Lil Kim is one of Hip-Hop's most impactful artists. Fans almost draw a line in the sand at when the Brooklyn bombshell dropped her classic debut Hard Core in 1996. It's inaccurate to say that female sexuality was non-existent before K.I.M., but it is absolutely true that no one had asserted it so brazenly or masterfully prior to Kim.

But Kim's appeal didn't just begin and end at the graphic sexual nature in her lyrics. What made Lil Kim who she became was a rare combination of charisma and vulnerability; an approach that melded high glamour with street rawness. She has it all: the image, the sound and the credibility. She invented a new kind of female rap star that spoke to women and the LGBTQ community in a way that no one prior to her had. And she inspired generations of women who would rap in her wake.

Having recognized all of that, it could also be argued that Kim's discography doesn't always get it's due. Her persona looms so large that it's almost taken for granted that she has such a strong body of work. Her classic run from Hard Core to The Naked Truth was a roadmap for so many divas-in-waiting, and she dominated the charts with a bevy of iconic singles. We picked the 25 dopest songs from rap's Queen Bee.