Lil Kim has paid tribute to the late rapper and youngest Migos member, TakeOff, amid celebrations for Hip Hop’s milestone anniversary.
On Friday (August 11) the Queen Bee touched down at Yankee Stadium the place she carried out to a sold-out crowd — representing the Queens of Hip Hop, on the style’s fiftieth birthday.
Donning a glittering get-up, paired with a cropped bomber jacket — baring her signature embroidered bee — full with purple thigh-high boots, Lil Kim checked the gang’s “temperature” earlier than turning up the warmth with a efficiency of her verse off “It’s All About The Benjamins.”
Previous to exiting the stage, the New York native previewed a clip of a brand new monitor titled “Good Ice,” through which she briefly paid tribute to TakeOff (actual identify Kirsnick Khari Ball).
“She stated she might sustain, then I do know for positive the bitch lyin’ (That bitch a cap)/ And all that designer don’t make you unhealthy, bitch cease tryin’ (Uhum, uhum)/ Leavin’ this bitch gotta take off (Wooh)/ R.I.P to that nigga Take Off (Wooh)”
Take a look at the snippet beneath.
Lil Kim pays tribute to TakeOff in snippet of latest monitor “Good Ice” https://t.co/52WCdDsvQrpic.twitter.com/c6dzOpS6Lq
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) August 13, 2023
Although, there is no such thing as a phrase when the “Magic Stick” lyricist will drop “Good Ice,” followers are definitely anticipating it.
“I ran round the home! I would like this tune badddd,” wrote one Twitter person in response to a preview of the monitor. “She atee that [heart eye emoji] lil Kim repeaking [heart eye emoji],” commented one other.
Amongst different rappers who carried out had been Nas, Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, T.I., Lil Wayne, Cam’ron, Ashanti, Fats Joe, Frequent, the legendary Run-DMC, and plenty of extra.
This isn’t the primary time Lil Kim has publicly proven love for TakeOff. Shortly after phrase of his passing, the Queen B took to Instagram the place she recalled her fondest reminiscence of the 28-year-old musician.
“Yall kno this be so onerous for me particularly once I was simply with u guys a pair weeks earlier than,” she started. “Migos is considered one of my High favourite teams of all time and anybody who is aware of me is aware of how a lot I really like them they had been so in sync with one another on stage all of them moved in the identical good timing it was fascinating to look at them.
“Each time I noticed @yrntakeoff off stage out some the place he made me smile or snicker not as a result of he was smiling again as a result of most the time , he wasn’t Lol however as a result of he all the time had a blunt in his mouth vibed tf out, in his personal zone and, out the way in which he ain’t give a fuck who u was he gave that very same vitality really considered one of a sort he made my coronary heart smile, I cherished him.
She continued by relating the reminiscence she’ll perpetually maintain shut, “However the reminiscence I’ll all the time hold close to & expensive in my coronary heart is when u FT’d @biglarry on my Bday to inform me Completely happy Birthday and u & Larry was making an attempt y’all’s hardest to get me to go to @richthekid bday celebration however I had a photograph shoot the subsequent day as unhealthy as I needed to go i couldn’t and naturally u had ur blunt in ur mouth the entire time [face plant emoji].
“However that second will perpetually be priceless to me it was the cutest sweetest funniest second I used to be excited for the subsequent stage of ur profession as a result of u had been on the brink of shine so Vivid ! Smh this hit completely different [broken heart emoji] now u would be the Brightest shiny laid again coolest angel [dove, kiss, heart, praying hands emoji].”
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