A long four years after making her big, salacious splash on Hard Core, Lil' Kim returned as a very different rapper on The Notorious K.I.M., and not necessarily for the better.
For one, her close friend and collaborator the Notorious B.I.G.
had been murdered during the interim.
The sad passing heavily informs this glitzy yet ultimately somber album, not only the title but many of the lyrics too.
Biggie had played a large role in the success of Hard Core, and his absence here is gaping.
Also, the Queen Bitch invites along a host of collaborators to fill the gap left behind by her departed former executive producer.
Puff Daddy fills Biggie's large shoes and unfortunately gives the album the same sort of gaudiness that had marred his recent round of releases on Bad Boy Records, namely his own Forever and Mase's Double Up.
As on those albums, nearly every track on Notorious K.I.M.
is helmed by a different producer, many feature a guest, and most make some sort of pop-crossover concession.
Sometimes the pop-rap tactics pay off, particularly on "Custom Made (Give It to You)," where the orgasmic moans of Lil' Louis' house classic "French Kiss" are looped ad infinitum to impressive effect, and on "How Many Licks?," where Sisqó trades off one come-on after another with Kim.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Custom Made (Give It to You)Kimberly Jones | Lil' Kim | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Who's Number One?Kimberly Jones | Lil' Kim | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Notorious KimKimberly Jones | Lil' Kim | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | No Matter What They SayEric B., J. Hill, Kimberly Jones, Rakim, D. Taylor, H. "Hank" Thomas | Lil' Kim | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | She Don't Love YouKimberly Jones | Lil' Kim | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | I'm HumanKimberly Jones | Lil' Kim | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Lil' Drummer Boy (feat. CeeLo of Goodie Mob and Redman) | Lil' Kim, CeeLo of Goodie Mob, Redman | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Suck My Dick | Lil' Kim | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Single Black Female (feat. Mario "Yellowman" Winans) | Lil' Kim, Mario "Yellowman" Winans | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Revolution (feat. Grace Jones and Lil' Cease) | Lil' Kim, Grace Jones, Lil' Cease | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | How Many Licks? (feat. Sisqo) | Lil' Kim, Sisqó | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Queen Bitch Pt. 2 (feat. Puff Daddy) | Lil' Kim, Puff Daddy | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Do What You Like (feat. Junior Mafia) | Lil' Kim, Junior Mafia | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Off the Wall (feat. Lil' Cease) | Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Right Now (feat. Carl Thomas) | Lil' Kim, Carl Thomas | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Aunt Dot (feat. Lil' Shanice) | Lil' Kim, Lil' Shanice | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Hold On (feat. Mary J. Blige) | Lil' Kim, Mary J. Blige | Play | 06:04 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Don't Mess With Me (Amended Version) | Lil' Kim | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander | Mixing |
| 2 | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie | Producer |
| 3 | Chris Athens | Mastering |
| 4 | Lonnie Barnes | Stylist |
| 5 | Mary J. Blige | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 6 | C-Lo | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Roger Che | Engineer |
| 8 | Sean Combs | Composer, Executive Producer, Producer, Vocals |
| 9 | Caram Costanzo | Engineer |
| 10 | Stephen Dent | Engineer, Mixing |
| 11 | Diddy | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Eric B. | Composer |
| 13 | Rasheed Goodlowe | Engineer |
| 14 | CeeLo Green | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 15 | Nzingha Gumbs | Make-Up |
| 16 | J. Hill | Composer |
| 17 | Jim Janik | Engineer |
| 18 | Grace Jones | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer |
| 19 | Kimberly Jones | Composer |
| 20 | Junior M.A.F.I.A. | Featured Artist |
| 21 | Lynn Kowalewski | Art Direction, Design |
| 22 | David LaChapelle | Photography |
| 23 | Shannon "Slam" Lawrence | Engineer |
| 24 | Lil' Cease | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer |
| 25 | Lil' Kim | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 26 | Dominick Mancuso | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | Tony Maserati | Engineer |
| 28 | Lynn Montrose | Assistant Engineer |
| 29 | Michael Patterson | Engineer |
| 30 | Rob Paustian | Engineer, Mixing |
| 31 | Puff Daddy | Featured Artist |
| 32 | Rakim | Composer |
| 33 | Klen "Shaft" Raphael | Producer |
| 34 | Ed Raso | Engineer, Mixing |
| 35 | Redman | Primary Artist |
| 36 | Rockwilder | Producer |
| 37 | Lil' Shanice | Featured Artist |
| 38 | Sisqó | Featured Artist, Performer |
| 39 | D. Taylor | Composer |
| 40 | Carl Thomas | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer |
| 41 | H. "Hank" Thomas | Composer |
| 42 | Richard Travali | Mixing |
| 43 | Dave Wade | Engineer |
| 44 | Kanye West | Producer |
| 45 | Hillary Weston | Associate Producer |
| 46 | Doug Wilson | Engineer |
| 47 | Mario Winans | Featured Artist, Performer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |