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lil' kim and sisqó in the studio during the recording of 'how many licks?' in 2000.
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lil' kim wearing the iconic ivy supersonic's louis vuitton feather hat on set of a photoshoot session for out magazine in 1999.
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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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in 2017, lil' kim stops at stage 48 for black gay pride
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lil' kim reflects on dwen curry, a trans woman who was sent to a man's prision.
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lil' kim and amanda lepore performs at club 57 for photographer david lachapelle in 2011.
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in 2011, lil' kim skips bet awards to attend gay pride parade in new york city.
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on june 2000, lil' kim covers the 51 issue of next magazine, "the hippest gay guide to new york".
she's asked on her thoughts about gay people being accepted in the hip hop community and her love for her black and latin gay fans.
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in 2000, lil' kim attends gay pride in atlanta at hot boyz.
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"if there's not a change in hip-hop soon, it could slowly and surely go back to ground zero and not be able to expand again. that's why i feel my album coming it's all gonna change and that's what i'm looking to do, change the whole cycle" - lil' kim on homophobia in hip hop.
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on june 2000, lil' kim's sophomore studio album 'the notorious k.i.m.' was released. during the creation of this record, she takes influences from gay clubs, mixing her hardcore street hip hop sound with house, disco and pop music.
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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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during an interview for rap city in 2000, lil' kim shows her love to the gay communtiy while she points two gay magazines that she was covered.
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lil' kim was one of the few rappers to be vocally open about hiv and aid issue during this era. having lost friends to that, kim says she was eager to have a rapper join the cause.
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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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during this time, it was common for rappers, men or women, being asked about their sexuality to just get a reaction. lil' kim here denies gay rumors but shows her support to the gay community. twitter.com/Gazzz_Williams…
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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 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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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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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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later that year, lil' kim attended the rupaul's show along with pam grier and millie jackson.
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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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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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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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