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Lil' Kim : The Queen B might be all plastic on the outside, but her talent as a rapper is genuine from the inside. This one-time gold-digging "street corner hustler" was taken under the wing of the late B.I.G. and turned into one of the hottest female rappers in recent years.

Many females may despise her provocative nature, but you can't blame Lil' for incorporating her troubled childhood and former lifestyle into her image as a performer.

Parallel in style to archnemesis Foxy Brown, Kim developed a new breed of rappers that blended hip-hop with sex, money, and fashion from a female's perspective. She debuted as a member of Biggie's group Junior M.A.F.I.A. and quickly made a name for herself with her verse in their debut hit single "Player's Anthem" and throughout their Conspiracy LP.

As is customary with any Bad Boy record, the production for her debut solo album, Hard Core, was jam-packed with an all-star cast. It came as no surprise, then, that the album was a commercial hit for both Kim and the Bad Boy label.