She’s the Rap icon with a plethora of Hip Hop classics to her name. However, as recent years have exposed to no end, Lil Kim the business woman and Lil Kim the artist struggle to sustain without Diddy’s guiding hand leading the way.
Indeed, as harsh as this might sound, alterations made to her aesthetic and countless lawsuits placed against her has proved that the Rapper isn’t as sharp as she’d like to think she is.
Now, in what marks an unexpected misstep on her journey to the top, the Grammy winning producer has cut ties with the forthcoming album he was said to be executive producing, a matter of weeks after the ‘How Many Licks’ MC made the announcement.
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When quizzed on the project, he revealed:
‘Give me anybody I’ll make ’em sound good. The outer surface is real easy but the inner’s hard- it’s hard to get in there. It’s easy to.. ‘let’s-hey let’s do this, yeah that’s great-you’re you- I’m me- that makes sense right?’ But when it comes to the music part, the business part, the details and the business, it’s not that easy- the conversation is different. I don’t really think it’s gonna work out’.
This is wrong on so many levels. The first, as a Hip Hop veteran who enjoyed critical acclaim an entire decade before most of today’s act got their foot in the door, it’s a shame Kim now finds her reputation in the industry burned.
Burned, not by her ill advised feud with Nicki Minaj, but by a general inability to handle her own business once she went the independent route and a false sense of entitlement.
For, while the likes of Missy Elliott have garnered a certain level of respect by moves made after their initial peak, Kim seems more occupied with reminding us that she was once a Rap Royal instead of showing us why she was.
The harsh reality of the situation is that for all her talk of ‘making a mill’ and serving verses for ‘7 million dollars’, the Brooklyn native is an unfortunate example of what happens when an act depends on everything but their own know-how to get ahead…and what happens when that ‘everything’ disappears.
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That’s so sad! I wish Kim would just throw in the towel and get married and have babies! We need fresh new talent in the industry! Like there’s this new artist who is the new Sade the same way Gaga is the new Madonna. Check out Afrodisiac by Teni, a dope new artist that I haven’t seen on any blogs yet! Poor Kim! Smh
I love that song Afrodisiac by Teni! Wow! You know about her!!
Dont worry about Kim honey
Saying Nicki is better than Lil Kim is like saying Drake is better than Biggie.
Kim is irrelevant but who cares, her albums are all fire and she is still influencing the rap-chicks to this day.
Will we still be talking about Nicki in 15 years time?
ummm have you heard kims latest concoctions shes been cooking up, Shes lost it and she needs to realize this instead of releasing all this autotune bs
H** hush…Az is whack
We wont b talkn bout icki n 3yrs. Poor dat
Nicki’s already been out 4 yrs. #POOR DAT 😆
Nicki rhymes >>>> Krimlins
And Drake vs Biggie? B**** who compares them? ➡
Like what Nicki said “All these rap b****** are only HOT! for one summer” Kim hang it up. After that s*** video that you did with Tiffany Foxx, it’s just time to untie the h** bootz and hang it up. Kim and all these old rap b****** should of came back before Nicki Minaj came in. Now all of a sudden since everyone is talking about Nicki right now, they all of a sudden want to pick up their pens and paper and make new music? Yeah BYE! We Waited! And Waited! Nicki Minaj is going to have longevity in music. You guys might say she is a pop/Hip Hop artist but what she’s really trying to do is create a strategy to get more fans and more appeal from the Pop music and than when she drops her next album, she’ll than have everybody locked in when she brings back her old Nicki attitude. It’s all about branding strategy. Anyways, all Im saying is Foxy Brown failed. Eve Failed! I think the only person that can come back and fans will be interested in is Missy Elliott.
Kim was hot for 10 summers honey.
lets see if nicki is still talked about in 15 years.
@lala i stop readn when you quoted icki. Icki wont.even make it to a 4th album…and yo p**** stink
smh at lil krim and her dumb d*** riding stans (truth and truth #2) Nicki will have longevity and far more success than krim, eval, kissy smelliott, or anybody else!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So are we not getting a Lil Kim record this year? After her interview on MTV RapFix i thought things were looking up for Kim. And i thought her album was almost finished? I don’t understand why her music video with Tiffany ‘Twisted’ had over 100,000 views and she deletes it? “I don’t think it’s going to work out?” Well that’s not a definite no though, so maybe they can work out their differences?
What do u mean she deleted it?, i just watched it…so what r u talkn about?
Oh so thats mean no new album this yr? I feel sorry for her fans 🙁 anyway High School video drops today @ 10:53 am on MTV (GLOBAL premiere) 🙂 🙂 🙂
N**** f*** you and that clown b**** with the finger paint makeup ole nick jr cartoon character looking ass!!!! b****!!!
Cartoon? Bish your fav looks deformed so you coming for any1 looks is just ugh your fav looks like a plastic rat and btw high school is a flop? The song video has just been released you need to worry bout your fav and her flop singles and cheap videos
B**** some needs to s*** in ur mouf u sound so stoopid. Highschool is flopn left right and center so icki, may as well retire. Icki flopn harder than kim in reality for the simple reason she had promoters and she caint get air play. U may go clean the dust off yo p**** now…s***!!
u sure nicki flopping harder than kim? i mean have u even read the article???? a GRAMMY winning producer doesnt want to work with Kim, so i dont think Nicki is the one flopping harder
YASSSSSSSSSS HUNTYY, LET THEM H*** KNOW THAT HIGH SCHOOL DROPS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! (GLOBAL PREMIERE) SLAYYYYYYY ONIKA!!!!!!!!!!!
SMH OH NO. WE STILL LOVE YOU KIM.
I like kim she’s funny looking but this is it, time to throw in the towel boo i still like her tho
Awwwww poor dat!!!
Im wondering: Who is gassing these HO now???
Still BP?! Hmmmmm
B****** are so Busted
B****** are my son
Im the best
You mad Dusty
B**** talk she is the queen when she’s looking like a asian lab rat
Nicki I love You
Gargle my diarhia
SHUT UP YOU NAPPY HEADED H**!!!!! UR BS TALKING IS PRETTY PLAYED OUT AND THE JOKES ARE LACKIN AND THE FACTS ARE PRETTY MUCH DEAD…. BEW BEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS ALSO TIME FOR YOU TO HANG UP THE PHONE, THROW IN THE TOWEL AND SIT DOWN FOR A SPELL SO YOU CAN HAVE A FRONT SEAT TO SLAYNIKA THE GREAT!!!!!!!!!!! p.s. dont even reply because thats all you good for is talking ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET A LIFE AND GROW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We’ll said. Respect!!
Very well said. Respect!!
Oh well…
🙁
Either way, at least we still have the memories of Li’ Kim’s past-albums: “Hardcore, The Notorious K.I.M & La Bella Mafia & The Naked Truth”.
ICON.
But @ Bangladesh: If you can, so-called, “make anything happen”, surely you can sort whatever issues there are between Kim and yourself and construct, at least, a single?
*sigh* >>>
Like too many setbacks already..I don’t know what’s up with her now but i cherish her classics.
Exactly.
It’s just overwhelming really…
I don’t know what’s happening to her.
It’s really sad. When an artist begins self-sabotaging their own careers, then there seriously must be a problem.
She need to fix whatever’s up with her immediately.Her loyal fans have been way too patient with her & that patience is wearing thinner by the day
To b honest @jared kim b havn some outlandish business request tho. Its not the RAPN AND MUSIC part thats the problem. It the mondy.details and stlhit like that.
Her name may not be on charts but she’s definitely in the history books.
MY 10 FEMALE RAPPERS OF ALL TIME:-
1.MC Lyte
2.Queen Latifah
3.Lil Kim
4.Lauryn Hill
5.Foxy Brown
6.Missy Elliot
7.Salt n Pepa
8.Left Eye
9.Da Brat
10.Eve
I think my list is more accurate
1. Lauryn Hill
2. Lil Kim
3. Lyte
4. Latifah
5. Brat
6. Foxy
7. Missy
8. Eve
9. Left Eye
10. Salt n Pepa
@DEE At least we agree about the top 10…but to me Lyte was always my no.1
YALL H*** TRYING TO BE FUNNY LEAVING SLAYNIKA OUT!!!!!!!!!!! IT’S ALL GOOD, ” THEY’LL NEVER THANK ME FOR OPENING DOORS, BUT THEY AIN’T EVEN THANK JESUS WHEN HE DIED ON THE CROSS” NICKI MINAJ!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. WHO THE ONE BREAKING RECORDS AND SHOWING THESE H*** HOW TO DO IT RIGHT……….QUEEN NICKI!!!!!!!!
I have nothing against Lil’ Kim but why can’t she understand that she – just like million other artists – have EXPIRATION DATES?
Why does she keep trying to milk the SHITE outta her career?
Same goes for Nicki, Ciara, Fantasia, Brandy, Missy, Keri, Kelly and that girl named Dawn Richard or whatever.
You know your s*** is wack, you know the only kind of music you do is no longer appealing even to urban radios/markets and you’re, you know you’re not about to achieve anything, then why waste your time, your energy and your money like that?
You HAVE worked for your money and earned it, now just sit your ass at home and LIVE!
Fame! They still want to be famous. Did that answer your question?
Dawn Richard? 😆 Where was her grammy?
Where’s Keri hilsons?
Dont ever compare!!!
Brandy is an icon & will forever have a legacy the b**** has her own BARBIE and sold 17mil off one ALBUM ww !
Ciara was woman of the yr by billboard !
They will FOREVER be supreme beings than h*** that dont write their own songs 😆 When you hear a Ciara song on the radio, whether she flops or not, she’s getting paid
Cant say the same for a lot of these other girls
Keep clocking SHADE, doll.. I’ll keep the FACTS!
Kim u may need to rethink what u tryna control in ur business deals. Bangledesh was HIGH AS HELL! I hope he realized he was being interviewed. Still hopin u do SOMETHING kim. If not then sit and hush and let Tiffany do this. Icki is no threat anymore…she’s at the high of her career and cant even get radio play anymore. Poor dat…poor B****!
RETHINK?????? RETHINK HER FACE SHAPE TO THAT PLASTIC SURGEON AND RETHINK THOSE DEAD BUSINESS DEALS AND RETHINK THE TITLE OF QUEEN TO ONIKA MARAJ!!!!!!!! AND IF NICKI IS NO THREAT WHY IS EVERY FEMALE RAPPER TRYING TO MAKE MUSIC AND GET BACK IN THE GAME OR WHY IS IT HARD FOR HER TO COMEBACK IF SHE WAS THE SOOOO CALLED QUEEN???????????????????????? IT’S BECAUSE OF SLAYNIKA AND SHE GOT ALL THEM H*** SCARED!!!!!!!!!!1
Nicki can’t get Radio play ? *FLATLINES*
i see a delusional h**
Kim probably asked for an insane amount of money. While she’s a good artist, she’s a CRAPPY business woman.
Kim >>>>>> ‘MAN’aj
OHHHHH A NEW HATER ON DA BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY KIM GOT TO BE USING HER HEAD TO GET DEALS OR WHY IT LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS A D*** IN HER SO CALLED FAMOUS POSTER????????????????? OR BIGGIE AINT EVEN MADE HIM/HER HIS WIFEY?????
I LOVE KIM !!
Wow..
I respect Lil Kim and she is one of the greatest female rappers to ever bless the mic. I do think her time is up though.
Why not focus on something else. For some reason females past 35 in the industry get no love. If she comes with something hard I will purchase it. If it’s something like “Download” i’ll pass.
Labella Mafia, Notorious K.I.M, The Naked Truth and her debut are all still excellent examples of her in her glory. This new generation has no respect for any artist that pre-dates 2005 and it’s sad seeing as music turned into trash in 2008.
H** HUSH, YOU MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yessss OMG you hit the nail on the head with that
I use to like kim. She was a beast back then. Now
She s***** as f***. Oh well still got nicki. High school vid
Today. Finna slay charts. I hope kim gets better
I really wanna kim at her best now but I guess not.
Lil Kim is OLD! She should be sitting back enjoying the fruits of her labor by now, but she blew her dough on plastic surgery and chasing Mr Papers. What a terrible businesswoman.
PREACHHHHHH CHILE, TELL THE WORD!!!!!!!!!!!
Whatever Bangladesh was smoking before this interview, I need some of that in my life!
The dude was clearly high…I have a feeling there will be some backpedaling once the interview makes headlines.
As for Kim, I think there’s a lot to be said for someone who can phase themselves into a different part of their career, leaving their legacy untouched. Kim shouldn’t be putting out new music, because personally I don’t want to hear new music from her if its not gonna be like “Hardcore” or “The Naked Truth”. I don’t want one album to overshadow a career of hits, and we all know that in today’s music atmosphere, 1 misstep can cause everything to crumble, and no one is willing to forget.
Honestly, I’d love it if Kim transitioned and was just writing for other artists, helping others develop into what she sid, guiding their careers. Or if she transitioned into acting or something.
I didnt think about what Im about to say until but I honestly think lil kim has cold feet. Sure she’s let off a mixtape and a few singles but probably the results of what came from it wasn’t to her expectations. And letting off and actual album is totally different and she knows it and of course we do too. So I just think she’s a lil nervous which is completely normal but I dont think she should keep telling us (fans) stuff and then we’re disappointed for the umpteenth time. I think she should just do in and DO THE DAMN THING! And leave the underground mess alone (ex: her team). There’s a reason its called underground. Im still gone keep the faith tho and keep rooting for her. #TEamLiLKim!
SOOO!!! TGJ DECIDES TO PUT THIS INTERVIEW UP, BUT NONE OF TIFFANY FOXX & KIM ON RAPFIX, NONE ON TIFFANY SHOUTING KIM OUT ON A FOX NEWS ST.LOUIS INTERVIEW!. NOTHING ON “TWISTED” BEING PLAYED ON VARIOUS STATIONS IN THE WORLD & THE U.S!. NOT ONCE DID YOU DO A POSITIVE PROFILE ON TIFF. HELL, YOU PUSH NICKI ” FLOPPED ON IDOL” MINAJ TO THE MOON, BUT REFUSES TO GIVE KIM HER PROPS 4 TAKING A FEMALE RAPPER TO NEW HEIGHTS! SMDH!
Where have u been? They posted Twisted Weeks Ago ➡
and FLOPPED on Idol with 12mil>>>Kriminal Owing the IRS 😆
now you know twisted is not being played on any mainstream radio just cut the crap out ima ardent lil kim fan to we have to get head out of sand she needs to handle her affairs better
A verse for 7 Mil? 😆 From Kim? Is that how much she pays for them to write it? 😆
Kim’s gonna try to talk s*** on him on twitter & her ugly fans will harass him until he blocks them & then they’ll put in their bios “Blocked by Bangladesh” 😆 😆 all they are is net predators they’re 35-50 yrs old working at daycares & walmarts = Kim fans
CTFU!!!! You aint right! smh.35- 50 working @Daycares and walmarts ctfuuuuuuuu!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Ok…No I can’t anymore. Shading Krimmmm is dead. I actually feel bad for her now. Like…everything: Her image, her brand, her career, her music, her artists, EVERYTHING is FLLLLLOPPPPPPING! She Aint coming back! 🙁 Sorry Paypals! (No seriously..I’m soooo sorry.)
It’s funny how you guys left out the fact that he said “FOR ME THAT WOULD ME THE MOVE!!” But I don’t think it’s going to work out! The grapejuuce has a bit of hater pumping through their vines
It’s funny how you guys left out the fact that he said “FOR ME THAT WOULD BE THE MOVE!!” Right before he said, But I don’t think it’s going to work out! The grapejuice has a bit of hater pumping through their vines