Lil Kim (top left) and Nicki Minaj (top center). Repeating
images show other similarities (Photo redacted by the Judiciary
Report).
Lil Kim made a name for herself in the rap music
world beginning in the 90s as a member of the late rapper Notorious
BIG's group Junior Mafia. Kim was also the rapper's girlfriend prior
to him becoming famous and in the last days before his death, after
a ill-fated match up and marriage with talented songstress Faith
Evans.
(Photos redacted by the Judiciary Report)
Kim was B.I.G.'s mistress in what has a bad idea,
much like his marriage to faith, as the two were not suited to each
other. B.I.G. always tried to help Kim and made her famous as a
rapper. In ways she was the female version of him. Her CDs were
explicit and inappropriate. Her look was different from any other
female rapper and caught a significant amount of attention in the
rap world.
Fastforward 15-years later and we have Young Money's
Nicki Minaj, who has many similarities to Kim. Nicki, like Kim was
apart of a male dominated rap clique. However, any honest observer
who saw Kim's career unfold and now Nicki's rise, can see the latter
was influenced by the former. Well, Kim is tired of it. She has
released a diss track entitled "Identity Theft" and a number of
comparative photo montages highlighting her influence on Nicki.
Lil Kim's "Identity Theft"
Ironically, now we also have Iggy Azalea, rapper
T.I.'s protégé and mistress (Tiny is going to snatch every hair out
of that woman's head one day) who is trying to be the new Nicki
Minaj, even getting the same type of butt shots to increase the size
of her behind, as the former did.
This is how Nicki Minaj is probably looking at Lil Kim after
the diss track "Identity Theft"
In another irony, Iggy sounds an awful lot like
Philadelphia rapper Eve. At the end of the day music, video
and photo images are copyrightable and a person is entitled to the
rights associated with their name and physical image (right of
publicity).
