{"product_id":"lil-kim-hard-core-2lp","title":"Lil' Kim - Hard Core [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLil' Kim's Hard Core rewrote the rules for women in hip-hop, an unapologetically explicit debut that still sounds like a dare, here spread across two LPs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1996, the Brooklyn rapper's first solo album followed her breakout as the standout voice of Junior M.A.F.I.A., the crew formed around The Notorious B.I.G. Over plush, sample-rich production, Kim claimed territory usually reserved for men, rapping about desire and ambition with razor-sharp humour and complete control of every bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo Time rides a smooth, bouncy groove that has become a classic of mid-1990s New York rap, while Big Momma Thang brings Jay-Z into the fold for one of the album's most electric exchanges. Crush on You shows her flirtatious side, and Not Tonight finds her laying down the law with nothing but attitude and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer flow is precise and playful, her persona larger than life, and the album's influence can be heard in nearly every bold, self-possessed female rapper who followed in her wake. Few debuts have shifted the culture so quickly or so completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades on, Hard Core remains a landmark of East Coast hip-hop, as sharp and provocative now as the day it dropped, and the double vinyl gives these beats room to hit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67761141416226,"sku":"603497833719","price":21.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/Lil_Kim-Hard_Core_2LP.jpg?v=1794305907","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/lil-kim-hard-core-2lp","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}