Lil Kim was one of the many Hip Hop legends who took the stage at the 2022 BET Awards on Sunday night (June 26) to honor Bad Boy Records founder Diddy. The 52-year-old mogul was this year’s recipient of the BET Lifetime Achievement Award and treated to a career-spanning tribute that included performances from Faith Evans, Shyne and Jodeci.
But of course, Lil Kim instantly became a Twitter target for her body and the clothes she was wearing. Stepping out in sheer tights, cut blazer, high heeled boots, green, slicked back hair and aviator shades, Kim rocked the BET Awards stage — or at least tried. The 47-year-old rapper seemed to stumble over her “It’s All About The Benjamins” verse and experience some technical difficulties during her time in the spotlight. Still, people couldn’t stop ridiculing Kim for her thighs, with some comparing her to a rotisserie chicken.
What some people don’t realize is Lil Kim first underwent plastic surgery in 2004 after an ex-boyfriend beat her so badly she could’ve died. In a 2005 interview, Kim opened up about the abuse she suffered, saying at the time, “I just got out of a relationship with a very abusive man. I have had a black eye, bloody lips, bruised nose.
“I came out of the hospital from getting my nose done and he broke my shit again. I have had to have MRI’s because he beat me up so bad I couldn’t even move. I had blood clots I my back. One day, a voice told me you better leave right now. I had to leave from my own damn house.”
Lil Kim later talked about the pain she endured during a 2005 interview with Angie Martinez and explained she wasn’t in an abusive relationship because of low self-esteem; she simply fell victim to thinking she could change him. She also admitted, “I was a little vain at the time, trying to perfect. I’m a perfectionist.”
Despite Lil Kim’s tumultuous path, people often forget to have compassion and empathy for a woman who’s experienced so much — even some of her peers. In June 2021, 50 Cent compared Lil Kim to an owl following her last BET Awards performance.
Just months later, he posted an Instagram clip of Lil Kim comparing his “Magic Stick” collaborator’s wobbling dance to Lubdan, the troll-looking character from the 1993 comedy horror film Leprechaun. He wrote, “I’m sorry i know it’s early but i don’t know why shit like this is funny to me LOL.”
Lil Kim Clowns 50 Cent Over Rejected Dinner Date After Owl Comparison
But Kim being Kim, she returned with a few jabs of her own. Shortly after 50 Cent posted the owl meme, she replied, “The accuracy, hilarious. I ain’t bothered not one bit. My family & friends more mad than me. Shit like this don’t move me one way or another cause I’m still a bad bitch that n-ggaz bitches, mommies, daughters, and aunties still want to be till this day and I love it!!”
She added, “@50cent I see u still in ur feels about that dinner date u asked me on that I had to turn down. Let it go u have a beautiful girlfriend, I have a loving husband. Let it go. And for those of u coming at my husband, Mr. Papers, he did real n-gga shit. What a husband is suppose to do. All y’all can go to hell. Not Respectfully.”
She’s got that “Alien Vs Predator” look going on.
Leave it to a man to miss the point. You are historically really good at missing the mark, aren’t you?
Mark deeznutz in your mouth and STFU crybaby
Wow the intelligence it must take to come up with such an incredible response. Your mother must be so proud.
Nope, but your mother was proud of what I did to her last night.
So you sleep with corpses? Gross.
No excuse for what he did. But he probably was beating her up because she slept around alot. Every one remembers the story where she went to a industry party and had to get her stomach pumped for swallowing too much semen. She looks bad all over. Dude didnt beat her up all over her body to make you want to throw up. Her and Madonna need to stay put the public eye.
It doesn’t cost you a thing to be empathetic to a person’s past trauma. Would you say this stuff to her face? Hell no. You would not.
Was the story confirmed
that doesn’t even make sense… stomach pumped for too much semen? what?!
People actually believed that bullshit, and as you see, some dummy is quoting it 25 years later, so it’s survived the years. This was from the beginnings of the internet when that rumor got spread. I still can’t believe as many people as do believe that shit.
It’s an urban legend that has attached itself to a handful of famous musicians. I have no doubt it’s probably partially true and false all at the same time but as it’s told, false.
You sound dumb as hell mentioning some foolishness from approximately 25 years ago that has never been confirmed to date. No one has the go ahead for any reason to hit a woman & Vice versa! Walk away simple as that! I can tell what kinda dude you are!
Did he punch her in the legs too? Wth? Stfu. She has gotten botched surgery after surgery or has an AWFUL plastic surgeon. The thing she needs most is a therapist, you’re right she’s been through a lot & the trauma is an issue. But ppl excusing her clearly still don’t get that you’re ignoring her you’re just being politically ‘woke’.
Even so, clearly the trauma for that situation is what led to her spiraling. And it’s beyond sad that her looks get picked apart online. Can you imagine yourself going through that on a daily basis? People suck at the end of the day. Sad but true.
Kim had surgery after her first album, but that don’t take away from what she brought to hip hop.
I feel for Kim and she’s still one of the top female artist/rappers of all time!! I don’t care what she looks like!!
Fuck that!
People be making excuses for FUCKERY!!!
I know women who have been abused.
That didn t make them go run to a plastic surgeon to make them look white!!!
Man GTFOH with that Bullshit!!!
I was going to say that the ass beating made her bleach her skin, lol. Shit sad because that Hardcore poster is one of the GOAT moments in hip hop history. She doesn’t even resemble that woman anymore.
The woman you knew that got abused did they have the money for a plastic surgeon in the 90s cause I know kim did….or did they just get beat up and leave cause they had no option
True not chicks from brownsville bklyn or Bedford sty. They healed an was still beautiful AFTER.An didnt have fame.
He mustve beat that ass up.
Especially since she started it before then.
Looking at pictures, she almost certainly had surgery before 2004. It sucks that she was in an abusive relationship, but most people will not stop making fun of her, because she looks incredibly weird. It was the same thing with Madonna recently. You have to double take to sort of figure out what you’re looking at. Its the elephant in the room that can’t be ignored. Things that have human form but are slightly off will always be creepy to humans.
Looking at pictures? I didn’t realize that made you an expert. Grow up.
I think we can all agree that her surgery had absolutely nothing to do with domestic violence. They botched it and even these surgeons will tell you “just know whatever we’re about to do is irreversible.”
Her ex boyfriend messed her face up and beat her to a pulp altering her nose and beneath the skin in her back arms legs etc. the nose is on the face and there’s also other nerves that were altered in her face that’s lame how y’all choose to carry lil kim…
“My ex busted up my face, I went back to him for seconds. Which is why I got my butt implants”
Nobody is carrying her now, she’s too heavy!
How does the facial surgery got anything to do with that body?
True
She addresses everything in her book it’s not only from a guy she dated but she also admits things she felt self conscious about I only see the old kim when I look at her that’s what a real fan does
Her body her choice right. She choose to do that to herself. If you gone get your ass done. You need to workout your legs.
Kim has issues. Period. Don’t blame all that fucked up surgery on bad relationships.
i bet she looked better with a beat up face
You do not have to put another woman down to make yourself look better.It actually does the opposite for you.Congratulate and uplift all women.We all go through our own struggles.Through is the operative word.You never know what someone else is going through in their life.Have some compassion.This world needs more compassion and respect for others.
stop making up excuses for her….
This is the first female I have ever heard say a guy broke her nose twice and I’ve seen some dummies. Plus lightening your skin is self hate. I’m still a fan though I could care less what she looks like I only rock with her old music anyway
Don’t believe it..you go back to a dude who put you in the hospital????????? And you were Lil Kim at the time? Don’t make sense.
Facts
Some women go back to their abuser over and over.It’s all about the manipulation and control the abuser has over a person.The abuser will be in a “honeymoon” phase of sorts,telling the victim,I will never hit you again,I am so sorry,shower the victim with gifts and apologies,say that they will get help and so on.Many women and men go back to their abusers thinking they can help them,it does not matter whether you world famous or not.Do some research before you cast judgment on someone.Period
So who’s fault is it when you keep trying to pet a dog that keeps biting you? In order to be manipulated you have to not understand what’s going on and if she didn’t understand then who’s fault is that?
What does that have to do with a horrible butt implant?
I don’t care why she did surgery… I don’t care if she looks fucked up… I do care though, that her performance sucked. It was embarrassing…
Ok for argument sake let’s say she had to do surgery to fix what the boyfriend broke
That’s understandable but she changed her entire look!!!!! And what about her body? Why she did that to her body?
Let’s keep it real for a minute! Quit all that talk about her past. Lil Kim is as much a victim of her own choices in as much as she is a victim of circumstance.
Eye AM sure she knows the absurdity of her ever altering looks. It’s almost not human anymore! Maybe the hate within herself expresses itself both internally and yes externally. People we MUST First LOVE YourSelf in order to receive genuine love from the universe. Eye have a YouTube channel entitled: The FLY Optician!!! So to be truly “FLY” you MUST First LOVE Yourself–PERIOD! When you inerstand the power of totally loving all facets of Self—WHOA! Much love to the Kings and Queens who overstand this concept. Peace!
Iktr you sure know what to say
please the universe can’t do nothing for you. stop!
i thought she started bleaching her skin because she not geting the attention as a dark woman.. iam sorry it does not look GOOD ON HER
” i thought she started” bitch just stop there
Well I love Lil Kim she’s still beautiful to me
he must have been trying to choke her out using licorice and cheeseburgers.
I’m a girl. Anyway the only person hating on lil kim is persons who don’t comprehend evolution lil Kim still got that game on lock.
Whatin idi#t article! She had her nose done before she got beaten. You are trying to catch attention with nonsense. By 2023 she messed up even her eyes so much that she can be photographed only from one side without brutal photoshop. She should be a warning sign for all young girls. Shame that an article can be published
Whatin id$#t article! She had her nose done before she got beaten. You are trying to catch attention with nonsense. By 2023 she messed up even her eyes so much that she can be photographed only from one side without brutal photoshop. She should be a warning sign for all young girls. Shame that an article can be published