I L.O.V.E. Notorious K.I.M.
Yo, people. So the BET awards came on last week or so and it's the perfect time to speak on the greatness that is Lil Kim. If you couldn't tell from the title, I love her. And after you watched her perform her verse on "It's All About the Benjamins" for the Bad Boy tribute, you should love her too. Lil Kim has been in the game since what, 1995? That's 20 years in hip hop. A LOT has changed, but Lil Kim displayed that she can STILL put on a show. She did the same at the Soul Train Awards last year, performing "Ladies Night (Remix)." What those performances have in common is energy and high-level performance quality. And that energy was reflected in the crowd's response. Now, I wasn't there, but trust, I lost my mind when watching the tribute on my 12-year old box RCA TV (shout out to RCA!) When Kim came up from the hole in the floor... the floor that Diddy had just fell into, I screamed at the top of my lungs "WANNA RUMBLE WITH THE BEE, HUH?" and of course you know the rest. In my book, ain't nobody fuckin with Lil Kim. EVER.
So, while there's plenty of new blood on the charts and she doesn't have any hits on the radio right now, Lil Kim will forever be relevant in rap music. Before writing this post I thought about the classic record, "Rosa Parks" by OutKast. In the final verse Dre' spits (and I'm paraphrasing) "...got a new joe in town/When the record player get to skippin and slowin down/All y'all can say is them niggas earned that crown..."
That's exactly how I feel about the Queen Bee. She's earned her crown.
Can't nobody tell me different, so don't try :) but feel free to post your thoughts.
