The Deconstruction of Lil Kim (‘s Face)
In 1995, we were introduced to a rap group headed by The Notorious B.I.G., who was arguably the biggest rap artist at the time. The Junior Mafia included Biggie, some random ninja, a cat named after Lil Caesars Pizza, a couple more random ninjas and Lil Kim, aka Big Momma Thang. In a group full of dudes, one of which for all intents and purposes was morbidly obese, Kim shined brightly. She had a good flow, said some of the nastiest shit my 15 year old ears had ever heard and possess this around the way cuteness that made all the nastiness she said that much more appealing.
Who could forget the promotional ad for her debut album Hardcore? Kim dressed in leopard print bra and panties, squatting in an overly decorated room with her fat cat on full display. That poster became the object of numerous self love sessions for many young ninjas around the world. As Kim’s success grew and popularity crossed over to the masses something increasingly weird began to happen.
Much like Michael Jackson, Kim’s physical appearance began to change with every public appearance. It started with a deserved boob job. Kim was lacking in the rack area and I’m definitely not against a little boob enhancement. However, slowly yet surely, Kim began to transform into… well…. into a Muppet. Her nose, eyes, cheeks, and skin all began to morph into what I like to call a box of old trophies molten together in an obtuse form.
Why would a woman who was moderately good looking want to change her appearance to the point were she looks like she is wearing Mufasa’s head corpse has a face helmet? I have no idea. After a recent picture of Kim (looking like Leatherface) surfaced on blogs this week, a group of friends and I had a discussion about what the hell is going on with her and the topic lead to relationships.
It has been well publicized that Kim was letting Biggie Smalls heavyweight ass climb on top of her. We all saw the abrupt meet and ride’em cowboy scene in the Notorious movie. And we all know B.I.G., as black and ugly as ever as he may have been, pushed her to the side to married the light bright next to white Faith Evans after only knowing her for a short period of time (like a few days). Kim has stated that she was devastated by this but continued to sleep with him. This may have been the trigger that shot Kim into bizarro land.
We can agree that a level of emotional, possibly verbal, abuse going on there. In many cases where a person is put into traumatic situations such as this, they may choose some form of self alteration. In most cases it is as simple as gaining or losing weight, which could develop into an eating disorder. Some may go through surgical procedures, most commonly breast augmentations. Depending on the level of trauma others may go to extremes to change their appearance and major plastic surgery. It is apparent that Kim went to the extreme to make herself look different, maybe in her mind, prettier. The sad realization is she doesn’t look better she looks horrific. Kim needs some real friends. Friends who will be honest with her and make her see a counselor instead of giving her rides to the doctor’s office.
What’s even more frightening is this pretty permanent. There is no going back after you have been under the knife. The only thing we can do is hope she doesn’t feel the need to have any more work done. Let’s hope she finds some self love and peace to keep her throughout the rest of her years. I know I can’t continue to watch her transform into a human Bratz doll.
I’m praying for you Kim.
#scratchoff