Imprisoned hip-hop star Lil’ Kim has slammed authorities for placing her in a federal detention centre that she feels is too rough for a first-time offender.

Rapper Lil’ Kim has begun serving a 366-day prison sentence for her conviction on charges stemming from a 2001 shootout outside a New York City radio station.

Convicted hip-hop star Lil' Kim is taking inspiration from domestic goddess Martha Stewart as she prepares to begin her year-and-a-day jail sentence.

Raunchy rapper Lil' Kim is making a reality TV show to chronicle her life, thoughts and feelings up until her incarceration on September 19.

Disgraced rapper Lil' Kim caused an uproar on a US flight to New York on Monday night by allegedly branding a flight attendant a "racist" following a minor seat mix-up.

Rapper Lil' Kim is set to release her new album Naked Truth on September 13 - just a week before she's due to start serving her prison sentence for perjury.

Rapper Lil' Kim isn't going down quietly as she prepares for a 366-day stint in jail - she's slamming all her detractors on a new single.

GRAMMY award-winning rap star Lil’ Kim was sentenced to a year and a day in jail yesterday after being convicted of perjury in the United States.

Grammy Award-winning rap star Lil’ Kim was sentenced to a year and a day in jail today after being convicted of perjury in the United States.

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.

Rapper Lil'Kim has turned to her fans to help keep her out of jail.

RAP diva Lil’ Kim is facing up to 20 years in prison after being convicted in New York of lying to a federal grand jury to protect friends who were involved in a shoot-out outside a radio station.

Hip-hop star Lil' Kim entered a New York courtroom yesterday, where a jury was chosen to decide if she lied during the investigation of a shootout outside a radio station.

Rapper Lil’ Kim, whose perjury trial is set for early next year, says the charges against her are a ”witch hunt against the hip-hop industry”.

Rap beauty Lil' Kim has hired spin company 5W Public Relations to improve her image before her February perjury trial.

Rapper Lil’ Kim was charged today with conspiracy to commit perjury, making false statements and obstructing justice in connection with a 2001 New York shoot-out that left one man wounded.