The Notorious K.I.M.

The Notorious K.I.M. is the second studio album by rapper Lil' Kim; released on June 27, 2000. It debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. The album was Kim's second album to be certified platinum. The name of the album also payed homage to Kim's mentor and friend rapper The Notorious B.I.G. who had been shot dead three years before her album was released.

Track listing

Sample credits
"How Many Licks?" contains a sample from the main theme to Knight Rider.
"Custom Made (Give It to You)" contains a sample of Lil Louis's "French Kiss".
"Who's Number One?" contains a sample of Eddie Kendricks's "Keep on Truckin'".
"Suck My Dick" contains excerpts and a sample of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Me & My Bitch".
"Single Black Female" contains a sample of Sade's "The Sweetest Taboo".
"No Matter What They Say" contains a sample of Eric B. & Rakim's "I Know I Got Soul", Special Ed's "I Got It Made", The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", Brandy's "Top of the World".
"She Don't Love You" contains an interpolation of "Betcha She Don't Love You".
"Don't Mess with Me" contains a sample of Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker".
"Notorious K.I.M." contains a sample of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Goin Back to Cali".
"Off the Wall" samples "Beat Box" by The Art of Noise.
"Right Now" contains interpolation of "Tom's Diner" written by Suzanne Vega and sample of Vaughn Mason's "Break for Love".
"Hold On" contains a sample of Willie Hutch's "Baby Come Home".

Leftover tracks
"Diamonds" (featuring Kelly Price)
"The Queen" (featuring Puff Daddy)
"Good Time" (featuring Lil' Cease)
"Nobody Do It Better Than Us"
"Make No Sense" (featuring Tanya Stephens)
"Bad Girl" (featuring RuPaul)

Charts and certifications
Chart
Chart (2000)PeakpositionCanadian Albums Chart11Germany Albums Chart76French Albums Chart70Netherlands Albums Chart80Swiss Albums Chart100UK Albums Chart67U.S. Billboard 2004U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums1Year-end chart (2000)Peak positionU.S. Billboard 20089Decade-end chart (2000–09)Peak positionDecade-End top-selling R&B/Hip-Hop albums100

Certifications
CountryCertification(sales thresholds)United StatesPlatinum (RIAA)Canada	Gold (CRIA)

Album credits
Executive Producers – Sean "Puffy" Combs & Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones
Associate Executive Producers – Damion "D-Roc" Butler & Hillary Weston
Mastered at – Sterling Sound, NYC by Chris Athens
A&R Direction – Hillary Weston
Project Coordinator – Jamel "Mann" Jackson
Product Management – Joi L. Brown
Photography – David LaChapelle
Art Direction & Design – Lynn Kowalewski
Hair – Dione Alexander
Make-Up – Nzingha Gumbs
Stylist – Misa Hylton-Brim
Assistant Stylists – Lonnie Barnes & Melinda David
Jewelry provided by – Jacob the Jeweler
Album Pro-Tools Engineering – Jimmie Lee Patterson, Marc Pfafflin, Ben Allen, Roger Che, Steven Dent & Michael Patterson
Album Assistant Engineers – Lynn Montrose & Dominick Mancuso

References

Category:2000 albums
Category:Hip hop albums
Category:Lil' Kim albums