Lil' Kim - Notorious K.I.M.

The Madonna of hip-hop strikes again. But in spite of her blonde ambition (demonstrated on "I'm Human," a "Vogue"-esque tribute to the other material girl), the Queen Bee maintains her thug-ette aesthetic. Her beats (provided by an assortment of dance-floor-friendly producers) may be slick, but the rhymes are rough, rugged, and raw. Kim proved her post-Biggie microphone prowess with a take-no-prisoners cameo on Mobb Deep's "Quiet Storm (remix)". Here she continues her reign. Tracks like "Who's Number One?" where she reps for hometown Brooklyn, and "Notorious KIM," where she denounces ex-pal Foxy Brown, demonstrate her lyrical skills, which transcend the sex-centric niche market that she dominates. Notorious KIM builds on the foundation created by her cheeky debut, Hard Core, with more freakiness than Penthouse's letters page. She also gets macho male rappers on their knees with "Suck My D**k," in which she turns the sexual tables on males like those from N.W.A. The weak spots on the album are flaccid pop confections such as "How Many Licks" and "No Matter What They Say," which don't provide Kim with the support she needs. --Lizz Mendez Berry Amazon.com

 teachin young black ladies how to be sl*ts
Come on son lets be real. This walking douche drops a track called suck my d*ck. And ya'll people feel that? There is no hope for hip hop at all when this black wanna be white barbie is being called a lyricist. I won't even mention standout songs because I hate the whole album. And yes I did actually listen to it.

Oh yeah, and f*ck the reviewer amzn byer. I can bash anything I want. Your reviews included. You felt the wrath. March 25, 2007

 Queen Bitc*, what bitc* u know can thug it like this!
Despite what all the negative reviews say. Kim proved herself the leader of the female rap game with this album. Just because she isn't afraid to say what she wants doesnt mean its trash. Suck mY DI.. is one of the best tracks. The beat is crazy and the way she spits on this tracks makes u get the chills! Thats good music!
Fact is Lil Kim is the leader of this game and clearly doesn't give a fu*.. what people think. Thats a winner.
And her image cant get no better, Yea shes sexual to the xtreme, so what, stop hatin! July 20, 2006

 I agree with kurupt
Kim is nothing but a publicity tramp with no class or style. Please stop buying her albums b/c to me, it sounds like stereo porn. Great female MCs to check out: Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, even Salt N Pepa. What do they have in common? They were pioneers who didn't sell music with horrible lyrics and had class at the same time. So don't buy any of Kim's records and get something from the ladies I listed above. So now, your stereo system should be playing the right music. July 6, 2006

 2 dollar whore with a three dollar hairkut
This is the perfect example of why black women and women in general are disrespected. Lil kim is teaching generations of women to be nasty as you can be and to disrespect yourself. Then to top all of this off she is still hanging on the coat tails of biggie, the ultra fantasy gangsta rapper. Queen latifah never had to talk like this to get her name out or to make good music. This is ridiculous! Kim would be better off in a porn movie than in the rap game. Please please please spare us and stop rapping. June 9, 2006

 Lil' Kim...notorious for making horrid music.
Biggie put her on the map. Why, i'll never know. So she sucked off the fame he gave her (not the only thing she's been sucking) Also, being a Biggie fan, the name of this cd (proving my point about Biggie) was offensive and disrespectful. This is not rap, this is pop. If you think this is rap, you need to get smacked with a "The Lost Children of babylon" album and learn real rap. Nothing but two dollar trash by a two dollar wh*re. May 31, 2006

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