: B ill board ▁Hot ▁Rap ▁Songs ▁number - one ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Se an ▁Com bs ▁Category : Dir ty ▁rap ▁songs ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Lil ' ▁Kim ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Ste vie ▁J ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁The ▁Not orious ▁B . I . G . ▁Category : Music ▁videos ▁directed ▁by ▁Marcus ▁N isp el <0x0A> </s> ▁D ale ▁Wilson ▁Ken ning ton ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁– ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ist ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁New ▁American ▁Real ism . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Ken ning ton ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sav ann ah , ▁Georgia ▁and ▁lived ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁D oth an , ▁Alabama . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Art ▁History ▁and ▁Design ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁in ▁T us cal o osa , ▁Alabama . ▁She ▁also ▁married ▁her ▁husband , ▁Don ▁Ken ning ton , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁early ▁ 4 0 s ▁she ▁studied ▁port ra its ▁because ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁have ▁port ra its ▁of ▁her ▁children . ▁She ▁pract iced ▁by ▁creating ▁port ra its ▁of ▁local ▁children , ▁developing ▁a ▁client ▁list ▁with ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁her ▁models . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1