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Ground was recently broken in the Bronx for the long-proposed Universal Hip Hop Museum. The ceremony attracted many music legends including Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, Fat Joe, LL Cool J, Nas and Slick Rick, who were among the many hip-hop legends present at Bronx Point, adjacent to the Harlem River.
“Hip hop is one of those things that gave my life meaning. It made me dream, you know what I’m saying?” noted recent inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, LL Cool J. “Hip hop made me believe that anything was possible. It was the first time that I heard young Black men sound empowered. Most of the time when I saw young Black men, they were, like, putting their heads down being put in a police car. This was, like, the first time where I felt like, ‘Wow. It’s possible to be powerful. It’s possible to be somebody.’”
On Wednesday (April 28), the Hip Hop legend announced that her memoir,
The Queen Bee, written with author
Kathy Iandoli, will be published on November 2 via Hachette Books.
“I’m excited to finally get to tell my story after all this time,” Lil’ Kim said via a press release. “Many people have thought they knew the story of Lil’ Kim but they have no idea. I’m thrilled Kathy and I have put together something special with Hachette Books for my fans.”
The release states the book will detail the “hard work, hustle, and heartbreak” that helped secure the Original Queen Bee’s place on the throne. The Brooklyn MC will give fans a look into her earliest rap beginnings, the time she spent with the