La Bella Mafia

***La Bella Mafia*** is the third studio album by rapper Lil' Kim, released March 4, 2003, on Atlantic Records. It was her third album to be certified platinum.

### Sample credits

- "Juicytro" contains a sample of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy".
- "Hold It Now" contains samples of Beastie Boys's "Paul Revere" and Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'".
- "Can't Fuck with Queen Bee" contains an sample and interpolation from the hit Deniece Williams song "Free"
- "Shake Ya Bum Bum" contains a sample of Saregama India Ltd's "Hum".
- "The Jump Off" contains a interpolation from The Lost Boyz's "Jeeps, Lex, Coups, Bimaz, and Benz".
- "This Is a Warning" contains a sample and interpolation of R. Kelly's "A Woman's Threat".
- "Magic Stick" contains a sample of B.B. King's "The Thrill Is Gone".
- "Get In Touch with Us" contains a sample of Saregama India Ltd's "Zindagi Ban Gaye To Tum".
- "Heavenly Father" contains a sample of The O'Jays's "A Prayer".
- "Came Back for You" contains a sample of Irene Reid's "Didn't We".

### Leftover tracks

- "Knock 'Em Out the Box" (featuring Method Man)
- "Back Together Again" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.)
- "Flow So Sick" (featuring Ice Drake)
- "What's The Word?" (featured bonus track on the Japanese album release)

## Personnel

- Executive Producers: Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones & The Notorious B.I.G.
- Associate Producers: Hillary Weston & Jean Nelson
- Queen Bee A&R: Jean Nelson & Dre Weston
- Atlantic A&R: Huston "Hutty" Miller
- Atlantic A&R Administrator: Lanre Gaba
- Atlantic A&R Coordinator: Chris Wade
- Queen Bee Project Manager: Jamel "Mann" Jackson
- Atlantic Project Manager: Joi Brown
- Album Assistant Engineer: Greg "Gee" Stewart
- Management: Hillary Weston
- Legal Affairs: L. Londell McMillan, P.C.
- Business Affairs: David Berdon LLP & Co.
- Album Sequencing: DJ 45 & Dan "The" Man
- Cover Photo & Photos 1, 2: Vincent Soyez
- Hair: Tre Major
- Makeup: JJ
- Styling: Derek Lee and Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones
- Prop Stylist: Linda Keil
- Jewelry: MiMi So
- Additional Jewelry: Prestige Diamonds
- Photos 3, 4: David LaChapelle
- Hair: Cessy Lima
- Makeup: Scott Barnes
- Styling: Andrea Leiberman
- Jewelry: Diamond Quasar
- Art Direction: Lynn Kowalewski
- Design: Kevin Wolahan

### Charts

|style="text-align:center;"|Chart (2003)|style="text-align:center;"|Peak position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left"|Canadian Album Chart|style="text-align:center;"|47|
|align="left"|French Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|105|
|align="left"|German Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|82|
|align="left"|Japanese Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|33|
|align="left"|Swiss Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|81|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|style="text-align:center;"|4|

### Certifications

|Country|Certification <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|
| --- | --- |
|United States|Platinum (RIAA)|

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: La Bella Mafia
- **type**: Studio album
- **artist**: Lil' Kim
- **released**: March 4, 2003
- **recorded**: 2002–03
- **genre**: Hip hop music, Hip hop
- **length**: 75:33
- **label**: *Queen Bee Entertainment, Queen Bee
*Atlantic Records
- **producer**: Lil' Kim, Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones <small>(Executive producer#Music, exec.)</small>, The Notorious B.I.G., Christopher "B.I.G." Wallace <small>(exec.)</small> Havoc (rapper), Havoc, Scott Storch, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Sutter Kain, DJ Bless, EZ-Elpee, Ron Browz, Kanye West
- **prev title**: The Notorious K.I.M.
(2000)
- **next title**: The Naked Truth
(2005)