Lil 'Kim
Lil 'Kim (born July 11, 1974 or 1975 in New York City ; real name Kimberly Denise Jones ) is an American rapper , singer and actress .
life and career
Lil 'Kim was in Bedford-Stuyvesant (District Brooklyn born, New York City) and grew up in a children's home after the divorce of their parents. Through her acquaintance with her future mentor and lover, The Notorious BIG , she discovered her musical talent. In 1996 her debut album Hard Core was released . Their breakthrough in Europe managed Lil 'Kim in 2001 with the Phil Collins - Cover In the Air Tonight . Together with Mýa , Pink and Christina Aguilera , she had her greatest success with the cover version of Lady Marmalade , as the song topped the charts in Germany as well as in the United States and Great Britain . For this song, the singers won a Grammy in 2002 , the highest award in the music business.
She received special attention in Germany in 2002 for her song Kimnotyze , which is a cover of Notorious BIG's song Hypnotize . After the rapper's death, she recorded Kimnotyze with the rapper Trooper Da Don and the producer DJ Tomekk , sometimes rapping in German (“Gib's mir right, no matter where”).
In July 2005, Lil 'Kim was sentenced to one year and one day imprisonment and a fine of $ 50,000 for perjury . In 2003, she testified under oath that she would not have been present at a shooting in front of the studio of the radio station Hot 97 . With this, she wanted to protect two friends involved, including her manager. She was later convicted with the help of video recordings. On September 19, 2005, Lil 'Kim began serving the prison term. One week before her 32nd birthday, on July 4, 2006, she was released early for good conduct.
In South Korea she became known in 2009 with the song Girls in a featuring with the successful singer Se7en . Lil 'Kim released her third mixtape on September 11th, 2014. It's called "Hard Core 2k14". She performed with P. Diddy at the BET Awards on June 28, 2015 with a medley.
In 2014, Lil Kim gave birth to a daughter. On November 2, 2017, she released her comeback single Took Us A Break .
On October 11, 2019, Lil Kim released her fifth studio album "9" after 14 years.
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1996 | Hard core | - | - | - | - |
US11 × 2
(47 weeks)US |
First published: November 12, 1996
Sales: +2,000,000 |
2000 | The Notorious KIM |
DE76 (6 weeks) DE |
- |
CH100 (1 week) CH |
UK67 (1 week) UK |
US4th
platinum
(37 weeks)US |
First published: June 27, 2000
Sales: + 3,200,000 |
2003 | La Bella Mafia |
DE82 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH81 (3 weeks) CH |
UK80 (1 week) UK |
US5
platinum
(29 weeks)US |
First published: March 4, 2003
Sales: +2,000,000 |
2005 | The Naked Truth | - | - | - | - |
US6 (9 weeks) US |
First published: September 27, 2005
|
2019 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 11, 2019
|
Collaborations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1995 | Conspiracy | - | - | - | - |
US8th
gold
(31 weeks)US |
First published: August 29, 1995
with Junior MAFIA ; Sales: + 500,000 |
More albums
- 2006: The Dance Remixes (remix album)
- 2008: Ms. GOAT (Mixtape)
- 2011: Black Friday (Mixtape)
- 2014: Hard Core 2K14 (Mixtape)
- 2016: Lil 'Kim Season (Mixtape)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1996 | No time hard core |
- | - | - |
UK45 (2 weeks) UK |
US18th
gold
(20 weeks)US |
feat. Puff daddy
|
1997 | Crush on you hard core |
- | - | - |
UK23 (5 weeks) UK |
- | |
Not tonight hard core |
DE99 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK11 (5 weeks) UK |
US6th
platinum
(21 weeks)US |
||
2000 | No Matter What They Say The Notorious KIM |
- | - | - |
UK35 (2 weeks) UK |
US60 (10 weeks) US |
|
How Many Licks The Notorious KIM |
DE58 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US75 (9 weeks) US |
feat. Sisqó
|
|
2001 |
Lady Marmalade Moulin Rouge (Soundtrack) |
DE1 (19 weeks) DE |
AT3
gold
(28 weeks)AT |
CH1
gold
(30 weeks)CH |
UK1
platinum
(19 weeks)UK |
US1 (20 weeks) US |
|
2003 | The Jump Off La Bella Mafia |
DE78 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK16 (8 weeks) UK |
US17 (20 weeks) US |
feat. Mr. Cheeks
|
Magic Stick La Bella Mafia |
- | - | - | - |
US2 (24 weeks) US |
feat. 50 cents
|
|
2005 | Lighters Up The Naked Truth |
DE67 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK12 (12 weeks) UK |
US31 (13 weeks) US |
|
2006 | Whoa The Naked Truth |
- | - | - |
UK43 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
2009 | Download vintage |
- | - | - | - | - |
feat. Charlie Wilson & T-Pain
|
2016 | #Mine Lil 'Kim Season |
- | - | - | - | - |
feat. Kevin Gates
|
Contributions as a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||||
1995 | Player's Anthem Conspiracy |
- | - | - | - |
US13
gold
(20 weeks)US |
with Junior MAFIA
|
|
I need you tonight conspiracy |
- | - | - |
UK77 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
with Junior MAFIA feat. Aaliyah
|
||
Get Money Conspiracy |
- | - | - |
UK63 (2 weeks) UK |
US17th
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
with Junior MAFIA
|
||
1997 | Hit Them Wit Tha Hee Supa Dupa Fly |
- | - | - |
UK25 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
Missy Elliott feat. Lil 'Kim
|
|
1998 | It's All About The Benjamin's No Way Out |
- | - | - |
UK18 (3 weeks) UK |
US42 (1 week) US |
||
Money, Power & Respect Money, Power & Respect |
- | - | - | - |
US17th
gold
(20 weeks)US |
The LOX & DMX feat. Lil 'Kim
|
||
1999 | Notorious BIG Born Again |
DE56 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH68 (8 weeks) CH |
UK16 (7 weeks) UK |
US82 (7 weeks) US |
The Notorious BIG feat. Lil 'Kim & Puff Daddy
|
|
Quiet Strom Murda Muzik |
- | - | - | - | - |
Mobb Deep feat. Lil 'Kim
|
||
Get Naked Methods of Mayhem |
- | - | - | - | - |
Methods of Mayhem feat. Lil 'Kim
|
||
2001 |
In the Air Tonite Urban Renewal |
DE3
gold
(15 weeks)DE |
AT8 (16 weeks) AT |
CH11 (15 weeks) CH |
UK26 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
Phil Collins feat. Lil 'Kim
|
|
Kimnotyze Beat Of Life Vol. 1 |
DE6 (17 weeks) DE |
AT31 (16 weeks) AT |
CH43 (12 weeks) CH |
- | - |
DJ Tomekk feat. Lil 'Kim & Trooper Da Don
|
||
Wait a Minute This Ain't a Game |
DE76 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH80 (4 weeks) CH |
UK54 (2 weeks) UK |
US30 (17 weeks) US |
Ray J feat. Lil 'Kim
|
||
2003 |
Can't Hold Us Down Stripped |
DE9 (15 weeks) DE |
AT13 (17 weeks) AT |
CH11 (26 weeks) CH |
UK6th
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
US12 (20 weeks) US |
Christina Aguilera feat. Lil 'Kim
|
|
2004 |
Get Down on It The Best of Blue / The Hits: Reloaded |
DE29 (9 weeks) DE |
AT41 (5 weeks) AT |
CH35 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - |
Blue & Kool & The Gang feat. Lil 'Kim
|
|
2005 | Sugar (Gimme Some) Thug Matrimony |
- | - | - |
UK61 (1 week) UK |
US20th
gold
(26 weeks)US |
||
2007 | Let It Go Just Like You |
DE72 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US7th
platinum
(23 weeks)US |
Keyshia Cole feat. Lil 'Kim & Missy Elliott
|
|
2017 | Wake Me Up single track |
- | - | - | - | - |
Remy Ma feat. Lil 'Kim
|
|
Number one singles | DE1DE | AT-AT | CH1CH | UK1UK | US1US | |||
Top 10 singles | DE4thDE | AT2AT | CH1CH | UK2UK | US4thUS | |||
Singles in the charts | DE12DE | AT5AT | CH7thCH | UK17thUK | US18thUS |
Filmography
- 1999: She's All That (She's all that)
- 2001: Zoolander ( cameo )
- 2002: Juwanna Mann
- 2003: Those Who Walk in Darkness (Animated)
- 2003: Gang of Roses
- 2004: Nora's Hair Salon
- 2004: Street Style
- 2005: Lil 'Pimp (voice)
- 2005: There's a God on the Mic (documentary)
- 2008: Superhero Movie
Awards for music sales
-
Canada
- 2001: for the album The Notorious KIM
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
|||||
Germany (BVMI) | - | gold1 | - | 250,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Canada (MC) | - | gold1 | - | 50,000 | musiccanada.com |
Austria (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 20,000 | ifpi.at |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 20,000 | hitparade.ch |
United States (RIAA) | - | 5 × gold5 | 7 × platinum7th | 9,500,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver1 | - | platinum1 | 800,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | silver1 | 9 × gold9 | 8 × platinum8th |
swell
- ↑ IMDB: Lil 'Kim
- ^ Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Touchstone. P. 566. ISBN 978-0-7432-0120-9
- ↑ Interview band portrait of Lil 'Kim at musik-base.de
- ↑ http://m.gala.de/stars/news/lil-kim-ihre-t Nahrungsmittel-ist- da_1102985.html
- ↑ https://www.nme.com/reviews/lil-kim-9-review-2556342
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Chart history Junior Mafia
Web links
- Lil 'Kim at laut.de
- Lil 'Kim at Allmusic (English)
- Lil 'Kim in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lil 'Kim |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jones, Kimberly Denise (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rapper, singer and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1974 or July 11, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States |