Lil Kim: How Rich Is She? Know Her Dating History, Age, Songs, Movies, Children
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American rapper Kimber Denise Jones better is known by her stage name Lil Kim who is also an actress, model, and songwriter. When she was 19, she adopted the stage name Lil Kim after she joined the rap group 'Junior M.A.F.I.A.'
The 44-years old made her appearance at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors along with her adorable daughter, Royal Reign, who clearly stole the spotlight from her famous mother. For all her fans googling, Lil Kim's net worth, age, birthdate, songs, we are here to provide all the latest updates that you need to know.
Lil Kim
Quick Facts
Birth Name | Kimberly Denise Jones |
Net Worth | $2 million |
Date Of Birth | July 11, 1974 |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Age | 44 years |
Profession | Rapper, Actress, Model |
Height | 179 cm or 5 ft 10 inches |
Dated | Notorious K.I.G., Ray J, Scott Storch, Mr. Papers |
Children | One |
Short Description
Lil Kim was born as Kimberly Denise Jones on July 11, 1974 (some sources say 1975), in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York to parents Ruby Mae Jone and Linwood Jones.
Her parents both hailed from Trinidad. She has an older brother named Christopher. She went to Catholic School in Brooklyn. She was just eight years old when her parents separated. After that, Kim moved with her mother and brother to New Rochelle, NY where she was teased about her skin color by her all-white neighborhood.
Net Worth
Kim earns hefty money from her music sales and tours. She has been active in the music industry for almost three decades. Outside from that Lil Kim makes extra wealth from ads and her own clothing and shoe line.Lil Kim has a net worth of $2 million.
Career: Albums and Collaboration
Lil Kim rose to fame in the late 1990s. Before fame, she was kicked out from her home and began to live on the street. At the time, she worked in several places and even sold the drugs too. Her life changed when she met Christopher Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G.
who turned out her star. She and Christopher were both in a relationship before he was murdered in 1997 which has never been solved. She joined the group named Junior M.A.F.I.A and became part of it. The Group released their album Conspiracy in 1995 and came into the spotlight with the album's single Player's Anthem. The next year, she released her solo debut Hard Core which debuted at No.
11 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified 2x Platinum by RIAA in 2001. She released her second studio album The Notorious K.I.M. in June 2000 which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 5 million copies worldwide to date.
The album's lead single No Matter What They Say reached at No. 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The third album La Bella Mafia released on March 4, 2003, and at number five on the US Billboard 200, was certified platinum by RIAA, selling over two million copies worldwide. The two singles The Jump Off and Magic Stick featuring the top artists, 50 Cents and Mr.
Cheeks which became the biggest hit. Fourth album The Naked Truth was released in 2005 which consists of a total 22 tracks including two singles Lighters Up and Whoa, selling over 2 million copies to date.
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Five Album: 9 and Songs
Lil Kim was featured on Faith Evans' song Lovin You for Life from the album The King & I and also appeared along with Eve & Trina on the remix I'm Better in 2017.
The same year, Kin released a promotional single Spicy. In July 2018, Kim released her first single Nasty One from her fifth album 9. After releasing two singles, the rapper dropped her fifth studio album 9 in the mid-May 2019.
Televisions and Movies Appearance
The Hip Hop star, Lil Kim makes her extra fortune as an actress, appearing in numerous movies and televisions. She appeared as herself in the movie Gangstresses in 1997. Then she appeared with a minor role as Alex in an American comedy movie She's All That. In 2003, she starred in two movies; Those Who Walk in Darkness as Soledad O'Roark and Gang of Roses as Chastity.
She continuously made her debut in several movies as You Got Served, Lil' Pimp, Nora's Hair Salon, Life After Death: The Movie â Ten Years Later, Superhero Movie, and Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story.
Brand Endorsements
Apart from her professional career, Lil Kim generates a significant amount of money through commercial and endorsement deals.
In 1998, Lil Kim was signed by Wilhelmina Models and became the face for the fashion brand 'Candie' till to date. After that, Fashion house Iceberg signed her and also with MAC and endorse the VIVA GLAM along with Mary J.
Blige. In 2001, Lil Kim featured with many big-name artists for Apple's commercial, Mac computer an also became a spokesperson for a clothing brand called Old Navy. Moreover, she launched her own clothing line Hollyhood in 2004 and in 2005, she partnered with the high-end shoe store and opened a collaborated shoe line called Petite Peton. In 2010, Lil Kim and her cousin, Katrise Jones opened their first beauty salon named Salon Se Swa in Charlotte, North Carolina and the same year, she launched a clothing line called 24/7 Goddess Collection. In November 2012, she endorsed alcohol product Ciroc vodka and named her own cocktail 'Queen Bee' and announced herself as the 'First Lady' of the brand.
Personal Life
The mother of one child, Lil Kim has a high profile dating but she was never married. In her teenage, she dated her then-boyfriend, Shawn Powell who spent his eight and half years in the prison for robbery.
After he released from jail, the two continued their relationship and also engaged. At the time, she met Christopher Wallace and started focusing on her rap career so she called off her engagement and the duo split. She dated the rapper Notorious B.I.G.
whos real name was Christopher Wallace from 1993-1997. She had an on and off relationship with Notorious B.I.G. until his death in 1997. After that, she dated rapper Jay Z for two years. After their separation, Lil Kim hooked up with singer and rapper Ray J for a year who is eight years junior to her.
In the year 2002, she began dating a criminal named Damion 'World'Hardy who was the founder of the 'Cash Money Brothers', a gang that ran a major cocaine operation out of the Lafayette Gardens housing project in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, from the 1990s to 2000.
During the time, she was physically abused by Damion. She confessed that she did several nose job because Damion punched in her face repeatedly and split after a year. Moreover, she rumored to be date rapper, Missy Elliott. In 2004, she dated record producer Scott Storch for two months and parted their ways.
Thereafter, she flung with the rapper Mr. Papers real name Jeremy Neil. The couple dated for three years from 2012-2015 and also has a child, a daughter named Royal Reign. Lil Kim and Mr Papers There was rumored that she was romantically linked up with rapper Maino and also with Desiigner.
So, who is Lil' Kim currently dating?
Social Media
The rapper is very much active on all over the social media such as Twitter, Instagram, and Instagram.