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50 Cent, Lil' Kim, sued over royalties
9/13/2007, AP

A record producer has sued rappers 50 Cent and Lil' Kim and two record companies for $2 million, claiming they failed to pay him royalties on a song that sold 2 million...  more >

Fiddy & Kim's "Magic" Suit
9/13/2007, E! Online

For all the good Lil' Kim says it does, the "Magic Stick" can't make a lawsuit disappear. The raunchy rapper and guest-MC 50 Cent have been sued by a record...  more >

Lil' Kim to perform at Hip-Hop Honors
9/12/2006, AP

Lil' Kim is set to give her first post-prison performance next month at VH1's annual Hip-Hop Honors celebration, paying tribute to another female rapper, MC Lyte. "MC Lyte...  more >

Lil' Kim Goes F.R.E.E.
7/5/2006, E! Online

Call it Lil' Kim's Independence Day. The diminutive rap diva, sentenced to a year in prison after being convicted last year of lying to a federal grand jury about a...  more >

Lil' Kim released from federal prison
7/3/2006, AP

Lil' Kim celebrated Independence Day one day early with her release from a federal detention center Monday morning after nearly 10 months behind bars. The rapper, who was...  more >

Lil' Kim Chronicles Final Days Of Freedom On Reality TV
3/9/2006, Yahoo! Music

The new six-episode reality series Lil' Kim: Countdown To Lockdown--which follows the pint-sized rap diva during her final two weeks of freedom before going to prison for...  more >

Rock Rolls at MTV Video Music Awards
8/28/2005, AP

Rock was resplendent at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, as the veteran punk group Green Day took home seven moonmen and newcomers The Killers and Fall Out Boy...  more >

Lil' Kim Takes Shots At 50 Cent, Foxy Brown & Junior M.A.F.I.A. On New Album
8/1/2005, USRN

Lil' Kim will release her new album, The Naked Truth, on September 13 -- just six days before the rapper is scheduled to turn herself in to begin serving a one-year sentence...  more >

Lil' Kim Hits The Recording Studio
3/22/2005, USRN

Last week, Lil' Kim was found guilty of three counts of perjury and one count of conspiracy, and the rapper is expected to get three to seven years behind bars when she is...  more >

Lil' Kim Convicted of Big Lie
3/17/2005, E! Online

Lil' Kim, in trouble for a lotta lying, could be heading to the Big House real soon. The pint-size rap diva was convicted Thursday of federal perjury charges for...  more >

Lil' Kim Case Goes to Jury
3/15/2005, E! Online

Did Lil' Kim's big head leave her believing she was above the law? Such were the charges leveled by prosecutors during closing arguments at the rapper's perjury trial...  more >

Prosecutor Says Lil' Kim Thinks She Is Above The Law
3/15/2005, USRN

During closing arguments in Lil' Kim's federal perjury and obstruction of justice trial in Manhattan on Monday (March 14), federal prosecutor Cathy Seibel urged the jury to...  more >

Lil' Kim Takes The Stand In Her Own Defense
3/11/2005, USRN

Thursday (March 10), Lil' Kim took the stand in her own defense in her federal perjury and obstruction of justice trial in New York City. New York Newsday reports that the...  more >

Lil' Kim: I'm the Victim
3/10/2005, E! Online

Lil' Kim took the stand in her perjury trial Thursday in an effort to keep herself out of big trouble. The diminutive rapper's defense? Go on the offensive. The...  more >

Lil' Kim May Be Linked To 50 Cent New Jersey Shooting
10/6/2003, USRN

Rapper Lil' Kim's boyfriend, Damion Hardy, is being investigated by authorities in relation to a shooting that occurred outside of a Doubletree Hotel in Jersey City, New...  more >

Arrest Warrant Issued For Lil' Kim
10/1/2003, USRN

Pint-sized rapper Lil' Kim has more than her jewelry to worry about these days as authorities in Teaneck, New Jersey are currently attempting to execute an arrest warrant...  more >

Jay-Z And Lil' Kim Lead 'Source' Awards Nominations With Five Each
8/28/2003, USRN

Jay-Z and Lil' Kim lead all nominees with five nods each when the nominees for the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2003 were announced at the Millennium Hotel in New York on...  more >

Lil' Kim Teams Up With Missy Elliott For New Single
7/15/2003, USRN

Pint-sized rapper Lil' Kim has released the third single, "Can You Hear Me Know" featuring Missy Elliott from her latest release, La Bella Mafia. The song was produced by...  more >

Lil' Kim Takes Con Man To Court In Stolen Jewelry Case
7/2/2003, USRN

Rapper Lil' Kim will have a chance to confront the man in court who attempted to get a $25,000 payment for returning $250,000 worth of jewelry stolen from her luggage....  more >

Lil' Kim's Lost Jewelry Mysteriously Turns Up
6/30/2003, USRN

Rapper Lil' Kim will get back approximately $250,000 worth of jewelry which was stolen from her luggage while boarding a United Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles...  more >

Lil' Kim's Jewelry Stolen From Luggage
6/24/2003, USRN

Lil' Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, had approximately $250,000 worth of jewelry stolen from her airline baggage on Friday morning (June 21). The rapper intended to...  more >

Lil' Kim Compares Working With 50 Cent To Notorious B.I.G.
5/27/2003, USRN

Lil' Kim's latest single? “Magic Stick"--featuring 50 Cent--is quickly climbing the charts. The song is Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Recently Lil' Kim...  more >

Lil' Kim Lends Her Voice To New Animated Sci-Fi Movie
5/16/2003, USRN

Rapper Lil' Kim is the voice of Soledad, a character in the new animated sci-fi film, Those Who Walk In Darkness. The flick will be released directly to DVD on June 3 by...  more >

Lil' Kim Recruits Mobb Deep For 'The Jump-Off' Remix
4/17/2003, USRN

Pint-sized rapper Lil' Kim has recruited Queensbridge-based rap duo Mobb Deep for the remix of the rapper's latest hit, "The Jump-Off." The original version of the song...  more >

50 Cent Bumps Norah Jones Out The Number One Spot
3/13/2003, USRN

Rapper 50 Cent's Shady/Interscope album, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', is back on top of the album chart after selling 359,000 copies last week, according to industry sources. The...  more >

Lil' Kim And Fabolous Release New Albums
3/4/2003, USRN

Lil' Kim and Fabolous will wrestle 50 Cent and R. Kelly for a spot at the top of the chart. Kim and Fabulous release their respective new albums on Tuesday (March 4). Lil'...  more >

Lil' Kim's Former Manager Headed To Jail
2/3/2003, Yahoo! Music

Damien "D-Roc" Butler, Lil' Kim's former manager and childhood friend of the Notorious B.I.G., was sentenced to three years in prison in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Thursday...  more >

Jay-Z And Lil' Kim On VH1's 'Driven' In February
1/30/2003, USRN

Brooklyn-based rappers and sometime collaborators Lil' Kim and Jay-Z will be featured on two new episodes of VH1's Driven next month. Jay-Z's episode of Driven is scheduled...  more >

Lil' Kim And Timbaland Jumping Off 'La Bella Mafia'
1/23/2003, USRN

Grammy Award winner Lil' Kim is set to release her third solo album, La Bella Mafia, on March 4. The first single, "The Jump Off" featuring Mr. Cheeks, was produced by...  more >

Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah & Macy Gray Do 'Cell Block Tango'
12/12/2002, USRN

Lil' Kim, whose teamwork on the remake of "Lady Marmalade" earned her a Grammy Award, is working on another all-star collaboration. Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, and Macy Gray...  more >

Lil' Mo And Lil' Kim Sample Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ten Crack Commandments'
10/27/2002, USRN

Lil' Mo puts a spin on the late Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ten Crack Commandments" on her song "Ten Commandments." The track, featuring Lil' Kim, was serviced to radio stations...  more >

Lil' Kim On P. Diddy, Junior M.A.F.I.A., And Foxy Brown
10/8/2002, USRN

Lil' Kim, whose third album tentatively titled Holly Hood is due out in 2003, explains why she isn't eager to work with Foxy Brown any time soon, and speaks out about ending...  more >

Lil' Kim's Goes To 'Hollyhood' In November
9/25/2002, USRN

Lil' Kim is set to release her third album, Hollyhood, November 26 on Queen Bee/Atlantic Records. Her buzz single "What's The Word?" reached Number 12 last week on...  more >

Lil' Kim Wants To Know 'What's The Word?'
9/4/2002, USRN

A new song by Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil' Kim, titled "What's The Word?," has hit urban airwaves. According to the rapper's Atlantic Records label, the song is not the...  more >

Lil' Kim To Tone Down Sex Talk
7/23/2002, USRN

Lil' Kim, who has written seven songs for her third album, won't dwell on sexual themes. On her next album, which will follow 2000's poorly received Notorious K.I.M., the...  more >

Lil' Kim Stands Tall In 'Juwanna Mann'
6/20/2002, USRN

Rapper-fashionista Lil' Kim plays a woman scorned in Juwanna Mann. Her character, Tina Parker, is the mistreated girlfriend of a professional basketball player who dumps him...  more >

Lil' Kim On Winning Her First Grammy
3/1/2002, USRN

Lil' Kim won her first Grammy Award on Wednesday night (February 27) when she shared the best pop collaboration with vocals honors for "Lady Marmalade" with fellow...  more >

Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s Larceny Gets A Year In Jail For Gun Possession
12/13/2001, USRN

Junior M.A.F.I.A. rapper Larceny(Antoine Spain) was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday (December 11) in Manhattan Criminal Court after pleading guilty to criminal...  more >

Run-DMC & Lil' Kim To Perform At Recently Relocated BREATHE Concert
10/23/2001, USRN

Run-D.M.C., Lil' Kim, Nikka Costa, Crazytown, Deftones, Jurassic 5, Julia Fordham, Liz Phair, Remy Zero, Sugar Ray, and Third Eye Blind are among the scheduled performers...  more >

Junior M.A.F.I.A. Changes Name And Readies New Single
7/12/2001, USRN

Notorious B.I.G.'s proteges Junior M.A.F.I.A. have changed their name to Mafia, and are preparing to release a white-label version of the song "Nothing's Wrong" to radio,...  more >

Lil' Kim To Tape Video For Remake Of 'In The Air Tonight'
5/27/2001, USRN

Rap vixen Lil' Kim is scheduled to tape a video for her remake of Phil Collins's "In The Air Tonight" on June 6. The song is the second release from the album Urban Renewal,...  more >

Foxy Brown Wants To Resolve Differences With Lil' Kim
3/8/2001, USRN

Foxy Brown has reportedly proposed a truce with Lil' Kim in an effort to end their rivalry. Brown has suggested that the two sit down to talk and possibly record a song...  more >

Lil' Kim's Limo Was Getaway Car During Shootout
2/28/2001, USRN

One of the alleged gunmen and several witnesses reportedly climbed into rap diva Lil' Kim's limo and fled the scene after shots rang out in front of New York's WQHT/97.1 FM...  more >

Lil' Kim And Capone of Capone-N-Noreaga Involved In Shooting
2/26/2001, USRN

More than 20 shots from a 9mm and .380 weapon were fired outside of New York's Hot 97 FM on Sunday (February 25) at 3:15 p.m., leaving Bronx resident Efrain Ocasio, 31, shot...  more >

Lil' Kim To Appear On 'DAG'
1/19/2001, USRN

Sexy rapper Lil' Kim will appear on NBC's DAG on February 13. The rapper will play the role of a temporary secretary who draws the attention of secret service agents...  more >

Lil' Kim Reportedly Going Bankrupt
12/8/2000, USRN

(12/8/00, 4 p.m. ET) Lil' Kim is nearing bankruptcy, according to published reports. The Brooklyn rapper has spent excessive amounts of money on her hair and makeup, the...  more >

Lil' Kim Not On Nelly Tour As Promised
12/7/2000, USRN

Lil' Kim is not on the Jingle Ballers Jam tour with Nelly and the Cash Money Millionaires--even though she was advertised as a draw for the nationwide trek. In fact, she...  more >

Lil' Kim And Sisqo Have 'Chemistry'
11/14/2000, USRN

Sexy rapper Lil' Kim has released a new single, "How Many Licks?" from her platinum sophomore album, The Notorious K.I.M. The song features Dru Hill frontman and solo...  more >

Lil' Kim Joins Nelly, Cash Money Tour
10/9/2000, USRN

Lil' Kim has joined a tour that will include Nelly, the Cash Money Millionaires, Joe, and Profyle, according to a spokesperson for Universal Records. This announcement...  more >

Lil' Kim 'Licks' Out Second 'Notorious' Single
10/2/2000, USRN

"How Many Licks?" will be the second single from Lil' Kim's The Notorious K.I.M. album. The song features Sisqo and showcases the Brooklyn rapper discussing oral sex. Boxer...  more >

Lil' Kim Cast In Film Comedy About WNBA
9/22/2000, USRN

Li'l Kim has been cast in the forthcoming film Juwanna Mann, directed by newcomer Jesse Vaughan. Due next summer, it is an outrageous comedy about a basketball star who is...  more >

The Source Awards Show Ends In Melee
8/23/2000, USRN

The Second Annual Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2000 ended Tuesday (August 22) after a number of fights broke out moments after Mobb Deep and Lil' Kim finished performing the...  more >

Lil' Kim May Take It All Off For 'Playboy'
8/18/2000, USRN

(8/18/00, 5 p.m. ET - Hip-hop sex kitten Lil' Kim is reportedly considering posing nude for Playboy magazine. According to the New York Post, the rapper--who is as famous...  more >

Lil' Kim Magazine Will Not Be Delivered By Post Office
7/10/2000, USRN

The latest copy of Genre magazine will not be delivered to subscribers in Milwaukee, unless the publication is mailed in an opaque wrapper, the local Post Office has said....  more >

Lil' Kim Enjoys Strong Numbers For Her Album And Her Single
7/5/2000, USRN

Rapper Lil' Kim's second album The Notorious K.I.M. sold more than 228,000 copies in its first week of release, according to industry sources, propelling the artist to the...  more >

Lil' Kim Seen As Daughter By RuPaul
5/22/2000, USRN

Lil' Kim has appeared in public with her mother on a number of occasions, but the rap star has at least one other person claiming maternal reign over her. RuPaul, who...  more >

'Notorious K.I.M.' Mastered
5/19/2000, USRN

Lil' Kim's long anticipated sophomore release, The Notorious K.I.M., was mastered over the weekend, according to a source at her label, Atlantic Records. Although all the...  more >

Lil' Kim Inducts EW&F Into Rock Hall
3/7/2000, USRN

One of the highlights of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 15th Annual Induction Ceremony, held last night (March 6) in New York City, was Lil' Kim induction of Earth, Wind &...  more >

Lil' Kim And Mary J. Pucker Up For M.A.C.
1/11/2000, USRN

LAUNCH has learned that hip-hop sexpot Lil' Kim and queen of hip-hop/soul Mary J. Blige have teamed up to hawk goods for the M.A.C. cosmetics line. The recording artists...  more >

Lil' Kim Averse To New Biggie Music
11/18/1999, USRN

A bevy of music fans are thrilled about Sean "Puffy" Combs's Bad Boy Records' Dec. 7 release of Born Again, the second posthumous album by slain hip-hop kingpin, the...  more >

Lil' Kim Comes 'Out'
11/16/1999, USRN

Hip-hop sexpot Lil' Kim, born Kimberly Denise Jones, is featured in the cover story of the December issue of Out magazine. In the interview, she says she wants to be a gay...  more >

Lil' Kim Is Everywhere, But Still No Album
11/9/1999, USRN

The long-awaited sophomore album by platinum-selling hip-hop sexpot Lil' Kim, born Kimberly Denise Jones, has been taken off of Atlantic Records' release schedule for this...  more >

Lil' Kim and Will Smith In News Bites
10/15/1999, USRN

Hip-hop sexpot Lil' Kim, born Kimberly Denise Jones, will bare all for the cover of November's Interview magazine, LAUNCH has learned.Shot by photographer David LaChapelle,...  more >

Lil' Kim's 'Notorious KIM' Delayed
9/20/1999, USRN

Platinum-selling hip-hop sexpot Lil' Kim, born Kimberly Denise Jones, is going to have to wait for the release of her next album. Sources tell LAUNCH that the street date...  more >

Lil' Kim: Breast Undressed At MTV Awards
9/10/1999, USRN

Hip-hop sexpot Lil' Kim, born Kimberly Denise Jones, made tongues wag last night at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards in New York (LAUNCH, 9/9). Following in the tradition of...  more >

Lil' Kim Goes Hollywood With Tommy And Pamela Lee
8/31/1999, USRN

With colorful contact lenses and a "bouncing and behaving" blonde hair weave, rapturous rapper Lil' Kim, born Kimberly Jones, seems to be catering to a more mainstream...  more >

Donnie Wahlberg, Chuck D, And Lil' Kim In Today's TV Tips
8/17/1999, USRN

Courtesy of www.rockontv.com: NBC: Later - Musical guest Donnie Wahlberg. PBS: Yours For A Song: The Women Of Tin Pan Alley, An "American Masters" Special - With original...  more >

They Call It Synergy
4/9/1998, USRN

The Wilhemina modeling agency has signed up with Atlantic Records in a unique new deal. Atlantic, the home of Jewel, Matchbox 20, Duncan Sheik and Hootie & the Blowfish,...  more >

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