GALLERY: Lil Kim Through The Years
In October of 2019, veteran rapper Lil Kim received the highest honor at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. She was honored with the “I Am Hip-Hop” award for her contributions to…

In October of 2019, veteran rapper Lil Kim received the highest honor at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. She was honored with the "I Am Hip-Hop" award for her contributions to the culture and genre.
The Queen Bee also dropped her new highly-anticipated studio album, 9, which was the Brooklyn rapper's first released in 14 years. 9 serves as the follow up to Lil Kim's 2005 album Naked Truth.
To honor Lil Kim and her return, we've created a gallery of the "Crush On You" rapper through the years. Take a look below.
1999 MTV Video Music Awards

Lil Kim poses in the pressroom at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City, 9/9/99. (Photo by Scott Gries)
BET's Rip The Runway 2012 - Show

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 29: Lil' Kim performs as models walk the runway during BET's Rip the Runway 2012 at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 29, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Lil Kim

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Lil' Kim performs on the runway for the The Blonds fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery I at Spring Studios on February 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows)
Lil Kim

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 23: Lil Kim performs onstage with The Lox during the 4th Annual TIDAL X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 23, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIDAL)
Lil Kim

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 05: Lil' Kim walks the runway during the VFILES show on September 2018 New York Fashion Week at Barclays Center on September 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Lil Kim

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 20: Lil' Kim attends the boohoo.com x Paris Hilton Collection Launch Party at Delilah on June 20, 2018 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for boohoo.com )
Cardi B and Lil Kim

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Cardi B (L) and Lil Kim attend the Marc Jacobs Fall 2018 Show at Park Avenue Armory on February 14, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs)
The Blonds - Front Row - February 2018 - New York Fashion Week: The Shows

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: Shannon Clermont, Shannade Clermont, and Lil' Kim attend The Blonds front row during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery I at Spring Studios on February 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for New York Fashion Week: The Shows)
Lil Kim and Karrueche Tran

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Lil' Kim (L) and Karrueche Tran attend VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The 90s Game Changers at Paramount Studios on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for VH1/Viacom)
Lil Kim

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 14: Lil' Kim attends Rihanna's 3rd Annual Diamond Ball Benefitting The Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street on September 14, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Clara Lionel Foundation)
2019 BET Awards - Arrivals

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: Lil' Kim attends the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Lil Kim

401611 145: Rapper Lil'' Kim attends the 44th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center February 27, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Mary. J. Blige

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: (L-R) Lil' Kim and Mary J. Blige performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: (L-R) Lil' Kim and Mary J. Blige performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 2 - Show

LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 19: Rapper Lil' Kim (L) and recording artist Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs perform at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival at MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 19, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
WE tv Celebrates The Premiere Of New Series Growing Up Hip Hop

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 10: Lil' Kim attends as WE tv Celebrates The Premiere Of New Series Growing Up Hip Hop on December 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for WE tv)
Lil Kim

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Lil Kim performs at The Blonds After Party - Fall 2014 Mercedes - Benz Fashion Week at Gilded Lily on February 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Rommel Demano/Getty Images)
Lil Kim

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Rapper Lil Kim attends the 23rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on February 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for EJAF)
Galore Celebrates The Music Issue With Cover Girl Charli XCX At 1OAK

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Lil' Kim attends Galore Celebrates The Music Issue with Cover Girl Charli XCX At 1OAK on February 6, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for 1OAK LA)
MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 - Arrivals

BERLIN - NOVEMBER 05: Rapper Lil Kim arrives for the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards held at the O2 Arena on November 5, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
Mandela Day: A 46664 Celebration Concert - Arrivals

NEW YORK - JULY 18: Singer Lil' Kim attends the Mandela Day: A 46664 Celebration Concert at Radio City Music Hall on July 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
BET Awards 2008 - Show

Lil Kim

The Blonds After Party - Fall 2014 Mercedes - Benz Fashion Week

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Lil Kim performs at The Blonds After Party - Fall 2014 Mercedes - Benz Fashion Week at Gilded Lily on February 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Rommel Demano/Getty Images)
Lil Kim at the

2019 BET Hip Hop Awards - Arrivals

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 05: Lil' Kim attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2019 at Cobb Energy Center on October 05, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)