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Early years===Lil' Kim was nicknamed due to her 4 ft 11 in frame. At the age of nine, her parents separated, and until the time she became a teenager, she lived with her father. However, due to their strained relationship, she moved in with friends and spent most of the time out on the streets, surrounded by people who dealt drugs and living the street life. She then met Christopher Wallace (A.K.A. Notorious B.I.G.) who had just signed a record deal with Bad Boy Records and wanted to bring her in on his success.

The Junior M.A.F.I.A. and ''Hard Core''

''Hard Core'' Cover Christopher introduced Kim to New York rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A., in which Kim became the only female member. In 1995, they released their debut album ''Conspiracy'', which debuted at #8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and spawned the top twenty hit "Get Money." After her success with the Junior M.A.F.I.A., Kim went solo, releasing her controversial debut album ''Hard Core'' on November 12, 1996. Despite its critical acclaim among music critics, it is probably remembered most for the promotionals than anything else (one "coming soon" poster had Kim sitting in an open squatting position.) Still, the sexual ad campaign seemed to only fuel Kim's success, as ''Hard Core'' became a hit, debuting and ultimately peaking at #11 on the Billboard 200 and going on to achieve double-platinum status. The lead single, "No Time" (featuring Puff Daddy), became a top twenty hit; its follow-up, "Not Tonight," proved to be an even bigger success, as it went on to reach the top ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.All seemed to be going well for Kim until the spring of 1997, when her mentor and love Notorious B.I.G. was murdered. Although singer Faith Evans is listed as his widow, Kim made it known that she and Biggie were in love and was visibly emotional at his funeral; she was even pregnant from him, although she had an abortion.

''The Notorious K.I.M.''

''The Notorious K.I.M.'' Cover
After Biggie's death, Kim took a break from her own music, but still made guest appearances on other artists' albums. In 1998, she toured with Puff Daddy on the "No Way Out" tour. 1999 saw the launch of her own record label, Queen Bee Records, and in 2000, Lil' Kim returned with a new look and a new album. ''The Notorious K.I.M.'' debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and was later certified platinum. The two singles released in the U.S., "No Matter What They Say" and "How Many Licks?," both performed poorly on the charts and only made it into the lower reaches of the Billboard Hot 100. The record on a whole was also not received as well as her debut by critics.It wasn't until 2001 that Kim had her first true mainstream hit. She teamed up with Christina Aguilera, Mya and Pink to remake LaBelle's class hit "Lady Marmalade" for the ''Moulin Rouge!'' soundtrack. The single peaked at #1 on the Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, making it Kim's first #1 single and her the first female rap artist to hit #1 on the chart. The song subsequently was one of the biggest hits of the year, and went on to win a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

Criminal Conviction


In 2005, Kim was found guilty of conspiracy and perjury for lying to a grand jury about a shooting incident involving the entourage of rap duo Capone N Noreaga and her reported fellow BK rival Foxy Brown. She was sentenced to a year and one day at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia, which she reported to on Monday, September 19. Her designated federal inmate prison number is 56198-054. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator shows her projected release date as August 2 2006.Despite all of this, Kim still released her next album, ''The Naked Truth'', during her sentence on September 27, 2005. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 selling 109,000 copies in its first week and its primary single, "Lighters Up," has already become a Top 40 hit.

Albums

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align="left"|Album information |-
|align="left"|Hard Core

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|align="left"|The Notorious K.I.M.

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|align="left"|La Bella Mafia

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|align="left"|The Naked Truth

width="214" rowspan="2"| Title colspan="4"| Chart Positions width="214" rowspan="2"| Album |-! width="86"| US Hot 100

width="86"| US R&B/Hip-Hop width="86"| US Rap width="86"| UK Singles Chart |-
| 1996
| "No Time"

#18 #9 #1 #45 | ''Hard Core''
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| 1996
| "Crush on You"

- - - #36 | ''Hard Core''
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| 1996
| "Not Tonight"

#6 #3 #2 #11 | ''Hard Core''
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| 1997
| "Crush on You" (Re-Release)

- - - #23 | ''Hard Core''
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| 2000
| "No Matter What They Say"

#60 #15 #6 #35 | ''Notorious K.I.M.''
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| 2000
| "How Many Licks?" (feat. SisqA)

#75 #36 #11 - | ''Notorious K.I.M.''
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| 2000
| "In the Air Tonite" (feat. Phil Collins)

- - - #26 | ''Urban Renewal (The Songs Of Phil Collins)
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| 2003
| "The Jump Off" (feat. Mr. Cheeks)

#17 #8 #7 #16 | ''La Bella Mafia''
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| 2003
| "Magic Stick" (feat. Fifty Cent)

#2 #2 #1 - | ''La Bella Mafia''
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| 2003
| "Thug Luv" (feat. Twista)

- #60 - - | ''La Bella Mafia''
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| 2005
| "Lighters Up"

#31 #9 #8 #12 | ''The Naked Truth''
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| 2005
| "Whoa"

- - - - | ''The Naked Truth''
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*1997: ''#2 X-Rated''

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