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Lil' Kim

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Lil' Kim in The Game (2006)
Girls Cruise: The Final Jump-Off
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Kimberly Denise Jones, was born on July 11, 1974, to parents Linwood Jones and Ruby Mae. She is of Native American and African American descent. Standing just 4 feet 11 inches tall Kimberly Jones seems much less than being just your average girl in the hood, but when "Lil' Kim" was introduced to the world she became known for her provocative over-the-top outfits, glamorous blonde hair-dos, pornographic attitude, sexy man-crazed looks, and a groundbreaking triumph that eventually secured her place as one of the few female rappers in a male-dominated industry. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Kimberly was born into a broken home, by age 9 her parents had filed for divorce, leaving her and older brother Christopher under the custody of their father. A rebellious child living under the strict rules of her dad, Kimberly and her father had constant fights, and eventually she ran away from home. As a teenager she lived with friends, drug-dealing boyfriends, and, occasionally, on the streets. After meeting her mentor and life saver Christopher Wallace, (Notorious B.I.G/Biggie Smalls), she began to clean up her life and it was Christopher who helped her develop a career in music. By then Kimberly had taken in the slogan "Lil' Kim" after her height and curbing her name to just Kim. With the help of Christopher she became the only female member of the short lived rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. Their 1995 debut album Conspiracy debuted at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and garnered the hit singles "Player's Anthem" (#13) and "Get Money" (#17). Following the release, Lil' Kim appeared on records by Mona Lisa, the Isley Brothers, Total, and Skin Deep. And it was obvious that it was time for her to come out with her own solo album, and that's just what she did in 1996, with the release of "Hard Core". Lil' Kim's marketing campaign for the album was quite challenging - she was dressed in a skimpy bikini and furs in advertisements, as well as the album covers - but instead of resulting in criticism, the album became a hit, debuting at # 11 on the pop charts. The first single from the album, "No Time" a duet with Sean "Puffy" Combs, became a #1 rap single and #20 on the pop charts. A top ten single followed with "Not Tonight" (#6). But while Lil Kim's career was blossoming, her life was shattered along with the music world when her father like figure Notorious B.I.G. was murdered on March 9, 1997. Following that incident, Lil' Kim took a hiatus from recording her own music, but she still kept busy with a string of other projects. She was one of the featured performers of Puff Daddy's highly successful 1998 "Bad Boy Tour", and built her own business with the launch of Queen Bee Records, with Lil' Kim herself as CEO. Her long-awaited "Notorious K.I.M." was released in the summer of 2000 under the Queen Bee record label and debuted at #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Charts. By then, she had lost weight but still kept the sexual techniques and provocative antics coming for fans that were hungry for more. She had also taken a shift into films debuting in the 1999 teen flick "She's All That" and playing Tina Parker in the 2002 comedy "Juwanna Man". In 2001 Lil Kim gained her first #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in a remake of Patti Labelle's hit "Lady Marmalade" that collaborated her with singers Mya, Pink, and Christina Aguilera, the success awarded them a Grammy in 2002 for Best Pop Collaboration. Her third full-length album "La Bella Mafia" was released in 2003 debuting at #5 on the pop charts and earned her two more hits with "The Jump Off" (#17) and "Magic Stick/feat.50Cent" that shot to #2. Her album The Naked Truth released in September 2005 debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Top 200 Album's chart and sold 109,000 copies during the first week of its release.
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David Alan Grier and Lil' Kim in DAG (2000)
David Alan Grier and Lil' Kim in DAG (2000)
David Alan Grier and Lil' Kim in DAG (2000)
Lil' Kim and Derek Hough in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Lil' Kim, Ty Murray, Derek Hough, and Chelsie Hightower in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Lil' Kim and Derek Hough in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Lil' Kim and Derek Hough in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Lil' Kim and Derek Hough in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Lil' Kim in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Lil' Kim in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Lil' Kim in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Lil' Kim in Dancing with the Stars (2005)

Known for

Marques Houston and Omarion in You Got Served (2004)
You Got Served
3.8
  • Lil' Kim
  • 2004
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Moulin Rouge!
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Zidler's Rap (Medley)")
  • 2001
Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Simon Rex, Drake Bell, Craig Bierko, Regina Hall, and Tracy Morgan in Superhero Movie (2008)
Superhero Movie
4.6
  • Xavier's Daughter(as Kimberly Jones)
  • 2008
Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. in She's All That (1999)
She's All That
5.9
  • Alex(as Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones)
  • 1999

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Actress

  • Nick Cannon, Lil' Kim, and Teyana Taylor in Miracles Across 125th Street (2021)
    Miracles Across 125th Street
  • Lil' Kim, City Girls, and O.T. Genasis in Lil' Kim: Found You feat. O.T. Genesis & City Girls (CGI version) (2019)
    Lil' Kim: Found You feat. O.T. Genesis & City Girls (CGI version)
  • Lil' Kim in Go Awff (2019)
    Go Awff
  • Lil' Kim: Nasty One (2018)
    Lil' Kim: Nasty One
  • Lil' Kim and Fabolous in Lil' Kim: Spicy feat. Fabolous (2018)
    Lil' Kim: Spicy feat. Fabolous
  • Remy Ma in Remy Ma feat. Lil' Kim: Wake Me Up (2017)
    Remy Ma feat. Lil' Kim: Wake Me Up
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Took Us A Break (2017)
    Lil' Kim: Took Us A Break
  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Lil' Kim in Puff Daddy Feat. Lil' Kim, Styles P and King Los: Auction (2016)
    Puff Daddy Feat. Lil' Kim, Styles P and King Los: Auction
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Look Like Money (2013)
    Lil' Kim: Look Like Money
  • Lil' Kim in Lil Kim Feat. Tiffany Foxx: Jay-Z (2013)
    Lil Kim Feat. Tiffany Foxx: Jay-Z
  • Lil' Kim and Tiffany Foxx in Tiffany Foxx Feat. Lil' Kim: Twisted (2013)
    Tiffany Foxx Feat. Lil' Kim: Twisted
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Black Friday (2011)
    Lil' Kim: Black Friday
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Download feat. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson (2009)
    Lil' Kim: Download feat. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson
  • Lil' Kim and Se7en in Se7en: Girls (Feat. Lil' Kim) (2009)
    Se7en: Girls (Feat. Lil' Kim)
  • Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Simon Rex, Drake Bell, Craig Bierko, Regina Hall, and Tracy Morgan in Superhero Movie (2008)
    Superhero Movie
    • (as Kimberly Jones)

Writer

  • Lil' Kim, City Girls, and O.T. Genasis in Lil' Kim: Found You feat. O.T. Genesis & City Girls (CGI version) (2019)
    Lil' Kim: Found You feat. O.T. Genesis & City Girls (CGI version)
  • Lil' Kim and Fabolous in Lil' Kim: Spicy feat. Fabolous (2018)
    Lil' Kim: Spicy feat. Fabolous
  • Remy Ma in Remy Ma feat. Lil' Kim: Wake Me Up (2017)
    Remy Ma feat. Lil' Kim: Wake Me Up
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Took Us A Break (2017)
    Lil' Kim: Took Us A Break
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Look Like Money (2013)
    Lil' Kim: Look Like Money
  • Lil' Kim in Lil Kim Feat. Tiffany Foxx: Jay-Z (2013)
    Lil Kim Feat. Tiffany Foxx: Jay-Z
  • Lil' Kim and Tiffany Foxx in Tiffany Foxx Feat. Lil' Kim: Twisted (2013)
    Tiffany Foxx Feat. Lil' Kim: Twisted
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Black Friday (2011)
    Lil' Kim: Black Friday
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Download feat. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson (2009)
    Lil' Kim: Download feat. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson
  • Lil' Kim and Se7en in Se7en: Girls (Feat. Lil' Kim) (2009)
    Se7en: Girls (Feat. Lil' Kim)
  • Keyshia Cole in Keyshia Cole Feat. Lil' Kim & Missy Elliot: Let It Go (2007)
    Keyshia Cole Feat. Lil' Kim & Missy Elliot: Let It Go
  • Maino: Stomp (feat. Lil' Kim) (2006)
    Maino: Stomp (feat. Lil' Kim)
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Whoa (2006)
    Lil' Kim: Whoa
  • Trick Daddy Feat. Cee-Lo Green and Lil' Kim: Sugar (Gimme Some) (2005)
    Trick Daddy Feat. Cee-Lo Green and Lil' Kim: Sugar (Gimme Some)
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Lighters Up (2005)
    Lil' Kim: Lighters Up

Composer

  • Mariah Carey in Mariah Carey: A No No (2019)
    Mariah Carey: A No No
    • (as Kimberly Jones)
  • Lil' Kim and Fabolous in Lil' Kim: Spicy feat. Fabolous (2018)
    Lil' Kim: Spicy feat. Fabolous
  • Remy Ma in Remy Ma feat. Lil' Kim: Wake Me Up (2017)
    Remy Ma feat. Lil' Kim: Wake Me Up
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Took Us A Break (2017)
    Lil' Kim: Took Us A Break
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Look Like Money (2013)
    Lil' Kim: Look Like Money
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Black Friday (2011)
    Lil' Kim: Black Friday
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Download feat. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson (2009)
    Lil' Kim: Download feat. T-Pain and Charlie Wilson
  • Nicki Minaj: Jump Off '07
  • Keyshia Cole in Keyshia Cole Feat. Lil' Kim & Missy Elliot: Let It Go (2007)
    Keyshia Cole Feat. Lil' Kim & Missy Elliot: Let It Go
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Whoa (2006)
    Lil' Kim: Whoa
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: Lighters Up (2005)
    Lil' Kim: Lighters Up
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim: The Jump Off (2003)
    Lil' Kim: The Jump Off
  • Lil' Kim Feat. Phil Collins: In the Air Tonite (2001)
    Lil' Kim Feat. Phil Collins: In the Air Tonite
  • Black Rob Feat. Lil' Kim & G. Dep: Espacio
  • Lil' Kim in Lil' Kim Feat. Sisqó: How Many Licks? (2000)
    Lil' Kim Feat. Sisqó: How Many Licks?

Videos8

Trailer
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Trailer
She's All That
Trailer 1:47
She's All That
She's All That
Trailer 0:26
She's All That
Gang of Roses
Trailer 1:16
Gang of Roses
Girls Cruise: The Final Jump-Off
Trailer 1:55
Girls Cruise: The Final Jump-Off
Girls Cruise: Go AWWWFF
Trailer 4:09
Girls Cruise: Go AWWWFF
Girls Cruise: The Jump-Off
Trailer 2:59
Girls Cruise: The Jump-Off
Girls Cruise
Trailer 0:16
Girls Cruise

Personal details

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    • July 11, 1974
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Print advertising for MAC cosmetics (2000).
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    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Interviews
    • 4 Articles
    • 15 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Her parents are Trinidadian.
  • Quotes
    Only me and him will ever know what that relationship was really like. (On her relationship with Biggie Smalls)
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