I didn't really pay attention to Lil Kim until Notorious Kim in 1999. In fact I didn't buy this album until last year and I only got it because I had all her other cd's. This one however is by far some of her best work. This really is a ''hardcore'' album. Kim goes raw and hard on tracks like ''Queen Bitch'', ''No Time'' and ''Drugs''. Overall I luv this album but I wish she had been more easy on all the sex talk. It became very redundant and some tracks like ''Not Tonight'' fall short because of it. Still love this cd and this is one of the best albums by a female rap star ever!