Music1994–present
Lil' Kim
Brooklyn rapper and Biggie protégé who made hypersexual reclamation a hip-hop art form — her Hard Core album influenced nearly every female rapper who followed.
Origin
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Genre
Hip-HopRap
Pantheon Standing
| List Name | Rank | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50 Hip Hop Artists of All Time | — | — |
The Cultural Record
Discography
H
Hard Core1996
No More Games1996
EP & MixtapeL
La Bella Mafia2003
N
Not Tonight1997
EP & Mixtape9
92019
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