Brooklyn femcee says real stars have no 'time limit' and clears up Black Friday shipping delays on 'RapFix Live.'
By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Lil' Kim on "RapFix Live"
Photo: Rich Sancho/ MTV News
Lil' Kim started her career as an artist on Atlantic Records under the Notorious B.I.G.'s imprint, Undeas Records, before eventually going on to ink a deal after her 2006 prison release with the Trackmasters, though, she never released a project with the production outfit.
Nowadays, Kim's situation is far less complicated. According to Kim, she's calling her own shots.
"I'm independent," she told host Sway during her appearance on MTV News' "RapFix Live." "I am a boss, other people work for a boss. I write checks, other people get checks. Everything you see me doing ... it's hard for a female, but I'm maneuvering with my own money and my own relationships."
Last month, Lil' Kim released new music for the first time in years with the mixtape Black Friday, a conceptual collection that takes aim at her nemesis Nicki Minaj.
The project was scheduled for release on Valentine's Day, however, fans were confused when they discovered the set was a for-purchase item and not a free download, as is typically the case with mixtapes. As of press time, fans who bought a copy of Black Friday are reporting that they have yet to receive the tape. Lil' Kim and her manager, though, insisted on Thursday's (March 3) live stream that CDs have now been shipped after the rapper took time to sign each unit.
In the meantime, Kim seems to have no intention of giving up the spotlight. She voiced her displeasure with Nicki Minaj's alleged insistence that the Lil Wayne protégé be the only female rapper in hip-hop. Kim argued that no matter how long her layoff, there's no time limit for true stars.
"I think that in order to remain relevant, you have to be able to reinvent yourself," she explained. "I don't believe in a cap on people's time limit. [Nicki Minaj] tried to put a cap on my career. You're not God, and trust me, I'm here to do way bigger things."
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