed Lover on Power 105 in 2010 that Wallace had attacked her and choked her until she blacked out. Jermaine Dupri said he saw Wallace draw a firearm on Jones in 2017. They were still dating until he died in March 1997. She then dated Sean Combs, Jay-Z. She began dating Damion “World” Hardy in 2002; they parted in 2003. Jones had been abused physically throughout this period. Jones also had numerous nose jobs after being attacked. An MRI was required to examine the damage caused by one particularly brutal attack. In 2004, she began dating music producer Scott Storch. Their romance lasted just two months. In 2013, Storch claimed that if the relationship had worked out, he would have married her. She dated Jamie Foxx from 2007 to 2008, Tracy Morgan in 2008, Maino in 2011 and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2012. In 2012, she dated Mr. Papers. Royal Reign was born in June 2014. By the end of 2015, they had decided to part ways.
Lil Kim’s Net Worth
Lil Kim is a successful female rapper. Kim is an American rapper, record producer, model, and songwriter with an estimated net worth of $18 Million in 2021. Her major source of riches is the music business, and she lives a lavish lifestyle thanks to her earnings. She is a diligent, industrious person. Her life story is quite inspirational.
Lil Kim is contracted to Wilhelmina Models. She has endorsed MAC cosmetics (print ad), Apple (TV commercial), Mac Cosmetics/Viv Glam (magazine ad), Old Navy (TV commercial), Graphic Hoods (print ad) (TV commercial). In 2010, she became the face of Purple Vodka for Three Olives Vodka. She also promoted Cîroc Vodka. In August 2000, she posed for Baby Phat. In 2004, Lil’ Kim unveiled her “Royalty by Lil’ Kim” luxury watch line.
Lil Kim’s Body Measurements
Lil Kim is a stunning lady of ordinary build. Her height is 4 ft 11 in or 150 cm and her weight is 55 kg or 121 lbs. Her height is short. Her figure is fit and she has a lovely grin. Her eyes and hair are both dark brown. She like several shades of blonde highlights. Her body is curvy. She has a mole on her top lip. She lost 20 pounds while competing in the renowned dancing reality program Dancing with the Stars.
Do you Know?
- Lil Kim launched Hollyhood in 2004.
- She is the second rapper to earn three platinum albums (Hard Core, The Notorious K.I.M., and La Bella Mafia).
- It was served at the upmarket “Millions of Milkshakes” in West Hollywood in July 2010.
- She strongly supports LGBT rights.
- She lost 20 pounds while competing in the renowned dancing reality program Dancing with the Stars.
Kimberly Denise Jones was born.