Track Listing

1. Lil' Drummer Boy - (featuring Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob and Redman)
2. Custom Made (Give It To You)
3. Who's Number One?
4. Suck My D**k
5. Single Black Female - (featuring Mario "Yellowman" Winans)
6. Revolution - (featuring Grace Jones and Lil' Cease)
7. How Many Licks? - (featuring Sisqo)
8. Notorious Kim
9. No Matter What They Say
10. She Don't Love You
11. Queen Bitch Pt. 2 - (featuring Puff Daddy)
12. Don't Mess With Me
13. Do What You Like - (featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A.)
14. Off The Wall - (featuring Lil' Cease)
15. Right Now - (featuring Carl Thomas)
16. Aunt Dot - (featuring Lil' Shanice)
17. Hold On - (featuring Mary J. Blige)
18. I'm Human

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14916 in Music
• Released on: 2000-06-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
The Madonna of hip-hop strikes again. But in spite of her blonde ambition (demonstrated on "I'm Human," a "Vogue"-esque tribute to the other material girl), the Queen Bee maintains her thug-ette aesthetic. Her beats (provided by an assortment of dance-floor-friendly producers) may be slick, but the rhymes are rough, rugged, and raw. Kim proved her post-Biggie microphone prowess with a take-no-prisoners cameo on Mobb Deep's "Quiet Storm (remix)". Here she continues her reign. Tracks like "Who's Number One?" where she reps for hometown Brooklyn, and "Notorious KIM," where she denounces ex-pal Foxy Brown, demonstrate her lyrical skills, which transcend the sex-centric niche market that she dominates. Notorious KIM builds on the foundation created by her cheeky debut, Hard Core, with more freakiness than Penthouse's letters page. She also gets macho male rappers on their knees with "Suck My D**k," in which she turns the sexual tables on males like those from N.W.A. The weak spots on the album are flaccid pop confections such as "How Many Licks" and "No Matter What They Say," which don't provide Kim with the support she needs. --Lizz Mendez Berry

Customer Reviews

Depends on what you are looking for....
Because of the crossover appeal of this album, Lil' Kim's `The Notorious KIM' may disappoint some of her long time fans. Although her lyrics are more or less the same, this time around she experiments with different music types and beats.

I knew this album was going to be different as soon as I heard Track #2 `Custom Made (Give it to you)' where she uses a sample from a old classic house jam "French Kiss." The Latino groove `No Matter What They Say' Track #9 is also refreshing because it is different from the last album.

Over all, it comes a long way from her first album, `Hard Core' but which direction she's heading? I don't know. But in a world of `sound alike-carbon copy' rap groups, it is nice to hear something different.

Even though her album name `The Notorious KIM' pays tribute to her once partner in crime B.I.G., Lil Kim seems to model herself as another Madonna (ex- the blond hair and Track #18 are definitely Madonna) she is trying for diva status.

If you think different is good, then get this album!

PS. For all the fellas- the inside cover is ALL THAT!

Try Again Kim
I bought "Notorious K.I.M" a little late because I heard a lot of word of mouth that it is a horrible album. I didn't really believe it because "Hardcore" is very tight, I didn't see how Kim could slip. Let me tell you, Kim didn't just slip, "Notorious K.I.M" is an utter wipeout and I really should have spent my cash on Foxy's very hot "Broken Silence."
The reason why "Notorious K.I.M" is such a bad album is because Kim's rhymes are just plain weak. "I heard Cease and Puff callin like the Holy Tabernacle. I'll be - down in a minute, I'm drinkin a Snapple" That's not even the worst line she spits on the album either. Like please Kim, hire someone to write your next album because your rhymes are just painful.
The beats on "Notorious K.I.M" aren't that bad but they are far from great. Kim doesn't take advantage of some of the great beats because she always throws a very lame hook into every song. One of those chorus' that isn't catchy or just plain annoying... that or Kim samples the late and great Biggie.
This is a rap album for people that don't know better. There are way tighter albums out right now and there is no excuse to buy this album. The songs that actually work are wack and too poppy. Teach Kim a lesson and stay far away from this CD then maybe her next album will be decent. Easily one of the worst rap albums I've ever bought, right next to Queen Pen "Conversations."

NO MIDDLE GROUND - YA LIKE HER OR YA HATE HER...
I've never seen a female rapper who elicited such a variety of responses...from mad love to, well, just plain disgust. Let's get to the music:

Redman and Cee-Lo shine on 'Lil Drummer Boy', which is a great listen, lyrically. The next song is a favorite called 'Give It To You' because the beat is just sick! The constant moaning may offend some though - like I said, not for everyone. Perhaps the edited version is cleaner (and worth the buy since the music is GREAT!)

We continue through two more great cuts, one in which she slays her competition and the next where she gives the fellas a taste of their own, um, a...medicine. Definitely not for the faint at heart. The album gets mediocre until the title track in which Kim does well doing some more verbal battles, dissing Foxy Brown and Bad Boy (for real, he's a bad boy) rapper, Shyne.

On 'QB Part II' we honestly could have done w/out Puff's verse. (Sorry!) It just sounds to thin here. Next is an overly vulgar cut called 'She Don't Love You' - just skip it. Then, 'Don't Mess With Me' is where the album picks up again, followed by the Junior Mafia BANGER, 'Do What You Like' which is one of my favorites. Remember 1995's 'Player's Anthem'? It has that kinda feel. "Grab your .... if you love hip hop..." Then, the rest of the album is tight till the end.

I just read that Nelly (Country Grammer) is REALLY FEELING this album. (Entertainment Weekly) So am I. If you can't get past hating Lil Kim, just pass on it because she's still talking about the same stuff she did on "Hardcore" (1996), except she rocks versace "and you know [she] ain't paid for it." (I love that line, you go Kim!) Musically, you will bob your head and get your dance on, because the beats are really good. This will be a favorite for a while, and my most satisfying buy in a long time!

Knyte (Trust Me!)

P.S...my favorite cuts are: "Give It To You", "Right Now" (MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE), "Don't Mess With Me" and "No Matter What They Say".

Others I listen to are: "Lil Drummer Boy", (Track #4), "Notorious K.I.M", "I'm Human","Who's Number One?" and "Off The Wall" (Good old-school breakdance track)

Oh, and I can't stand "How Many Licks"... (Sorry!)