Lil Kim Announces New Album Release Date
Bzzzzzzz. The Queen Bee is on her way back!
Rap veteran Lil Kim announced via Twitter today (Mar. 26) that her new upcoming album, 9 will be released this Spring on May 17. The album will be Kim’s fifth studio album.
Drip Too Hard 💧 | #GoAwff Video out Friday 🎥 | New Album “9” drops May 17th 💿 pic.twitter.com/FjPM47dEbo
— Lil' Kim (@LilKim) March 26, 2019
The lead single is the Brooklyn rapper’s new song, “Go Awff.”
Kim also announced that the video for “Go Awff” will be released this Friday (Mar. 29).
https://twitter.com/SEAN_THE_FINALE/status/1109828143089680384
Over the weekend, Lil Kim told fans at her concert in Atlantic City when the album would drop and that it would feature Miami rapper Rick Ross.
Lil Kim has most likely named the album 9, due to the number’s significance in the rapper’s life. June 9 is her daughter, Royal Reign’s birthday and March 9 is the day that her close friend, The Notorious B.I.G. was murdered. After five albums and four mixtapes, the project would also be Kim’s 9th release, as Vibe notes.
9 will be Kim’s first studio album since her 2005 album The Naked Truth, which features the Brooklyn rapper’s singles “Whoa” and “Lighters Up.”
Fellow rap veteran, Missy Elliott congratulated Lil Kim, who she’s collaborated with on a few occasions on Twitter and stated that she can’t for the new release.
Congratulations to YOU sis. I love u so much! Can’t wait to hug u! ❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/roVa5mw7J2
— Lil' Kim (@LilKim) March 26, 2019
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