Lil' Kim debuted as a solo artist with the release of Hard Core in 1996, continuing the raunchy and lyrical wordplay that the public had already heard on Conspiracy.
She modeled her vocal flow after the very successful Biggie Smalls-adding grunts and ferocity-while her image revolved much more around her sex appeal. The deep, provocative voice from such a petite rapper captivated audiences. With the single "Player's Anthem," Lil' Kim was introduced to the world.
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released a series of singles from their debut album, Conspiracy (1995). With Biggie at the helm, Junior M.A.F.I.A. (aka Junior Masters at Finding Intelligent Attitudes) under the leadership of the up-and-coming rapper Biggie Smalls. She began spending more and more time with rappers and lyricists Lil’ Cease, Nino Brown and Capone, among others, who formed the group Junior M.A.F.I.A. It was during this time that she dropped out of school and left home at age 16. Kim had a highly tumultuous relationship with her dad, having once stabbed him with a pair of scissors. However, the stability within their home came crumbling down after Kim's parents got divorced when she was 9 years old, forcing her to live with her father.
Kim's parents sent her to catholic school-Queen of All Saints in Brooklyn-in an attempt to give their child a stable learning environment.
Rapper Lil' Kim was born Kimberly Denise Jones on July 11, 1975, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, to mother Ruby Mae Jones and father Linwood Jones. She found success in the '90s and '00s with hits like "Magic Stick," "Crush on You" and a remake of "Lady Marmalade." Kim served prison time in 2005-2006 for perjury, later releasing mixtapes and doing reality television work. The rapper debuted as part of Biggie Smalls' group Junior M.A.F.I.A and released her solo debut album, Hard Core, in 1996. Lil' Kim was born on July 11, 1975, in Brooklyn, New York.
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