The Truth About Lil Kim’s Dwindling Net Worth, Daughter, and Plastic Surgery

Net Worth:$500,000
Age/Date of Birth:
July 11, 1974 or 1975
Height:
4 feet, 11 inches (1.5m)
Ethnicity/Race:
African American
Nationality:American
Husband or Boyfriend:

Mr Pappers (Ex-husband)
Parents:Father: Linwood Jones
Mother: Ruby Mae Jones

Lil Kim is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, model, and actress who has a net worth of $500 thousand

Kimberly Denise Jones was born in Brooklyn, New York where she also grew up. After her parents separated, Kim lived with her father who eventually threw her out. She resorted to living with her friends and sometimes on the streets.

A high-school drop out struggling to get by, she met rapper NOTORIOUS B.I.G who introduced her to his Brooklyn-based group Junior M.A.F.I.A. Lil Kim was only 19 then. The group released their debut and only album “Conspiracy” in 1995. It debuted at #8 on the Billboard charts and was also successful in the market.

Breakthrough And Successful Album Sale

The next year, Lil Kim went solo. After featuring in a number of R&B albums, she released her debut solo album “Hard Core” in 1996. The album which was certified double platinum debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200, #3 on R&B albums and sold 2.4 million copies domestically and 4.5 million copies worldwide. A hit from the album was “No Time” a duet with rapper turned businessman Diddy.

Her sophomore album “Notorious K.I.M.” was released in 2000, it was certified platinum and debuted at #4 on Billboard 200. It was also very successful commercially. Between the 4 year gap before the release of the second album, Lil Kim went on tour including Diddy’s “No Way Out” tour which is one of the highest-grossing hip-hop tours of all time.

She was also active in modelling for brands like Versace, Baby Phat, Candice, and Iceberg. Her Queen Bee entertainment label was also launched during this period.

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Continued Music Success

Lil Kim was featured in the remake of “Lady Marmalade” for the soundtrack of 2001 movie Moulin Rouge. The single became a top hit and stayed atop the Billboard Hot 100 for more than a month. It also brought Lil Kim her first Grammy Award.

Lil Kim’s subsequent albums have all been successful both on the charts and in the market including the fourth studio album “The Naked Truth” which she released while doing time in a Federal prison following a conspiracy. She has so far sold 12 million albums globally. She has worked and shared the stage with artists such as DMX, Beyonce, Rick Ross, Ludacris, and T. Pain.

In addition to the Grammy, she has won 2 Billboard Music Awards, 3 MTV VMAs, and 2 Soul Train Awards.

TV Shows, and Movies

Lil Kim has been featured in a handful of movies as well as a number of TV shows. In 2006, her “Lil Kim: Countdown to Lockdown” premiered on BET and was the highest rated premiere in the history of BET, with an average of 1.9 million views. The show followed her last 14 days before she began her time in the Federal prison. Others include Dancing With The Stars (2008) where she came 5th place, and Pregnant in Heels.

Some of Kim’s endorsement deals include Ciroc vodka and Three Olives vodka. She owns Salon Se Swa with her cousin, two clothing lines- Hollyhood and 24/7 Goddess Collection.

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Woes

Kimberly Denise Jones has had her fair share of run-ins with the law. She served a prison sentence for one year in 2005 after she lied to a jury about her friend’s involvement in a shooting 4 years earlier. Lil Kim had received a restriction banning her from releasing new material as a result of her settlement with Trackmasters. This led to the delay of her fifth album.

In 2014, Samantha Ravndahl filed a lawsuit against Kim for using her image in the ‘Dead Gal Walking’ single artwork. She demanded $150,000 in damages plus legal fees.

These are just a few of her problems with the law. Regardless of all the troubles, Lil Kim has managed to keep her wealth afloat.

What You Should Know About Lil Kim’s Daughter, Royal Reign

The rapper has a beautiful daughter named Royal Reign, fathered by her then-boyfriend, Mr. Pappers. Kim’s pregnancy became public knowledge in February 2014 when she attended The Blonds Fashion Week MAC event in New York showing off an unmistakable baby bump. She had a lavish baby shower held in New York, in mid-May same year, with her baby daddy by her side. The child was later born on June 9, 2014, at the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, weighing six pounds, five ounces.

Kim and Mr. Papers first dated in 2012 but subsequently parted ways later that year before reuniting and bringing their daughter on the scene. Following the birth of their daughter, the celebrity couple remained doting in the eyes of the public but little did we know there was trouble in paradise behind the scene. Barely a year after the birth of Royal, Kim and Mr. Pampers engaged in a dirty legal battle over custody of the child that unites them amidst accusations of infidelity and domestic violence.

Lil Kim opened up in a tweet that has long been deleted about her problems with Mr. Papers. she revealed that Papers has a lot of personal issues that need to be worked. She further claimed that beat her up while they were together. In response, Paper’s stated that Kim blocked him from seeing their daughter and he has no option than to approach the courts. His publicists – Tasha Hilton – further clarified that Mr. Papers is not trying to take custody of baby Royal, but instead, only wants the court to grant him a one day per week visitation right to parent his daughter even if it means with a court-approved monitor present. Hilton also stated categorically that things never got physical between the celebrity couple while they were together.

While this was ongoing, Lil Kim enraged Papers the more by uploading a picture on Twitter of their daughter with ace boxer Floyd Mayweather with a love emoji. In response, an enraged Papers uploaded a freestyle rap video on Instagram and poured out his heart on how he felt about his problems with the emcee.

However, a few years later, the couple seems to have grown to understand each other better and are now raising their daughter as one family. Back in 2016, Papers in a heartfelt Instagram post wished Kim a happy mother’s day even though they weren’t together. as of the time.

Possibly since then, the couple might have been working hard to mend their broken relationship. Apparently, this worked as they were seen together in a photo uploaded by Papers on Instagram celebrating their daughter’s birthday.

Did Lil Kim Really Have Plastic Surgery?

Lil Kim Before And After
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Most celebrities have gone off-limits when it comes to having that ‘perfect’ look through plastic surgery. Over the past twenty years, Lil Kim has had so much cosmetic work done to her face at different times and each time, the result appears to be more shocking than the previous one.

Having gone under the knife for an obvious nose job and a facelift and using skin-lightening creams in addition to other appearance adjustments, she currently looks almost nothing like she did in her early days.

In April 2016, the rapper got a lot of her black fans horrified after she posted pictures of herself on her Instagram account looking like a ‘white stranger’ who made her way to the celebrity’s IG page by mistake. Her once black-girl-brown complexion was light, her hair was longer, straighter, and blonder while her nose, which was once round, became thin and more feminine. Even her eyes looked elongated and entirely different.

Describing the rapper’s unending facial surgeries as an addiction, celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Gary Breslow told Page Six that she may need help if not, she might end up destroying her face.

Judging by the pictures, the doctor believes Kim has possibly spent $20,000 to $25,000 on cosmetic procedures including cheek and chin implants, rhinoplasty, lip augmentation and skin bleaching. He explained that skin lightening is generally achieved with lightening peels or creams and lotions that contain lightening agents which could be harmful as it can thin the skin and cause damage.

Amidst the many rumors of plastic surgery, however, Lil Kim only admits to getting at least two nose jobs. Speaking in an interview with former Hot 97 DJ Angie Martinez in 2005, she disclosed that the reason was that her ex-boyfriend broke her nose.

Her Age, Height, and Body Measurements

This talented entertainer was born on July 11, 1974. She is not too tall as she measures 4 feet 11 inches (149 cm) in height. Lil Kim also weighs 55 kg (121 lbs), just about the right weight for her height! She has black hair, dark brown eyes and wears bra size 36B. Her body measurement is 36-26-34.

Profile Summary
First Name:Kimberly
Last Name:Jones
Also Known As:
Lil Kim
Sex/Gender:
Female
Profession:
Professional Rapper, Singer-Songwriter, Actress, Tv Star
Famous For:Debut studio album, Hard Core (1996)
Colleges/Universities Attended:
Brooklyn College Academy
Educational Qualifications:
N/A
Religion:
Christianity
Birthday & Zodiac
Age/Date of Birth:
July 11, 1974 or 1975
Zodiac Sign:Cancer
Birth Place:
New York City, U.S.
Nationality:American
Ethnicity/Race:
African American
Country of Residence:
The United States of America (USA)
Physical Attributes
Height:
4 feet, 11 inches (1.5m)
Weight:
55 kg (121lbs)
Eye Colour:
Dark brown
Hair Color:
Black
Other Body Measurements:
Breast: 36 inches
Waist: 26 inches
Hip: -34 inches
Relationships
Marital Status:
Single
Spouse/Partner:
Married Mr Pappers,
Previously married Christopher Wallace A.K.A The Notorious B.I.G.
Family and Relatives
Father:
Linwood Jones
Mother:Ruby Mae Jones
Children:
Royal Reign(Born June 9, 2014)
Siblings:Christopher Jones
Other Relatives:
N/A
Net Worth
Estimated Net Worth:
$500,000
Salary:$398,000
Source of Wealth:
Company Queen Bee Entertainment, Film,
Chuck Dez
Chuck Dez
Chuck is a personal finance and entertainment writer with over 15 years of experience covering famous biographies, personal finance, celebrity net worth, and celebrity lifestyles. He loves the process of researching new information, discovering and learning new things, as well as putting into words, interesting things others might like to read.

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