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Lil KimStanding just 4 ft. 11 inches tall Kimberly Jones seems much less than being just your average girl in the hood, but when "Lil' Kim" was introduced to the world she became known for her provocative over-the-top outfits, glamorous blonde hair-dos, pornographic attitude, sexy man-crazed looks, and a groundbreaking triumph that eventually secured her place as one of the few female rappers in a male-dominated industry.As a teenager she lived with friends, drug-dealing boyfriends, and, occasionally, on the streets. After meeting her adviser and life saver Christopher Wallace, (Notorious B.I.G/Biggie Smalls), she began to clean up her life and it was Christopher who helped her develop a career in music. By then Kimberly had taken in the slogan "Lil' Kim" after her height and curbing her name to just Kim. With the help of Christopher she became the only female member of the short lived rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. Their 1995 debut album Conspiracy debuted at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and garnered the hit singles "Player's Anthem" (#13) and "Get Money" (#17). Following the release, Lil' Kim appeared on records by Mona Lisa, the Isley Brothers, Total, and Skin Deep. And it was obvious that it was time for her to come out with her own solo album, and that's just what she did in 1996, with the release of "Hard Core". Lil Kim's Perjury CaseProsecutors in LIL' Kim's perjury trial picked up on the hip-hop star's poor tax record during Friday's (11MAR05) Manhattan Federal Court hearing, in a bid to portray her as a "liar who believes she is above the law". The JUMP OFF rapper does not face any tax charges - but Assistant US Attorney CATHY SEIBEL believes the accuser's allegedly questionable honesty is relevant to the perjury charges surrounding the investigation of a shootout outside New York radio station. |
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