Lil Kim keeps her promises.
After promising to release a new album for the last decade, the Hip-Hop Queen fulfilled her promise with the release of the edgy set ‘Nine’ last week and watched it soar into several markets.
This week, members of her fanbase have joined forces to ensure that the project receives a chart position befitting of Kim’s status as one of the most influential and impactful artists of our time.
Full report below…
The new album lost its footing hours ago and slipped out of iTunes Top 40 after its pure sales took a dip.
Now, her fans are ready to give it the boost they believe it deserved by urging their followers on Twitters to support the set before the Billboard 200 closes it doors this week.
Stream The iTunes one all day #BeeHive let’s get the final sales higher for #LilKim9
9 by Lil’ Kim https://t.co/EhITFBnzsW
— Lil’ Kim Live®️ (@LilKimLive) October 15, 2019
What they’re up against?
Messages like these….
Nobody :
Me : i got the perfect meme video ready for when chartdata tweet lil Kim album sales pic.twitter.com/6FCfcROfvL
— B L I N K (@darkskiinboy) October 13, 2019
I’m waiting for lil kim album sales to come out so I can laugh my ass off. Law school has been stressful. I need a good laugh to de-stress especially since people were gassing her up as if she didn’t release trash. As if the bitch is a real artist ????
— Antonia ? Sarpong (@antonia_nicki) October 14, 2019
Lil Kim’s album debuted at #144 on Worldwide iTunes. Congrats @LilKim
— Bad to Ferb (@nickistatsyt) October 11, 2019
Quite interestingly, it appears Kim may have good reason to celebrate at the end of the week even if ‘Nine’ doesn’t deliver blockbuster albums. For, thanks to a positive comeback campaign launched by her new management team, sales of her debut album ‘Hardcore’ have pushed the project to the 3x Platinum mark in the United States twenty three years after its release.
Lil’ Kim’s ‘9’ is currently #16 on iTunes Australia.
— Cardi B Aus ?? (@CardiBAustralia) October 10, 2019
‘Hardcore’ sits behind Lauryn Hill‘s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ and Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday‘ on the list of highest-selling debut efforts launched by a female rapper.
It has moved a reported 5 million units worldwide.
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???????? debuted at number 144 on itunes
I have to laugh.
She thought attacking nicki and supporting cardi will boost her album sales. Lol
that album cover is so scary atrocious. So much going on.
Her face is an eyesore.
Shut it T***** Clarkson. Kim is always a target. If this was Ciara TGJ would say nothing about her bad sales.
Um Ciara is ALWAYS a target too and her name shouldn’t be a standard for bad sales either she get decent streams and sales being as tho she’s underrated and an inde artist she’s still able to get platinum plats and is currently listed by the Riaa as Best-Selling Artists of All-Time (Digital Singles) #25 Best-Selling Solo Female Artist. Ashanti, Kelly Rowland, Mya, Nivea, Amerie, Teyana taylor, Fantasia, Keri Hilson, K michelle aren’t the best at selling albums nor singles but somehow Ciara is the chosen one in debates and shaded for low sales why her so much and not others who’s doing a lot worse?
Ciara fans like u are straight up liars. I checked RIAA’s website and u you are clearly lying on Ciara! Ciara’s total career sales are 23 million and Lil’ Kim’s total career sales are 30 million so of course they can be compared together because of the similarity in sales.
You love to say it’s a lie when it comes to Ciara I made extra sure i checked before I wrote that. Im no where near as delusional as ppl on this site and as far as her only selling 23m that’s been like that for years and haven’t been updated like she just got the rest of her singles updated weeks ago believe it or not she’s top 100 artist and the top 25th Female artist on that list might wanna take your time and search well bc it’s there forsure im looking at it right now.
You are incorrect. You are clearly skipping over other women on the list to make a false claim Ciara is at 25. Here is the FULL list:
RIAA ARTIST CERTIFIED UNITS (Top Artists Digital Singles)
(In Millions)
DRAKE 163
RIHANNA 125
TAYLOR SWIFT 121
EMINEM 107.5
KATY PERRY 102
JUSTIN BIEBER 69.5
CHRIS BROWN 69.5
BRUNO MARS 69.5
KANYE WEST 69
MAROON 5 67
ED SHEERAN 64
LADY GAGA 61
THE WEEKND 53
LUKE BRYAN 52.5
POST MALONE 52
FLO RIDA 49.5
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE 43.5
MICHAEL JACKSON 42
TWENTY ONE PILOTS 41
KENDRICK LAMAR 41
ARIANA GRANDE 35.5
KESHA 35.5
JASON DERULO 33.5
WIZ KHALIFA 33
LIL WAYNE 33
CARRIE UNDERWOOD 32.5
CARDI B 32.5
KHALID 32
IMAGINE DRAGONS 32
ADELE 31.5
NICKI MINAJ 30.5
MARIAH CAREY 30
LINKIN PARK 30
KEITH URBAN 29.5
JASON ALDEAN 29.5
TIM MCGRAW 29
DJ KHALED 29
SAM SMITH 29
THE CHAINSMOKERS 28.5
MEGHAN TRAINOR 28.5
TRAVIS SCOTT 28.5
KENNY CHESNEY 28.5
PANIC! AT THE DISCO 28.5
BLAKE SHELTON 28
BIG SEAN 27.5
QUEEN 27
SHAWN MENDES 26.5
FALL OUT BOY 26
MILEY CYRUS 26
RAE SREMMURD 26
BEYONCE 26
ERIC CHURCH 25
FUTURE 25
THOMAS RHETT 24.5
XXXTENTACION 24
THE BLACK EYED PEAS 24
JAY-Z 23.5
ZAC BROWN BAND 23
HALSEY 22.5
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS 22.5
ELLIE GOULDING 21.5
PITBULL 21
JOHN MAYER 21
LMFAO 21
DEMI LOVATO 20.5
G-EAZY 20.5
WHITNEY HOUSTON 20
LIL UZI VERT 20
SAM HUNT 19.5
FUN. 19
FETTY WAP 18.5
MIRANDA LAMBERT 18
SELENA GOMEZ 18
YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN 17.5
KID CUDI 17.5
ONEREPUBLIC 17.5
FERGIE 17.5
LADY ANTEBELLUM 17.5
BILLIE EILISH 17.5
MEEK MILL 17.5
JEREMIH 17.5
PARAMORE 17
THE FRAY 17
CHARLIE PUTH 17
6IX9INE 17
MIGOS 16.5
LOGIC 16.5
JASON MRAZ 16.5
CHRISTINA PERRI 16.5
JUICE WRLD 16.5
TYGA 16
KODAK BLACK 16
2 CHAINZ 16
A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE 16
BRYSON TILLER 16
GUCCI MANE 15.5
DAVID GUETTA 15.5
SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE 15
IGGY AZALEA 15
B.O.B. 15
A$AP ROCKY 15
CALVIN HARRIS 15
RASCAL FLATTS 15
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 15
LORDE 15
BRAD PAISLEY 15
TREY SONGZ 14.5
ELTON JOHN 14.5
RUSS 14.5
THREE DAYS GRACE 14
BILLY CURRINGTON 13.5
MIGUEL 13.5
AKON 13.5
TRAIN 13.5
ONE DIRECTION 13.5
COLDPLAY 13.5
THE BAND PERRY 13
KEVIN GATES 13
CHRIS STAPLETON 13
LUKE COMBS 13
DAUGHTRY 12.5
BILLY JOEL 12.5
FIFTH HARMONY 12.5
KANE BROWN 12.5
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 12.5
DAN + SHAY 12
P!NK 12
YOUNG THUG 12
CHRIS YOUNG 12
CHILDISH GAMBINO 12
J. COLE 12
CIARA 12
YG 12
LEE BRICE 12
SHINEDOWN 11.5
CAMILA CABELLO 11
JOHN LEGEND 11
TOBY KEITH 11
FRENCH MONTANA 11
JAY-Z & KANYE WEST 11
CARLY RAE JEPSEN 11
ROBIN THICKE 11
MARK RONSON 11
KELLY CLARKSON 11
SCHOOLBOY Q 10.5
TY DOLLA $IGN 10.5
BON JOVI 10.5
SZA 10.5
NELLY 10.5
BRANTLEY GILBERT 10.5
ELLA MAI 10.5
DIERKS BENTLEY 10.5
COLE SWINDELL 10
BRETT YOUNG 10
MAJOR LAZER 10
AVICII 10
LUIS FONSI & DADDY YANKEE 10
BEBE REXHA 10
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS 10
BREAKING BENJAMIN 10
ZEDD 9.5
SIA 9.5
CLEAN BANDIT 9.5
HUNTER HAYES 9.5
MARSHMELLO 9.5
MIKE POSNER 9
SKRILLEX 9
ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF HAMILTON 9
SKILLET 9
TAIO CRUZ 9
SARA BAREILLES 9
SHAKIRA 9
3 DOORS DOWN 9
NF 9
FOSTER THE PEOPLE 8.5
JAY SEAN 8.5
CAGE THE ELEPHANT 8.5
LITTLE BIG TOWN 8.5
LUKAS GRAHAM 8.5
FOO FIGHTERS 8.5
OWL CITY 8
NE-YO 8
ALESSIA CARA 8
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER 8
BRETT ELDREDGE 8
IDINA MENZEL 8
GOTYE 8
T.I. 8
DARIUS RUCKER 8
TORY LANEZ 8
AVRIL LAVIGNE 8
GYM CLASS HEROES 8
THE KILLERS 8
SURVIVOR 8
LIL DICKY 8
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 7.5
JHENE AIKO 7.5
MUMFORD & SONS 7.5
PHARRELL WILLIAMS 7.5
JOSH TURNER 7.5
JAKE OWEN 7.5
YO GOTTI 7.5
CEE LO GREEN 7
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE 7
ROMEO SANTOS 7
RACHEL PLATTEN 7
TIMBALAND 7
PLAIN WHITE T’S 7
SUGARLAND 7
BASTILLE 7
TOVE LO 7
ELI YOUNG BAND 7
VANCE JOY 7
MELANIE MARTINEZ 7
FLORENCE & THE MACHINE 7
THE SCRIPT 7
21 SAVAGE 7
D.R.A.M. 7
LIL BABY 7
NICK JONAS 6.5
LIL PUMP 6.5
TRIPPIE REDD 6.5
NEON TREES 6.5
AWOLNATION 6.5
DUA LIPA 6.5
A$AP FERG 6.5
OF MONSTERS & MEN 6.5
ANDY GRAMMER 6.5
GARY ALLAN 6.5
CASTING CROWNS 6.5
JON PARDI 6.5
DJ SNAKE 6
JUSTIN MOORE 6
GOO GOO DOLLS 6
TRACE ADKINS 6
X AMBASSADORS 6
OLD DOMINION 6
MUSE 6
A GREAT BIG WORLD & CHRISTINA AGUILERA 6
TOTO 6
PASSENGER 6
COLBIE CAILLAT 6
DJ SNAKE & LIL JON 6
HOZIER 6
HAILEE STEINFELD 6
LIL BABY & GUNNA 6
KYLE 6
CHRIS TOMLIN 6
KID INK 6
RICH THE KID 6
PLAYBOI CARTI 6
SNOOP DOGG & WIZ KHALIFA 6
DESIIGNER 6
WALE 6
JESSIE J, ARIANA GRANDE, NICKI MINAJ 6
MERCYME 6
SILENTO 6
NIALL HORAN 5.5
YOUNG JEEZY 5.5
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD 5.5
BAZZI 5.5
RODNEY ATKINS 5.5
LUDACRIS 5.5
SHANIA TWAIN 5.5
MAREN MORRIS 5.5
EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY 5.5
LANA DEL REY 5.5
ROB THOMAS 5.5
KELSEA BALLERINI 5.5
KEVIN RUDOLF 5.5
SCOTTY MCCREERY 5.5
SEAN KINGSTON 5.5
GREEN DAY 5.5
JENNIFER LOPEZ 5.5
CALVIN HARRIS & RIHANNA 5
DON OMAR 5
AJR 5
SEAN PAUL 5
AMINE 5
PHILLIP PHILLIPS 5
MISSY ELLIOTT 5
THE BLACK KEYS 5
DNCE 5
MAC MILLER 5
JESSIE J 5
3OH!3 5
JOURNEY 5
ZAYN 5
THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS 5
PORTUGAL. THE MAN 5
FORT MINOR 5
THEORY OF A DEADMAN 5
DISTURBED 5
G-EAZY X BEBE REXHA 5
KEHLANI 5
K CAMP 5
LIL SKIES 5
LUPE FIASCO 5
EVANESCENCE 5
BRITNEY SPEARS 5
NAV 5
THE CHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY 5
PSY 5
SNOW PATROL 5
RICK ROSS 5
I stand corrected bc I see the same names of some female artist that’s repeated more than once
LMFAO at this fake ass list with some people named twice. Some of yall got way too much time on your hands.
What’s fake about it? You have eyes to read the list with certain artists named twice just like I and others can see it but stay pressed at facts tho no need for it to be fake when its certified on the Riaa website.
Nicki drew first blood. And only after women in the game started banding together, did she repent. She was genuinely interested in supporting Cardi, because Cardi isn’t a swagga jacking b**** that disrespects her predecessors.
Lies. Kim came out of her knifed up scary face first way back when Nicki first blew up, she was sore because she thought Nicki wasnt paying “homage” to her fake ass. Dont try to rewrite history just because this washed up clown flopped hard even after thinking that jumping on the Nicki hate train and swinging from cardi’s balls would guarantee her relevancy. Try again sis.
The headline is misleading.
Uuurrrrgh the CLICK BAIT in the post title tho ??♂️??♂️ Why don’t you focus on writing strong posts instead of tricking people into thinking you have something interesting to say? No mam, you do not get a pass for that mess, the album is actually good and you guys prefer to ridicule her like some twitter posts are the holy grail of entertainment journalism. FOH
In her defense the children today dont know her. Also, kim needs to find her own sound and not sound like everyone else. The album isn’t bad but she needs beats from swiss, darkchild, timbo etc and not these producers now that only knows bass. Oh and a real record label would help her alot.
She done had Cardi’s name in her mouth the past 2 years & especially during her promo for the album, ?talking bout she was passing her the torch, yet Cardi ain’t promote her lil album @ all since it’s dropped ?
Not one tweet, insta story nothing .. it’s sad
She actually just did tho her and Remy
Just goes to show how petty immature and downright stupid Kim is and always has been.
This album has been on repeat since it dropped. Idc what anyone says it’s far better than anything Mcfraud been putting out. Lil Kim actually raps and goes hard.
No Son/Potty/Barbie garbage raps ?♂️
Girl Please , not even Satan believes those lies ? Kim is ? Trash
Auto blanco goes harder than anything Nicki or Cardi put out in the last three years.
LMAO for real, even Satan is like, stop lying Sway lmfao.
Regardless if she has good numbers or not…she is still the ICON and the best to ever do it, if it wasn’t for her y’all favs wouldn’t be here, at least put some respect on her name,
After 20 plus years in the game her first album Hardcore is still charting on the charts…name another artist that’s first second and third albums are still charting
Hardcore is not still charting your delusional
But it is tho go have a look
Nicki Minaj looks up to Lauryn Hill not Jigsaw Face
One of the most impactful artists of our time ?
Out of the US, and no shade, she’s not that famous. Unless you’re into Hip Hop, the mainstream worldwide audience doesn’t really know her…
They know her through the fashion world.
You get what u put in 9 songs half auto tune glad it flopped you gone 9 years and come up with this half ass crap next
She doesn’t appeal to the young ones… and she definitely not making music for her generation so it’s pretty much a given she would flop unfortunately. Rap for women is not lucrative long term.
I’m sorry too say but Lil Kim Album is forgettable!
And at the end of the day that still won’t change the fact that she’s an ICON, LEGEND, QUEEN, and the Mother Of Rap those titles that was GIVEN to her will stick now later and even after death now lets see what happens when Foxy drops her unwanted album that she’s working on.
The word icon and legend is being thrown around very easily these days.
I agree especially when it comes to Nicki Minaj ??
Even more so when it comes to Kim.
Your a Nicki fan so of coarse that’s your Opinion but not facts Real Hip hop heads know who’s Legend or Icon status and who’s not, No matter chart sales or whatever Kim did it all already and don’t have anything else to prove her mark has been made the original will always win and come first.
What a disgusting comment Antonia Sarpong (@antonia_nicki) October 14, 2019 made. I bet she wouldn’t call Lil Kim a b**** to her face….and this is what we have to look forward to in the justice system? No wonder it sucks…ugh.
Kim is independent. The fact is independents do not chart like majors do. She is a boss and does not work for a boss. She is right to do it independent. What she would have to give up to sign with a major (not owning masters, having to give percentage of publishing, tours, appearances, tv shows, endorsements) is NOT worth it. She has already done the major label thing, charted at the top, gone multi platinum. Chart numbers are also not everything, a lot of that music is crap anyways. She has a loyal fan base, and is making more money this way. And we are still all talking about her and her music. Plus, the real artists recognize what she has done and continues to do. And there is no denying that, as much as people will try. I like how she bridges hip hop of the past with today. Lil Kim is queen, and was crowned by both biggie and the streets. That is real and nobody can take that away!
Lil Kim is trash ? stop ? hyping this jigSaw faced, lost, bleaching cream wEirdo up at let her Rest In Peace ✌? her ghostwriters should have written better material , thank you NEXT!!!!! Bring on the next female rap album
Which will be Cardi’s second album. Seethe heathen!
i tried listening to this album the other day and… i’m sorry, but it’s crap
She released it indie tho so that’s a feat in itself after so many behind the scenes delays…it’s a pretty decent album for what it is.
9 songs and they all sound like Nah she could at least have done a record with her fake bestie Remy Nah but neither chicks show each other love ❤️ they just Nicki Minaj haters
Be patient its a part2 album coming with more featured artist and a few bigger names that well be on it.
Omg u lil qweens who write this mess. She may have DEBUT at 144 BUT she reached the TOP 6!! God y’all some sissies!
Calling people sissy doesnt hurt our feelings gworl been called everything on the book
TBH, I did not like the album as a whole on the first listen. I liked Found You and Bags. Then today, I was listening to a YouTube 90s mix that showcased Snoop, Big, Usher, SWV, Diddy, etc. After the mix completed, Pray for Me by Lil Kim played next. I immediately thought to myself that it was the original song that Lil Kim sampled. I really liked it. It flowed very well after the 90s mix. Then I realized that it was Lil Kim’s new song Pray for Me. I couldn’t believe how differently it sounded from my first listen. Maybe the problem I found with the entire album was that it did not have a cohesive sound. But, listening to individual singles work for me.
I love the old Lil Kim better (as far as, lyricism, style, stage presence, beats, etc) goes. I don’t mind people evolving and have a different and fresh sound and so forth. However, if you are going to transform…make sure it is YOUR very BEST and yet, still keep the originality/authenticy of who you are as a person and rapper…period! ? I did not stream the album because, I simply did not like any of the songs or vibes. Now if it was unique but classic Lil Kim with the album production, lyrics, artwork, etc., being BEYOND ?? ?? ? then of course I would definitely INVEST…BIG TIME!??
#This album is a legit NO for me!???
I think people have lost it when you start wishing bad on other independent artists. XD She’s doing her thing, as she always has. Many artists DREAM of being where she is in her career. Insulting a stranger who is successful is ratchet redefined and classless, but ah well.
Why do you care about the sales? Y’all better care about the QUALITY silly h***.
The quality is worse than the sales tho.
Gworl Bye You said “Kim came out of her knifed up scary face first way back when Nicki first blew up”….And where did you hear that information from huh d#ck rider. Let guess, nicki minaj right ? !!! So you really think this nicki minaj hate train came from no wear. Minaj has been trouble maker since the beginning of her career, and no, I’m not talking about the PF era, I’m talking the mixtape days. The proof is out there, time and time again she proves You barbz don’t have a brain of ya’ll own.
But since your not smart enough to look for this info yourself, I’m bring it to you. You’ve met you match today, I’ll dissect nicki like frog
Up next, I’ll have receipts for “ghostwriters too”
Kims album is cute tho. Ya’ll really need to stop hatin
Queen B has been nothing but a Ride or die chick for us, let’s Ride for her and get these numbers up. She deserves it.