Lil' Kim

         Kimberly Denise Jones known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, singer-songwritter, record producer, model and actress. She was borne and raised in Brooklyn, New York just like the legendary "The Notorious B.I.G". Lil' Kim was also rapping during the same era as Biggie, they were part of a group called Junior Mafia which had Biggie, Bugsy, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim herself and etc.  Lil' Kim was influenced into rapping by most of the lady emcees before her generation like The Lady of Rage, MC Lyte and Diana Ross who Lil' Kim was influenced with the most by her. Performing a freestyle rap for Biggie was what started up her career in 1995 with his group "Junior M.A.F.I.A" whose debut album "Conspiracy" generated three hit singles.
 
         Jones was born in Bed-Sty (Bedford-Stuyvesant) neighbourhood of the New York City borough Brooklyn, her parents Linwood Jones and Ruby Jones (now Ruby Jones-Mitchell) had separated and that left her with her dad to raise her alone from the age of 9. By the time she was in her mid teens, Jones's dad had kicked her out of the house and left to her to sleep at her friend's places or even on the streets. Jones had went to Sarah J. Hale Vocational High School for two and a half years, but her studies wasn't doing so good so she then moved to Brooklyn College Academy to finish her remaining year in a half of school. It was the same school that fellow rappers Nas and Foxy Brown also attended. In 1994, when Jones was only 19, she was already in the group "Junior M.A.F.I.A" who had released their first and only album "Conspiracy" on August 29 1995 and debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 69,000 copies in its first week of release.

        After being with the "Junior M.A.F.I.A" for a year, Jones began a solo career by making guest performances on R&B albums and recording her debut album "Hard Core", which was released in November 1996. After being successful on her career and having to be there and watch the person who gave her hope in her life be deceased by an unknown assailant that till now no one knows, She moved on doing many plastic surgeries and making worst and worst for her life. Her time eventually had to go out when the new generation of female rappers started coming out like Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea and etc. Jones had a bad experienced street life but she made good out of it like anyone can, don't give up.