According to the news, rapper Lil’ Kim - who left prison last month - is being sued for plagiarism by a Jamaican reggae singer Tanya Stephens who claims Lil’ copied her lyrics for her last album. More exactly the reggae singer is suing the hip-hop star for taking a song for 2005 release The Naked Truth, saying that lyrics of Kim’s track Durty are almost exactly like her song Mi And Mi God, recorded in Jamaica and released in 1997. It seems Kim even adopts a West Indian accent for the song. The hip-hop star Lil’ Kim, real name Kimberly Jones, has made in past no secret of her admiration for Tanya Stephens’ work. The suit was filed in Manhattan federal court last week and the singer is claiming rights to the song, as well as all past and future royalties, reports the New York Post.

According to the press, Lil’ Kim, by real name: Kimberly Jones who was sentenced in September 2005 to a year and a day in prison for lying to a grand jury, will released today from Philadelphia Federal Detention Center and she will remain under house arrest for 30 days. Lil’ Kim, was convicted of lying to a federal grand jury about a shootout outside a Manhattan radio station and began her sentence on Sept. 19, 2005. The female rapper lawyer, L. Londell McMillan, noted at it was about time that she could be released early for good behavior.

I am thrilled to be coming home. I thank all my fans for all their letters, as well as my family and friends for all their support throughout the past 10 months.
- Lil’ Kim said in a statement issued Thursday by her rep, Tracy Nguyen -

According to the news, hip-hop stars Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott, actor/singer Jamie Foxx, and R&B celebrity Mary J. Blige each picked up four nominations at the BET Awards. The ceremony, which will be host by Damon Wayans, honors the leading black players in music, film/TV and sport and the winners will be unveiled on June 27 at the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. Performers will include R&B celebrities Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey, rapper T.I., and hip-hop star Kanye West.

Celebrities like Kanye West, R&B stars Ne-Yo and Chris Brown are with three nominees each while Anthony Hamilton, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Lloyd Banks, Carey, Mary Mary, Papoose, Rah Digga, Slim Thug and T.I. with two each.

Singer Chaka Khan will be presented with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award and Harry Belafonte will receive the BET Humanitarian Award.

A list of BET nominees: Continue reading →

“Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover” will be release for Sony’s PSP in March, featuring over 36 tracks from the Def Jam artists releases. Fans of celebrities like: Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Lil’ Kim, Method Man, Redman and as well as Busta Rhymes, Carmen Electra, Lil’ Kim, Snoop Dogg and Xzibit, will have the chance to play their favorite Hip Hopper on their PSP.

The game contains new fighting moves and venues, and for the first time, players can battle using PSP’s wireless functionality. Fighters can also be seen in gear from Def Jam University, Phat Farm, Brand Jordan, Ecko Unlimited, Enyce, Rocawear, Sean John, State Property and Reebok, according to Billboard.
The expectations are high for this game as previous titles of the series have sold more than 900,000 and 1 million copies each.

Female rapper Lil Kim speaks out about 50 Cent, his music and the the beef between the two in a recent interview with The Associated Press before entering prison.

Rapper Lil’ Kim, whose real name is Kimberley Jones, will serve 12 months in prison for lying to a grand jury investigating two of her friends involved in a 2001 shooting outside a Manhattan radio station.
Lil’ Kim entered a federal detention center in Philadelphia on Sept. 19, even so she still released her fourth album, “The Naked Truth,” last week.

I can’t front. I don’t have a lot of respect for 50 Cent because his music is hard core - violent. And I love his music sometimes, but I feel like in his personal life, his real life, he carries that on, and that’s not a great message, you know what I mean? I think he promotes it.

How can a man have beef with a woman? Whatever, that’s just not cool.
If I was selling six, seven million records, I’m not mad at anyone! How can you still be angry at people, still want to come at people? You’re making money, you’re selling millions of records, you should do something with that leverage.
- says Kim -

Lil’ Kim caused an uproar on a US flight to New York on Monday night by branding a flight attendant a “racist” following a minor seat mix-up, raports PageSix.com. Meanwhile, Lil’ Kim has won a court order preventing a man who testified against the rapper at her criminal trial from releasing a DVD using her name and image.

Lil’ Kim totally freaked out on the attendant. Some first-class seat mix-up. Called the agent a racist and pulled a ‘Do You Know Who I Am?’

The attendant had no idea and couldn’t have really cared less. She was seated in back row of first class and had to be served by the flight attendant who she fought with. Things seemed a little tense up there.
- A witness tells the website -

Lil’ Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for lying to a federal grand jury about her involvement in a 2001 gun battle outside a Manhattan radio station.