In October of 2019, veteran rapper Lil Kim received the highest honor at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. She was honored with the “I Am Hip-Hop” award for her contributions to the culture and genre.

The Queen Bee also dropped her new highly-anticipated studio album, 9, which was the Brooklyn rapper’s first released in 14 years. 9 serves as the follow up to Lil Kim’s 2005 album Naked Truth.

To honor Lil Kim and her return, we’ve created a gallery of the “Crush On You” rapper through the years. Take a look below.

• 1999 MTV Video Music Awards

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  Lil Kim poses in the pressroom at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City, 9/9/99.

• BET’s Rip The Runway 2012 – Show

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  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 29: Lil' Kim performs as models walk the runway during BET's Rip the Runway 2012 at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 29, 2012 in New York City.

• Lil Kim

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  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Lil' Kim performs on the runway for the The Blonds fashion show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery I at Spring Studios on February 12, 2019 in New York City.
• Lil Kim

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  NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 23: Lil Kim performs onstage with The Lox during the 4th Annual TIDAL X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 23, 2018 in New York City.

• Lil Kim

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  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 05: Lil' Kim walks the runway during the VFILES show on September 2018 New York Fashion Week at Barclays Center on September 5, 2018 in New York City.

• Lil Kim

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  WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 20: Lil' Kim attends the boohoo.com x Paris Hilton Collection Launch Party at Delilah on June 20, 2018 in West Hollywood, California.
• Cardi B and Lil Kim

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  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Cardi B (L) and Lil Kim attend the Marc Jacobs Fall 2018 Show at Park Avenue Armory on February 14, 2018 in New York City.

• The Blonds – Front Row – February 2018 – New York Fashion Week: The Shows

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  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: Shannon Clermont, Shannade Clermont, and Lil' Kim attend The Blonds front row during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery I at Spring Studios on February 13, 2018 in New York City.

• Lil Kim and Karrueche Tran

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  LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Lil' Kim (L) and Karrueche Tran attend VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The 90s Game Changers at Paramount Studios on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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  NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 14: Lil' Kim attends Rihanna's 3rd Annual Diamond Ball Benefitting The Clara Lionel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street on September 14, 2017 in New York City.

• 2019 BET Awards – Arrivals

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  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: Lil' Kim attends the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

• Lil Kim

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  Rapper Lil'' Kim attends the 44th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center February 27, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA.
• Mary. J. Blige

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  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: (L-R) Lil' Kim and Mary J. Blige performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

• 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival – Night 2 – Show

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  LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 19: Rapper Lil' Kim (L) and recording artist Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs perform at the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival at MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 19, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• WE tv Celebrates The Premiere Of New Series Growing Up Hip Hop

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  Lil' Kim 2015 in New York City.
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  Lil Kim performs in 2014 at The Blonds After Party - Fall 2014 Mercedes - Benz Fashion Week

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  Rapper Lil Kim February 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

• Galore Celebrates The Music Issue With Cover Girl Charli XCX At 1OAK

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  Lil' Kim attends Galore Celebrates The Music Issue with Cover Girl Charli XCX February 6, 2015
• MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 – Arrivals

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  Lil Kim in 2009 at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

• Mandela Day: A 46664 Celebration Concert – Arrivals

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  Lil' Kim July 18, 2009

• BET Awards 2008 – Show

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  Lil' Kim 2008 BET Awards
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  Lil' Kim September 24, 2007 on BET's "106 and Park."

• The Blonds After Party – Fall 2014 Mercedes – Benz Fashion Week

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  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 12: Lil Kim performs at The Blonds After Party - Fall 2014 Mercedes - Benz Fashion Week at Gilded Lily on February 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Rommel Demano/Getty Images)

• Lil Kim at the

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  ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 05: Lil' Kim performs onstage at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2019 at Cobb Energy Center on October 05, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.
• 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards – Arrivals

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  ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 05: Lil' Kim attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2019 at Cobb Energy Center on October 05, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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