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lil' kim's court looks styled by marc jacobs in 2005.
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@LilKim @marcjacobs after spending a year in prision, lil' kim made her return to the public eye at the mtv vmas
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lil' kim, mary j blige and missy elliott on set of "no matter what they say" (2000)
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lil' kim during a press conference in 2004.
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lil' kim, anna wintour and kim kardashian at kanye west's yeezy season 3 show (2016)
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lil' kim leaving diddy's white party in 2009.
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lil' kim arriving to the 1999 met gala in custom versace.
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lil' kim and ray j photographed in 2007.
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lil' kim's colorful furs designed by the late ‘grandfather of ballroom’, hector xtravaganza.
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lil' kim on set of the "ladies night" music video in custom chanel (may, 1997)
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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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an important thread on how lil' kim became rap's first lgbt ally when homophobia was the norm in hip hop. #Pride2022
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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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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 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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later that year, lil' kim attended the rupaul's show along with pam grier and millie jackson.
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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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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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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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"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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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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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 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.
lil' kim did it before you ; fan account