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  • @Complex
    @Complex  4 роки тому +188

    What do you think Lil Kim's most iconic look is?

  • @qingbee7227
    @qingbee7227 4 роки тому +708

    Love her or hate her Lil Kim is a legend. Talking bad about her isn't going to change her catalogue. #Blueprint

  • @dianaolsen3341
    @dianaolsen3341 4 роки тому +229

    She was the first urban rapper to open the door to modeling high fashion

    • @tyflagg2048
      @tyflagg2048 4 роки тому +27

      Yes! They called it Ghetto Fabulous. I remember. Now it goes by the name of Boughetto. Bougie and ghetto. But it is what these women dubbed and was the toast of the 90"s

    • @HoodStarENT901
      @HoodStarENT901 2 роки тому +4

      Preach sis

    • @reianahmae7650
      @reianahmae7650 Рік тому +7

      Lil Kim and tupac really pushed high fashion for the urban scene

  • @tijuana118
    @tijuana118 4 роки тому +175

    "Kim been fly, since she was in 5th grade" love that line

  • @princessprinsessa7580
    @princessprinsessa7580 4 роки тому +122

    Kim is the only celebrity that ALWAYS thanked and showed love for her fans way back before it became popular 💖

  • @mycahjofficial
    @mycahjofficial 4 роки тому +132

    *Love or hate Kimberly Jones, one thing you can’t deny is that she’s undeniably the most important/influential figures in female rap. Most of these current female rappers see you today are taking a page out of her book because of the way how she started this whole sexual feminine rap. Not my opinion but pure FACTS.* ✊🏾💯👑🐝

    • @loulou5069
      @loulou5069 4 роки тому +10

      Mycah J who hates the QB? 😳 bet not! She’s the best of the best, the OG, the 🐐

    • @Buttrcreamqueen
      @Buttrcreamqueen 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah, she is ONE of the most influential.. let’s not forgot Missy and Foxy Brown.

    • @Jay-yh3yy
      @Jay-yh3yy 4 роки тому +2

      Love C. Missy was in her own lane, and Kim ran LAPS around Foxy. Don’t compare them, Kim made her own lane, and wrote her own book that all of these bitches took a page out of, including Foxy🤷🏽‍♀️💯

    • @HoodStarENT901
      @HoodStarENT901 2 роки тому +4

      @@Buttrcreamqueen Kim stand alone.................‼️

    • @Shəgo
      @Shəgo 2 роки тому +1

      *PERIODT*

  • @michaeljoseph2229
    @michaeljoseph2229 4 роки тому +236

    Lil Kim is a true Queen literally one of the reason why female rap is what it is now I’m tired of these uneducated mofo’s speaking on her name and then they have the audacity to discredit her. She surpasses just female rap, literally a trail blazer for women to express their body’s the way they wanted to literally she was in a way fighting against the oppression of women by testing the boundaries, but no she don’t look the same so now she the worst thing ever she’s a disgrace. I don’t get it but it’s sad how everybody turned on her.

    • @queencami1494
      @queencami1494 4 роки тому +7

      Michael Joseph because she the sexiest girl in Brooklyn that what these men said

    • @amigoz3374
      @amigoz3374 4 роки тому +11

      🅐🅘🅝'🅣 🅝🅞🅝🅔 🅗🅘🅖🅗🅔🅡 🅣🅗🅐🅝 𝓛𝓲𝓵'𝓚𝓲𝓶 🇹​🇭​🇪​ 🇲​🇺​🇹​🇭​🇦​🇫​🇨​🇰​🇳​ 𝕼𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝕭𝖊𝖊 !! 💕
      #𝓠𝓑 👑🐝 #𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 #𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 #𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 #𝐌𝐬𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐭 🐐

    • @SweetsThaQueen
      @SweetsThaQueen 4 роки тому +3

      Yesssss omg

    • @romanfernandez4055
      @romanfernandez4055 4 роки тому +3

      maybe because she let female rap die, but gladly someone revived it and reintroduced it,

    • @michaeljoseph2229
      @michaeljoseph2229 4 роки тому +4

      Roman Fernandez What does that have to do with anything? Not to mention your statement is wrong.

  • @jaydenjames3797
    @jaydenjames3797 4 роки тому +160

    I’m so glad to see The Queen finally get her flowers!! Kim is the BLUEPRINT for female Rap. Kim influenced every Rap chick that came after her from Trina, Nicki, Cardi, Meg, City Girls, Kashdoll etc all got their style from Kim!!

  • @itsrobferrari
    @itsrobferrari 4 роки тому +84

    I'm giving Kim her flowers now she is a trendsetter, she is iconic and she is a LEGEND!!!!!!

  • @andrewmedrano2098
    @andrewmedrano2098 4 роки тому +123

    Misa Hyltons authenticity is beyond ✨❤️

    • @amere-pm1xs
      @amere-pm1xs 4 місяці тому

      Misa Kim

    • @amere-pm1xs
      @amere-pm1xs 4 місяці тому

      Bad Boys

    • @amere-pm1xs
      @amere-pm1xs 4 місяці тому

      Back before we in h.s

    • @amere-pm1xs
      @amere-pm1xs 4 місяці тому

      Mink boots Likes Kaye

    • @MCognettaable
      @MCognettaable 4 місяці тому

      Authenticity ?? She sold her son out to an abuser creep! She knows who that man is and chose to turn the other way for decades!! AND also allowing her son to get all tangled up too, zero respect for that! And authentic not at all…

  • @LiGhTersUpP420
    @LiGhTersUpP420 4 роки тому +216

    She's such a Icon !!! Lil' Kim is the G.O.A.T 👑 "9" Out Now

    • @roastgoat367
      @roastgoat367 4 роки тому +10

      9 is a fuckin masterpiece!!! I really feel this album is on a whole different level .

    • @Harmony4ever06
      @Harmony4ever06 4 роки тому +7

      The CD version of 9 drops on December 12, 2019 on AMAZON. Preorder now

    • @Bigtay68
      @Bigtay68 4 роки тому +5

      Nicki Minaj is the GOAT. Kim was just the original OG who created the shit, but Nicki took it to the next level because Kim is washed up just like the album 9.

    • @mont341997
      @mont341997 4 роки тому +7

      D W bitch what you not gone do is disrespect the queen. Sit down. Learn how to like both & stop comparing the two.

    • @brooklyndestiny446
      @brooklyndestiny446 4 роки тому +9

      D W No I’m sorry Nicki Minaj is not the goat she did not take nothing to the next level she literally copied almost every single book that Kim ever did that’s not taking it to the next level honey that’s a literally doing with somebody else already did Nicki Minaj is not a goat because when she came in the game she came in the game biting off Kim she said it herself I used the infamous Lil Kim poster pose to get peoples attention right off the bat Nicki Minaj couldn’t be original Kim she was original from the jump no bitches were doing with him dead that’s why I cams the queen Kim the goat and still to this day nobody has been able to completely change hip-hop and be that iconic in the fashion world also but Kim did all of that Nicki Minaj hasn’t done it when people speak about Nicki Minaj they don’t talk about her iconic fashion and her iconic bars no they talk about the beef that she’s been in the bars that she has or she’s coming at people that’s what he was talking about Nicki Minaj when people talk about Kim they talk about her iconic fashion her iconic bars

  • @MrSoulshock44
    @MrSoulshock44 4 роки тому +361

    All jokes aside, lil kim is literally the most influential female rapper of all time. Music wise AND fashion wise.

    • @shaepowell2324
      @shaepowell2324 4 роки тому +3

      Yes

    • @5MicsMedia
      @5MicsMedia 4 роки тому +18

      Fashion? You have a valid argument. I’ll give you that EASY. But Nicki Minaj created an entire genre out of her features, and she sounds nothing like Lil Kim. She’s hung with some of the greatest rappers alive, and single handily kept “female rap” afloat for a decade. Lil Kim is EASILY more influential in fashion, but Nicki has her beat when it comes to music by MILES and anyone saying different is lying . Kim sounded like Biggie in her PEAK years and literally no one is rapping like that anymore lol she made rap sexy but let’s NOT

    • @larryjr9705
      @larryjr9705 4 роки тому +29

      @@5MicsMedia So we're going to pretend like Kim didn't hang with rap lyricist like Jay Z, Biggie, Jadakiss, Mobb Deep, 50 Cent, etc? Not only that but it took Nicki some time to find her own lane cause first she sounded like Kim, then Wayne, and then Drake. And most importantly, Kim held her own next to Foxy, Missy, Lauyrn etc. while Nicki had to sabotage her "competition" to make sure she kept the spotlight. That's why she's "retiring" now right?

    • @EmoniPrettyGurl
      @EmoniPrettyGurl 4 роки тому +3

      Diamond Princess nope you’re the delusional one have a seat I would debunk everything you said now but I don’t have time right now

    • @mslateese171
      @mslateese171 4 роки тому +14

      Larry Jr omg thank u. Somebody shut this clown up.

  • @dianaolsen3341
    @dianaolsen3341 4 роки тому +108

    Let’s not forget LIL Kim was signed to Wilamena... that was big

  • @octaviab2
    @octaviab2 4 роки тому +68

    They couldn't find a better interviewer?? She is so dry and emotionless! Kim and Misa are bubbly and fun she is just dampering the mood

    • @daisyb4614
      @daisyb4614 3 роки тому +3

      Right, stop hiring people not from the culture.

    • @sierraxx9979
      @sierraxx9979 2 роки тому

      Seriously it’s like pulling teeth with the interviewer ..very dull and lifeless

    • @SupaStar100
      @SupaStar100 7 місяців тому +1

      Like most of this lame generation of today is but swear they the bestest and coolest.

  • @bellafaith3978
    @bellafaith3978 4 роки тому +77

    Misa is so incredible!! And Kimmy you already know we love and adore you. These fashion icons deserve all of the praise.

  • @melanielidji8992
    @melanielidji8992 4 роки тому +61

    Just can’t get enough of KIM... she has such a beautiful aura and genuine spirit about her. Beautiful in every ways

  • @901dondiva
    @901dondiva 4 роки тому +120

    Lil Kim will always and forever be number 1!!! I hope this is the start of her getting the real recognition that she deserves. 🙌🏾❤❤

  • @nkosijwara2940
    @nkosijwara2940 4 роки тому +77

    Lil Kim murdered the fashion game . Still killing the fashion game. I want the wigs with the designer logos on them❤❤❤

  • @tinama6219
    @tinama6219 4 роки тому +169

    They look and sound just alike

    • @shortywompwompthejerseypri6134
      @shortywompwompthejerseypri6134 4 роки тому +4

      Omg I was gonna write that.. 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @tinama6219
      @tinama6219 4 роки тому +12

      @@shortywompwompthejerseypri6134 i thought i was trippin but did you hear Kim say that she wanna be like her

    • @seleenahperez319
      @seleenahperez319 4 роки тому +1

      Tina Ma that don’t mean shit

    • @msmunoz7499
      @msmunoz7499 4 роки тому +7

      Except misa face is natural

    • @tinama6219
      @tinama6219 4 роки тому

      Seleenah Perez what do you mean

  • @YumYumDynasty
    @YumYumDynasty 4 роки тому +125

    The first time I seen *Lil Kim* was in the early 90's at a free concert with Junior Mafia in Greensboro NC. She blew me away not only with her fashion but her stage presence was bigger than anyone else on that stage & I been a die hard fan every since! Till this day she still blows my mind👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Congrats to Kim & Misa this was well deserved!

    • @Tylan0l
      @Tylan0l 4 роки тому +7

      Was it at the park? She had on a white mini skirt with white boots...

    • @YumYumDynasty
      @YumYumDynasty 4 роки тому +6

      @@Tylan0l yup. BARBARA PARK

    • @Tylan0l
      @Tylan0l 4 роки тому +6

      @@YumYumDynasty my parents and bros went to that same show back in the day!!! My mom always told me about it since I'm a Kim fan 😂 she says Kim was running around the park lol my mom says they were so close, she could have touched her

    • @SooperStar100
      @SooperStar100 4 роки тому +1

      EARLY 90s?

    • @regisligh6273
      @regisligh6273 4 роки тому +4

      I was there too, my very first concert!

  • @franggybeverlee4193
    @franggybeverlee4193 4 роки тому +26

    Misa Hylton, thus is a great name to learn. I’ve always seen her in pictures with celebrities so it’s good to learn about the contributions she has made. Also, her and Kim make an amazing team. Great Duo! Also I would’ve mistaken you two for sisters, the chemistry is absolutely undeniable. Spoiler alert! Such a privilege to hear about hip hop fashion from the women’s perspective because women’s fashion definitely helped redefine the rap genre for it to cross over into pop.

  • @corinthstark1098
    @corinthstark1098 4 роки тому +75

    If Kim came out with a clothing I would support I love her style even more now

    • @coudgeb
      @coudgeb 3 роки тому +1

      I'd love them to do a line. I know I'd buy it

  • @cmh7925
    @cmh7925 4 роки тому +74

    My fashion idol Misa Hilton! She so dope innovative and creative. Spirit of gold I love her and Kim connection💜

  • @dallaskennedy6117
    @dallaskennedy6117 4 роки тому +72

    Lil’ Kim , diminutive pint size rapper with scathing rhymes and scantily clad clothes to match her larger than life persona. The question what is life, for a lot of us growing up in the hood, poverty, guns, drugs, hoes, jail, gangstas that was life. Finding a successful path to navigate and express yourself in the 90’s was a road lightly tread. The evolution of music hip hop becoming mainstream and it’s burgeoning influence allowed Kim to step through an open window of opportunity and open the door for the marriage of our culture and mainstream pop culture. Marketing to women in fashion is a no brainer, but when a young black girl from the projects pairs Chanel sunglasses and suspenders she instantly transcended through time, as she is a reflection and reminder that you can be from around the way and still get fly. Her celebration on tracks with the likes of labels is no small feat. Before the idea of plastic surgery, Breast enhancements, colored contacts, dyed lace front wigs, pasties, one long leg one short, obnoxious designer logos, designer customs, rap as the radio for runway Lil Kim endured an enormous feat of losing parts of herself while captivating the world. The reign of Kim would begin in Full length fur, flawless diamonds draping her neck in a dior cocktail dress with patent leather Gucci sling backs, Chanel oversize sunglasses sitting above her finger waved hair. When asked about her fashion in 96, she then said she was inspired by the people, her mom, the streets, people on the block. Today 2019 after Diana Ross cementing the pastie, awarding her friend and influencing the great Alexander McQueen, being the Muse for collections at Galliano/ Dior, Marc Jacob for Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs, becoming a staple face and muse of Versace. Her free style has even had her largely paid in homage by Beyonce in 2018. In 2019 it is apparent that she was influenced by what she saw and what she saw influenced the world. There would be no embrace of sexuality, crass, inclusivity in hip hop had Lil Kim not risked being being crowned for everything wrong and never awarded for everything done right. Although, she has not been given her proper just due, it poses the question with all the hooplah circulating about her plastic surgery, alleged skin bleaching and personal insecurities did anyone ever allow her the opportunity to heal. To embrace with love and support, when she was breaking barriers and laying the pavement did we embrace her beauty as a person to be so fearless and courageous. Her ability to allow women to emote visually and audibly is undeniable, women now glorify everything they tore her down for then, was this woman a product of being so far ahead of her time as a visionary people couldn’t understand her, maybe the visionary thought there was purpose for the vision and not the visionary. Shout out to Kim it’s important that we have understanding, through abuse, child trauma, selling drugs, the day to day ills of the world in the hood, being a child millionaire no financial guidance, seeking love from ya father, going to jail, betrayal, having a miscarriage all to carrying this fashion shit on ya back. Sa Muthafuckin Lute the Queen 👑 Bitch ... the flyest bitch I know from 94-2019 .. 25 years of fly, frequent flyer miles is up there with thunder lightening 💪🏾💪🏾

    • @pyrexxprince3250
      @pyrexxprince3250 4 роки тому +7

      Dallas Kennedy LOVE WHAT U WROTE

    • @kitosainte3728
      @kitosainte3728 4 роки тому +4

      Wow well said!!$

    • @uno1r
      @uno1r 4 роки тому +3

      Wow

    • @dallaskennedy6117
      @dallaskennedy6117 4 роки тому +5

      Thank ya I’m trynna make sure the proper narrative can follow her name hopefully someday people will credit her for her contributions to our culture

    • @LC-vt6cy
      @LC-vt6cy 4 роки тому +2

      @@dallaskennedy6117 💯

  • @kimberlyjade4094
    @kimberlyjade4094 4 роки тому +45

    I love how Kim respects her own legacy enough to acknowledge all aspects of her journey and include everyone who had a hand in helping her get to where she is now as an Icon.

  • @lashahevans7517
    @lashahevans7517 4 роки тому +28

    That was an amazing interview they don't have interviews like that no more

  • @AlexEdgeLA
    @AlexEdgeLA 4 роки тому +34

    Thank you for this interview. Two living LEGENDS!!!!

  • @Raphspaceghost
    @Raphspaceghost 4 роки тому +31

    Complex yal so dope for this Kim & Misa are so important to the framework of the culture

  • @TTSantiago821
    @TTSantiago821 4 роки тому +22

    they are both so little and cute! i love the chemistry and what they were able to create together! legends indeed!

  • @vetaneville8383
    @vetaneville8383 4 роки тому +43

    Lil Kim is like the Janet Jackson of Hip Hop!!! She should have been given her flowers! But God always makes the last the first!

  • @3DbeautyLove
    @3DbeautyLove 4 роки тому +284

    Kim look like a rich black woman end of conversation

    • @MarcusMartn
      @MarcusMartn 4 роки тому +30

      king overall she is a rich black woman

    • @KK-if3un
      @KK-if3un 4 роки тому +11

      Well she is

    • @jaythethinker3994
      @jaythethinker3994 4 роки тому +11

      She looks like a Jackson. She can definitely play one in a movie.

    • @dtimms
      @dtimms 4 роки тому

      🤔

    • @tseringtashi5841
      @tseringtashi5841 4 роки тому +3

      king overall both went to same surgeon

  • @verniceward4705
    @verniceward4705 4 роки тому +14

    Loved that they walked out together, hand in hand

  • @swartstudio
    @swartstudio 4 роки тому +22

    Both of these women are iconic The fashion world should take note.

  • @chellez29
    @chellez29 4 роки тому +18

    When I was in high school, Lil Kim made me feel so empowered. She taught me to embrace my feminine energy throughout all my insecurities. I absolutely loved her then and I still hold a special place in my heart for her now. If I were to ever meet her, I'd probably break down. Truly the diva of hip hop. My girl!💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗❤❤❤❤❤💗💗💗💗💗💓💓💓💓💓💓

  • @chaneldadonconner1342
    @chaneldadonconner1342 4 роки тому +51

    I wish I had friendship like Kim and Misa 🤞🏾

    • @SuccessfulShay
      @SuccessfulShay 4 роки тому +3

      Chanel Da'donConner I was just thinking the same

    • @2jcward
      @2jcward 2 роки тому +1

      Misa is also best friends with Mary J.

    • @dabambini2528
      @dabambini2528 Рік тому

      Me, too!! I was thinking that the entire time I watched it!! Lol

  • @geekmiister
    @geekmiister 3 роки тому +8

    Their chemistry is authentic. You can see how they feed off each other

  • @toopretty2896
    @toopretty2896 3 роки тому +7

    Misa and Kim are so iconic and real hip hop heads waited and appreciate this interview so much 🙏🏾

  • @afrolatina7626
    @afrolatina7626 4 роки тому +28

    only a hater won't recognize how Kim changed the game!!who cares if she got some stuff done who in Hollywood hasn't??even regular females our here changing up sometimes people go to far but it's they body Just like MJ!it doesn't take away their talent nor them being the best period!!and that's real❤ #the real Queen B 4life all her looks was fly I can't even pick one but I love the crush on you video all the looks 🔥🔥🔥

  • @kitosainte3728
    @kitosainte3728 4 роки тому +16

    Great interview!!! Nice to see these 2 women get the flowers they deserve!

  • @amerineoneo4295
    @amerineoneo4295 4 роки тому +31

    Two Legends. Kim and Misa.
    👑 🐝

  • @KBCreativeGroup
    @KBCreativeGroup 4 роки тому +13

    Chills! These are Hip Hop LEGENDS!!!!! What they did is still trying to be re-done...not ever happening! ICONS

  • @MrSoulshock44
    @MrSoulshock44 4 роки тому +218

    Kim's skin still brown though 👀 people keep spreading lies

    • @baddieb7834
      @baddieb7834 4 роки тому +35

      you can stop bleaching and color comes back, i'm just saying.

    • @mswhite1004
      @mswhite1004 4 роки тому +13

      Thank u....people are sheep no brains critical thinking for yourself

    • @ms.muhammad3139
      @ms.muhammad3139 4 роки тому +17

      It’s how they put her make up on she is not bleached.

    • @irwinhoward1896
      @irwinhoward1896 4 роки тому +9

      Its call make up kim face maybe light but her arms and hands were still brown she didnt bleach her skin.

    • @baddieb7834
      @baddieb7834 4 роки тому +5

      @@shadracer2838 nahhh b the pigment can restore if you didnt entirely destroy it. watched hella docu's

  • @rinmatsuoka8963
    @rinmatsuoka8963 4 роки тому +59

    The Icon. The Elusive. The Notorious. The Blueprint. Lil’ Kim the Queen Bee

    • @amigoz3374
      @amigoz3374 4 роки тому +2

      🅐🅘🅝'🅣 🅝🅞🅝🅔 🅗🅘🅖🅗🅔🅡 🅣🅗🅐🅝 𝓛𝓲𝓵'𝓚𝓲𝓶 🇹​🇭​🇪​ 🇲​🇺​🇹​🇭​🇦​🇫​🇨​🇰​🇳​ 𝕼𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝕭𝖊𝖊 !! 💕
      #𝓠𝓑 👑🐝 #𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 #𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 #𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 #𝐌𝐬𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐭 🐐

  • @oshaba12
    @oshaba12 4 роки тому +36

    This is some ICON shit. Sheeeeessh, gotta love Lil' Kim ❤

  • @MrSoulshock44
    @MrSoulshock44 4 роки тому +29

    The interviewer is really good. This whole hour interview just flowed

    • @mimi-sb7ff
      @mimi-sb7ff 4 роки тому +2

      The interviewer was quite boring. She just sat there, with a blank look on her face

  • @BeautyByTat
    @BeautyByTat 3 роки тому +6

    The rawness & knowledge of Kim & Misa ✨

  • @HoodStarENT901
    @HoodStarENT901 4 роки тому +28

    I can watch Lil’Kim all day she’s my Fashion Icon love me some Kimmy.

  • @antwanali4587
    @antwanali4587 4 роки тому +19

    This was 48 minutes and 9 seconds well spent.

  • @sthunda7132
    @sthunda7132 4 роки тому +77

    I've always was convinced that Lil' Kim was building her look off of Misa Hilton. Lil' Kim is not trying to look like an Asian woman but instead a copy of Misa.

    • @MisSterious1987
      @MisSterious1987 4 роки тому +4

      Exactly

    • @RakiyasRoots
      @RakiyasRoots 4 роки тому +8

      perhaps living vicariously through her due to insecurities

    • @DesTiny-tc7ts
      @DesTiny-tc7ts 4 роки тому +2

      S Thunda I always said the same thing cause of they cheekbones but she also looked like Janet and reportedly using the Jacksons surgeons

    • @tararobinson6023
      @tararobinson6023 4 роки тому +12

      That's exactly what I was thinking watching this. Kim is imitating the woman she looks up to. Wow. They look like twins and they sound alike.

    • @lolamignon4808
      @lolamignon4808 4 роки тому

      Agreed.....

  • @honeycomb485
    @honeycomb485 2 роки тому +6

    Misa’s influence and eye for fashion and mixing with the movement of hip hop and R&B in the mid 90s is/was a vibe! The way hip hop was growing at the time with the videos and the raw performances Kim was one of the best to do it! I was 11-12yo when Kim came out and I had no business listening to her but she was too dope and undeniable, felt like she was everybody’s fly home girl ❤️❤️

  • @dianaolsen3341
    @dianaolsen3341 4 роки тому +17

    Mark Jacobs was smart to partner with kim ... she put him on the map 🗺 🏆

  • @dancerb1260
    @dancerb1260 4 роки тому +3

    I love this platform its so raw and rare thankyou for taking it back to hip hop

  • @chellez29
    @chellez29 4 роки тому +18

    I love the fact that Lil Kim stopped wearing that makeup. She's so much prettier showing off her beautiful melanin skin!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

    • @chellez29
      @chellez29 4 роки тому

      @Erica Kane I don't remember her being that dark, but I'm not going to deny that either. I need to look at some old pics. All I remember is her being pretty to me always.

  • @lorinzopenn5391
    @lorinzopenn5391 4 роки тому +35

    The 👑 of rap!! It don’t get no better!!

  • @Quinnfos
    @Quinnfos 4 роки тому +9

    THIS INTERVIEW WAS GOLD!
    I love the intertwine of fashion & hip hop. We are just that.
    The mention of Hector Xtravaganza definitely did it for me 💯💯💯 love these women!

  • @Tt-rw2hy
    @Tt-rw2hy 4 роки тому +12

    Still waiting and salavating for "9" Part 2!!! All hail the greatest female rapper to ever bless the mic: The Queen Bee, Lil' Kim!!!

  • @jimmiespivey
    @jimmiespivey 4 роки тому +12

    If she Never Rapped,wat she did for Fashion and the Hood,Fashion Designers all over the World wanted her at their Shows,they wanted to make her Custom Pieces,if Kim wasn't wearing it or saying your name,you weren't Fashion,Fashion and Rap is Lil Kim,Misa Hilton-Brim is the ICON STYLIST 🙌💯🤙

  • @dianaolsen3341
    @dianaolsen3341 4 роки тому +11

    She deserves the fashion icon award 🏆💁‍♀️👑... !!...

  • @ChildlikeEmpressTV
    @ChildlikeEmpressTV 4 роки тому +11

    As a fan of her music, I didn't really realize how impactful she was in fashion until I saw the Playtime is Over series. Clearly, someone else was paying very close attention to her the ENTIRE time. So many looks and she was so heavily criticized the whole time. She's our Madonna.

  • @domingosantiago4813
    @domingosantiago4813 4 роки тому +14

    I love Misa Hylton and everything she is doing for MCM and Love LilKim and the album 9 has been on Repeat I love Kim’s versatility in music and how she continues to evolve

  • @queencami1494
    @queencami1494 4 роки тому +41

    Lil Kim is a legend period end of dissuasion! 👑🙌🏾

  • @dianaolsen3341
    @dianaolsen3341 4 роки тому +8

    I bet She is such a sweet person in real life ... all you ever hear are nice/good/positive/ things about her ... everyone says she is a good person and that has definitely helper her image ... ❤️

  • @matthewramsey5239
    @matthewramsey5239 Рік тому +4

    She’s still setting trends to this day. Without Kim there would be none of what you see and enjoy today. Not even your girl Nick Miraj would exist without Kim’s INFLUENCE 👑🐝

  • @kumosunfilteredconvospodca9615
    @kumosunfilteredconvospodca9615 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow! As a Miliinial Black woman who didn't know much about the icon Misa, I have gained new insight and perspectives on her by watching this interview in 2024! I'm happy she and Kim could receive their flowers NOW!! and they have both empowered me to keep believing in myself, to think outside the box, to be a trendsetter, and to do things everyone isn't doing. I love their non-romantic TWIN FLAME bond and relationship. You can tell they were divinely aligned to be in each other's lives and look like sisters. Their relationship is organic and natural and you can tell they genuinely care for each other and are both secure in how they are and connections like that are RARE to find these days.
    Thank you Lil Kim and Misa for the path you have craved for young Black women and your contributions to women in Hip Hop, I honor you both. Also, the host/interviewer did a great job by doing her research and also making sure Misa was also celebrated and centered, love to see it!

  • @gatsbyreality9986
    @gatsbyreality9986 4 роки тому +30

    iconic fashionista 😍

  • @janellprice5877
    @janellprice5877 4 роки тому +7

    Great interview I enjoyed it so much.

  • @alexzandrite5018
    @alexzandrite5018 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you Complex for this insightful interview with Lil Kim and Misa Hylton! I always wanted to know more about Kim's fashion and her stylist. Thank you!

  • @dianaolsen3341
    @dianaolsen3341 4 роки тому +14

    Lil kim is getting her flowers 💐... 👏 👏 👏... she is so dope, in a way most do t even understand #babyphat

  • @tmill1578
    @tmill1578 4 роки тому +34

    She forgot to ask about the Donatella photo shoot but otherwise great interview didn’t miss anything.

    • @mels.8271
      @mels.8271 4 роки тому +1

      💯💯💯

    • @keyamccall4339
      @keyamccall4339 4 роки тому +1

      Exactly!!! That shoot was definitely major

  • @donaldhemphill37
    @donaldhemphill37 4 роки тому +33

    They look alike

  • @miamonee1
    @miamonee1 4 роки тому +4

    I loved what Kim wore when she performed with Mary J at the BET Awards, that was beautiful. Also, the interviewer is so professional and intelligent. I loved her questions and the way she carried out this interview. Thank you 😊

  • @christianx8761
    @christianx8761 4 роки тому +7

    FINALLY!!!! The QUEEN is getting her ROSES!🌹

  • @stophatingmichael6767
    @stophatingmichael6767 4 роки тому +8

    A true New Yorker a true hip hop legend.

  • @tyrisworthy4080
    @tyrisworthy4080 4 роки тому +16

    Great 👍 interview

  • @heyyyguuurl
    @heyyyguuurl 4 роки тому +11

    Lil Kim rolling her high heels is EVERYTHANG !!!

  • @miystiqueskillz2233
    @miystiqueskillz2233 4 роки тому +5

    Damn good interview and MOTIVATIONAL at the end...even tho i want to give up and say its just not going to happen ..the fact that i know music is what im good at steps in and says you've come to far to give up...and misa and kim confirmed that...THANK YOU LADIES😍😍😍😍😍 AND SHOUT TO COMPLEX FOR BRINGING THIS DOPE INTERVIEW

  • @kittykat428
    @kittykat428 4 роки тому +27

    Nikki copied that first pose of Lil Kim, but Nikki's too proud to give Kim her props!!

    • @shycurves82
      @shycurves82 4 роки тому +5

      Not just one but all her poses, fashion and hairstyle.
      Probably also quoted her but i don't listen to nicki so correct me if im wrong. It's one thing to be inspired by someone but she was a copycat 😒

    • @galliano100
      @galliano100 4 роки тому +4

      Jay Jay I must admit yeah Nicki might have stolen some of Kim’s swag when she started. But musically Nicki Minaj is a better rapper. Nicki will go toe to toe with rappers like Kanye Jay Wayne Drake Big Sean Eminem etc. She even made some of them change their verse because her verse was so epic that they didnt want Nicki to outshine them. Most of the features she does, people only talk about Nicki’s verse. I cant lie. I like Kim but she fell off after 2002. Her last album was a total flop, didnt like it at all! I was so dissapointed she even put that out because it didnt even sound like her. I’m like omg Kim seriously with all that crazy autotune and talking about your pussy?

    • @eliasstenvadet5390
      @eliasstenvadet5390 4 роки тому +5

      Kitty Kat nicki didn’t copy shit. Just some wigs that supposedly were the same. Stfu. Kim stole the style from madonna and Cher so she ain’t that original. Kim didn’t invent wigs and using a wig with the same color doesn’t mean your copying. Their rap style is completely different and nicki surpassed her long ago.

    • @msmunoz7499
      @msmunoz7499 4 роки тому +2

      Galliano period

    • @msmunoz7499
      @msmunoz7499 4 роки тому +2

      Yin Yang periana 😂

  • @diw.824
    @diw.824 4 роки тому +15

    Lil Kim is a perfectionist she always stay on her toes.

  • @blkbarbie0
    @blkbarbie0 4 роки тому +6

    I really enjoyed this she is def a fashion icon, misa is a gem

  • @denimclassic-perry9579
    @denimclassic-perry9579 4 роки тому +10

    All this love in the comments... where were y’all when she drops her album???

  • @Imthebest-on1nj
    @Imthebest-on1nj 4 роки тому +18

    👑 *My era* 💖

  • @RyanSrMr
    @RyanSrMr 4 роки тому +2

    Love how the 2 of them just bounce off each other..,🙌🏻 ❤️❣️💯

  • @samanthakim1532
    @samanthakim1532 4 роки тому +8

    That's the mother of Diddys son, Justin.

  • @kiathalovelygoddess
    @kiathalovelygoddess 4 роки тому +6

    Kim is a WHOLE ENTIRE LEGEND! The real 🐐 She set the bar for all these female rappers right now! She deserves respect from everyone! PERIOD

  • @terrellvincent1814
    @terrellvincent1814 4 роки тому +21

    LIL' KIM THE QUEEN BEE SO U BEST TAKE HEED...SHALL I PROCEED?....🙌

    • @BBFLYRISEN
      @BBFLYRISEN 4 роки тому +4

      I’ma throw SHADE if I can’t get paid!

    • @CaliMisfit1921
      @CaliMisfit1921 4 роки тому +1

      Blow you up to your girl like the army grenade..

    • @jr1593
      @jr1593 4 роки тому +1

      Yes indeed!😍❤❤❤👋

    • @denisesheriff3655
      @denisesheriff3655 4 роки тому +2

      You can slide on my ice like the escapade

  • @amadeusic6181
    @amadeusic6181 4 роки тому +1

    wow 💕 this whole interview is just pure gold

  • @sthunda7132
    @sthunda7132 4 роки тому +14

    I'm so convinced was building her look based on Misa Hilton. Lil' Kim is not trying to look like an Asian woman but a carbon copy of Misa. _Misa is the real Lil' Kim._

    • @SunRose768
      @SunRose768 4 роки тому

      Same thoughts🙄

    • @tiamo726
      @tiamo726 4 роки тому

      They look alike now

  • @TheMissDaddy
    @TheMissDaddy 4 роки тому +19

    I grew up on kim I didn’t know I was being inspired but now I understand what the feeling was! I appreciate this woman so much!!

  • @Thecurve_queen
    @Thecurve_queen 4 роки тому +3

    Dope dope dope I could’ve literally watched hours of this interview 👑🐝👙

  • @PotentPondering
    @PotentPondering 4 роки тому +17

    Lil Kim gets so much love and "FLOWERS" why are yall making it seem like since she is not selling records that she is not iconic?

    • @amandawalker8252
      @amandawalker8252 4 роки тому +1

      You got to be more pacific

    •  4 роки тому +5

      Quit believing the internet rumors dumass she doing amazing in the real world

    • @amandawalker8252
      @amandawalker8252 4 роки тому

      Who you calling a dumbass??? Boo Boo!

    • @shaepowell2324
      @shaepowell2324 4 роки тому

      @@amandawalker8252 specific

    • @calebpaxton8599
      @calebpaxton8599 4 роки тому +8

      Her "flowers" need to be public like the bashing and lies were all these years.

  • @TarajsMedia
    @TarajsMedia 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video. People need to know her. She doesn't get the credit she deserves, not just in fashion but also in music. She's an icon too 💪🏾

  • @popposterboy
    @popposterboy 4 роки тому +1

    Great and insightful interview! I feel inspired! Kim’s interviews are underrated, she’s a great story teller

  • @pinktrillness
    @pinktrillness 4 роки тому +4

    I’ve always loved both of these ladies. I’m a 90’s baby and Misa would be in the early Bad Boy videos. This is history. Misa is apart of the culture. Salute to both Queens 💕

  • @vickistowe9294
    @vickistowe9294 4 роки тому +5

    This was a awesome interview Kim will forever be the Queen of rap she is vicious on that mic she looks amazing she stay fly Misa still beautiful my girls right here

  • @janebakari9002
    @janebakari9002 4 роки тому +4

    I remember this Kim. I feel like maybe she is at peace. That makes me happy. Im glad she has loved ones near. Kim inspired me at that time to stay on my grind and not settle.

  • @thehaweseffect
    @thehaweseffect 4 роки тому +2

    This was just an amazing interview I have enjoyed the chemistry displayed throughout the interview. She just real with it

  • @COD73045
    @COD73045 4 роки тому +2

    My inspiration in highscool I was one fly chick. These too together reminds me of my sister and me.

  • @Platinumcut26
    @Platinumcut26 4 роки тому +13

    Love me some KIMBERLY Jones!! PERIODT

  • @chrisyungin25
    @chrisyungin25 Рік тому +4

    I'm just realizing how much nicki acts like Lil kim. LIL KIM was copied so bad, and nobody even knows it

  • @KylieMariayt
    @KylieMariayt 4 роки тому +6

    I just love Kim so much. An absolute legend in so many ways. The only Queen.