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| Artist : Lil Kim |
| Album : Naked Truth (Sampler) |
| Bitrate : VBR kbps |
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| Label : Queen Bee Records / Atlantic |
| Year : 2005 |
| Genre : Rap |
| Rip date : 2005-09-07 |
| Store date : 2005-09-27 |
| Size : 19 megs |
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| 1. Lighters Up 4:25 |
| 2. My Niggas 4:10 |
| 3. Spell Check (Snippet) 1:37 |
| 4. I Know You See Me (Snippet) 1:26 |
| 5. Quiet (Snippet) 1:40 |
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| 13:18 |
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| Enjoy this sampler... |
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| After making her presence known on Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s debut album, |
| Conspiracy, Lil' Kim launched a solo career in 1996 with the release of |
| her first record, Hard Core. As the album's title implies, Lil' Kim was |
| a rarity among female rappers ù one that not only concentrated on edgy |
| hardcore rap but also explicit sexuality, two territories that had long |
| been the province of male rappers. Of course, Lil' Kim's |
| near-pornographic sexuality and hard-edged rhythms made her an anomaly |
| within hip-hop, but Hard Core proved that she was no novelty, as it |
| garnered positive reviews and strong sales. |
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| A native of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Lil' Kim was raised by her |
| parents until they split up when she was nine years old. Following their |
| separation, she lived with her father, yet he threw her out of the house |
| when she was a teenager. As a teen, she lived with her friends and, |
| occasionally, on the streets. Eventually, she and her rhyming skills |
| came to the attention of Biggie Smalls, who helped her cultivate her |
| career. Smalls helped her become a member of Junior M.A.F.I.A., and Lil' |
| Kim was a key part of the group's hit debut single, "Player's Anthem." |
| Lil' Kim also made a big impression on the remainder of Junior |
| M.A.F.I.A.'s 1995 debut album, Conspiracy. |
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| Following the release of Conspiracy, Lil' Kim appeared on records by |
| Mona Lisa, the Isley Brothers, Total, and Skin Deep. For her debut |
| album, she worked with a variety of producers, including Sean "Puffy" |
| Combs, High Class, Jermaine Dupri, and SKI. The result, entitled Hard |
| Core, was released in late 1996. Lil' Kim's marketing campaign for the |
| album was quite provocative ù she was dressed in a skimpy bikini and |
| furs in the advertisements, as well as the album covers ù but instead of |
| resulting in a backlash, the album became a hit, debuting at number 11 |
| on the pop charts. The first single from the album, "No Time," a duet |
| with Sean "Puffy" Combs, became a number one rap single. The |
| long-awaited Notorious K.I.M. followed in 2000, and then came La Bella |
| Mafia in 2003. |
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