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No Time for Fake Fur: A PETA Protester Tried to Step to Lil' Kim, but She Told Them to 'Back Up'
The spirit of Brooklyn was strong in a recent video where a PETA protester confronted Lil’ Kim, yelling at her to “stop wearing fur.” In the video, the irate protester is charging at the rapper, but one thing becomes quickly apparent: This girl picked the wrong one (or maybe the right one). Despite the presence…
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Spread Love, It’s the Christopher Wallace Way: Brooklyn Block Renamed for Notorious B.I.G.
On any other day, the storm that lingered over Brooklyn, N.Y., may have been looked on as ominous or foreboding. It certainly would’ve deterred anyone from standing in it longer than they absolutely had to. But on Monday, on one block bordering the Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhoods, it was an affirmation. “Biggie is crying…
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‘Go Awff’ and Cop That New Lil’ Kim Album, 9, Her First in 14 Years
Don’t come for me Beyonce fans, but before there was Queen Bey, there was that Queen Bitch—Brooklyn spitta, down-ass chick, Biggie’s girl, and one very nice emcee, Kimberly Jones, aka Lil’ Kim. Kim officially let fans know at an Atlantic City over the weekend that she would be soon releasing her fifth studio album, 9,…
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Sweet Thang: Jordan Peele’s ‘Candyman’ Revealed
Evangelist Kimberly Jones, affectionately known as Lil’ Kim, once asked the important question, “So, how many licks does it take ‘til you get to the center of the… ?” It’s a question that deserves an answer, after the reveal of the actor who is set to play the role of “Candyman” in Jordan Peele’s new…
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Lil’ Kim Files for Bankruptcy; New Jersey Mansion Being Auctioned Off
Well, Lil’ Kim has gone the route of our current president, who himself has filed for bankruptcy between four and six times. Days before a bank foreclosed on her 6,000-square-foot gated mansion in early May, the platinum-selling rapper filed for Chapter 13 protection in a New Jersey court. Not only does the diminutive diva owe…
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What Song Best Represents the ‘Bad Boy’ Era? Take That, Take That
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad Booooooooooooooooy! When Puffy hit the scene with Bad Boy in 1994 and Craig Mack’s “Flava in Ya Ear,” everything changed. For the rest of the decade, backed by seminal releases and singles from Biggie, Puff, the Lox, 112, Faith, Mase and even peripheral acts like Lil’ Kim (only because she wasn’t on Bad Boy)…
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Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly Is the Story of the Black Girl Who Wins
This week at VSB, we’re running a series called Albums That Changed My Life in which different writers let you in on the music that helped shape and mold them into the people they are now. Today we hear from Ashlee Haze as she tells us lessons she learned from Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly.…
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Beyoncé Channels Lil’ Kim in 5 Iconic Looks That Pay Homage to the Original Queen Bee
There are some posts that don’t require a lot of words. This is going to be one of those posts. Beyoncé, otherwise known as Queen Bey, has a photo collection on her site showing her Halloween 2017 looks in which she channeled and paid homage to the original Queen Bee. They are classic Lil’ Kim…
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Lil’ Kim Uses Hollywood Medium to Contact Biggie: Would He Even Recognize His ‘Soul Mate’?
We all have that one person from our past whom we probably consider a “soul mate.” That one person you thought you were meant to be with. The one person with whom you thought you shared a bond tighter than superglue. That one person who verbally and physically abused you so bad that you went…
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Lil’ Kim Debuts New Face
Lil’ Kim’s face is forever changing, so it’s no shock that she debuted a newer version of herself on Instagram this weekend. From the crystal-blue eyes to the lighter skin and oddly shaped lips, Lil’ Kim’s face no longer looks like Kim’s face from the ’90s or even Kim’s face from last year. Most people…