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Lil Kim - Ms. G.O.A.T.Album Review by:
Michael Ivey
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
 Kim “Lil Kim” Jones bounces back, with just enough sexy lore, in her vagina monologue, ‘Ms. G.O.A.T.,’ w/Mr. Cee and Whoo Kid. No one in the artist section sells sex quite like Ms. Jones; she’s got fluid melodies going on in “Wrath of Kim’s Madness” and “Fuck You,” a sweet ode to anybody who ain’t down. “Does my sexiness offend you,” Kim playfully rhymes. The track’s playground anthem baseline and gleeful “La La La La’s” give it repeat flavor.
‘Ms. G.O.A.T.’ is a viable mixtape because it not only dusches the nauseating backlog of hard-core sex rhymes, it beckons all to celebrate the Lauren Hills, MC Lytes, Queen Latifahs. and even Lady of Rage’s in hip hop; “Rock On…” flips the former first lady of Death Row’s hit “Afro Puffs” into Kim’s personal bunny ranch: “rock da top off, why wouldn’t I/ I was taught by the streets so how couldn’t I see right past niggas like Big’s crooked eye.”
“Wanna Lick My Magic Stick pt. 2,” a surprisingly unsurprising collab with 50 Cent, shows that the brute and the jezebel are well versed in changing their beef into radio fillet minion. Other male features include Sha on “It Ain’t My Fault”- one of ‘Ms. G.O.A.T.’s best- and Maino (“Thang On Me”). But the painfully obvious “I Need A Bitch,” with Nate Dogg, is just a distraction from Kim’s spirited return.
She waves the flag for the aforementioned lady emcees as well as women who weren’t affected by Latifah’s “Ladies First” manifesto; strippers, porn stars, prostitutes, and pop idols can all draw inspiration from Kim’s verse on Gucci Mane’s “Freaky Girl” remix (Feat. Ludacris). “I’m a freak so I don’t care/ just don’t get none in my hair.” “Freaky Girl” is a strong, cohesive song for what it’s worth-kudos to the A&R who got these three over the tribal, low pitch bass, gazoo effect and bells. Only Lil Kim can rip off a memorable verse on a song that teaches, “first you get her name, then you get her number/ then you get some brain in the front seat of the Hummer.” Lil Kim sounds the illest when talking smut and falls short when deepening her tones like her Notorious (B.I.G.) predecessor and lover (“Queen Bitch 101”). The track’s lazy claps and synths do nothing to enhance Kim’s charismatic vocals.
Maybe only Lil Kim can appreciate this salute (OK, perhaps “Kimmy More” partner, “the legendary Britney Spears” would cherish the distinction), but there’s not a more headstrong, authentic whore emcee rocking mics.
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