lil kim

1. Lil Kim

2. Lil Kim
• She was a rebellious teen, living in New
York, and heavily influenced by artists such
as Diana Ross and MC Lyte.
• She was part of a band, formed by Biggie
Smalls in 1994 called Junior M.A.F.I.A. who
were a successful band, however only lasted a
few years.
• Now 40 years old she released her first album over 15 years
ago, in 1996 “Hardcore”.
• Lil Kim is an American female artist making
rap/hip hop music as well as writing and
producing music.

3. Star Image
• Lil Kim Achieved her star image through her
controversial video’s outfits and lyrics.
• Calling herself ‘Queen Bee’, she gives off a sassy and
fierce persona, making women feel empowered and
dominant, through her music.
• With the record company, Recording Industry
Association of America, she released her first album
through a purely hip hop style.

4. Over The Years

5. Over The Years
• One of her earlier music videos,
No Time (1996), we see kim
and Puff Daddy roaming around
abandoned underground
stations and school halls.
• One her more recent songs,
Came back for you (2003), we
see a more sophisticated Kim.
Although staying true to her
gangsta, ghetto style, she now
shows a more glitzy, expensive
life.

6. Over the years
• Her most recent
appearance in a
video was when
featuring on Tiffany
Foxx’s song Jay-Z
(2013).
• This video hows a more mature Ki, however
she still shows off her dancing as well as gives
off a glamorous and fierce image.

7. Keith Negus
• Negus identifies two distinct ways of thinking about potential
artists from within the music industry.
• These ideologies shape the way in which the artists’ images and
careers are developed, and the way that they are marketed
towards specific target audiences.
• These are the Organic ideology and the Synthetic ideology.
• Organic ideology is a more ‘naturalistic’
approach in which the image of the
artist is enhanced by the record
company.
• Synethetic ideology is where the image
of the artist is often shaped mostly by
the record company, the artist will be
given a short time to prove their
success, before they are taken on.

8. Lil Kim
• Lil Kim is a synthetic
artist, however
balances the two
allowing her to show
off her songwriting
skills and staying true
to her initial image,
which has come from
her upbringing and
street/ghetto style.
• Kim is sold through her
‘look’ and ‘bad
ass/sassy’ personality.