The Notorious K.I.M.

The Notorious K.I.M.
The Notorious K.I.M.
Studio album by Lil' Kim
Released	June 27, 2000
Recorded	1998–2000
Studio	Compass Point (Nassau, Bahamas); Daddy's House (New York City); The Hit Factory (New York City); Mirror Image (New York City); Purple Dragon (Atlanta); Sound on Sound (New York City); Trans Continental (Orlando);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	77:13
Label	Queen Bee; Undeas; Atlantic;
Producer	Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie; Carlos Broady; Sean "Puffy" Combs; Jerome "Knobody" Foster; Richard "Younglord" Frierson; Fury; Jay "Waxx" Garfield; Daniel Glogower; Darren "Limitless" Henson; Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones; Mas; Nashiem Myrick; Rated R; Rockwilder; Shaft; Kanye West; Mario "Yellowman" Winans;
Lil' Kim chronology
Singles from The Notorious K.I.M.
	"No Matter What They Say"; Released: June 13, 2000; "How Many Licks?"; Released: October 28, 2000;

The Notorious K.I.M. is the second studio album by American rapper Lil' Kim. It was released on June 27, 2000, by Atlantic Records and was her first album on her new label Queen Bee Entertainment. It debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 235,000 copies in its first week, achieving Lil' Kim's highest peak and biggest first-week sales, and reached the top of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. A commercial success, The Notorious K.I.M. was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 2, 2000. It was the best-selling female rap album in 2000 with sales of over 1.5 million copies in the United States. To date, The Notorious K.I.M. has sold 4 million copies worldwide.

The album spawned two singles that attained moderate Billboard chart success. Lead single "No Matter What They Say" peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The second single "How Many Licks?", featuring R&B artist Sisqó, performed similarly, reaching the bottom half of the Hot 100.