The Queen Bee Lil Kim took to the stage on tonight’s showing of BET’s annual fashion revue ‘Rip The Runway’. The Selita Banks & Pooch Hall-hosted affair also saw crooners Robin Thicke and Jeremih on the night’s bill (as was B.O.B, Wale, and more).
However, it was certainly the ‘How Many Licks’ hitmaker who was the talk of the night.
Performing a medley of hits, including her latest ‘If You Love Me‘, find out why after the jump:
Now that, my friends, was a hot steaming poo poo platter. Giving credit where it is due, the crowd was rocking! Certainly feeling the Queen Bee, very receptive of her old school hits. And though having its noteworthy moments, overall, that performance was by no means representative of a veteran – somebody who’s been “running the female rap game” for nearly 20 years now.
Well give it to her, A+ for effort. But if she’s trying to silence critics, she’s gonna have to come harder than this…(or bring her ventilator or inhaler on stage next time).
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Stage presence >>>>
IM PROUD OF KIM SHE’S GETTING BACK TO WORK I WISH HER THE BEST SHE’S AND RAP ICON NOBODY CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM #JOBWELLDONE
WELL AT LEAST WE KNOW SHE WASN’T LIPPING!
ANYWAYS SHE SLAYED AND HER WALK WAS EVERYTHING!
AT THE END OF THE DAY! SHE WILL ALWAYS BE A BETTER PERFORMER >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Loved it Kim did her. The crowd was hyped, Kimmy was hyped. Love kimmy
Sooo when did Kim hips get like that???
Her performance was cool. I hate the new song, but when she started singing the Lil Kim classics, she had me. Def got stage presence.
So does the “RIP” in Rip The Runway stand for Rest In Peace?? That s*** was horrible. Lil Kim was the only thing I worth looking at, and that was mainly because ppl want to compare her and Nicki….
Kim Rocked that ish! She looked good and sounded good too!
smh…u guys are so hateful….what did she ever do to yall? Yall cant ever give her a compliment…without being hateful,but I bet if she died tomorrow yall would be all in her ass. appreciate ppl while their here and stop being evil. She did awesome everyone who was at the show said so.
This was actually a good performance for her. She’s a rapper and giving a lot of stage presence, she gonna be outta breath a lil. She not 25 anymore. Much better than Nicki performances.
LMMFAO….WHO DA F** WANT WAR?….I can’t with Lil’Kim and this teased MOP on her head. That performance was pure TRASH!! Just leave Kim go do sumn wit cho life cus this ain’t cuttin it. Your career in the music industry should be behind the scenes cus you’re washed.
Sam ur a homo troll!! such a female man…. stop hating she did 10x better than boring a** nikki
lol The crowd was hyped as hell!
STAGE PRESENCE IS EVERYTHING! YOU CAN’T BEAT IT!
Kim killed that.. Its the real hip hop hip hop hip hop, I’ve been a true fan since 99′ and Kim gives it like no other when she performs. Grape juice stop f****** hating or just don’t post her s***, secret ass undercover fans. Grow up who do ya’ll having writing for ya’ll?? Site’s should be non biased b******… The public are the ones who make the decisions. Grow up Bruh
This blog is hillarious! Ya’ll co-sign a “rapper” who lip-syncs, but another rapper who actually works the stage, doesn’t LIP-SYNC, and dances gets the shade? Ya’ll prove with every post that this s***** blog is LATE! I only came here to actually watch the performance. R****>>> ThatPruneJuice
get it Kim!!!
UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM BLANK FACE A MESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS IT WAS FUNNY SHE GAVE HER ALL LOL SORRY MAMA HAVE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT N HOSPICE
ma bby kim did the thang
Girrrrrrrrrrrrl…. looking at that bruised grapefruit she calls a body, I guess she said “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” . I wonder if they didn’t bring Nicki back to host Rip The Runway due to Kim performing 😮
she did good
Even tho Kim was running out of breath she did good she woke the crowd up she even woke me up Cus them other performers was boring as hell
I gotta give it to her she had me on the edge of my seat even my mom was in the living room danceing to lil Kim! I wonder how nicki feel about all this GOOD FEEDBACK! Kim is getting Cus she getting a lot
IDGAF..she was straight WACK..that was NOT what i was expecting..don’t get me wrong, what she had on what f****** hot ass hell, but that dancin’?? OOOO WEEE!!! Girl, nicki dance way better than that ! TRUST! When she rolled, it looked like she didnt have no bones in her body..and when she tried to pop or what the f*** ever she was doing, it looked like she could use a little “Slip Away” BECAUSE SHE WAS STIFF ASS HELLL….oh well, that goes to show how people look when they try to hard to fight fire with fire…(yeah, i saw that “kick that h**, punt” kick @ the end)
#NickiIsYourLeader
P.S., i don’t hate..never have, never do, never will..what i do is tell people the s*** that’s said behind they back to they face…
My my my @ TGJ further solidifying the fact that they will fight tooth and nail to downplay what someone does. So, let me get this correct……This is a hot mess? But yet, Sam GUSHES about Nicki’s wackness that she calls a stage show? So, wait, its OK to overlook someones LACK OF TALENT ON THE LIVE CIRCUIT because they are “winning” on the charts……But when the “winning” is happening for someone Sam doesn’t like, it gets discounted and tossed to the side….Such a shame.
PLEASE and I mean PRETTY PLEASE show me a performance Nicki has done where it didn’t involve an army of backup dancers (what kinda RAPPER has a shitload of backup dancers? Even MC Hammer aint f***** with Nicki on that level), has BASIC ASS CHOREOGRAPHY that can’t be pulled off by the star of the show, stiff “whining” and needs anime type costumes…..Mind u, and change costumes 4 different times for a 10 minute performance….and to top it off, LIP SYNCH? And the times she don’t lip synch, the b**** is off-beat.
Denial is cute for those that can’t take. So, keep up the good work!
Besides the taste of stale s*** in Sam’s mouth, the people have spoken. The only naysayers are Nicki stans and, well……..time and time again they have been proven to be well………LMFAO.
*watches again*
U hear that crowd goin wild? U see them singin EVERY WORD TO OLD ASS SONGS? Thats legendary s***. But, lets play the game and shame the girls. If indeed her performance was “wack”, but yet the crowd ATE IT UP AND LOVED IT then that means they only went nuts off the fact that it was Lil’ Kim on stage….so the hype was only based on her name and popularity (or lack of).
With that being said, Nicki stans, its etched in stone her live shows SUCK. Which would mean the crowd going wild is based on her NAME AND POPULARITY (like Kim). So, is this y’all admitting that u eat up b*******, settle for less and try to make wack s*** seem “epic” all in the name of hate?
Poor girls.
LAWD THE FASHION WAS HORRIBLE…LOL EWWWWW!
KIM IS STILL THE F****** QUEEN. THE COURT JESTER JUST GOT A GIG ON THE ROAD AND IS DOING PRETTY WELL BUT KIM IS STIIIILL QUEEN. SORRY. MAYBE YOU GUYS OR GIRLS NEED TO COME TO AMERICA AND FEEL THE REAL HIP HOP CULTURE. COME TO NEW YORK CITY AND ASK WHO THE F****** QUEEN IS…..THEY WOULD NEVER SAY YALL HOME GIRL. IT’D BE KIM…….*shrugs*. How old are you, here, at TGJ?
I Agree with the Majority! Kim smashed it!!!! Real hits, great stage presence and still fierce, i loved it and so did the audience!
When lil kim does something that’s Okay it was cool Her fans make like it was THE BEST EVER lol o well she been such a mess lately give it to her
Ok now kim you need to f****** come back. OMG kim still has her swag I MEAN NIKI really was a bootleg.lol. she still does some of the ole s*** I like. She can still move well. No one can’t deny that was a great performance and BET was rooting hard for her. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
watches again
If lil kim comes out with some great tracks, lyrics, oh that clown niki will have to make way for people like me, singing all these tunes back in the day! LIFE. WHAT I just got another life from her last two songs. lol. KIMMMM please remind these teenagers what you are made eup of. We need you to perform at every show 2012.
Niki stans can never say her hype is gimmick. I see no colors, no backup dancers and no stage dressings
Kim’s a freaking mess. She stiff as a board, u guys call this a performance? She just stomping all over the stage looking like a teletubby, and why is she copying Nicki’s ‘kick that ho punt’?
KAYAL…. kim has more stage presence than niki. I saw nothing stiff about this performance. Niki is forever stiff on stage, she cannot even mover her waist much less her fake ass with no weight. Girl get it together everybody and their moma knows that niki has no stage presence and cannot dance. watch again and witness this swag. no choreography, just swag…………. I am no hater of niki
That was not a terrible performance TGJ!
I agree, Lil Kim, shoudl leave the dancing alone, and toss that stupid dancers mic while she’s at it…
Needs to grab a hand mic, and rock the songs like the rapper she is!
That aside she looked great and the crowd was feeling her, I thought she did a great job, all things considered!
LOL! THAT was ridiculous! When will the buffoonery stop? that was definitely a steaming poo poo platter!
You guys are full of crap, she slayed imo. She has stage presence and the crowd were more than receptive! Her new song actually sounds so much better without the auto-tune!
Stage Presence…. This performance was great if for that reason only!!!
I See A Minority Of Delusional Stans Pressed Over Queen Bee 🙂 Well Stay Pressed ! Sam And Delusional Nicki Fans Tryna Flood This Post Y’all Know Damn Well Kim >>>>>> Nicki Live With No Effort ! Kim Is A Old School Rapper So She Knows How To Project Her Voice, Stage Presence & Cute Dance Moves ! Also Nicki’s Dumb Ass Didnt Create That Kick Move So Nicki Stans Sit + Nicki’s Whine Is STIFFER Than Rihanna That S*** Is Like Cement ! LOL 😉
YAAAAAAAAAAAAS
SLAYY…No female rapper can take the stage like the Queen be. 10+ people still rocking to her OLD S***! That is what you call a legend…
SAM is a BITTER Queen..I already told you. He throws shade a the queen has he SEEN Nicki’s performances looooooooool ch.. all that atutune/lip syncing and army of dancers cant take away that she aint nothing but a Hip HOP Wannabe be clown looking ass Fool!!
+ This is why TGJ Will never be in the same level as RAP UP!
Queen bee is BACK ..Now we just need MISSY!!
Lots of energy but her backing vocals were doing way to much on that 1st song.
She was hyped.
Omg, she was terrible, her voice, her dancing and actions, she murdered that song badly. She killed everything.
Poor Kim that was terrible.
Sorry hands down Kim’s performance was hot. She gave me everything I needed. See this is real hip hop. This is not some microwave bs that you new schoolers are accustomed to! Kim gave you that original hip hop flavor. Did you see how hype the crowd was??? Come on…show me a banging Nicki performance on a hip hop show where she gets that much love. The streets recognize real. We not into that fake ish that being manufactured out of the other chick mouth.
Kim was and will always be the Queen Bee!! Nicki even said it herself she “beez in the trap” Meaning she will always be trapped in Kim’s shadow in Kim’s trap!
Excellent Job Lil Kim!
YES!
THAT WAS FIERCE AS F***!
KIM WAS SERVING IT!
REALLY LOVED IT
CANT WAIT FOR MORE
I heart Yellow Gorillah comment!!!!! The truth is NO MATTER WHAT THIS SITE OR HATERS SAY Kim will always be the QUEEN! Nicki doesnt have ONE SONG you will want to play for years to come! The only hot songs she has is when she is featured on someone else’s track! That means she cant stand alone! Wayne is her puppet master! Biggie helped with Kim’s first cd and after his death she still was on top! Lets face it nicki stans you can talk about nicki on top now but the sad thing is she doesnt RESPECT her fans because if she did she wouldnt tour overseas first! She is about her money ONLY and putting out pour GARBAGE to get it! Because she know you dummys will buy it! And SAM you can keep trashing Kim’s name! Its sad you build your blog site off bringing others down because your life isn’t that great! Lame and tired just like a bitter queen!
Loved it . Kim slayed!!!
She still has it . Wonder why she wouldn’t sign with Jay she would have a team and better promotion. Anyhow she will forever be the Queen of Hip Hop.
This big lop body b**** was doing the ROBOT and you call that stage presence? LMAOOOOOOOO Just know that Queen Nicki snatched kim’s wig years ago and now she’s coming for the brittle naps that’s left! kim is THRU! DId you see the crowd during that first song? DEAD! Biggie’s lyrics saved the day!
Nawww so proud of my Kimmy Jones! She rocked it! It must be hard to spit that fire, and dance, and control a crowd, and trying to maintain the nerves she would have been feeling.
Relax TGJ, it’s just a 4 minute performance! Don’t base anything on that.
Snaps for her! She really is sticking to her word, and coming back real hard, with all these performances, TV specials, interviews, etc. Yay!
Lil’ Kim, the Queen Bee.
She did her thing,none of that pink and blue hair s*** just her and the mic.Oh and some eye candy. LOVE IT….
that was gross… She needs to leave.
That crowd was hype AF off some 97 s***. You do the math… #HATERSSTAYMAD #LEGEND #TeamLilKim
It was a great performance…the male background singer was just too loud on ‘If You Love Me’. The crowd loved it and on other sites…no one is hating, lol. Typical hate-mongering from TGJ.
I am no Lil Kim fan, personally i prefer Foxy, but that was a million times more entertaining than ANY performance i have seen from nicki minaj. That was TRUE Hip Hop: stage presence, and a mic. when nicki can do that without the clown suits, flaming dancers, and lip syncing, then her & her fans can talk. Great Job Kim!
KIm SLAYED it! she was serving that Janet Jackson/American Idol fierceness mixed with that BK swag!! WERK!!
LIL KIM DID A GREAT JOB!!!!!! THERE WERE NO PROPS ON STAGE TO TAKE AWAY FROM HER PERFORMANCE…SHE HAD DANCERS, & A DJ…NOT ONLY THAT SHE WAS HER OWN HYPEMAN, SHE DANCED, RAPPED, AND CONTROLLED THE CROWD. I MEAN DAMN IF YOU DO DAMN IF YOU DONT…THE WAY SHE LOOKS IS HER BUSINESS. LAST TIME I CHECKED I NONE OF US PAID FOR HER TO HAVE THOSE THINGS DONE TO HER. SO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. GREAT JOB KIM!!!!
the back ground singers were doign toooo much !!! it was OK, not as bad as u all say, BUT DEF NOT GOOD!!! it was OK!!! haha., I mean her songs are classics, love that, she just looks krazy now 🙁
Kim fans stay stuck in the past smh I mean Nicki isn’t doing it like Kim, she’s going after the ones who actually mad moves like Missy and Hov.
Nicki is doing it in a way Kim could’ve only dreamed.
Nicki Minaj…got you people so blinded on a TRENDING NOW ITEM…FACT that is 2012 and you talking about Lil’ Kim rest my case! Nicki is not doing anything Lil’ Kim has not already done….Nicki is trying to do Hova & Missy true…but her fansbase will not grow with her…this is the Internet Generation who jump on whatever is HOT RIGHT NOW! I’ve been rocking and supporting Lil’ Kim since 1995 so U do the math!
The FACT that Nicki used Lil’ Kim image and ideals to crossover says alot…I want to see any of you people saying it’s Barbie B**** in 2028! Shall I proceed??? YES INDEED…1997 Who that??? That Lil’ Kim the Queen Bee so u best take HEED!
Sign,
The Notorious O.N.E
“Love me or HATE ME Lil’ Kim comes thru my Fans across the world I came back for U!”
SHE LOOK LIKE A HOT T***** MESS. DA HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS GIRL. GIRL GET YO NAPPY WEAVE OFF THE STAGE
Crowd is too live! If she wanted a comeback and plotted it well enough, she could do so.
she’s Rap.
Nicki Is POP.
don’t see the categories according to which they got compared to each other !! 🙄
in Rap :
Lil’ KIM > Nicki.
IN POP songs :
Nicki >>
End Of.
This was a very s***** performance. She wasn’t even singing/rapping. She was only yelling. The crowd gets hype when anyone performs. If Nicki did this you Kim fans would say the same but when Kim gives bull s*** she is the best. WTF and what happened to her face and eyebrows. Just face it Kim’s done she is almost 40. No one wants to hear a 40 yr old rap about her p****. She better pay her taxes before the real IRS gets her. The irony.
LOLOLOL!
Dat s*** was horrible what the f*** were yall watching? LMAO
SHE KILLLEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDD
DID EXACTLY WHAT SHE IS GOOD AT AND THE BEST AT, AT THIS RAP S***!!!!!
TGJ STOP HATING WITH UR NICKI STANING ASS
I SEE SHE TOOK HER BREAST IMPLANTS OUT… INTERESTING
Ya’ll had me afraid to watch the video of Kims performance for days. I finally watched it, and I don’t see what was so terrible about it. I enjoyed it.
Ok I had to watch the performance twice before I decided to make a comment! I think Kim did alright! She looked the BEST I have seen her in years! She hasn’t performed in a long while on a televised event this major in awhile…..Her microphone was on and she was working the stage like a pro! People are so used to the lip synching they can’t appreciate when someone tries to step away from that. With that being said…I don’t like the new song but she did represent for the true hip hop fans.
Some of these comments are hilarious. Bottom line is if you were a Kim fan when you were coming of age you will always love her. Seems you cant talk about Kim these days unless you reference Nikki Minaj. i am 42 years old, actually Kim is only 38. When Nikki first came out it was obvious that her style was influenced by Kim . Just like with Gaga was influenced by Madonna. However younger people don’t appreciate the original as much as we do because they were not coming of age musically at that time. To us “old timers” these “young guns” don’t have substance and are imitators, but for kids coming of age right now listening to Ga Ga and Nikki they are the s***. So to each his own but a healthy dose of mutual respect seems to be in order. There are a couple of Nikki songs I like, but classic Kim will always be my preference. And as far as this show went….she did alright. I’m just glad she’s still alive and able to perform, unlike Micheal, Whitney, Amy W. (rip)