Lil' Kim
Brooklyn rapper and Biggie protégé who made hypersexual reclamation a hip-hop art form — her Hard Core album influenced nearly every female rapper who followed.
Pantheon Standing
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| Top 100 Hip Hop Artists of All Time | — | — |
The Cultural Record
Discography
Brooklyn rapper and Biggie protégé who made hypersexual reclamation a hip-hop art form — her Hard Core album influenced nearly every female rapper who followed
Awards & Recognition
No Grammy data on record.
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influenced Nicki Minaj
Cardi B
and the entire trajectory of female rap
Rank History
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