Lil Kim has long been a voice of female power. Indeed, she provided the soundtrack to money, power, and respect that a generation was groomed on.
Naturally, the Hip Hop legend was a prime choice to lend her voice to BET+’s American Gangster: Trap Queens, an anthology documentary series that explores the highs and lows of women’s experiences running and aiding in crime empires.
For Kim, these stories are a natural progression in the franchise. “It’s a woman’s world right now. We’ve been taking over, respectfully,” she said. “You’d be so shocked to find out how strong these women are, and how they’ve been doing things just like the men have been doing.
Women, their stories are very complex, but also intense, and amazing, and captivating.” Lending her voice to these captivating tales was a no-brainer for Kim.
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