Lil Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones, known by her stage name Lil Kim, was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1974. Lil Kim came into the limelight in 1996 with the release of her first album, Hard Core, which brought her street-fresh hip hop sound to popular audiences. She has since maintained her standing as one of the most successful female recording artists in the hip hop industry, noted for her wild style and bawdy persona.