The Queen Bee performed a selection of her biggest hits, including Lady Marmalade with Mya, at the Juneteenth Music Fest in Chicago. Her stage outfit, custom-made by Katerina Lankova Couture, was an intricate combination of leather, sequins, spandex, mesh, and lace.
Lil' Kim and Honey Bxby performed their single "Left Eye (Remix)" on the BET Awards 2025 Pre-Show stage.
The day before the award show, Kim performed a string of her hits at the BET Experience - The Roots Presents: Class of '95 at Hollywood Bowl. Click Here to watch Kim's set on YouTube.
BET Awards 2025 Pre-Show stage & A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of '95
06.09.25
Honey BXBY 'Left Eye' Remix Featuring Lil' Kim
The remix of Honey BXBY's single 'Left Eye' featuring Lil' Kim is out now on all streaming platforms. The song samples Mobb Deep & Lil' Kim's classic hit single 'Quiet Storm.'
When Honey BXBY was asked in a recent HOT97 interview, 'What does Kim mean to you?' she responded, "She's the definition of women's empowerment. Kim is the reason I’m able to be comfortable, just be free, and not worry about other people's opinions."Click Here to watch the full interview on YouTube.
06.06.25
Lil’ Kim to Headline BET Experience 2025 Class of ’95 Picnic
Lil' Kim will command the stage at the BET Experience Class of '95 Picnic on June 9, and it's going to be legendary. The show marks almost 30 years since she first shook up hip-hop as the only female member of Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Starting at 8 PM ET on June 9, you can watch the awards on BET. Kim plans to light up the night with her masterpieces "Crush On You," "No Time," and "Lighters Up." She didn't just drop bars with these tracks; she changed the game.
As BET.com puts it, "While many artists are only now starting to get their flowers, Kim's already got the whole garden. Grammy wins. Fashion accolades. A runway walk that lives rent-free in our timelines. And now, a headlining set at the BET Experience's Class of '95 Picnic."
06.03.25
Lil' Kim Rug
Curves by Sean Brown, a Toronto-based brand, has introduced a collection of handmade rugs inspired by CD disc designs of iconic albums, including Lil' Kim's critically acclaimed debut, Hard Core. These rugs can be displayed as either a floor covering or a wall hanging.
It's also available on SSENSE.com, though not on the US version of the site.
05.24.25
Lil Kim Confirms Delay Of Annual Notorious B.I.G. Dinner
Lil Kim’s annual Notorious B.I.G. Dinner honoring the late rapper is on hold. But don’t worry: it’s coming back in a big way.
The event was supposed to take place May 21, Biggie Smalls’ birthday, in New York City. Lil Kim, his lover and advocate, shared the news on Instagram.
“Today we celebrate my king… the King of New York—the one and only @thenotoriousbig 🖤 The late, great Ms. Voletta Wallace raised a legend, and his legacy lives on forever,” wrote Lil Kim. “Every year, we bring the love and energy together at our annual B.I.G. Dinner. This year, we’re pushing it back just a bit—but it’s still happening, and we’re planning something truly special.”
Attendees, including loved ones and current legends in hip-hop, like Fat Joe, will have to wait to honor the hip-hop king. The Notorious B.I.G., who died in March 1997, would have turned 53. His mother died in February. Voletta Wallace was 72.
“We’re honoring Mama Wallace and B.I.G. in a major way, so stay tuned for the updated save the date,” Lil Kim added. “For tickets and sponsorship info, tap in with @alyiv. Long live B.I.G. Happy birthday to the greatest to ever do it. 👑 #BIGForever” (source: blackenterprise)
05.23.25
Girls Night Out Concert + New Song
Girls Night Out brought together an iconic lineup featuring Lil' Kim, Mýa, 702, Monica, and Keri Hilson at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Lil' Kim surprised the crowd by bringing out Honey Bxby, who joined her to perform their new collaboration, Left Eye (Remix) featuring Lil' Kim, set to be released soon. The single version of Left Eye samples Lil Kim and Mob Deep's iconic hit, Quiet Storm. Check out below a clip from their performance.
Keyshia Cole Announces Special 20th Anniversary Tour Supported by Lil' Kim
Two decades after the release of her breakthrough debut album, Keyshia Cole is hitting the road in celebration of The Way It Is with an anniversary tour.
The tour will launch this July in North America before making its way overseas with stops in Amsterdam, Paris and London. Joining Cole on select dates are special guests Lil Kim, Wale, Tink, Jeremih and Fridayy.
According to Keyshia Cole's Instagram, Lil' Kim will be performing on the following dates:
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Sep 23, London, UK - The O2. BUY TICKETS.
Sep 25, Manchester, UK - AO Arena. BUY TICKETS.
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04.20.25
BET Experience Los Angeles
BET has announced its lineup for the star-studded BET Experience and this year promises several iconic performances.
Set for June 5–8, 2025, the BET Experience returns to Los Angeles with a packed schedule of concerts, panels, and cultural moments leading into the BET Awards.
On Saturday, June 8th, hip-hop takes center stage with A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ‘95 at the Hollywood Bowl. The iconic lineup includes The Roots, Lil’ Kim, Redman & Method Man, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Raekwon, Goodie Mob, DJ Quik, E-40, and Havoc.
04.11.25
Billboard Lists Lil' Kim as the 4th Best Female Rapper of All Time
Billboard complies the best female rappers of all-time.
#4. The Queen Bee is not only a rap icon, she’s a style icon as well. The colorful wigs, the runway pieces she helped introduce to the streets, and her unrivaled confidence on wax and in her music videos inspired generations of women to be themselves. Her looks in the “Crush on You” video are still copied and used as mood-board material almost 30 years later, while Kim’s braggadocious rhymes on her classic 1996 debut album Hard Core and scene-stealing features on tracks like Puff’s “All About the Benjamins” and Mary J. Blige’s “I Can Love You” set the bar for their era. Lil Kim’s legacy remains just as important to the game as her mentor Biggie’s is. — A.D.
The "Lit in AC" concert at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 29th was a celebration of hip-hop legends, featuring
iconic artists like Busta Rhymes, Lil Kim, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, and more. Checkout some clips below.
Lil' Kim Pays Heartfelt Tribute to Her ‘Second Mom,’ Voletta Wallace
Lil’ Kim is paying tribute to The Notorious B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace, who died in February at age 78.
Kim posted a carousel of pictures, text message screenshots, and videos along with a lengthy caption where she spoke on how they became closer over the last decade. “We spent the last nine-10 years strengthening our relationship which if you know our history, that is God’s work,” the Queen Bee wrote.
“But the last four-five years were really special because we started to talk at least once a month. Then eventually once a week then two-three times a week. You would send me beautiful photos of yourself and an update of your garden which had become your life. The flowers and crop you planted would come along nicely except some times those damn peonies”
Kim added that they eventually started referring to each other as mother and daughter.
“Everyone who was close to you called you Meema but I called you mommy like a second mom,” she continued. “Which is why the 11th photo is very special to me because that was the day you showed me your phone and you said ‘look what I have you saved as,’ I said, ‘what?’ You said, ‘daughter.’ I smiled so big it warmed my heart and you began to call me daughter all the time after that.”
However, Kim expressed regret that their schedules wouldn’t allow them to link up in person during Ms. Wallace’s last few months, writing, “This hits different because there’s no hurt and sadness like the hurt and sadness when you crave conversation from someone who is no longer here.”
She ended her tribute by saying she’s finding solace in the fact that Voletta will finally be with her son again. “I’m smiling to myself because I can hear you saying, ‘MY GOD CHRISTOPHER!! Put that smoke down!!’ It makes the sadness a little better knowing that you’re reunited with the other half of ur heart.”
Kim ended her post with: “Rest in heaven Meema. We lost a phenomenal strong Queen but we gained a beautiful warrior angel.” (source: Billboard)
03.12.25
Lil' Kim attends Voletta Wallace’s Funeral
A solemn Faith Evans, Lil Kim, Mase, Jay-Z’s mother Gloria Carter and the Notorious B.I.G.‘s children were among the family members and loved ones who paid their respects to Voletta Wallace, the mother of the late iconic Brooklyn rapper, following her death at the age of 78 last month.
The funeral was held Wednesday morning at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on the Upper East Side in New York City — the same place where Christopher Wallace’s service was held on March 18, 1997, just nine days after he was gunned down aged 24 in Los Angeles.
Following Biggie's death, Voletta kept the memory of the rapper's legacy alive with the 2009 biopic Notorious, which she served as a producer. She appeared on the 1999 posthumous album Born Again. Wallace oversaw the hip-hop legend's soaring estate, which is estimated at $160 million. (Credit: RollingStone)
03.12.25
Busta Rhymes Pleads For Lil Kim To Make Musical Comeback
Busta Rhymes isn’t feeling Lil Kim‘s absence from the music scene, and decided to tell the rap legend herself, urging the Queen Bee to get back in the swing of things.
During Busta’s release party for his new album, Dragon Season… Equinox, at NYC venue Brooklyn Chop House, the lyricist took time to give Kim her flowers.
The Flipmode Squad general began by expressing his desire to see Lil Kim reemerge as a force within the music industry, lamenting that he’s “tired” of watching his fellow Brooklynite “sit down and be quiet.”
Busta continued his attempt to motivate Lil Kim, deeming her the reigning queen of Brooklyn as he hyped her potential return to the music scene.
“We got to light the fuse, the dynamite stick… It’s time to bust your gun, queen,” the hitmaker said. “It’s time to get active again, queen. It’s time to show Brooklyn who the f**king queen of the borough is, queen.” (Vibe.com)
03.12.25
Lil Kim Attends Busta Rhymes Release Party
Lil' Kim attended Busta Rhymes' release party for his new EP, Dragon Season...Equinox, at the Brooklyn Chop House.
03.09.25
Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dies at 78
Voletta Wallace, the mother of the Brooklyn rapper the Notorious B.I.G., whose stewardship of her son’s career and legacy after he was killed in 1997 helped cement him as a hip-hop legend, died on Friday. She was 78.
Her death, in hospice care at her residence in Stroudsburg, Pa., was confirmed by the Monroe County coroner, Thomas Yanac. A cause was not specified.
A middle-class immigrant and single mother from Jamaica, Ms. Wallace was forced into the hip-hop spotlight after the Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace and also known as Biggie Smalls, was killed at 24 in a Los Angeles drive-by shooting.
Ms. Wallace, a preschool teacher, took on the mantle of her son’s career almost immediately. Biggie’s second album, “Life After Death,” came out two weeks after he died; six months later, Ms. Wallace accepted the MTV Video Music Award for best rap video (“Hypnotize”), telling the New York crowd, “I know if my son was here tonight, the first thing he would’ve done is say big up to Brooklyn.” (nytimes.com)
02.21.25
Girls Night Out: Lil Kim, Monica, Mya, Keri Hilson, & 702
Prepare for an unforgettable evening as Lil' Kim, Monica, Mya, Keri Hilson, and 702 come together for a special Girls Night concert at the Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut on April 26.
A new interactive museum exhibit lets visitors step into some of the most famous songs about the city – from “Tom’s Diner” in Manhattan to “Jenny from the Block” in the Bronx and “Rockaway Beach” in Queens.
The Museum of the City of New York’s “Songs of New York: 100 Years of Imagining the City Through Music” opens Friday, showcasing songs by artists ranging from Frank Sinatra, Simon & Garfunkel, Lil’ Kim and LCD Soundsystem.
The installation, which first debuted in 2023 during the museum’s centennial celebration, returned after “popular demand” and will be installed in its own dedicated gallery – providing ample space for museumgoers to interact with a map of New York through movement and learn more about the music hailing from each borough. (NYPOST)
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02.15.25
Recent Lil Kim Social Media Pictures
02.15.25
Lil Kim to Headline Seattle's Queer/Pride Festival
The Queen Bee is a headline artist at this year's Seattle's Queer/Pride Festival, along with Tinashe, Rebecca Black, and Heidi Montag.
This festival takes place at Capitol Hill, celebrating Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community.
The three-day event will take place Friday to Sunday, June 27-29. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online.
A new mural of Lil' Kim, depicting her iconic 2000 Vibe shoot, has been unveiled in Brooklyn. The piece was painted by renowned street artist Robin Reyes. Click here to view a clip on Instagram where the artist describes his mural.
12.09.24
Lil' Kim Performs at Fall Classics in Philly
The Queen Bee performed at the 2024 Fall Classic Concert Series, alongside The Lox, Beanie Sigel, and more, at the Liacouras Center in Philly on November 30th. At the show, she announced she's coming out with a documentary - click here to view a clip on Instagram where she talks about it briefly.
Telfar — a New York-based brand is opening its first-ever storefront downtown at Broadway and Canal Street.
Crowned a cult must-have by the fashion set for two decades, the brand will debut its 10,000-square-foot brick-and-mortar equipped with a Telfar TV studio and a fully stocked “bag bar,” with a floor-to-ceiling display of every tote Telfar has ever produced — plus a coveted limited-edition purse.
Lil' Kim Honored as the Pow(H)er Woman of the Year
The Queen Bee was honored as the Pow(H)er Woman of the Year at the 6th Annual Pow(H)er Awards, which highlight dynamic figures across various industries. To the event, she wore a pink Emilio Pucci bodysuit, matching scarf, black boots and oversized sunglasses.
Lil' Kim to be Honored by Support Your Girlfriends
Support Your Girlfriends Hosts 6th Annual Pow(H)er Awards, Honoring Lil Kim And Nate Burleson
Support Your Girlfriends continues to highlight dynamic figures across various industries through its sixth annual Pow(H)er Experience and Awards.
Presented by the Tene Nicole Creative Agency, the Pow(H)er Awards will take place on Nov. 21, following its NASDAQ Partnership Pink Pow(H)er Billboard Tower Moment that Tuesday. Its 2024 iteration will celebrate diverse professionals dedicated to enacting change. Their achievements align with Support Your Girlfriends’ mission of elevating others and leading with purpose.
This year’s honorees include culture icon Kimberly “Lil Kim” Jones, who celebrates the 28th anniversary of her debut album Hardcore. The trailblazing rapper helped pioneer women in hip-hop, as her legacy extends to female empowerment and Black creativity. Former NFL player and CBS Mornings co-host Nate Burleson will also receive recognition as the second Power(H)im Man Of The Year.
All will gather at the Dream Hotel in New York City to applaud the efforts of these pioneers while encouraging others to stand out. Tickets to the coveted awards dinner are on sale now through Tene Nicole’s website. Click Here to buy tickets.
11.15.24
Latto Brings Out Lil Kim at the Barclays Center
Lil' Kim was a special surprise guest at Latto's concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Day After Day Productions and Emancipated Icon Entertainment Group have announced the joint signing of Lil’ Kim and Teddy Riley for worldwide touring engagements. The partnership marks a significant milestone for both artists’ bookings globally as they embark on new chapters in their careers.
Emancipated Icon, recently formed by Emancipated Talent’s CEO Rich Murphy and Icon Entertainment CEO Greg Walker, has established a strategic partnership with Day After Day, founded and led by veteran agent Seth Shomes.
Lil’ Kim said, “I am thrilled to be represented by Richard Murphy and Greg Walker of Emancipated Icon Entertainment Group, alongside Seth Shomes of Day After Day Productions. With their expertise and dedication, I am excited to take my touring shows around the world, ensuring that my artistry resonates in every corner of the globe. Together, we are committed to creating unforgettable experiences for my fans and pushing the boundaries of entertainment.” (source: billboard.com)
Voletta Wallace, the mother of the Brooklyn rapper the Notorious B.I.G., whose stewardship of her son’s career and legacy after he was killed in 1997 helped cement him as a hip-hop legend, died on Friday. She was 78.
