With a career spanning almost twenty years, Lil Kim is undoubtedly one of Rap’s more popular living legends.
Yes, while recent years have seen her ‘mainstream’ appeal fall prey to irrelevancy, there is no denying the ‘No Time’ Rapper’s mark on Hip Hop culture and the short but sweet time she enjoyed as Pop’s reigning MC circa 2001.
So now, weeks after confirming the release of new material, That Grape Juice presents…
‘Relighting Lil Kim’
Let’s face it, up until joining forces with Bad Boy‘s ‘Diddy’ in 2010, Rick Ross found himself in a similar position to that of Lil Kim– forced to watch their cause bashed and belittled by a commercially potent rival.
In Ross’ case, this rival was 50 Cent and while it’d be unrealistic to hope Kim could match sales boasted by Nicki Minaj, there’s no reason she can’t be just as popular as her.
This, we’d say, might be achieved by Ms.Jones lending her skills to as many cuts as possible- by way of verses as fiery as the lines held in Mobb Deep‘s ‘Quiet Storm’.
Of course, thought it’d do little to stop fans asking for the release of her own material, it would guarantee the star heavy rotation on Urban radio- thus forcing her back into the zeitgeist.
As far as labels goes, it’s pretty fantastical to assume Kim will be scoring a six figure contract any time soon, especially with her stock being as low as it is.
Perhaps, in making the most of her touring power (see success of ‘Return Of The Queen Tour’, her best bet would be to ink an independent deal which would see her efforts dedicated to pushing digital releases but more importantly- generating revenue via live shows.
By no means are we comparing Kim to Madonna, but as the sales of ‘MDNA‘ can attest to, an act doesn’t have to a mega seller album to enjoy a successful touring run.
A run, which would see Kim cut out the middle man and take new music directly to her fans who’d show their support by purchasing tickets and not downloads.
Wrapping up, if Britney Spears can survive 2007, Janet the ‘Superbowl’ and Rihanna ‘Battleship’, nothing is impossible for Kim…if armed with the right financial backing, stylist and material that speaks to her layered and inspirational story.
A story, which saw her overcome the loss of Biggie Smalls, domestic abuse and the sexism she faced upon arrival. A story, we believe is far from over.
Ugly ill Kim doneeeee
u hate ………
I agree with you! kim is SOOOOOOO over and so will thatgrapejuice be if Sam can’t be more creative with getting through a slow news day. The last hope for the old girls was Missy and we see what those 2 singles are doing….nothing! So sam I am or whoever is writing these tired posts…GET YOUR LIFE! This topic is so dumb.
IF LIL KIM WASNT HERE YO FAVORITE ARTIST WOULD BE BUSSING TABLES N EAT C******… BREATHE SMELLING REGULAR WEED
b**** and where is nicki on the charts?
DEAD @Dahotnig ! YASS! U know its a slow news day when he starts talking about FLOP careers
@DBOY6 @TRUTH
Nicki is actually ON THE CHARTS Nappy headed f***!
Where is your flop idol? Mad?
shut up faf
seriously done with this gimmicki minaj b*******, can’t wait to hear the real hip-hop material we’ve all been waiting for.
LIL’ KIM IS A LEGEND! NOT ANOTHER CAN COME CLOSE! #ThatIsAll
Delusion on display on displayyyy!
b**** yo P**** got fleas!!
i love kim they need to give her credit where it is due she is the reason why the game so s***!!!!! go kim
dumb ass va h***. did u go to salem or tallwood??
SOOOMEBODY burn this b**** at the state!!!! #TEAMKIMBITCH
No the f*** she not, Saltn Pepa dressed s*** in ’91 chile cheese..
‘cheese’ is what in yo ass crack u c***
I don’t even understand why there are so many posts about lol Kim. she’s not even a mutha f***** factor!!!!! Next!!
if that’s the case why is she mentioned here everyday, and u came on a post talkin about lil kim..if she’s such a non factor stay da f*** off her post..dumb ass
THANK YOU!!!! the TRUTH is with you honey(pokes lips out like Drake and Trey Songz and apllies pork chop grease chile)
get yo FUNKY ASS drug if you want too b****!! SAY SOMETHING F***** ELSE HEA!!!!!
@maddox it’s like seeing a big overturned truck on the highway. You look, you shake your head, and you keep driving. kim is a garbage bag full of s***.
the truth!!!
now BOTH of yall c**** EAT what you SAY she is FULL OF!!
@dathotfagg
how can u call kim garbage? kim has made some of the best female lyrics (rapping wise) in history…name another female rappers lyrics that are still relevant and memorable and you can sing along to back then and now 15+ years later? just name one..don’t worry i’ll wait
see that’s legendary iconic s*** right there you f***** idiot. I bet you can sing along to any of her songs right now til this day…now sicki garbarge’s lyrics..u probably forgot them shits already and that chile only been out 3 years..it’s like after they play her shyt out, it’s done n a few months and no one doesn’t care to relive it and continue to play it on the radio..shoot not even 5 years from now u won’t hear nicki’s s*** like that..cuz she’s a gimmick
we can tell u listen to tht white s***… kim is real hip hop baby… no fabrication
@DBOY6: Take your seat foooo! You’re beyond ignorant. I listen to all genres of music, and Lil’ Kim used to be on point and she FELL OFF HARD!! She stays using bleaching cream, wearing wigs, getting fat and NOT making music!!! She’s more concerned with looking like miss piggy than being on top in the game.
You people who want to stay defending Lil’ Kim can keep doin’ it, but you’re not gunna get anywhere because shes sittin’ on her ass doin’ jack s*** while you muppets stay ”trying” to lift her up. All yall need to FOREVER LIE DOWN!!!!
b**** and icki does too so go wash yo smelly p**** before you speak…h**
whoever icki is must be doing better than Kim cuz u bringing her up on a Kim post.. bye hater f***
f*** you faf
you need to post lil kim with new music and a video ….other than that stop waisting energy
TGJ, SAM JANET DID NOT SURVIVE THE SUPERBOWL! HER CAREER AINT BEEN THE SAME SINCE JT THREW HER UNDER THE BUS! DAMITA JO, 20 Y.O WERE NOT BIG SELLERS! SHE GETS HER MONEY FROM TOURS & MOVIES WHICH KIM HAS NOT HAD!
Kiss her ass h**
Kim is the best to ever do it. We ALL love u kimmie!! Bet not ONE mutha fucka post a negative blog or i WILL cut a b****!!
Why don’t you cut kim’s face for the 10,000th time?? Truth is…kim died when Biggie did! No more help with her rhymes LMAO
and nicki died at Black friday…see how she fell off! she looks like a fool now
A fool getting 12m on idol
where is your flop? on TVNONE
bye f***
we dont watch N***** tv
faf u f** b****..you suck n***** d*** tho h**
ok so if your theory is true…who wrote all about the benjamins? quiet storm? get dealt wit (a jermaine dupree joint u need to google that…hot track..kim ripped that s***)…jump off, magic stick, lighters up…and oh lets not forget the 3 albums that came out after biggie died? and one that got 5 mics n the source…. I guess Biggie came back from the grave and wrote that too huh???
f***** dumb ass! Get your s*** together
Sam this would’ve been an excellent article except u shaded her a few times. Can you ever write a post without shading KIM..i guess that’s what Nicki’s camp is paying you to do. And how dare you say she could be as popular as nicki…Lil kim has been a household name since her first CD came out..get your facts straight boo
READ THAT B**** SAM!!! PREACH!!!
Y’all seem to think nicki gives a f*** about this fat ass b****
she punched her DOWNEt !!
no one is checking for her! she f***** up when she went against YMCMB LOL!!
Black friday killed a career it just wasn’t Nickis
Put that h** in a coffin! LOL
you seem to think we give a f*** about YOU
U commenting ugly f***? BYE PRESSED PRINCESS
She will be back and harder than ever!! One of the best,if not the best to ever do it!!!
TELL IT!!!
A goddamn lie, F***
LMAO!!!
Yall are so INSECURE about Nicki’s spot cause, as you can tell, it’s only temporary.. Lol none of her songs are close to as legendary as any of Kims so it’s really nothing that she is ‘popular’ in a time when popular music is TRASH! Kim’s music>>>>>> Nickis generic ish
COSIGN!!!sam tryna make us go in on Kim to get us offa that POP FLOP icki…FAIL!!! #ICIKDONEchile!!!
Why Kim got shitted on by her label? is she mad YMCMB dont f*** w/ her ?
CHILE CHEESE
Temporary or not f***
that grammy coming soon! U ready?
how bout i S*** in yo FACE!!
Grammy for what? There’s not a Grammy for NOT reaching platinum your second album boo so _/ _/ _/ _/ <——- seats for you
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U TIGHT? CERTIFIED WORLDWIDE BOO!
SHE DONT NEED LOCAL FLOP SALES LIKE COURT JESTER KIM, F***
on top w/600,000 and something copies sold and number 100 on billboard album charts? lol Mariah, Usher, Wayne, Taylor Swift, Beyonce have sold that much in one week.. lol she’s on FLOP not on top, lol
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worldwide platinum means nothing, can she be platinum in her own country 1st? 600,000 in the US and the other 400,000 spread out in the WHOLE world means she ain’t really moving s***. _/ _/ _/ _/
And Kim’s cd’s go platinum in her own country where it matters.. Not to mention they’re rap classics not pop trash.
youre pressed-r-us
im sorry babe
Since all the sites are GOIN HARD ON NICKI.. yall decided to bring up Kim. hmm… IM NOT FOOLED !!! “Back to Nicki and MARIAH!!! “
LOL READ!!!
I think TGJ is just scared cause they see Kim is back on her s*** and in the studio and ALL FOUR of Kim’s albums are certified, critically acclaimed BANGERS so they feel intimidated… As if Nicki ever had a chance with that pop fluff garbage
LOVE YOU GUUURLLL!! we da realist b****** girl!
Pop fluff garbage>>> how many licks do my h******** take?
I rather rap about positivity than A*** and garbage, f***
guess u ghetto N****** like that, huh?
no how bout i take a dump …IN YO MOUF!!!
Keep waiting on my comments & hitting refresh, f***….
I’ma drag this h**
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ <—– those are all seats for you to sit in
U gon need em for your flop IDOL, f***
NAWL U STANKY P**** W****!! the seats r for U, u tick infected p**** b****…U TRYNA COME FO ME?? W**** i will e-draaaagggg yo B**** ass all up and down thru this thread h**! I STOMP YO P**** EVERYTIME U COME FOR ME QUEEN!! WHO NEXT HELL!! @realest…realest we da realist giiirl(curls tongue)
no need to call you names, your ignorant comments and your ignorant unoriginal flop non talented idol do the job for me
LIL’ KIM IS A LEGEND!!!!
I F****** LOVE YOU KIMMMMMMMMMM
That last Vid is the LIL KIM I grew up to
quiet strom was the s*** back in the day ….hot ho here we go again……
FINALLYYYYY!!!! THIS WEBSITE SHOWS LIL KIM SOME RESPECT! DAM YA DONE DRAGGED HER THROUGH THE F****** MUD THESE LAST 3 YEARS! FOR WHAT!? BECAUSE NICKI WAS THE NEW GIRL ON THE BLOCK? THATS HELLA WACK!
I GUESS YA’LL SEE NICKI DONE NAILED THE HEAD IN HER COFFIN & HER POPULARITY IS DYING, SO EVENTUALLY LIL KIM, MISSY ELLIOT & AZEALIA BANKS ARE GONNA TAKE OVER, SO YA’LL TRYNA PREPARE FOR THE STORM.
THIS BLOG STILL OWE KIM AN APOLOGY. SHE AINT DID S*** TO YA’LL, BUT YA’LL DID WAS BASH THE F*** OUT OF AN ICON, AND NOW YA’LL WANNA MAKE NICE. ?
YOU SAID THAT RIGHT chile!!
When did Janet Jackson ‘survive’ the superbowl? I don’t remember her making a successful comeback since.
Wish she would though.
And I like Kim, but to be honest, if Missy Elliot isn’t managing to attract much attention for her comeback, I’d be very surprised to see Kim do it.
Again though, I hope she does.
Tbh…that waz crap what missy released. Idk how she thought it would move.
EXACTLY JANET DID NOT SURVIVE NO F***** SUPERBOWL!!! READ LIL SHITTERLY!!
how bout YOU s*** in yo OWN MOUF!!
love u kim gurl…. idk y u aint idol u are more seasoned to judge talent…
Noone want that nappy headed Garbage patch doll
you nappy p**** b****..GO COMB YO DINGY P**** C***!!
love u lil kim queen b
if it was a nicki kim feat you would steal all tha spot light just becasue u are talented rapper love u
Already happened f***
u see she got left in the dust
THATS Y SHE MAD!!!
you need to wear a flea and tick collar for a belt because yo p**** got ticks!!
KIM been fly even since 5th grade
Last time she was fly, I was in the 5th grade… LOL
youre in the 5th grade
Im just tryna be me #cosigned
GO KIM SHOW THEM WAT A REAL BADD B**** IS
I LOVE U MA MA
if Britney Spears can survive 2007, Janet the ‘Superbowl’, Rihanna ‘Battleship’ and Beyonce 4, nothing is impossible for Kim.
DONT GIVE IT TO BEY
LOL 🙂
IF LIL KIM WASNT HERE YO FAVORITE ARTIST WOULD BE BUSING TABLES N EAT P****… BREATHE SMELLING REGULAR WEED LOL
How many times u gon post the same corny comment f***??
Go over to LKZ wit kim other 3 fans & wait it out… LOL
Ur flop is washed. LOL
Nicki the f*** on top.. Where is shitterly?
on top of yo momma, u d***!
she on top of what??? that bytch hit her peak already 3 years in..damn shame and she’s already on a downward spiral…should’ve never came in the game wit a big head..that bytch should eat some humble pie. f*** wrong wit her????
on top w/600,000 copies sold and number 100 on billboard? lol Mariah, Usher, Wayne, Taylor Swift, Beyonce have sold that much in one week.. lol she’s on FLOP not on top
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Queen B!!
Nicki and her “barbs” is so intimidated by Mariah and Kims success…she needs to understand that if she would humble herself and thank the legends that came before her instead of stealing there identity and cursing them out and trying to be someone she isn’t she wouldn’t be hated by so many legends!!!
No one cares f**
WE HERE FOR TODAY!!! NOT YESTERDAYS ACHIEVEMENTS
LIKE KING NICKI SAID “YOURE BORING AS F***!”
DONT DISRESPECT THE QUEEN!
When you die your going to be recognized for all your achievements!!! Tell me what the hell did Nicki achieve…and don’t bring up that one Pepsi endorsement cuz both Kim and Mariah had major endorsements!!! So like I said what achievements does Nicki have? And by the way Im no f** but it sounds like you are!!!
U TYPED ALL THAT FOR WHAT UGLY?? I’M NOT READING IT!! NEXT >> NICKI HERE TODAY
KIM GONE!
SHE’S NO LEGEND! SHE BARELY AN ICON!
omfg. u r in my head my thoughts exactly
SEARCH ON TUMBLR FOR LIL KIM YOU WILL SEE NICKI ALL THRU HER TAG
SEARCH NICKI TAG U SEE NO TRACE OF KIM
WHY IS THAT???
BECAUSE SHE’S IRRELEVANT AND HER STANS ARE PRESSED FOR A COMEBACK!
SHE BETTER TEAM UP OR GET IT TOGETHER ! TAKE HER OWN ADVICE! !
THAT S*** FLOPPIN AROUND HURRR #NICKISLAYS
The only reason why Nicki is in the Lil Kim tag is because of idiots who keep tagging Nicki’s name along with Kim’s. Most of you “Barbz” don’t have anything else to do but sit at the computer all day and comment a thousand times over someone you claim is “irrelevant”.
Why are you searching for her is it because your intimidated or because you know she is a legend who accomplished more than Nicki will ever accomplish???
ITS BECAUSE WHEN I CLICK HER IT READS “INVALID” LIKE HER CAREER LOL!!
hold up did your b**** a** just quote lil kim??? but u don’t like her and she’s so irrelevant..boy have all the seats in the f***** stratusphere
OKAY ,LOOK HOW PRETTY LIL KIM USE TO BE! Girl I could shoot your plastic surgeant! She sould have never gained a pound or cut up he nose! I’m still mad at her for that bone head move!
Moving on! I woul love to see Lil Kim return with HARD CORE II! That CD still bumps in my music player til this very day! IMO, Lil Kim should just stay true to her roots and the crossover fame will follow her. All she really needs is a quality Rap CD and she will be righ back in the game. Espcially with this public dust up between MC & Nicki M! The WHITE MEDIA have all sided with MC and now considers Nicki M a little ghetto thug which is quite unfortunate considering THAT MESS IS ALL MARIAH CAREY’S DOING!
WEEEEEERRRRRKKKKK MIMI YAAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!!!
I’ve SAID time and time again Lil’ Kim needs to be doing as MANY features as possible on songs…like literally 20 a month. THat is the ONLY way she can reintroduce herself to younger listeners. She needs to reduce her fee A LOT so she can get lots of promo. I love Lil’ Kim and she looked great in her new facebook pics with Kelly Osbourne with her platinum blonde hair…it was like YES, old Kim is back!
All that’s in the dark will come to the light… y’all will see.
CAN’T WAIT!! Come back, Lil Kim. With an EP this time please
this was a great article on kim, shes been in the game over 15 yrs hasnt released any music in 6 years and is still in the spot light, is she a flop the answer is no, is she just as popular as nicki? yes and even more popular because who is nicki without lil kim, kim started the rap s** symbol even better than salt & pepper and foxy brown, give respect where respect is due and take a bow for kim shes still working hard and trying to make that paper.. i love and honor kim to the fullest and nicki is doing good for herself but she took it to far and isnt gonna be a legend like lil kim.