Lil' Kim - The Naked Truth

Multi-platinum recording artist Lil' Kim possesses a presence and persona that looms well beyond her tiny frame. From her days as the feisty front woman of the Brooklyn rap collective, Junior M.A.F.I.A.- playing the Bonnie to the Notorious B.I.G.'s Clyde to her current status as hip-hop's Grammy-winning, fashion-forward Queen Bee, Kim continues to effortlessly captivate, seduce, provoke, and entertain. Whether she is ripping it live onstage, working it on the runway, or turning heads on the red carpet, Kim makes you look and listen! Kim is back with a vengeance with her fourth studio album taking her back to the days of Hard Core. Her highly anticipated and controversial release promises to be an event. Album Description

Nofeest from Washington,DC is the biggest Lil Kim Fan

But sorry I dont think she'll even acknowledge you unless you got a lil white to go up in her nose. As for the album, it completely suck. How can she even put herself up there with BIG. Pac is the only rapper thats up there with Biggie. And then DRE is next. As for Kim i just hope for her sake they dont put her on probation after she gets out of prison cuz shell fail the drug tests. October 18, 2005

Hot

Lil Kim's Naked Truth is hot...the first like 12 tracks are good but then she starts to slack off at the end but it's still a solid piece of work. I'm not a big Rap fan but i could def. play the whole album through.
My favorite song is DURTTYYYYYY.
October 11, 2005

She Came Hard

maaaan lil'kim show her a-s-s on diz album she killed all da haters with the song shut up , quiet she addresed dem snitches like 50 n junior mafia , hands down kim iz starting a whole new career when she get out its gon be murderous cant nobody mess with kim except shawnna of d.t.p
October 7, 2005

DEFINITELY NOT BETTER THAN HARDCORE

IT NOT DEFINITELY NOT WORTHY OF 5 MICS. THE SOURCE HAS LOSS IT'S CREDITABLITY ALONG TIME AGO ANYWAY AND ARE LOOKING TO SAVE THERE MAGAZINE. BUT BAKC TO KIM'S ALBUM. SHE DEFINITELY UP THE ANTE FOR FEMALE MC'S WITH HER FLOW ON THIS ALBUM. BUT SOME OF THE SONGS STILL FALL SHORT PARTICULARLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE ALBUM. OVER ALL THIS A BETTER OVERALL ALBUM THEN K.I.M. AND LA BALLA MAFIA. BUT IT'S A BETTER BUT THEN TONY YAYO OR YOUNG JEEZY ALBUM. October 2, 2005

Correctional Inspiration (4 Stars)

Let me just jump in here before the nut riders and haters flood the scene.

Let me start by saying that I'm not even a Lil' Kim fan. I have all of her albums (all given to me by my brother), but I'm not a fan. Hell, I don't even like her other albums because of her weak rhyme skills. What I am is a realist that gives credit where it is due. The Naked Truth deserves most of the credit it gets (even though I'm thoroghly convinced that The Source needs to quit rating albums). The difference with this album can be directly attributed to Lil' Kim's pending incarceration and the fact that she plays to her strengths this time instead of trying to make an album full of party/club/pop hits (not to mention a noticable improvement in her lyrical skills). Tracks like "Slippin'", "All Good", and "Quiet" all have Kim speaking on her turmoil and severed ties with the Junior Mafia clique. There are still some club bangers on the album in the form of "Lighters Up", "Whoa", "Get Yours" feat. T.I. & Sha Dash, and "Spell Check" as well as a few others. "Last Day" is a nice track that features a rather long Lil' Kim conversation at the end of it. I have to commend Kim for standing on her own two this time around. Out of 21 joints, she only has guests on 5 of them. Plain and simple, the album is dope. Lil' Kim has stepped her lyrical game up and her production is more concrete than her past albums.

There are a few corny tracks on the album though. "Shut Up B*tch" has a decent topic, but the hook and the intro are kind of weak. Also, "I Know You See Me" isn't terrible, but it's skippable. If there are any wack tracks to be found, they would have to be "We Don't Give A F*ck" feat. Bun B & Twista and "Kitty Box". The former sounds kind of corny and forced and the hook to the latter is terrible. In my mind, a classic album doesn't have those kind of tracks. The album as a whole tends to lose focus toward the end. Also, it'd be great if Katt Williams would drop the Money Mike routine, it's not funny anymore. His appearance on this album is pretty much pointless. I mean, he's been trying to squeeze blood from that turnip for almost 3 years now. Move on.

Is this a classic album? Probably not, but good hype will always have fans/groupies and press making claims that don't always hold up a few years (or in some cases weeks) down the road. Only time will tell if this is classic, but if you ask me right now, I'd have to say no. The album takes a nosedive toward the end and it's really noticable. This much is apparent though, Kim has stepped her lyrical game up. No one will confuse her with B.I.G. anytime soon, but she's improved drastically. It would appear that rappers seem to put out their best work when they're faced with jail time. Kim is walking in the footsteps of Tupac, Beanie Sigel, C Bo, and many others in that respect. It's sad that it took these circumstances for her to drop a dope LP, but lets hope that she keeps up this pace when she gets out of prison. I reccomend checking this one out.

Standout Tracks: Quiet feat. The Game, All Good, Kronik feat. Snoop Dogg, Slippin' (My Favorite), Lighters Up, My N*ggas, I Know You See Me, Spell Check, Get Yours feat. T.I. & Sha Dash, and Whoa September 29, 2005

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