DOES LIL' KIM FEEL THE SUPPORT FROM HER HOMETOWN - BROOKLYN?

Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones is a true native of Brooklyn, NY. She was raised in one of Brooklyn's historical neighborhoods, Bedford Stuyvesant, which is rich in culture, heritage and TALENT.
This "hood" gave birth to our KING of Hip-Hop "Notorius BIG" - he came first and the QUEEN came after!

Brooklynites can truly see that this young lady loves her hometown and she reps it every chance she gets in her lyrics. Recently she released her hit single "Lighers Up" which quickly became the Brooklyn anthem. However, in the midst of the success of the single
and excitement of her highly anticpated album, Lil Kim had to face her share of unfortunate trials and tribulations. As of last year, 2005, Lil' Kim is serving a 366-day jail sentence, however, we hear encouraging rumors that Kim may be out much sooner. Whether these rumors are true or not, this BK soldier continues to keep her head up and anxiously awaits the day to come home and return to her throne.

BBK's, Busy Sista, recently caught up with Kim's publicist, Tracy Nguyen, who can be seen as part of the cast of the BET realtity series, Lil' Kim Countdown to Lockdown, for a brief Q&A to discuss whether Kim is feeling the support from her hometown during her ordeal and in general.

Busy Sista: Does Kim feel she received support from the African American community of Brooklyn while she was on trial and now that she's away, is she receiving encouraging letters from hometown fans or other celebs who originate from ths city?

Tracy: Kim has the best fans in the world. There were many that came to support her at the trial every single day. She is currently receiving an endless number of letters from fans all over the world, including those who are from Brooklyn. Kim is extremely grateful and reads every single piece of mail that comes in. They are very encouraging and supportive and she definitely would not be able to get through this period of serving her time if it wasn't for the outpour
of love from her fans.

BS: What was the inspiration behind writing, "Lighters Up"? Is there anything she would have liked to highlight in the video that she didn't get a chance to?

T: The inspiration of the song "Lighters Up" was of course her hometown, Brooklyn. There are many things that she wishes would have been done differently but due to the time constraints, we are happy that we were even able to put together something for the song and for her fans.

BS: On a whole, how important was it for her to get support from her city when she first started her career and how significant is it now?

T: It's always been extremely important from the very beginning to now. To have support
of her own community is the most meaningful for Kim.

BS: Any future plans of coming to Brooklyn to do a concert or appearance?

T: Yes, absolutely. She will always be a Brooklyn girl at heart and definitely has plans to continue to give back to her hometown community in the future.

BS: Is there anything she would like to say to her millions of fans and the BlackBrooklyn.net visitors?

T: Kim would like to let her fans know how much she loves them for all their support. She would be nothing without them. Please continue to write her because she reads every single letter. She is grateful from the very bottom of her heart and cant say thank you enough.

Thank you, Tracy, for taking time out of your hectic schedule to reach out to BlackBrooklyn. Let Kim know that we will "Keep Our Lighters Up" for her and BBK hopes to catch up with her later this year for an indepth interview.

God Bless.

Hey readers, here are some "Queen Bee" goodies provided by Atlantic Records: (Shout out to LaTrice Burnett)

ECARD:
Lil' Kim's COUNTDOWN TO LOCKDOWN: Preview a clip from Episode 3!
http://liquidbuilder.atlanticrecords.com/lilkim_countdown/?lev=1

Lil Kim's recent single "WHOA" is in stores right now and the video can viewed via her website: http://www.lilkim.com

And if you are living under a rock (smile) and haven't seen Lil Kim's "Ligher's Up" video you can check it out there too.

- Until next time - this is "Busy Sista" on the move.... Peace