These days, Lil Kim’s ongoing beef with nemesis Nicki Minaj seems to keep her name in the news more often than her music.
Twitter slander aside, the Brooklyn Queen Bee’s catalog speaks for itself. Whether you ride with #TeamKim or not, no one can deny Lil Kim’s influence and reign within popular music. Even beyond her solo catalog that includes Hard Core, Kim made her mark crushing guest appearances, too.
Take a trip down memory lane and revisit Lil Kim’s 11 Best Hip-Hop Features.
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Total ft. Lil Kim, Foxy Brown and Da Brat – “No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix)” (1995)
One of many in a long list of remixes that Puff Daddy would become famous for, this all-female rap edition of Total’s 1995 R&B hit “No One Else” may be the only track we’ll ever hear Kim and Foxy rhyme on together.
Lil Kim and Junior Mafia – “Get Money” (1995)
The Queen and King of Brooklyn’s infamous battle of the sexes on wax went platinum in 1996, making it Junior Mafia’s biggest hit.
Lil Kim and Junior Mafia – “Player’s Anthem” (1995)
The song that started it all. Brooklyn stand up!
Lil Cease and Lil Kim – “Crush on You” (1997)
Colorful wigs and Hip-Hop cameos galore, “Crush on You” made Kim a star and remains a staple for club DJs everywhere.
Lil Kim and Mary J. Blige – “I Can Love You” (1997)
“Who you loving? Who you wanna be hugging?” Probably one of Kim’s dopest features and most quoted by female R&B enthusiasts worldwide.
Lil Kim, Puff Daddy, The LOX and Notorious B.I.G. – “All About the Benjamins” (1997)
As the sole female rapper on this male-dominated track featuring Bad Boy Records’ heavyweights The LOX and Biggie, Lil Kim made history on one of Hip-Hop’s greatest songs of all time and solidified herself as rap’s reigning queen.
Lil Kim and Mobb Deep – “Quiet Storm (Remix)” (1999)
“It’s the Q-to the-B with the M-O-B-B/Queensbridge, Brooklyn and we D-double-E-P. What!”
Lil Kim and Ray J – “Wait a Minute” (2001)
Lil Kim teamed up with Brandy’s brother over a sparse beat by The Neptunes, which quickly became a hit for both artists. At the time, rumors of a romance between Ray J and Lil Kim surfaced but were denied by both camps. But as Kim would say (and as the pic above indicates), “Paparazzi gonna get you one way or another.”
Lil Kim, Christina Aguilera, Pink and Mya – “Lady Marmalade” (2001)
This Labelle remake for the Moulin Rouge film soundtrack remained number one on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart longer than any other all-female collaboration. It is also Kim’s best-selling single of her career so far.
Lil Kim, Keyshia Cole and Missy Elliott – “Let It Go” (2007)
The Queen Bee shined over a sample of her late mentor B.I.G.’s 1994 hit “Juicy”, alongside Keyshia Cole and Missy Elliott for this R&B collabo.
The Lox ft. Lil Kim & DMX – “Money, Power, Respect” (1998)
No verse, but the Queen Bee killed the hook.
