Two decades after redefining R&B with her debut album, The Way It Is, Keyshia Cole is hitting the road to celebrate the music that made her a household name. The…
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Lil Kim honored Voletta Wallace, the mother of The Notorious B.I.G., in an emotional post on Instagram. “We spent the last 9-10 years strengthening our relationship which if u know…
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Busta Rhymes wants Lil Kim to get back active. While celebrating the release of his new project at Brooklyn Chop House, Busta brought Kim to the front of the room…
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Lil’ Kim saw the response to her wishes of a monsoon for the Los Angeles wildfires and doubled in what she said. Hitting X, Kim asked: “What’s happening is devasting…
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Lil Kim meant well, man. While offering condolences to the people of Los Angeles impacted by the wildfires, Kim offered a heavenly solution. But it may be a bit too…
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Today in Hip Hop History, Lil’ Kim released her debut album Hard Core on November 12, 1996. The Brooklyn-born pint-sized rapper changed the course of hip hop. Before Megan Thee Stallion bounced in a thong and before Nicki Minaj wore the colorful wigs— there was Lil Kim. Her album Hard Core album showed women in a different light compared to what we had seen from veterans like MC Late and Queen Latifah. Lil Kim unabashedly spoke on her sex life and what she demanded from any man trying to court her. From her fashions to her hair to her aggressive rap style, she ushered women into the 2000s with sexy confidence we hadn’t seen before.
“No Time” quickly became an anthem and girls everywhere initiated Lil Kim as the Queen. There was an unforgettable promo poster released that stirred up a conversation and was plastered all over New York City. She and her crew Junior Mafia became one of the biggest groups in Hip hop led by the late great Notorious B.I.G. Today we salute Lil Kim for a classic album, that still knocks to this day. Check out some of our favorites of the album Hardcore.
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Multiple award-winning rapper and hip-hop icon Lil’ Kim is set to headline the 33rd annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run, presented by AHF Pharmacy. The event aims to raise awareness and funds in the fight against HIV/AIDS, on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA. Singer-songwriter and DJ Durand Bernarr will kick off the concert following a 5K run/walk through Atlanta’s historic midtown community.
Hosted by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest nonprofit HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival, and 5k Run raises over $1 million annually for 13 local HIV/AIDS service organizations. Previous headliners for the event have included stars such as Ashanti, Ludacris, Monica, Sevyn Streeter, Wale, and Trina.
This marks Lil’ Kim’s second collaboration with AHF to promote HIV/AIDS awareness, following her headline performance at the 2021 Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale.
“This annual event offers a time to create a greater awareness of the impact of HIV and AIDS on the local Atlanta community as well as an opportunity to bring together thousands of individuals from across the region to raise critical funds for these 13 worthy organizations,” stated Dr. Felicia Ivey, AHF Atlanta regional director. “AHF is proud to present this event as one of the many ways that we educate and empower the local community to join the fight against HIV and AIDS.”
To register, create a team, or join a team, visit aidswalkatlanta.org. Learn more about AHF and its global initiatives at AIDShealth.org, and follow AHF on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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On this date in 1995, the hometown crew of Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls, which was composed of Lil’ Kim, Lil’ Cease, Nino Brown, Chico Del Vec, Kleptomaniac, Capone, Bugsy and Trife and Larceny of The Snakes, who called themselves Junior Mafia, dropped their first album entitled Conspiracy Theory on the Undeas/Atlantic imprint.
With Biggie being one of the first East Coast artists to put his homies on from his Bed-Stuy block, Conspiracy Theory served up a suffix of hits featuring the “King Of NY,” which helped to further catapult his stardom, but introduce an entire crew of microphone astute Brooklyn kids that launched an entire movement of their own. JM also introduced a female emcee from BK that would forever change the landscape of Hip-Hop for women; Lil’ Kim.
Some of the sure shot singles from this monumental project include “Player’s Anthem” featuring Notorious B.I.G. and Lil’ Kim, “I Need You Tonight” featuring Biggie’s then-wife Faith Evans and of course the anthemic “Get Money”.
Salute to Junior Mafia, Lil’ Cease, Lil’ Kim, “Un” Rivera and the entire Junior Mafia squad for dropping this eternal Hip-Hop classic!
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Born on this date in 1974, Bedford-Stuyvesant native Lil’ Kim has undoubtedly paved the way for female rappers to gain traction in a highly male-dominated world of hip-hop. Making her name, sound, and style notorious (no pun intended) in her appearance on Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s debut album, Conspiracy.
Backed by hardcore lyrics filled with provocative and liberating content, Kim’s attitude and determination broke down gender barriers (which female rappers currently still face) that excelled her respect in the game.
Kim’s resume includes many Hip Hop greats, timeless tracks, fashion moments, and jaw-dropping lyrics. As the musical heiress of the Notorious B.I.G. legacy, Kim has continued to rep the memory of “the greatest rapper of all time”, even naming her sophomore 2000 release Notorious K.I.M.
Morphing from a Bed Stuy femcee into the iconic figure she is today is a trail that has only been traced by the likes of Cardi B, Megan The Stallion, and today’s entire female rap roster. They all have to salute Queen B.
The Source Magazine sends a supreme 50th birthday shout to the Queen on her Birthday!!
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On this date in 1997, the Hip Hop mogul formerly known as Puff Daddy put an album together with the entire Bad Boy Hip Hop roster and dubbed them “The Family” and released the label’s only collaborative effort, Puff Daddy and The Family’s No Way Out on the Bad Boy imprint.
Less than a year after the untimely death of the Notorious B.I.G., Diddy, who was then known as “Puff Daddy”, along with Ma$e, Black Rob, Loon and a few other Bad Boys for this monumental album.
The Grammy Award-winning album went platinum in one year with the help from tracks like “All About The Benjamins (Remix)”, “Been Around The World,” and “I’ll Be Missing You” featuring Phil Collins, dedicated to the late executive producer of the album and co-architect of the Bad Boy legacy, Notorious B.I.G.
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