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.

The Notorious K.I.M.
Studio album by Lil' Kim
Released	June 27, 2000
Recorded	1998–99
Genre	Hip hop
Length	77:13
Label	Atlantic, Queen Bee, Undeas, Big Beat
Producer	Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones (exec.), Christopher "B.I.G." Wallace (exec.) Sean "Puffy" Combs, Rockwilder, Kanye West, Jerome "Knobody" Foster, Rated R, Mario Winans
Lil' Kim chronology
Hard Core (1996) The Notorious K.I.M. La Bella Mafia (2003)
Singles from The Notorious K.I.M.
"No Matter What They Say" Released: May 28, 2000 "How Many Licks?" Released: July 1, 2000

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lil' Drummer Boy" (featuring Cee Lo Green and Redman)	Sean Combs, Mario Winans	4:31
2.	"Custom Made (Give It to You)"	Fury, Daniel Glogower	3:06
3.	"Who's Number One?"	Richard "Younglord" Frierson	3:13
4.	"Suck My Dick"	Rated R	4:03
5.	"Single Black Female" (featuring Mario Winans)	Mario Winans	4:14
6.	"Revolution" (featuring Lil' Cease and Grace Jones)	Sean Combs	4:54
7.	"How Many Licks?" (featuring Sisqó)	Sean Combs, Mario Winans	3:43
8.	"Notorious KIM"	Rockwilder	3:39
9.	"No Matter What They Say"	Darren "Limitless" Henson	4:16
10.	"She Don't Love You"	Shaft	3:31
11.	"Queen Bitch Part II" (featuring Puff Daddy)	Nasheim Myrick	3:58
12.	"Don't Mess with Me"	Kanye West, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie	4:48
13.	"Do What You Like" (featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A.)	Shaft	5:16
14.	"Off the Wall" (featuring Lil' Cease)	Sean Combs, Mario Winans	4:05
15.	"Right Now" (featuring Carl Thomas)	Shaft	2:32
16.	"Aunt Dot" (featuring Lil' Shanice)	Mario Winans	5:25
17.	"Hold On" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	Nasheim Myrick	6:06
18.	"I'm Human"	Mario Winans	4:25

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)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	11
Germany Albums Chart	76
French Albums Chart	70
Netherlands Albums Chart	80
Swiss Albums Chart	100
UK Albums Chart	67
U.S. Billboard 200	4
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1
Year-end chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	89
Decade-end chart (2000–09)	Peak position
Decade-End top-selling R&B/Hip-Hop albums	100

Certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
United States	Platinum (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