Lil' Kim hit with more legal woes

Troubled rapper Lil' Kim has been slapped with another legal hassle: two songwriters claim she owes them cash.

The hip-hop diva, real name Kimberly Jones, is currently awaiting sentencing on a separate perjury charge and now has a new lawsuit hanging over her.

Anthony Jeffries and Vincent Hart have filed suit in New York State

Supreme Court, claiming they co-wrote and appeared on tracks of Lil’ Kim's album The Beehive, but have never been paid.

In legal papers, obtained by US show Celebrity Justice, the songwriters also allege Lil' Kim demanded "under a threat of physical violence" they return gifts of jewellery she gave them.

Jeffries and Hart are asking for $100,000 (€77,900) in damages.