Lil Kim

The official site of Lil Kim (http://www.lilkim.com). Their work has paved the way for groundbreaking artists around the globe such as Carnage and the Fiasco, Hooverphonic, Fischerspooner, and Delerium. It was later described as Ross getting to second base with Kim on national television. Part of their song "Teardrop" is being used as the theme music for the American television show House, M.D.. Ross reached over, cupped her hand under Kim's exposed breast and jiggled it while both laughed heartily. The Jamaican reggae legend Horace Andy is a fixture of Massive Attack albums. Kim's outfit became even more controversial later that night, when she appeared on stage with Mary J. Blige and Diana Ross to present an award, and Ms. Each Massive Attack album features guest vocalists, and so far the band has worked with Tricky, Shara Nelson, Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl, Nicolette, Sara Jay, Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins and Sinéad O'Connor.

In what is probably her most memorable public appearance, Lil Kim showed up at the 1999 MTV VMAs with an entire breast hanging out and only a tiny piece of fabric over the nipple. Marshall elected to sit out during the recording of 100th Window, making that album essentially a Del Naja solo project. In addition to being recognized for her music, Kim is notorious for her avant garde style. After the recording of Mezzanine, Vowles -- dissatisfied with the change in sound -- left the band. Prosecutors say Kim lied about knowing men involved in a violent shootout in 2001. Massive Attack originally consisted of three members, Robert Del Naja ("3D"), Grant Marshall ("Daddy G") and Andrew Vowles ("Mushroom"). Kim is currently on trial in New York for accusations of perjury. While some critics found 100th Window album not up to par with previous offerings, many found it a worthwhile listening experience.

track, "Notorious B.I.G." which contains an extremely blatant sample of Duran Duran's 1980s hit, "Notorious". Del Naja was charged with possession of drugs that month. In the past, Kim has been featured on hit songs by Ray-J, Mobb Deep, The Lox, and the posthumous Notorious B.I.G. It entered the Top 10 in the UK charts. It is one of the few songs in recent years to have hit number one without the aid of a music video, and is Kim's most successful single to date. A fourth album, 100th Window, was released on February 10, 2003. During the summer of 2003, "Magic Stick," the second single from La Bella Mafia, became one of the year's biggest hits, thanks in part to guest raps from 50 Cent. A song from this album, "Dissolved Girl," was featured in the film The Matrix.

Kim also appeared in a posthumous music video for Aaliyah, "Miss You", in which Kim, Missy Elliott, Brandy, Tweet, DMX, Montel Williams, and several others pay tribute to the deceased R&B star. Massive Attack's third album Mezzanine was released in 1998. Mezzanine showed the band moving towards a dark, distorted guitar-based sound, and, according to many fans and critics, marked a significant evolution. Cheeks, and was a sizeable hit. This marked the last collaboration of Wild Bunch member Tricky with Massive Attack, as he afterwards concentrated wholly on his solo career. The first single and video, "The Jump Off" featured rapper Mr. Featuring two string instrumentals arranged by Craig Armstrong, this album featured a more lush, deeper sound than the first. Most recently, Kim released her third studio album, La Bella Mafia, in spring of 2003. In 1994 Massive Attack released their second effort Protection.

The video was Kim's first major pop radio hit. aggression against the Third World in the name of democracy, often expressing regret that he ever agreed to the name change. The song's memorable video featured the four singers dressed in very skimpy clothes and heavy makeup, like women who appear at the Moulin Rouge would typically be dressed. Lead band member Robert Del Naja makes no secret in interviews of his political objections to U.S. The track was produced by hot hip-hop producers Rockwilder and Missy Elliott and was featured in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge!. During the first Gulf War, several British media channels became anxious to avoid using words suggestive of war and violence, and Massive Attack (then struggling to become established) were forced to temporarily change their name to simply Massive. In spring of 2001, Lil Kim teamed up with Pink, Mưa, and Christina Aguilera on a remake of Patti Labelle's "Lady Marmalade," for which Kim provided a new rap verse. Blue Lines ushered in a new genre of music best referred to as "the Bristol sound", but the press began to use the label "trip hop", which the members of Massive Attack dislike.

In 2000, Lil Kim returned, after an absence from music, with her second full-length album, The Notorious K.I.M. It was not as commercially successful as her debut album, but it spawned two moderate hit hip hop singles, "No Matter What They Say" and "How Many Licks," which featured Sisqo on the chorus and a risque video that only had limited play on MTV. This subsequently became one of the most influential British records of the 1990s, inspiring other projects such as Portishead and Morcheeba. As was the case with "Crush On You," the song and video were both hugely successful. In 1991, they released their first album, Blue Lines, featuring the hit singles Unfinished Sympathy and Daydreaming. The remix featured a sample of the disco song "Ladies' Night" and was a girl-power anthem, featuring rhymes by Angie Martinez, Da Brat, TLC's Lisa Lopes, and Missy Elliott, in addition to Kim. Massive Attack began as an offshoot of the Bristol art community The Wild Bunch. During the summer of 1997, Kim released a remix of "Not Tonight" a very explicit track off of Hard Core, for a film soundtrack. Their music is electronic, and combines elements of jazz, hip-hop and other genres; lately the darker, subtler forms of electronica have been dominant influences.

In early 1997, the second single, "Crush On You," featured fellow Junior Mafia member, Lil Ceaser, and was an even bigger hit, thanks in part to the track's memorable and colorful video. They have released four full studio albums. Its first single, "No Time", featured Puff Daddy on the chorus and became an instant hit on hip-hop radio. Massive Attack is a popular band from Bristol, England. Hard Core was well-received critically and commercially; sales were buoyed due to her association with the Notorious B.I.G. Kim began her career as a solo artist with the 1996 release of her debut solo album, Hard Core.

She now lives in Teaneck, New Jersey. Kim made her film debut in She's All That (1999). Kim's songs have a reputation for being graphically sexual and explicit. She first appeared in the music industry in the early 1990s, as a member of the East Coast hip hop group, Junior Mafia.

Kimberly Ann Jones, professionally known as Lil Kim (also called The Queen Bee, The Lieutenant, and The Queen Bitch such as the QB of all bitches) is a United States rapper who was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City on July 11, 1976. La Bella Mafia (2003). Notorious K.I.M. (2000). Hard Core (1996).