Lil' Kim has hit back at the songwriters who claim the rapper owes them cash, branding their allegations "malicious and frivolous".

Grammy-winning hip-hop star Lil’ Kim is being sued by two men who say she failed to pay them for songwriting and performing services for her 2003 CD La Bella Mafia, which sold more than a million copies.

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