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In 2005, Lil' Kim served a one-year prison sentence for [[Perjury|lying to a jury]] about her friends' involvement in a shooting four years earlier. During her incarceration, her fourth album, ''[[The Naked Truth (Lil' Kim album)|The Naked Truth]],'' was released to positive reviews from critics. A reality series covering her sentence, ''[[Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown]],'' premiered on [[BET]] in 2006. She then released her first mixtape, ''[[Ms. G.O.A.T.]]'' (2008) and returned to the public eye in 2009 with an appearance on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]].'' Throughout the 2010s, she continued to release music and perform sporadically, collaborating with artists such as [[Faith Evans]], [[Remy Ma]], and [[Fabolous]]. Her fifth studio album, ''[[9 (Lil' Kim album)|9]],'' was released in 2019.
Lil' Kim has been referred to as the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music#L|Queen of Rap]]," as well as her alias "Queen Bee" by several media outlets. She has sold more than 15 million albums and 30 million singles worldwide. Her songs "No Time," "Big Momma Thang," and "Not Tonight (Ladies Night)" were each listed on [[Complex (magazine)|''Complex'']]'s list of the 50 Best Rap Songs By Women.<ref name="The 50 Best Rap Songs by Women">{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/04/the-50-best-rap-songs-by-women/|title=The 50 Best Rap Songs by Women|website=Complex.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref> In 2012, she was listed on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Women in Music list at number 45, the second-highest position for a solo female hip-hop artist.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Mark|date=February 13, 2012|title=The 100 Greatest Women In Music|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/100-greatest-women-in-music/57/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227094400/https://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/100-greatest-women-in-music/57|archive-date=February 27, 2014|access-date=August 4, 2013|work=VH1}}</ref>
Aside from music, she is also known for her risk-taking and luxurious approach to fashion which has inspired many artists; she has been cited as a [[Fashion icons|fashion icon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.racked.com/2016/3/3/11151790/lil-kim-style|title=Revisiting the Style of Hip-Hop's Fashion Icon Lil' Kim|last=Porter|first=Nia|access-date=June 9, 2017|quote=Before Rihanna draped herself in colorful furs, before Nicki Minaj put on pink wigs and skin tight bustiers, and long before Miley Cyrus hopped onstage in a bedazzled thong, Lil' Kim was the risk-taking fashion icon we looked to in music. Her style has become an encapsulation of the racy, avant-garde costuming we're seeing from both our favorite artists and designers today.}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.vogue.com/article/lil-kim-hardcore-rapper-marc-jacobs-versace-fendi-notorious-b-i-g-puff-daddy|title=20 Years Later, the Hard Core Style of Rapper Lil' Kim Is Still Everything|last=Carlos|first=Marjon|access-date=June 9, 2017|quote=Kim raised eyebrows, but her risk-taking and luxurious approach to fashion also made her a designer muse.}}</ref> Her collaboration with celebrity nail artist [[Bernadette Thompson]] for the 1999 [[Bernadette Thompson#"Money Nails" nail art|"Money Nails"]] design she wore during a fashion shoot has been exhibited at the [[Museum of Modern Art]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Givhan |first=Robin |date=2021-12-03 |title=How Lil’ Kim’s most memorable manicure ended up in the Museum of Modern Art |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/11/14/how-lil-kims-most-memorable-manicure-ever-ended-up-in-the-museum-of-modern-art/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> She has been noted for helping women embrace their "sexuality and femininity" in a way that was a stark contrast at the time from other female artists.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Orcutt|first=K. C.|date=October 2, 2019|title=Each One, Teach One | Honoring the legacy of Lil' Kim|url=https://www.revolt.tv/2019/10/2/20895667/lil-kim-legacy-review|access-date=2019-12-13|website=Revolt.tv}}</ref> == Early life, family and education ==
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In one stockholders' meeting of [[Warner Bros. Records]], activist [[C. Delores Tucker]] criticized the label "for producing this filth," referring to perceived graphic sexual content in Lil' Kim's lyrics, and labeling them "gangsta porno rap."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431197/19970519/lil_kim.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219144653/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431197/19970519/lil_kim.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2007|title=Li'l Kim Comes Under Fire From Political Activist|date=May 19, 1997|work=MTV News|access-date=March 30, 2009}}</ref> In 1997, Lil' Kim promoted ''Hard Core'' by performing on P. Diddy's "No Way Out" tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426803/19980206/rhymes_busta.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040904183025/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426803/19980206/rhymes_busta.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2004|title=Puffy, Dru Hill, Mase, Busta, Lil' Kim To Hit The Road|date=February 6, 1998|work=MTV News|access-date=March 30, 2009}}</ref> The tour continued through to 1998 and became one of the highest-grossing hip-hop tours of all time, grossing an estimated $16 million.<ref name="Group2007">{{cite journal|title=Vibe|journal = Vibe Vixen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=giYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA184|access-date=August 4, 2013|date=March 2007|publisher=Vibe Media Group|page=184|issn=1070-4701}}</ref> That same year, she launched her own label, [[Queen Bee Entertainment]].<ref name="The Mask of Lil' Kim">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/2000/09/03/the-mask-of-lil-kim/b9a06fe7-adde-49fa-9259-aa1dbf71e655/|title=The Mask of Lil' Kim|newspaper=The Washington Post|year=2000}}</ref>
From 1998 to 2000, Lil' Kim continued working under the management of B.I.G.'s best friend, Damion "D-Roc" Butler's "Roc Management," touring and modeling for various fashion and pop culture companies including [[Candie's]], [[Gianni Versace S.p.A.|Versace]], [[Iceberg (fashion house)|Iceberg]], and [[Baby Phat]].
In 1999, for a denim campaign fashion shoot, Lil' Kim debuted "money nails" designed by nail artist Bernadette Thompson.<ref name=":8" /> Thompson gave Lil' Kim a manicure with acrylic nails and pieces of an actual $100 bill.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-30 |title=The Story of Nail Art: When Nails Became a Full-Fledged Design Accessory |url=https://www.elledecor.com/it/best-of/a37433904/story-of-nail-art-design/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=ELLE Decor |language=it-IT}}</ref> The look became an instant trendsetter spawning a wave of imitation looks,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Kate |date=2018-05-23 |title=From Gigi Hadid to Cardi B, Nail Bling is Officially Badder Than Ever |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/nail-art-acrylic-tips-swarovski-crystals-nineties-cardi-b-gigi-hadid-missy-elliott |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> a trending search topic on Google (at a time before the internet was ubiquitous),<ref name=":10" /> with Harper's BAZAAR calling it "a defining moment in the history of hip-hop and beauty."<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=Welcome to the Golden Age of Nail Art |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/nails/a44380670/nail-art-history/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-US}}</ref>
Her outfit at the [[1999 MTV Video Music Awards]] received widespread media attention, fueled by the "shocked" response of presenter [[Diana Ross]], who approached and jiggled Kim's exposed breast on national television. ''[[The Washington Post]]'' considered that the incident solidified Lil' Kim's "image of sexual fearlessness" and her career as "a fashion trendsetter."<ref name="The Mask of Lil' Kim" />
On June 27, 2000, Lil' Kim released her second album, ''The Notorious K.I.M.'' The album marked a new image and revamped look for the rapper. Despite the limited success of its singles, the album debuted at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 229,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="hardcoresales" /> It was certified platinum by the RIAA, four weeks after its release.<ref name="RIAA" /> It was on this LP that the well-known hip-hop feud between Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown escalated. In 2001, Lil' Kim teamed up with Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Mýa to remake "Lady Marmalade," which was originally written about a [[brothel|bordello]] in [[New Orleans]] and performed by the group [[Labelle]] (which included diva [[Patti LaBelle]]) 25 years earlier.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite news|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Iggy Azalea Tops Hot 100 With 'Fancy,' Matches Beatles' Historic Mark|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6099390/iggy-azalea-tops-hot-100-fancy-matches-beatles|access-date=July 20, 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=May 28, 2014}}</ref>
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During that time, several new female hip hop artists modeled themselves after her stylistically.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Thomas, Greg |date= 2007|title= Queens of Consciousness & Sex-Radicalism in Hip-Hop: On Erykah Badu & The Notorious K.I.M. |journal=[[The Journal of Pan African Studies]] |pages= 25|volume=1|issue=7|via=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]]}}</ref> Placing ''Hard Core'' at number 80 on their list of "Best Rap Albums of the 90s," ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' magazine stated, "when Lil Kim released her debut album—women in hip-hop finally had options, paths to follow and models [...] she was the raunchiest woman you ever heard on the mic."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-best-rap-albums-of-the-90s/lil-kim-hardcore|title=Best Rap Albums of the 90s |website= Complex.com| publisher= | date= | access-date= }}</ref> ''[[The Village Voice]]'' writer [[Joan Morgan (American author)|Joan Morgan]] contended that the album "transformed her into a [[cultural icon]]," opining that it put an emphasis on sex appeal, looks, and packaging as a priority for female rappers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2005/11/01/from-a-different-place/|title=From a Different Place|website=The Village Voice|date=November 2005}}</ref> ''[[Camera Obscura (journal)|Camera Obscura]]'' listed her as one of the late twentieth-century "self-marketers of female trouble" in music, along with [[Janet Jackson]] and [[Tina Turner]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Scheper, Joanne |date= 2007|title= 'Of la Baker, I am a disciple': The diva politics of reception|journal=[[Camera Obscura (journal)|Camera Obscura: Feminism, Culture, and Media Studies]] |pages= 73–101 |volume= 22 |issue= 2 |doi= 10.1215/02705346-2007-004}}</ref>
Aside from music, Lil' Kim is also known for a risk-taking and luxurious approach to fashion that has inspired many artists. She has been named as a fashion icon by various media outlets.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://theboombox.com/lil-kim-hard-core/|title=10 Reasons Why Lil' Kim's 'Hard Core' Is Good for Hip-Hop|last=Iandoli|first=Kathy|access-date=June 9, 2017|quote=Kim's contribution to rap with her first LP left a lasting impression on rap music as a whole — one that still echoes today.Say what you will about the present situation between Lil' Kim and Nicki Minaj, but Kim's 'Hard Core' mothered an entire generation of the female rappers that followed. By discussing sexuality in an unabashed style, upping tax brackets with lavish lifestyles and sitting in the same thrones men dominated in hip-hop for years, 'Hard Core' opened up doors.}}</ref> Her collaboration with nail artist Bernadette Thompson in wearing "money nails" is described by Harper's BAZAAR to have been "a defining moment in the history of hip-hop and beauty."<ref name=":11" /> A replica of the money nails she wore has been exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art alongside other notable fashion items such as the [[Wonderbra]] and red lipstick.<ref name=":8" /> ''Vogue'' editor-at-large [[André Leon Talley]] called her "the black [[Madonna]]."<ref name="newsweek"/> Designers such as [[Marc Jacobs]], [[Versace]], and [[Giorgio Armani]] have credited Lil' Kim as an inspiration.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2020, ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' wrote that "twenty-five years later, no rapper is more influential to the new female rhymers."<ref>{{cite web|title=Rappers Salute Lil' Kim in Their Lyrics - XXL | url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rappers-lil-kim-lyrics|website=XXL| date=July 14, 2020}}</ref>
Some artists who have named Kim as influence include [[Rihanna]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-riri-perfume-90s-beauty-trends-lil-kim-lipstick |title=Rihanna on the '90s Beauty Icon Who Has Inspired Her Many Looks |website= Vogue |date= September 2015}}</ref> [[Cardi B]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldwideentertainmenttv.com/lil-kim-inspiration-behind-cardi-bs-next-project/|title=Lil Kim Inspiration Behind Cardi B's Next Project | WWETV|date=November 6, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191106000312/https://www.worldwideentertainmenttv.com/lil-kim-inspiration-behind-cardi-bs-next-project/ |access-date=December 27, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref> [[Megan Thee Stallion]],<ref>{{Citation|title=Megan Thee Stallion Goes Undercover on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram | date= November 16, 2020| publisher= GQ|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF_DUdrXUoQ| language=en |access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref> [[Kash Doll]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/09/kash-doll-apologizes-to-lil-kim|title=Kash Doll Apologizes to Lil' Kim: 'I Love Learning Sh*t From OGs!! Thank U for Everything!' |website= Complex.com|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> [[Bree Runway]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aubrey|first=Elizabeth|date=17 March 2020|title=Bree Runway: Meet the Missy Elliott-approved rising star whose fearless pop is challenging colourism|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/bree-runway-interview-missy-elliott-approved-star-whose-fearless-pop-is-challenging-colourism-2626680|accessdate=31 October 2020|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> [[Teyana Taylor]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Lil' Kim Says Teyana Taylor Could Do Her Justice In A Biopic | url= https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-01-22-lil-kim-says-teyana-taylor-could-do-her-justice-in-biopic/|website=iHeartRadio}}</ref> [[Doja Cat]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Doja Cat Details Strange List Of Musical Influences & Reveals Crush On Aesop Rock | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-details-her-musical-influences-and-reveals-she-has-a-crush-on-aesop-rock-new-video.45086.html |website=HotNewHipHop| date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> [[Rosalía]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rosalía Names Lil' Kim Among Top Music Inspirations |url=https://hypebae.com/2022/3/rosalia-motomami-hentai-music-inpirations-lil-kim |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=HYPEBAE|date=March 22, 2022 }}</ref> [[Hitmaka]],<ref name="influence">{{cite web| title= LightSkinKeisha, Rick Ross and more share how Lil' Kim has influenced hip-hop | url=https://rollingout.com/2019/10/08/lightskin-keisha-rick-ross-and-more-share-how-lil-kim-has-influenced-hip-hop/|website=Rolling Out| date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> [[Casanova (rapper)|Casanova]],<ref name="influence"/> [[Spice (musician)|Spice]],<ref name="influence"/> [[Zaytoven]],<ref name="influence"/> [[Stefflon Don]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/99574-stefflon-don-wants-to-rap-for-all-women/amp/|title=Stefflon Don wants to rap for all women|website=[[The List (magazine)|The List]]|date=March 9, 2018 }}</ref> [[Flo Milli]],<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.xxlmag.com/flo-milli/|title=Flo Milli - XXL Freshman Class |website=xxlmag.com | publisher= | date= June 16, 2021| access-date=}}</ref> [[Nicki Minaj]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Nicki Minaj Gives Lil Kim Props For Being A Fashion Icon |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/nicki-minaj-lil-kim-props-fashion-icon-1234651469/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=VIBE.com}}</ref> [[Ivorian Doll]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ways |first=Curious |title=Meet Ivorian Doll, the Reigning Queen of Drill |url=https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/bow-down-meet-ivorian-doll-the-queen-of-drill/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=HUNGER TV |date=August 12, 2020 |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Cupcakke]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Conversation With CupcakKe, Whose Explicit Sex Raps Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2016/04/cupcakke-interview-on-growing-up-chicago-explicit-raps |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref> [[Saweetie]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saweetie Says Lil' Kim Has the Best Bar in Female Rap History |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/03/08/saweetie-lil-kim-best-bar-female-rap/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Rap-Up |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Ice Spice]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lent |first=Caitlin |date=2022-12-01 |title=Ice Spice Is Rethinking Rap Stardom |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/ice-spice-is-rethinking-rap-stardom |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Miley Cyrus]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2013-10-31 |title=Miley Cyrus Flaunts Lil Kim Halloween Costume |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-flaunts-lil-kim-halloween-costume-5777954/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2013-07-02 |title=Gimme Five: Miley Cyrus' Favorite Female Singers (Video) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/gimme-five-miley-cyrus-favorite-female-singers-video-1568795/ |access-date=2023-03-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Iggy Azalea]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-27 |title=Iggy Azalea Reveals Lil Kim As Her Fashion Inspiration - YouTube |website=[[YouTube]] |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vSyv_p0p5I |access-date=2023-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827010512/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vSyv_p0p5I |archive-date=August 27, 2013 }}</ref> [[Ms Banks]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=2017-11-14 |title=Meet Ms Banks, Nicki Minaj's new favourite rapper |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/who-ms-banks-nicki-minajs-new-favourite-rapper-2158928 |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Lola Brooke]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=Lola Brooke On Brooklyn Upbringing, Walking The "Same Streets" As Lil Kim And Foxy Brown |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/lola-brooke-brooklyn-influences-mefeater-cover-1234745958/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=VIBE.com}}</ref> [[Jhené Aiko]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhené Aiko's Evolution From Working with B2K to R&B Superstardom |url=https://www.theculturecrypt.com/posts/jhene-aikos-evolution-from-working-with-b2k-to-an-rnb-superstar |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=The Culture Crypt |language=en-US}}</ref> [[City Girls]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abraham |first=Mya |date=2023-07-11 |title=7 Rappers Directly Influenced By Lil' Kim: Cardi B, Nicki Minaj And More |url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/rappers-infuenced-by-lil-kim/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> [[DreamDoll (musician)|DreamDoll]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=DreamDoll talks women empowerment, upcoming music and more |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2020-03-11/80121/dreamdoll-talks-upcoming-music-womens-empowerment-love-for-lil-kim-and-beyonce-and-more/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=REVOLT |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Latto]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Latto Names Lil' Kim the 'GOAT Female Rapper' for Her 'Timeless' Music and Fashion |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/latto-names-lil-kim-her-goat-female-rapper |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=www.complex.com |language=en}}</ref> and [[Erica Banks]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thesource.com/2021/04/26/on-the-rise-erica-banks-talks-buss-it-success-post-covid-plans/|title=On The Rise: Erica Banks Talks "Buss It"|website=The Source|date=April 26, 2021 }}</ref> Actress [[Taraji P. Henson]] said that Lil' Kim inspired her portrayal of ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]'' character [[Cookie Lyon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Taraji P. Henson Says Lil Kim Is Inspiration Behind Cookie Character | url= https://allhiphop.com/rumors/hip-hop-rumors-taraji-p-henson-says-lil-kim-is-inspiration-behind-cookie-character-not-nicki-minaj/ |website=All Hip Hop| date=February 6, 2015}}</ref>
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