57 Facts About Lil Kim

In 2001, Lil' Kim reached number one on the U S Billboard Hot 100 with the single "Lady Marmalade", alongside Mya, Pink, and Christina Aguilera.

In 2005, Lil' Kim served a one-year prison sentence for lying to a jury about her friends' involvement in a shooting four years earlier.

Lil' Kim has been referred to as the "Queen of Rap", as well as her alias "Queen Bee" by several media outlets.

Lil Kim's has sold more than 15 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide.

In 2012, Lil' Kim was listed on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music list at number 45, the second highest position for a solo female hip-hop artist.

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Lil Kim's has been noted for helping women embrace their "sexuality and femininity" in a way that was a stark contrast at the time from other female artists.

Lil Kim's became the first female rapper to have three consecutive number ones on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.

In 1997, Lil' Kim promoted Hard Core by performing on P Diddy's "No Way Out" tour.

In 2001, Lil' Kim teamed up with Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Mya to remake "Lady Marmalade", which was originally written about a bordello in New Orleans and performed by the group Labelle 25 years earlier.

In 2002, Lil' Kim recorded a new entrance theme for then World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion Trish Stratus entitled "Time to Rock 'n Roll", which was used during broadcasts, until Stratus' retirement.

Lil' Kim promoted the album with a string of concerts, which featured DMX and Nas.

Lil Kim's was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with singer Christina Aguilera for the song "Can't Hold Us Down", from Aguilera's album Stripped.

Lil' Kim herself was a guest speaker at the school.

Lil' Kim made an appearance on the multi-platform videogame Def Jam: Fight for NY.

In 2004, Lil' Kim recorded a cover of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" which was used as the opening theme for Victoria Gotti's reality series Growing Up Gotti.

In December 2004, Lil' Kim began recording a pilot for a VH1 reality show titled 718 Makeover.

Lil Kim's said that her prison sentence left her with no time to promote the project.

In May 2006, Debbie Harry released a song in tribute to Lil' Kim called "Dirty and Deep" in protest of her conviction.

Limited pressing released only in the US, it received no promotion, due to Lil' Kim being in prison at the time of release, and failed to chart.

Lil Kim's made appearances on the show The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll and Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious in 2007 and 2008 as a judge.

In January 2008, Lil' Kim announced that she had parted ways with Atlantic Records, choosing to release future projects independently.

Lil Kim's stated she had no hard feelings towards Atlantic but felt more comfortable in her knowledge of the music business to do it alone.

Lil' Kim appeared in the music video that was released on the same day.

In June 2010, Lil' Kim started her 2010 Tour, her first headlining tour since 2000.

In May 2011, Lil' Kim performed in South Africa as part of the music festival ZarFest alongside Fat Joe, Timbaland and Ciara.

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Lil Kim's announced that she would release an EP, but it was later shelved for unknown reasons.

On Valentine's Day, 2012, Lil' Kim released the song "If You Love Me" produced by Prince Saheb of Knockout Entertainment as a gift to her fans.

Lil' Kim described the single, produced by Bangladesh, as "different" and "sweet dessert".

In February 2017, Lil' Kim announced via her Instagram account and an interview that she is working on a new album set to be released in 2019.

In March 2018, Lil' Kim released another promotional single "Spicy" featured rapper Fabolous.

That same day during an interview with Billboard, Lil' Kim revealed that her upcoming album would be released in November 2018.

That same month, Kim was spotted in Barbados with fellow hip hop stars Mya and Chilli, friends Char DeFrancesco and Tiffany, as well as MTV personalities Pretty Vee and B Simone from MTV's Wild 'n Out.

In October 2019, Lil Kim revealed that she will have a collaboration with Missy Elliott and Paris Hilton on the follow-up to 9.

Lil Kim's stated that she would "love" to have Pretty Vee host her tour.

Lil Kim's became the first and only rapper to endorse the brand to date.

In 2000, Lil' Kim signed a deal with fashion house Iceberg, and with cosmetics brand MAC to help endorse their VIVA GLAM line of lipsticks and lip glosses alongside Mary J Blige.

Lil' Kim lent her voice to the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY which she was featured in.

In 2005, Lil' Kim collaborated on a shoe line with high end shoe store, Petite Peton.

That same year Lil' Kim was featured as a character in the limited edition comic book "The Heist".

In November 2012, Lil' Kim began endorsing Ciroc vodka, revealing her own cocktail, titled "Queen Bee", and announcing herself as the "First Lady" of the brand.

Lil Kim's took part in MAC's Fashion Cares show in Toronto, Canada.

That same month, Lil' Kim performed at Breathe, a benefit concert for breast cancer research and treatment.

In September 2005, Lil' Kim paired up with fashion designer Marc Jacobs for a limited edition T-shirt line featuring images of the rapper.

In 2005 Lil' Kim donated a diamond watch from her "Royalty" watch line to the World AIDS Day eBay auction titled "Bid 2 Beat AIDS".

In 2007 Lil' Kim was a part of the 4th Annual Grammy Charity Holiday Auction, which featured a large variety of celebrity-signed memorabilia that people could bid on through the online auction site eBay.

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In July 2005, Lil' Kim was sentenced to one year in prison, thirty days home detention upon release from custody, and three years of probation.

Lil Kim's served the entirety of her sentence at the Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia in Center City, Philadelphia.

Brown claimed that Lil' Kim was allegedly jealous that Biggie was to include Brown in his Junior Mafia collective.

Lil' Kim has been embroiled in a feud with fellow rapper Nicki Minaj since Minaj's success with Pink Friday.

Lil' Kim reignited the feud following the release of her mixtape Black Friday, an album that directly referenced Nicki Minaj, via her debut album title and freestyling on Minaj's songs such as "Did It On'em" ; and with artwork that showed Lil' Kim decapitating Minaj with a sword.

Lil Kim reversed this notion, announcing her arrival to hip hop with a provocative promo poster that saw her clad in a leopard print bikini and matching feather-trimmed robe.

Actress Taraji P Henson has stated that Lil' Kim inspired her portrayal of Empire character Cookie Lyon.

Lil' Kim was ranked as one of the top 50 greatest MCs of all time in Kool Moe Dee's 2003 book, There's a God on the Mic.

In 2012, Lil' Kim was honorably listed on VH1's "100 Greatest Women In Music" at number 45, making her the fourth highest position for a female rapper.

In 2014, Lil' Kim was included in Billboards list of the "31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop".

In June 2018, Lil' Kim was honored with a proclamation by the New York City Council's Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus as part of the annual African-American Music Appreciation Month for her contributions to hip-hop.

In 2019, Lil' Kim was honored by BET Hip Hop Awards with the I Am Hip Hop Award.