Before Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, there was Lil Kim. Kimberly Denise Jones was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up to become one of the pioneers of female rap. The star reigned supreme in the ’90s and early 2000s in a field dominated mostly by men.
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With a string of successful albums to her name (Hard Core has been tagged as the greatest rap record of all time), she’s mentored many others who came after her. Lately, though, her name has been surfacing due to reasons unrelated to music. Namely, her face.