'Download' | ||||
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Single by Lil' Kim featuring T-Pain and Charlie Wilson | ||||
Released | March 24, 2009 | |||
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Recorded | 2009 | |||
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Length | 4:34 | |||
Label | Queen Bee, Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | George Wels | |||
Lil' Kim singles chronology | ||||
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T-Pain singles chronology | ||||
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Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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U.S. BillboardBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 9 |
U.S. BillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[1] | 21 |
U.S. BillboardHot Rap Tracks | 15 |
Region | Date | Label | Format |
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United States | April 2009 | Atlantic, Big Gates Records | Official release |
United States | April 2009 | Radio | |
India | April 2009 | Atlantic | Music download |
United Kingdom | April 2009 | Atlantic | Music download |
United States | August 2009 | Brookland, Federal Distribution | Music download (Remix) |
Lil' Kim in July 2014 | |
Born | July 11, 1974 or 1975 (age 44–45) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Residence | Alpine, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Children | 1 |
Awards | List of awards and nominations |
Musical career | |
Genres | Hip hop |
Instruments | Vocals |
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Associated acts | |
Website | lilkim.com |
Headlining
| Joint tours
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Year | Film | Role |
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1997 | Gangstresses | Herself |
1999 | She's All That | Alex |
2000 | Longshot | Herself |
2001 | Zoolander | Herself |
2002 | Juwanna Mann | Tina Parker |
2003 | Those Who Walk in Darkness | Soledad O'Roark |
Gang of Roses | Chastity | |
2004 | Nora's Hair Salon | Herself |
You Got Served | Herself | |
2005 | Lil' Pimp | Sweet Chiffon |
There's a God on the Mic | Herself | |
2007 | Life After Death: The Movie – Ten Years Later | Herself |
2008 | Superhero Movie | Xavier's daughter |
2017 | Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story | Herself |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Def Jam: Fight for NY | Herself | Voice only |
Year | Title | Role | Episode |
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1999 | V.I.P. | Freedom Fighter | Mao Better Blues |
FANatic | Herself | ||
2001 | DAG | Gina Marie | Guns and Roses |
Moesha | Diamond | Paying the Piper | |
Making the Video | Herself | Lady Marmalade | |
The Parkers | Herself | Take the Cookies and Run | |
2003 | American Dreams | Shirley Ellis | Another Saturday Night |
Ride with Funkmaster Flex | Herself | The Jump-off with Eminem | |
MOBO Awards 2003 | Host | TV special | |
2004 | Fuse Full Frontal Hip-Hop | Host | TV special |
The Apprentice | Herself | Crimes of Fashion | |
2005 | Herself | Bling It On | |
2006 | Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown | Herself | 6 episodes |
2007 | The Game | Herself | Media Blitz |
Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Herself | ||
The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll | Judge | ||
2008 | Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious | Judge | |
2009 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant | |
Paris Hilton's My New BFF | Guest judge | Have My Back | |
2012 | Pregnant in Heels | Herself | Rosie's Relationship Retreat |
2013 | Video Music Awards | Award Presenter (alongside Iggy Azalea) | 2013 Video Music Awards |
2014 | Celebrities Undercover | Jamilla (herself) | |
David Tutera's CELEBrations[210] | Client | Queen B's Baby Bash | |
BET 2014 Soul Train Awards | Herself (alongside Missy Elliott and Da Brat) | 27th Annual Soul Train Awards | |
2015 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself (alongside Patti LaBelle and Amber Riley) | Dancing with the Stars 10th Anniversary Special[211] |
2015 BET Awards | Herself (with Diddy, Ma$e, and Faith Evans) | ||
2015 BET Hip Hop Awards | Herself (with Diddy, King Los, and Styles P) | ||
2016 | The Today Show | Herself | Guest Performance with Diddy, The LOX, and Jadakiss |
2017 | Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry | Herself | |
2019 | 2019 BET Awards | Herself (with Mary J. Blige) | Guest Performance |
The Next Big Thing | Herself | ||
Girls Cruise | Herself | 11 episodes. Also Executive Producer[212] | |
2019 BET Hip Hop Awards | Herself | Honoree of the 'I Am Hip Hop' Award [213] |
Inmate #56198-054
Kim was, however, the first high-profile female rapper to flip the script on female objectification in the rap industry. She set herself apart by owning, weaponising, and celebrating her unapologetic sexuality. The result was an unprecedented success which, to date, has sold more than six million copies worldwide.
Before Rihanna draped herself in colorful furs, before Nicki Minaj put on pink wigs and skin tight bustiers, and long before Miley Cyrus hopped onstage in a bedazzled thong, Lil' Kim was the risk-taking fashion icon we looked to in music. Her style has become an encapsulation of the racy, avant-garde costuming we're seeing from both our favorite artists and designers today.
Kim raised eyebrows, but her risk-taking and luxurious approach to fashion also made her a designer muse.
Lil Kim took rap and sexuality to a new level of domination with and without the whip.
Hip-Hop Eshu: Queen B@#$H 101 -- The Life and Times of Lil' Kim
In November, Kim will release her long-awaited fifth studio album, 22 years to the month that her solo debut, Hard Core, hit the streets. The new project is a return to form for the veteran MC, with some modifications.
Kim's contribution to rap with her first LP left a lasting impression on rap music as a whole — one that still echoes today.Say what you will about the present situation between Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj, but Kim's 'Hard Core' mothered an entire generation of the female rappers that followed. By discussing sexuality in an unabashed style, upping tax brackets with lavish lifestyles and sitting in the same thrones men dominated in hip-hop for years, 'Hard Core' opened up doors.