Lil' Kim - La Bella Mafia
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Artist: Lil' KimEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Published: 2003
CD Release Date: 2003-03-04
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Intro
- Hold It Now (feat. Havoc)
- Doing It Way Big
- Can't F**k with Queen Bee (feat. Governor & Shelene Thomas with Full Force)
- Hollyhood Skit
- Shake Ya Bum Bum (feat. Lil' Shanice)
- This Is Who I Am (feat. Swizz Beatz & Mashonda)
- The Jump Off (feat. Mr. Cheeks)
- This Is a Warning
- (When Kim Say) Can You Hear Me Now? (feat. Missy Elliott)
- Thug Luv (feat. Twista)
- Magic Stick (feat. 50 Cent)
- Get in Touch with Us (feat. Styles P)
- Heavenly Father (feat. "Big Hill")
- Tha Beehive (feat. Reeks, Bunky S.A., Vee & Saint from the Advakids)
- Came Back for You
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Free Music Review: La Bella Mafia - 3.5 stars
Hit: 3 Stars
I'd always liked the persona of Lil Kim and enjoyed her big hits from her debut cd but had never purchased one of her albums till this one. When she debuted I compared her lyrics and "act" to great female rappers of the past and sadly, wrote Lil Kim off because I thought that her lack of clothing, excessive profanity and lack of substantive lyrics set the female rap game back to when females weren't respected in the genre.
Of Kim's releases, I bought this album first because I really loved THE JUMP OFF - it was a great choice for a lead off single with its high energy beats and fun lyrics. My other favorite tracks are:
DOIN IT WAY BIG - I like her flow and the beats, it's another homage to Biggie but I like it
CAN'T F*$@ WITH THE QUEEN BEE - at first I couldn't believe that she sampled Deniece Williams but then I really started to like the track
HEAVENLY FATHER - features strong lyrics venting her frustration about the destruction of her "family" and her place in the music industry
CAME BACK FOR YOU - love the sample used and the strong lyrics
THUG LOVE - an ok track where Kim switches up her style to a quicker pace to match Twista's style
SHAKE YA BUM BUM - I really like the beats and the lyrical interplay between Kim & Lil Shanice
MAGIC STIK - a big hit that was overplayed on the radio at the time but it was good to hear it again, Kim & 50 sound great together
Overall I think it's great that Kim has been able to sustain a career in this business when initally people wished for her failure thinking that she'd be nothing without Biggie. Sometimes I wish she'd rap about more relevant topics but like other artists who find a certain niche and prefer to stay in their lane she prefers to rap about her sexual prowess & designer clothes.
Since I haven't listened to her other albums in their entirety it wouldn't be fair of me to compare them but I will say that coming from someone who hasn't paid attention to rap for a while, I really liked more tracks than I disliked.
La Bella Mafia Poster
Everyone's favorite hardcore female rapper returns with her hottest and hardest effort to date. Lil' Kim is joined by her friends Missy Elliot, Method, Styles P, Governer, Twista and Mashonda Tifere. Includes a limited bonus collectible card inside unlocking exclusive photos, videos and much more. Queen Bee/Atlantic. 2003.Now that Lil' Kim's third solo outing is upon us, it's fair time to pose this question: is this fly Brooklyn female a legitimate MC or just another media sensation? Well, probably a little of both. La Bella Mafia is a refreshingly uncommercial album that demonstrates Kim's hard-earned mic skills, but the set never really hits its stride. Kim seems to be a woman who favors strong musical partners, yet many of the album's collaborations fail to inspire. Swizz Beats is at his abysmal worst (as both rapper and producer) on "This Is Who I Am" while Kim's cookie-cutter rhymes blindly follow his lead. "The Jump Off" features a hot, bhangra-accented Timbaland track that loses momentum when guest star Mr. Cheeks jumps in. But when it works, La Bella Mafia shines. Just check out "Hold It Now," where Havoc ratchets up the temperature with judicious use of the always-funky Beastie Boys sample "Paul Revere" and Kim rises to the occasion with a performance worthy of her Queen Bee title. --Rebecca Levine
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