Lil Kim has announced a new mixtape which shares it's name somewhat with her debut album, Hard Core. The cover art for the mixtape, titled Hard Core: Back 2 Da Streetz, also pays homage to her 1996 debut, but replacing Kim on the rug is a white tiger, who is apparently sipping on Ciroc and has a ton of cash.
Lil Kim released the artwork via her Twitter, tweeting, "#HARDCOREMIXTAPE BACK 2 DA STREETZ #TeamLilKim I love all my fans!!!!! ❤❤❤"
Check out her mixtape art, as well as original album art for Hard Core, in the gallery above.
[Update: Release Date Revealed]
Kim announced that her new mixtape will be dropping on October 31st. The Halloween release date was revealed in a new version of the artwork, which can be viewed below.
[Update: Project Delayed]
While Lil Kim's new mixtape was slated to drop on Halloween, the rapper's manager, Big Fendi, has announced that it will be pushed back until Black Friday (November 29th).
Fendi promised to give fans a new track on Halloween as compensation for the delay. View his posts below.
“NEW TRACK RELEASE HALLOWEEN 12noon STAY TUNED!!! NEW VIDEO!! SAT .3pm Via WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM 3PM HARDCOREMIXTAPE IS A FUCKING CLASSIC !!!!! #TEAMLILKIM I PUT MY LIFE ON IT #BLACKFRIDAY #HARDCOREMIXTAPE WILL DROP .. SORRY FOR THE DELAY JUS WANT THE BEST FOR YOU GUYS CLASSIC KIM!”
