Who Does Lil’ Kim Think She Is?

What’s that elaborate pencil sketch you drew, Kim?
It’s a queen angel, the highest height of an angel. God sent me into this world on a mission: to touch people with my voice, my presence.

It’s a nice little drawing.
Yeah, I’ve always been good at art or, like, architecting. If I wasn’t doing music, I would be either an architect, a psychiatrist or a designer.

What was your nickname when you were a kid?
They’ve always called me Lil’ Kim, even in second grade — I was always little.

Guess that was before the implants. What do you spend too much money on?
I think I spend the right amount of money for who I am. I could probably spend more.

What’s the most you’ve ever spent in a day?
Maybe close to 250.

Two hundred and fifty thousand? When was that?
Christmas, when I shop for family and friends. I also buy myself something.

We’d love to have you as a Secret Santa. If you were a man, who would you want to be?
Is that a trick question?

Uh, no.
I would want to be God.

That’s a big promotion from queen.
Or maybe Allen Iverson. He maintains his childhood personality, and I wouldn’t mind having all those tattoos. And he’s little, for a basketball player.

Who do people say you look like?
They call me the black Pamela Anderson. We don’t look alike; it’s just what we portray: sex symbols.

What makes you feel sexy?
Just dressing up, putting on makeup, getting my hair done. I think I’m naturally sexy. [Adjusts a false eyelash] Either you have it or you don’t.

When a man steps up to you, do you want him to bling?
I love pinkie rings. I love watches — but a nice, expensive watch. If a man has a cheap watch, that may mean he’s a bit cheap. And I don’t want that.

Not at $250,000 a day. What have you learned about men that you didn’t know when you were younger?
You have to be careful, because the man you’re attracted to is not always the man who’s good for you. It’s not that all men are fucked up — it’s just that the men I’ve chosen were fucked up.

How would you characterize your taste in sex?
My taste in sex is … very sexy. Romantic. I love to have sex, so that means me and my partner could basically do anything. Some people like to fuck. I like to have sex. Rather than just because I’m horny.

What scares you?
I don’t like any kind of creepy animal. I’m not trying to be petting a lion. I’m a city girl.

So you won’t be hosting a nature show on the Discovery Channel anytime soon?
Not if I have to pet a lion!