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The tour continued though to 1998 and became one of the highest grossing hip-hop tours of all time, grossing an estimated $16 million. In 1997, Jones promoted Hard Core by performing on P. Delores Tucker criticized the label "for producing this filth," referring to perceived graphic sexual content in Jones' lyrics, and labeling them "gangsta porno rap". In one stockholders' meeting of Warner Bros. The song was part of the soundtrack to the Martin Lawrence movie Nothing to Lose, nominated for a Grammy Award, and certified platinum. A remix of the album's track "Not Tonight" saw Jones team up with Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez, Da Brat and Left Eye of TLC. The following single, " Crush on You", reached No. Diddy" and then "Diddy"), reached the top spot of the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart and was certified gold by the RIAA. The album's lead single " No Time", a duet with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs (who would later change his stage name to "P. Hard Core was certified double platinum by the RIAA on Maafter having been certified gold on Januand platinum on June 3, 1997. 3 on Billboard 's Top R&B Albums, selling 78,000 copies in its first week of release. 11 on the Billboard 200, the highest debut for a female rap album at that time, and No. 1996–2002: Hard Core and The Notorious K.I.M.Īfter a year with Junior M.A.F.I.A., Jones began a solo career by making guest performances on R&B albums and recording her debut album, Hard Core, which was released in November 1996. "Player's Anthem" and "Get Money" were certified gold and platinum respectively. The RIAA certified Conspiracy gold on December 6, 1995. 2 on the Hot Rap Trackschart), " I Need You Tonight" (No. 7 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. Three hit singles came from Conspiracy: " Player's Anthem" (peaked at No. The group's first and only album, Conspiracy, was released on Augand debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 69,000 copies in its first week of release. was instrumental in introducing and promoting the Brooklyn-based group, Junior M.A.F.I.A., which included Jones, who was only 19 at the time. It was the same school that fellow rappers Nas and Foxy Brown also attended.
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Since her school work wasn't being completed, the decision was made for her to transfer to Brooklyn College Academy to finish her remaining year and half of school. Many of her friends also went there and she would often skip school to hang out with them. Hale Vocational High School for two and a half years. While struggling through her personal life, Jones met The Notorious B.I.G. (real name Christopher Wallace), who was a key figure in both her personal and artistic life, particularly when Wallace had gained popularity and influence through his relationship with Bad Boy Records (which belonged to P-Diddy). She returned to the public eye in 2009 with an appearance on Dancing with the Stars. During her incarceration, her fourth album The Naked Truthwas released. In 2005, she served a yearlong prison sentence for lying to a jury about her friends' involvement in a shooting four years earlier. In addition, the remake won two MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002. Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female rapper to have a No. She was featured on the single " Lady Marmalade", which also had guest vocals by fellow recording artists Mýa, Pink and Christina Aguilera (a remake of the 1975 smash hit, originally recorded by LaBelle) which went to No. Her following albums, The Notorious K.I.M. (2000) and La Bella Mafia (2003), were certified Platinum, making her the only female rapper besides Missy Elliott to have at least 3 platinum albums. 1 rap hits: "No Time", "Not Tonight (Ladies Night remix)", and "Crush on You", a record for a female rapper.
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Lil' Kim's debut studio album, Hard Core (1996) was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA) and spawned three consecutive No.