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Lil Kim Cancels Essence Fest Appearance Due To “Unfulfilled Business Obligations”

Lil Kim Cancels Essence Fest Appearance Bad news for Queen Bee fans descending on New Orleans this weekend. Essence Festival is already underway and multiple artists have already hit the stage for day one…but one hotly anticipated face won’t be appearing on stage this weekend as planned. Lil Kim has had to pull out of the festivities at the 11th hour, for vague reasons. As Kim’s people shared with People Mag : Lil’ Kim was scheduled to take the stage at this weekend’s Essence Festival, Essence magazine’s annual music and entertainment event held in New Orleans, but her rep issued a statement Friday, announcing the rapper would not be joining Puff Daddy and fellow Bad Boy Records alums on stage due to “unfulfilled business obligations.” “I was looking forward to it,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively of getting to perform for fans at Essence Fest. “I’m so disappointed and sad about that.” In the statement her rep said, “She’s saddened by the news but matters are not within her control.” Man, that sucks for whoever got tickets to see Kim! Hopefully they can catch her on a later tour date… Splash

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Lil Kim Cancels Essence Fest Appearance Due To “Unfulfilled Business Obligations”

Bronx Rapper Kemba Attacks Respectability Politics With “The New Black Theory” [Video]

Newcomer Kemba (formerly known as YCTheCynic) brings us a Groundhog’s Day -style visual, examining the concept of Black men getting treated better by police depending on what they wear and how they present themselves to society . Are you feeling this one?? YouTube

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Bronx Rapper Kemba Attacks Respectability Politics With “The New Black Theory” [Video]