The 'Lil' In Lil’ Kim Is More Than A Name!

Kimberly Denise Jones, popularly known as Lil' Kim, made a huge impression on fans when she came into the music scene in the 1990s. The rapper released her debut album "Hard Core" and didn't let up on her string of amazing music for years.

Due to her music style, Lil' Kim became known as one of the pioneers of rap music for women. Although her music was really popular, the rapper wasn't the only one in the rap scene. She had Nicki Minaj and Foxy Brown butting heads with her over the years.

Lil' is short for little and is quite rampant for hip-hop artists. In Lil' Kim's case, the name just might be literal. Keep reading to find out the "Crush On You" artist's height, age, and some other tidbits you probably didn't know about her.

While in the music industry, Lil' Kim was known for going head to head with big names in the game and for her larger-than-life personality, so it might be surprising to learn the rapper's actual height. The artist was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Ruby Mae and Linwood Jones in July 1974.

Her parents divorced when she was 9, and the rapper took up with her father. The two didn't last long together due to their turbulent relationship, and Kim moved out when she was a teenager. She moved between houses of friends and acquaintances and, according to her, did everything she could to survive at that time.

The rapper met Christopher Wallace, popularly known as The Notorious B. I. G., and joined his group called the Junior M.A.F.I.A. to make music. The 47-year-old then picked up Lil' Kim as her stage name, which, when considering her 4-foot-11-inches height, wasn't the toughest name to think of.

Kim's personality is so bubbly that most fans don't realize how short the artist is until they see her side by side with an average-height celebrity. However, while the rapper might have chosen her stage name partly because of her height, many other artists with Lil' in their name didn't have the same reason.

A heavily invested fan researched all the rappers with Lil' in their name and their respective heights and charted the data on a graph. A strange way to kill time, but the data yielded some interesting results.

The graph showed that barely any artist with Lil' in their name were actually little in any sense of the word. Artists like Lil' Nas X and Lil' Flip are over six feet tall, while most were between 5'9" and 6'. Artists like Lil' Peep, Lil' Romeo, Lil' Durk, and Lil' Scrappy are well within this group with over 5 feet 9 inches in height.

Lil' Kim ranked the lowest with 4'11", and artists like Lil' Uzi Vert, Lil' Bow Wow, Lil' Wayne, Lil' Mama, Lil' Jon aren't that far from her, with their heights being between 5'3" to 5'6". Besides being the shortest rapper to have Lil' in their name, Kim is also one of the shortest famous people in Hollywood.

Although Kim's height added to her fame, it wasn't always positive. The rapper was recently trolled by 50 Cent with a video of her performance. 50 Cent posted the video alongside a leprechaun to show the similarities between the two.

Although 50 Cent is known for his crass jokes and rude humor, this was a step too far for Kim's fans. Fans of the rapper called him an unchecked bully and booed his rude and uncouth behavior online, even towards fellow celebrities. This isn't the first time the "Power" executive producer took shots at Kim. Not long ago, he compared her face to a snow owl to the chagrin of her fans.

However, the rapper actually took the post down, unlike his unrepentant attitude when called out for a rude post. He deleted the post after being called out for it making it seem like he regretted his actions.

Besides her fan's reactions, Kim didn't sit this one out. The 47-year-old posted a comment under the video calling 50 Cent a creep and saying that he made the post because he was obsessed with her.

From the start of her career, Kim made it big. Her first set of albums, "Hardcore," "The Notorious K.I.M.," and "La Bella Mafia," made her millions. Her net worth was stipulated at around $20 million, but in 2021, the rapper filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection due to the amount of back taxes she owed I.R.S.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, as of December 2021, Lil' Kim's net worth is around $500,000. However, in her "Hiking With Rappers" interview with Complex Magazine in October, the rapper admitted that she wanted to go into acting and was under new management.

She mentioned that she had just shot a movie with Nick Cannon, and they had a really good relationship. "People don't even know like he's one of my best friends. We've been best friends for years … And we just shot a movie called Miracle Across 125th Street. I really did that movie for Nick, but I love doing movies. It's part of my next level. Nick is convincing me. You know he's my manager."