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With a couple Nicki Minaj disses and remixes under her belt, Brooklyn rap veteran Lil' Kim is finally ready to give diehard fans her long-awaited Hard Core 2K14 mixtape.
Barring any changes, fans will finally get their hands on the new underground project next month.
“#HardCoreMixtape Dropping #911 #Call911?? #HardCoreMixtape911 #TheWaitIsOva?? #Call911#ILuvMyFans???????? pic.twitter.com/ARECbhZwFc,” Kim tweeted August 8, revealing a September 11 release date. (Lil’ Kim’s Twitter)
Kim delivered a treat from her delayed project last fall.
Lil’ Kim returns to the music scene today (October 31) with the first taste of her Hard Core 2k13 EP and it’s seriously good. The first lady of rap embraces reggae on “Dead Gal Walking” — spitting rhymes about crime and city living over multi-layered, dancehall-tinged production. (Idolator)
A month prior, the Queen Bee spoke on her “Dead Gal Walking” song’s motivation.
“It’s a very strong, serious record, but at the same time, feel-good,” Kim told MTV News on Wednesday (October 11). “There’s a lot of things that can turn you into a dead girl or a dead man walking and nobody wants to be that. So, I guess my message is ‘Don’t become a dead girl or dead man walking. Live your life right’.” (RapFix)
Past reports claimed the project’s setback was due to it needing more fine-tuning.
Hard Core Halloween has been postponed. Lil’ Kim has pushed back the release of her mixtape until next month. The project is now scheduled to arrive on Nov. 29 aka Black Friday. Her manager Big Fendi announced the new date on Instagram. “#HARDCOREMIXTAPE 100% #HARDCOREAPP 80% DONE!!! I GOTTA PUSH MIXTAPE BACK TIL #BLACKFRIDAY #Nov29th #Nov29th,” he wrote. To make up for the delay, he will drop a new song tomorrow at 12 p.m. with a video to follow on Saturday at 3 p.m. (Rap-Up)
