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when lil' kim OWNED the 1995 source awards in the middle of the east and west coast beef. https://t.co/kOE3qbo2dX
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rare picture of lil' kim at a party in 2001.
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later that year, lil' kim attended the rupaul's show along with pam grier and millie jackson.
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in 2000, lil' kim and mary j blige collabs with mac cosmetics to help raise funds for people suffering from hiv and aids. they ended raising $4 million dollars making the biggest fund in the campaign histoy.
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lil’ kim congratulating beyonce and megan for their grammys 🥺
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during that year, lil' kim begans working with the "grandfather of ballroom" hector xtravaganza, who was in charge of designing her colorful coats at that time.
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in 1996, lil' kim samples "was it something i said" by gay legend sylvester on 'big momma thang' from her debut album, hard core.
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today but eighteen years ago, lil’ kim dropped her third studio album, ”la bella mafia.” 💸
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in 1997, during an interview for rap city behind the scenes of her 'crush on you' music video, lil' kim shoutouts drag icon, rupaul.
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"gay people love it when a person goes over the top, when a person shows that they don't care and they like people with confidence. [...] they love people who are stars because, you know, they're stars." - lil' kim on why she appeals to gay people so much.
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lil' kim and stylist misa hylton talking about their collaboration with hector xtravaganza and his contribution to their dynamic fashion era.
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in 1999, lil' kim covers the dec issue of @outmagazine with the headline: "why hip-hop's nasty girl wants to be a gay icon."
this was the first time a hip hop artist was covered on a gay magazine.
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on this day in 2000, lil' kim released 'the notorious k.i.m.' one of the most influential female rap albums of all time. 💿🎉
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“when i did ‘how many licks?’ my lgbtq fans came to mind, i was so excited. i thought ‘they’re gonna love this record.’ [...] “how many licks?” was honestly, i can say this loud and proud, made with an lgbtq mind.” - lil' kim for los angeles blade
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megan thee stallion's new song but its featuring lil' kim ✨
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in 1999, they collaborated on 'bad girls' a remake of donna summer's classic song, which was intended for her second album but couldn't make it to the final cut due to sample clearing issues.
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lil' kim its asked to present the avant-garde designer of the year to alexander mcqueen at 1999 vogue fashion awards.
both being from totally opposite worlds, this moment is recalled one of the first steps that leaded hip hop acts and gay fashion designers approach to each other
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this skit still gets me every time lmaoo
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HOW MANY LICKS BTS FOOTAGE YOU GUYS I'M SCREAMING
lil' kim did it before you ; fan account