Junior Mafia member Lil' Kim goes solo on "Hardcore".  This album is better than you think. Although she definitely sold out completely on her following releases, she does have some street credibility on her debut album.  She will never be known as a strong lyricist but has a good beat selection. For those nostalgic of 90s hip hop and female hip hop before it became overly cliched and saturated this along with Foxy Browns "Ill Na Na" would be good albums to pick up.