Lil' Kim and Luke Interview (1996)

Interviewed on 'BET Talk' (1996)
Sorry the interview is cut out in parts

[@GROWNMAN2006]

Her New York accent was so strong then. You can tell she's straight off the streets of New York.

[@melani4111]

+GROWNMAN2006 she sounds like a preppy valley girl now lol

[@jaycool9480]

@@melani4111 some ppl curb their NY accent or it kinda fades a lil bit. I had a a NY accent, a lol watered down now but it happens when you leave the hood.

[@AnimalBlundettoK]

Julius jeaN baptiste I thought I was the only one I moved to the south 7 years ago from ny and ppl call me country soundin now lmaoo ppl only hear it when I’m mad

[@RawTalkCulture]

Melanie Blake preppy valley girl mixed with the streets at times 😂 ❤️her

[@CustomFitted]

She sound the exact same now

[@mscarmenjones]

I really wish she knew how beautiful she was

[@TheBattle476]

yes

[@palm33]

It actually makes me sad! It's strange because she seems so strong I wonder what goes through her mind to make her think it's not okay to look the way she looks... Or maybe she doesn't care as much as anyone else?

[@TheBattle476]

Palm93 Right I wonder too.

[@gregbryant1034]

exactly

[@earlcampbell7953]

I was just about to say that. She was so mufuckin fine I got a woman who looked like lil kim. We're STILL good to this day and I always tell even tho Lil Kim changed her looks at least I still got the original in you LOL

[@sweetvictory89]

The fact that people told her sshe was ugly is crazy

[@princessc1591]

Malika Zaiahna omg ikr like I keep staring at her saying to myself how pretty she looked but people called me ugly too growing up which why I kinda understand how she felt...

[@candimartinez6532]

😭😭

[@TheTrophy_]

Cierra same here 😩

[@maliekjcksn]

Strongly agree

[@stephaniecornier7616]

She was gorgeous

[@BlakeGildaphish76]

she was so pretty

[@xtinacandies]

she is so pretty

[@_sirenabxxy22]

She's still PRETTY though

[@darrelljones5536]

Adrianna Allendria nah she messes up her beauty with the skin bleaching and plastic surgery looking like Michael Jackson god rest his soul.

[@jasonallen3678]

Ikr

[@jasonallen3678]

@@xtinacandies Foh

[@stacyr4768]

Her demeanor is so humble and innocent, it's very appealing.

[@jubilantsleep]

I'm not gonna judge her for her new look. I'm just here to say I have always thought Lil Kim was one of the most beautiful and genuine people in the music industry. Her smile is addicting. Her skin, her face, her hair, she was so pretty.

[@earlcampbell7953]

DAMN SHE WAS FINE... WHY KIM WHYYYYY??? I still love you tho baby always will

[@t3b0g0]

*addictive

[@oliverhernandez1735]

That’s the same thing I say she was beautiful

[@dansefureva7664]

Jubilee yes she was gorgeous with a sincere genuine personality.

[@alexasdemby1915]

That's awesome I feel the same it's alot of pressure to have certain image

[@Dominiquevideos1]

It's crazy how back then she got so much back lash for her lyrics and pictures when the world we live in now that's so normal. And to see her explain why she has low self esteem is sad. I met her in 2000 such a sweet girl

[@jasonjr15]

anon guy

[@ertfgghhhh]

So stripper culture being black culture is ok?? Naw. Kim was a bad influence

[@ADOREAALIYAHLESHEAA]

Its now "normal" bc of her creating the lane. But i see what ur saying.

[@pinek8564]

gospelevans stfu

[@misterbee66]

I heard that she is a sweetheart.

[@JRae1]

People should understand what being in an verbally an physically abusive relationship does to your mind. Those men she was with beat her ass and told her things that pretty much broke her self esteem. She lost confidence because of the men she was with. She had to get surgery because the dudes she was with, Biggie too, was beating her ass and broke her nose, as well as her confidence, time after time.

[@Krzrrazrrokr]

I wish Kim had found a man around this time or after biggie died who would've treated her like a queen, took care of her and always let her know how beautiful she really was. Things would be much different with her today.

[@selfidolization]

Not to mention what her father put her through before any other man could break her too

[@skyjuiceification]

J Abrams ...I don't here anyone pointing out how not victimized so many women are. They make decisions based on fantasy and how things could be. These choices often lead to the destruction of their lives and the lives of others around them. But no one mentions that. I see women calling in telling this chick she was perfect....but none of that got thru to her. Because that's not what she was looking for.

[@imyanigmw]

the EQUATION Thats real shit, I agree with yall equally. Peaple really do overlook a woman's initial and individual perception without minus her interactions with men. Its always easy and socially justifiable to blame a man for shit like that. Not only that, despite it being entertainment if she constantly carries that persona, its easy for her to blur the lines, making that difficult for any man, even the most secure amd confident male to deal with that on a monogamous level, as it would be for a woman in a opposite situation. Be careful of what you ask for in this business.

[@AandP4dummieslikeme]

Dania The Great-what happened with her father?

[@Caotic3]

See where Rihanna,Nicki and these chicks get they swag from.. QUEEN.

[@navynick7307]

Caotic3 real.

[@nyjemashanell]

Exactly! And thanks to Kim answering these hard questions about women using art to express their sexuality none of them have to continuously face scrutiny in their interviews because it has become mainstream!

[@enfieldpoltergeist9481]

Caotic3 Rihanna is the only one who actually gives her credit, unlike that plastic bitch Nicki GARB

[@bonbonbunny4389]

Caotic3 rihanna is original

[@laughlater4562]

@@enfieldpoltergeist9481 Nicki has given her credit MULTIPLE times, where have you been?

[@DavidRichardson95]

BET used to be that network....

[@BlakeGildaphish76]

word

[@GamerGee]

When it was black owned

[@Rahmir333]

Before they became white

[@Caotic3]

This video SHOWS how much Kim has BROKEN BARRIERS for black females in music. not just female rap. Now chicks can spit how they want to without any taboo or side-eye because of this ALBUM. One of many ways Kim has opened doors, sure she's had surgery but she still deserves her RESPECT.

[@virtualbabe9171]

Right

[@mandyjuelz]

Exactly…ppl don’t realize the hell and criticism that she went through, but she fought the good fight and bc of that we have many other female rappers who aren’t scared to rap sexually. Kim deserves her flowers.

[@lizzyboo567]

She was gorgeous back then but you could see the insecurity on her

[@dansharov6828]

She just looks hurt to me... that's not insecurity, insecure people don't go against the grain she seems pretty courageous to me.

[@rachelsweets]

@@dansharov6828 I agree

[@bc3918]

It's Tupac fault

[@maddiishousze5855]

@@bc3918 No it’s not it’s actually Bigge and the men she was dating fault she would get beat on it’s not pacs fault so don’t blame that on him

[@maddiishousze5855]

@@bc3918 Check recent comment and she even said Bigge chocked her in a elevator and she passed out and it’s alleged that B.I.G. pulled a gun on her . And he hit her and she was abused by boyfriends and her father and pac never met Kim anyway

[@zyaireleslie5792]

I can't stop watching this, she was so beautiful and humble !

[@jobromo123]

She was so damn beautiful

[@crxzaerra1546]

Larry Turner go get bullied pussy

[@mariposa3842]

cRxzγ aтerra Damn calm down

[@shawn0md]

"What makes me any different from Madonna"-Queen Bee Lil Kim

[@delanobraboy8591]

shawn0md wym?

[@patbone1990]

I like her eye brows

[@IamDottieDandridge]

Kim was and always is going to be DOPE!

[@915nahmean6]

KIM IM SO.IMPRESSED WITH HER ANSWERS... REAL ROLE MODEL.

[@Tamerahoney]

9:15 nah mean .....she does not know how to defend her self or explain herself it makes me mad

[@Dathugstress]

mera Kay yea I wanted to say things for her so bad just watching this !!!

[@tiarasmith9633]

Can’t deny her impact in female hip hop period

[@dpinson89]

CANT!!!

[@redayvn]

Now THIS is the Kim I loved......natural. I'm still a Kim fan til this day. I even like Nicki, but I came up during the whole Jr. Mafia, Biggie, Tupac, etc. era, so I truly can show the appreciation it deserves. I really hate the surgery kick she's been on over the years, she looks a freaking train wreck. You seldom catch a #great picture of her nowadays. Smdh. 😩

[@DivasUncensored]

Couldn't she just get surgery and like reverse it and go back to this

[@redayvn]

SlaysUR FAV oh no.....once you've altered your looks surgically, there's no reversal. That's why decisions like that HAVE to be well thought out, otherwise, that's it. I don't wanna go under the knife unless it's a life or death situation, besides if I want born with it, I don't need that bad. I'm cool with what God blessed me with.

[@trollgod4911]

Redayvn Hughley I don't get it how is it un reversible? just take whatever you pumped into yourself out

[@redayvn]

Troll God it's not all that simple, especially depending on WHAT the person had done. Some cosmetic procedures are irreversible. Sad but it happens, that's why it should thought out before proceeding.

[@SharneseH]

Tupac is my favorite everything, but I was just in my moms belly back in his time.. How was it growing up to him?? You're so lucky

[@teenorth6116]

Lil Kim was in an abusive relationship he broke her nose twice... enough of the plastic surgery jokes abuse in relationship is not cool it is not ok FOR MEN TO HIT WOMEN

[@GodWasBlack]

who hit her

[@lolminor252]

+ム口刀ॐ, ॐ 匚卄丹Ｋ尺丹 her ex boyfriend

[@Always_Leveling_Up]

why her skin 5 shades lighter though? she got the Michael Jackson vitiligo too? what about the inflated cheeks? I'm sorry, but if your nose is broken it can be fixed without completely altering it. Stop defending the obvious self hate. She was a beautiful brown skinned black woman who messed her face up

[@vanessarios5842]

+keliy84 dam I got goosebumps reading ur shit

[@kingsnbabylon]

No excuse to get plastic surgery. There's women that look plain ugly as fuck and can't do shit about it. Welcome to the real world. If you come from a hard place, you should be able to soldier up when things like this happen. Stay real. It's women with bullet wounds and scars on their face....that's just life.

[@paulbertie67]

Lil' Kim was cute back in the day

[@MB-wx2jp]

She actually looks younger than 21 in this interview. I thought she was 18/19 here. However, in music videos she looks much older.

[@915nahmean6]

I dont think.she was proud of her sexual image her face when he mentioned the poster looked a bit shameful. I love kimmy she knows that she changed the game the face of HipHop for.women forever even if she wasnt proud then i think today she should be.proud and know she is the undisputed Queen of HipHop 👑B FOREVER

[@mingdoll4260]

She is so beautiful on this interview😍😍

[@pamjam098]

My Goodness, Lil Kim was so beautiful back then. What happened?!

[@Youngin_jada]

pamjam098 she fucked her self up

[@klausthefish2161]

body dismorhphia

[@notapplicable687]

pamjam098 surgery happened...

[@nadiyah7071]

Biggie Smalls, colorist men & abusive relationships happened...

[@noniabiznezz8825]

Hollywood!

[@2toofine]

I remember when this first came on "BET Tonight" like the week before her album came out. I remember she said it was called Queen B*tch." This was the first time I knew she had a solo album. "Hard Core" is a classic! #yjj

[@athenascarlett8067]

She is wearing the same glasses cardi b brought back

[@seand8613]

they kurt cobain glasses they been popping

[@brittlia_]

Sean D Nah they’re Versace

[@bin0w.164]

She was 17!!!! 😩😩😩 so pretty !

[@jerryduangsawat754]

No she was 21she does look younger than 21 though really pretty!!!!

[@ERogers-qn2sm]

​@@jerryduangsawat754she was born 1974 shes 22 here

[@mildrena2415]

Low self-esteem comes from your parents not valuing you and telling you you're worthy... Then you have men continually giving you the same energy... Thats enough to make a person hate themselves. It's crazy because she EVEN CHANGED HER VOICE....

[@bulltrunch]

Really even her voice too ☹️ What album did it show that her voices changed? I guess I can see that most definitely with her 5th album. Maybe her 4th album is when her voiced changed. She sounded pretty good on her 3rd album. But absolutely the best on her first two albums.

[@Luna..44400]

This Kim is long gone smh

[@sassyprettybutt]

Mystical Moon cloned

[@millymilly8264]

Yeah she's a clone that ain't the real Lil Kim

[@uRsTruLyKimHudgens]

Peop grow, they change, evolve.... Same Kim.... More than a celebrity. She's human and FOREVER KIM 🐝

[@shamaneikajohnson7117]

I want the old Lil' Kim back.

[@jenn2761]

Damn. I miss the old Kim. Hollywood ate her alive. I feel like many artists whose brilliance rises from struggle like Kim, Eminem, Jay-Z, etc end up making garbage music/art later on because their circle changes, their day to day struggles and tribulations are removed, and they are surrounded by vapid people, and yes people. Kim IS the original queen and its just so sad how hollywood destroyed her, how men destroyed her. She was beautiful.

[@vanessatorrado2182]

Kim isn’t destroyed stop the bs 🤡

[@biggmandem1]

6:14 kim should have listened.

[@shamaneikajohnson7117]

Right. Smh

[@yusefimmanuel6377]

Damn she was beautiful and her personality was just magnified by her humbleness. I miss her and the 90s 😔😔😔😔😔

[@marcrankin1707]

She didn’t need to change a thing. Beautiful.

[@jorgeBoobielou]

She was naturally pretty before the surgeries she definitely destroyed her face.

[@IsThatRc]

I swear, you have thee BEST vintage clips on the tube.

[@krazicid]

Kim shirt>>>> straight fire

[@trollgod4911]

Folks sleep on Kim A LOT she is way a way better rapper and Lyricist than nicki. Also I don't think she wanted to do all that stuff biggie made her do it

[@markevionbailey3867]

Troll God stop with all the hate both women are talented

[@kaykaybhoo1]

she was so pretty back then man I wish she didn't get all dat plastic surgery on her face 😒😒

[@rikadojean-jacques3928]

actually Lil Kim was 20 years old in this video

[@goodboy3313]

She looks so good here....

[@MJFCN93]

Kim was 19 in this interview, she has already spoke about this in a radio interview where she stated she wasnt made a official artist until she turn 18 and signed her contract for her album. She said she was 18 when she took that infamous squat picture. Kim is 36

[@rikadojean-jacques3928]

Actually she was 20 years old in that this interview her birthday is July 11th 1976 her first album hardcore came out in November 12th 1996

[@SW33TI316]

i like her voice and her laugh is cute!!

[@ironmike-putsallkindavideo7840]

Yeah, now in 2018 people wanna come on here and say "LIL KIM WAS SO PRETTY" !!!! ….….. Well im 47 years old, so that means I was 24 in 1996, and im here to tell you I remember the majority of people back in 1996 saying - "LIL KIM IS UGLY" and "AINT ALL THAT" !!!!!...….. People from the streets use to diss KIM Hard about her looks, and im pretty sure KIM knew how many people felt how she look and what was being said about her, and that pretty much gave her a tremendous LOW SELF ESTEME , and im also pretty sure that's why she had all those Nose Jobs and Surgeries in general to change her appearance, even lightened her skin, that's simply because the majority of her own BLACK PEOPLE thought she was UGLY and UNATTRACTIVE, trust me I know, because like I said I was 23 and 24 years old in 1995 and 96, and I remember what was being said in the streets, that's why it pisses me off now ought of a sudden in 2018 you people wanna say -"SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL BACK THEN" !!!!, after she done had the tremendous TRANSFERMATION

[@jojocapone4861]

Stop it, I was a teenager back then, ppl wasn't sitting around saying lil Kim was ugly. They might've thought she was a hoe judging her but her lyrics, but she wasn't being clowned for being ugly. Plenty dudes had her poster with her squatting down in that thong and they wasn't saying she was ugly. You might've had a few ppl that said she wasn't all that, but to say majority of the ppl back then thought she was ugly is bs. It's sad what her low self esteem has made her do to herself, but for you to sit here going on a rant like everyone was calling her ugly back in the day like that drive her to be how she is, that's bs. And stop talking like ppl who said she was ugly back then are the same ppl saying she is beautiful now, cause they're not...

[@Fellasluvme2]

Kim's face after she said she was 21 lol

[@queenchocolate2876]

NOBODY: LUKE: "I LOVE THAT POSTER"😂😂

[@vus2093]

She's so different now. Her looks, personality, everything-not bad, but different :O I didn't even remember how she looked like back in the 90s-still a die hard fan for her though. She deserves respect for all she's done.

[@TheFYoung]

She was so cute.

[@robbdogg861]

This is Kim I used to dream about back in the day lol

[@patrickr9417]

Still do

[@astoldbykaycee5122]

Lil Kim was absolutely stunning and as much as we can say how we felt she should have been more confident and not changed herself but a Pearson who has been in abusive relationships not just physically but emotionally and verbally and bullying in school that stuff takes a HUGE toll on your mental and if you don't have a Strong foundation to help lift you up natutally you will crumble under the pressure to change yourself to fit what you THINK other people want you to be I can't tell you how many times I've been called beautiful and how confident I should be but due to being treated like I wasn't good enough I devolved a complex thank god I have an amazing family that uplift me but if I didn't im sure I would have fell under the pressure to change as well and to make matters worse add being famous to the mix I couldn't imagine going through what I was dealing with and being famous no wonder she jumped under the knife ! But if nothing else she was stunning no change was needed but I understand her

[@michels98]

She even speaks better without all that plastic surgery.

[@kennyebony5095]

No she doesn't she still speaks the same. Look at what Kim says then the way Kim looks.

[@maryrice7511]

Omg u sound dumb.. She spoke with a heavy NewYork accent back then

[@maddiishousze5855]

She was abused that’s what led to surgery

[@hehe8012]

lil kim would have thrived naturally in todays age

[@1mobile984]

Now in 2017 she speaks without a hood accent and sounds more like a suburban girl.

[@TasiaIdol3Fan]

My niece knew both Foxy & Kim before they got sign, she said both of them was born in 1975.

[@imyanigmw]

Luke is a legend and Kim was a baddie. Still remember having that Hardcore album and poster in high school, good times.

[@Psyiconics]

She was fuckin gorgeous

[@caylaASMR]

So she didnt always have that lisp she has today?

[@monii98]

ughh why did she have plastic surgery she was a beautiful black woman now she got herself lookin like michael jackson

[@32khadijah]

+vidale lyonga ..yes..

[@diamondperry4215]

Yup I Like Her When She First Started Out ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@erickanew]

Vidale ly she had already had a lot surgery in this interview but she should've stopped here. Honestly she didn't look all that great with no surgery but here she looks good

[@tiffanylewis5303]

+Tiara Mitchelson She had A LOT of surgery?!?Doubt it. She got surgery done in 1999.

[@AB-ik1kj]

she hadn't any surgery in here.

[@dbk9761]

Kim has a sweet spirit.

[@JimmyJabJimmyJab]

Yeah, when she’s speaking, but put her on a mike and the devil comes out! 🤗👏🏾

[@TheeJasmine.B]

Wow! She was 21? A baby. When that poster pic was taken

[@appetite4chic878]

I blame men for making Lil Kim so insecure. They consistently called her ugly and abused her physically/verbally (Biggie included), which made her believe she had to be overtly sexual and change her physical appearance to be viewed as beautiful. It’s unfortunate because I notice it’s women who tell her she’s beautiful.

[@realniga3012]

Facts

[@daniel022209]

Yo Kim's album was released three days before Makaveli on November 2, 1996. This was at a dangerous time in Hip Hop and she is in San Francisco, CA.

[@pele11201]

jesussaves13 San Francisco/Oakland (the Bay Area) wasn't really on that east coast-west coast beef like that at the time. It was mostly the LA vs NY artists that had a problem.

[@elf3477]

Her slick accent and that smile are everything. She is so gorgeous.

[@oliverhernandez1735]

Daaaamn lil Kim was so pretty back then

[@Chuuzus]

i will forever ever love her no matter what

[@williewebb2118]

She was young beautiful and very talented and intelligent

[@jasonstackhouse5154]

Kim said that she was 21 knowing damn well that she was much younger than that. I but she had to lie about her age I get it. For the record kim been a millionaire since she was a teen... y’all favorites could never

[@malkelly9889]

Myron Caballero She didn’t lie

[@Starkardur]

She was in Teenage Love video in 1988. You mean to tell me she was 9 in that video. Please. She was born in 1974 or 1974. Federal records of prison state her YOB is 1974.

[@Tommibalogun27]

Any fool that told her she was ugly, needed to get their eyes checked out

[@Tremaineswife]

My inspiration ❤

[@princemega4024]

She's perfect i love lil kim still to this day she still the same

[@myniionesti1238]

she was so beautiful here🥺.

[@MsSurlove13]

such a rare gem

[@Muddas05]

I LOVE KIM but she was NOT!!!!! 21 she lied she was 17 but the record company made her LIE

[@kayteeelle]

According to her Mom she was born in 1976 so she was 20 here but yes the squat picture was taken when she was 17.

[@kayteeelle]

***** Yep and Kim was 18 in the Get Money video and she looked 25 too

[@youngtruthspitta3655]

Queen Cherry That was the thing back in the day was to joke about your age that makes records sell too

[@kayteeelle]

Robert Bouldin If Ruby Jones says her daughter was born on July 11th 1976..I'm gonna believe Ruby Jones.

[@robertbouldin7978]

@@kayteeelle youre right

[@nickfreshalive]

4:59 - a random fierce "Just Do Yo Thang, Gurl." been waiting forever to hear that again, lol.

[@cece6096]

She was so beautiful omg 😍and I love her voice

[@Caotic3]

Paved the way for modern day female rap.

[@hollyviverette4105]

I love her on so many levels.

[@journeybeyondthesea]

She was so beautiful smh 😭❤️

[@lovefood4eva1983]

I always wanted that lil kim poster in the background, I'm still going to look for it and get it

[@s-tay9969]

Kim was so fly✨💖

[@jarkody]

I love how real Kim was and still is.

[@sweetma4life]

Beautiful woman!!! I wish to God that she saw what we saw in her back then. Unfortunately she was mentally abused or brainwashed to believe she wasn't good enough. She admitted that an ex or something had partially caused her to do surgery. I still love her and enjoy watching anything associated with her.

[@jamstrings100]

She looked best from like 1999-2002 or so.

[@CierraSalleyHinds]

LIl Kim will always have my heart!

[@Benkoolest]

awwwwwwwww she was so young here

[@4everBleu]

She paved the way

[@britneybeach2430]

She's gorgeous

[@nasirjones3177]

lil Kim thanks for being here "No Doubt" NY accent and slag was so raw.

[@JanuaryFlowers]

Lol at her saying 21, she was lying but I would too. Love you Kim you are still my role model, Aww Kim told a lil back story, rock on Kim :)

[@emayan06]

Nah she really was 21 lol idk why she made that face.

[@campierre9781]

When she looked like an actual person *sigh*

[@Shiwayne]

Lil Kim a living legend

[@robrodriguez9243]

I loved her bunny teeth 😭

[@flores.m8761]

Kim is the most beautiful here. WHY did she just have to go and do all those surgeries. I think it took from her beauty. Her skin tone is also different today than what it was on this video. smh

[@Multifacted_Brotha]

5:04 - Pretty much explains why she had plastic surgery... Too bad she believed that from those dudes.. She looked good without the plastic surgery...

[@prettybrowngurl18]

Kim said it herself in a radio interview (I think it was an interview with Ed Lover corca 2010-2011) that she was only 17 when she shot the Hard Core poster but she had to hide her age. And she had a wait a whole year after she did the song with Junior M.A.F.I.A. (I believe) to sign her contract.

[@HerbBrid3]

she so pretty then

[@thetalkofnewyorkk]

Kim clearly lied lmao. You see she put her head down when she said she was "21"

[@hehe8012]

she was beautiful. reminds me of todays JT