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He was very inspirational, so I searched hoes for nothing. As long as you rep the music you’ll always be Google for more info and came across your ahead of publicist beef. Too many dumb ass rappers are still broke think- cover story. Very cool, positive vibes. – Triniti, [email protected] ing that beef sells. All beef does is sell more guns at the local gun store to shoot our favorite rappers. Now print that! Oh yeah, get this mag up I agree fully with Noel’s article on Lil’ Kim. I share the same feelings, to Minnesota, shit, we got black folks here too! 160,000 strong! – DC, and I’m really sad that Kim fucked up her life the way she has. I’ll keep Rocksolid Productionz, [email protected] supporting her and wish her the best in her life and her career, though, because I’m not anyone to judge her. Everybody’s got their own issues. I totally disagree with your article on Lil’ Kim. Female rappers need to – Lboogie change up to still be in this industry. Whether or not she altered her appearance is her business. If I had money, I would probably alter some I must agree with the Lil’ Kim “Dime to a Nickel” article completely. shit too. Most stars have had some type of surgery, and she still looks Every time I look at pictures of Kim in her “Hardcore” days, I want to good no matter what they say. She is the Queen of rap, and will always cry because she was such a cute and pretty girl, with small tits, rabbit be. And if she looked a shitty mess, how come she has graced the covers teeth, wide nose and all. God made her that way for a reason, and she of hundreds of magazines? People are so quick to talk about her surgery, didn’t appreciate it and fell into the Michael and LaToya Jackson trap: but she put female rappers on the map and into the mainstream. She’s a Money can buy me beauty. And now, seeing pictures of her from the pioneer and a trendsetter. So fuck the haters! Lil’ Kim isn’t a worldwide Grammy’s, I just cringe because she looks nothing like the rough-and- icon for nothing. - Liladge tumble Brooklyn queen I once knew. Instead, an insecure plastic Barbie doll has emerged and completely took over who and what Kim was. I agree with Noel’s article on Lil’ Kim, “From a Dime I can’t relate to her anymore because she doesn’t to a Nickel,” but she really did need the nose job represent Brooklyn girls or the streets anymore. and her tits done! Damn, come on, she’s got the I seriously hope that if Kim has at least one real money – unlike most female rappers! Look at Salt friend left instead of just “yes men” and “yes & Pepa or Roxanne, all them old chicks don’t have women,” they can pull her aside, put a mirror in the money or the time to even come back with front of her face, and break it down to her that an album. Kim’s doing a lot of shit they wish they she doesn’t have to do this to achieve the white could do right now! The only chick that’s on top of man’s standard of beauty. She is a beautiful African her game and money besides Kim is Queen Latifah. Nubian queen, and should respect herself as such. Even if she get a nose job, an ass job, whatever, The white women she wants to resemble are the hey, I’m still her fan. - Four Five ones that are envious of her and her beauty. I really hope that she wakes up soon. She puts out great I liked the “sex issue.” Some of that shit had me music and videos and is always exciting to watch, laughing my ass off. As always, I also liked JB’s 2 but my question is, is Kim really, truly happy? Did Cents – the part about being broke building char- all that money she made for herself truly bring her acter. Always nice to be reminded that somewhere, happiness, or destruction? - Peaches someone out there feels the way I do. 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Also, Ted’s asking C.O., I read your article on Lil’ Kim, “From a Dime to a Nickel.” I agree with Money Mark, and Rick Ross for hits? I suggest he tune into 99 Jamz and some of it, but not all. Kim is and was a beautiful person. Even back listen closely, because Rick Ross has a radio banger, “Rap Star,” which is then, she was fucking cute. She had the look and the body, but no tits.