23. Lil Kim
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 02: Rapper Lil’ Kim performs onstage at Power 105.1’s Powerhouse 2013, presented by Play GIG-IT, at Barclays Center on November 2, 2013 in New York City.
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
Kim got her start with Junior M.A.F.I.A. in the mid 1990s, but broke out as a solo artist thanks to her 1996 recordHard Core.After releasing two more platinum records, Lil Kim became just the second female rapper to have three platinum albums.
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