Billboard
1/22/08

Rapper Lil' Kim has left Atlantic Records and intends to release her upcoming as-yet-untitled album independently.

On DJ Kay Slay's Sirius Satellite Radio show "Streetsweeper Radio" last week, Kim shared that she harbors no ill feelings toward Atlantic. She said she was afraid to release her music independently several years ago but is now more comfortable in her knowledge of the music business to work her project.

It's rumored that the MC will join Capitol Music Group's independent arm, Imperial Records, however Kim's management was unavailable for comment. Fat Joe is also signed to Imperial.

Lil Kim's upcoming album, which was originally slated for February, is now tentatively set for April or May 2008.

Kim's Atlantic swan song, 2005's "The Naked Truth," has sold 394,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Is it true that it's not *really* an independent if it's still attached to a major label?

NuPwr319 said:

yeah ha? its still contracted. I like her mixtape though

paisleypark4 said:

I think it more or less deals with the $$'s put into the project, it can be an indie thing and still put out by a major as the overall distributor. Universal is famous for this since it has so many little labels that it puts out but puts no promo $$ into, its really up to the artist to promote it themselves for the most part.

When's the last time she released something that was any good?

CalhounSkwaaayuh said:

When has she EVER released anything good?

Dance said:

her last album....Kitty Box was a hott cut off that album..produced by 7 Arelius

paisleypark4 said:

No.

Nothing she has done or will ever do is good. Nothing from her even qualifies as music.

Dance said:

I liked 2 or 3 off her first album...

Dance said:

oh go on somewhere..no u just trolling..u's a trollop!

paisleypark4 said:

YEAH WELL

USHER AIN'T GAY!!!

so THERE

Dance said:

I know he aint gay....I dont get gaydar from him..."take him off the list ladies!"

CalhounSq said:

When was the last time Biggie wrote a hit song for Kim?!?

TonyVanDam said:

Crush On You

paisleypark4 said:

well uh uh uh uh

TYSON AIN'T GAY NEITHER!!!

AND HE WON'T MODEL UNNERWEARZ OR SPEEDOS NO MORE!!!!

so take dat

Dance said:

LORD KNOWS

LORD KNOWS if I was in his house dont he know what I would do to that man?

paisleypark4 said:

If you need a fix he's got this boring ass Top Model clone show on Bravo I think.

I think he's contractually obligated to take his shirt off in like every episode.

Dance said:

Oh yeah I played him out...I feel like he my ex husband now...