Hard Core is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil' Kim, released on November 12, 1996, by Undeas Recordings, Big Beat Records, and Atlantic Records.

Nov 12, 1996 · Hard Core is Lil' Kim’s debut album. It was originally suppose to be called Queen Bee, according to one of her 1996 interviews.

“Hard Core” is the debut album released by Lil Kim on November 12th, 1996, the album sold 78,000 Copies first Week and reached a spot of #11 on the Billboard 200.

Lil' Kim's debut album Hard Core, released in 1996, became a RIAA-certified double platinum and has sold over 6 million copies world wide.

Hard Core is Lil' Kim's debut studio album that was released on November 12, 1996 by Undeas Recordings, Big Beat Records, and Atlantic Records.

May 7, 2025 · Originally signed to Big Beat Records, an Atlantic subsidiary, Kim's debut studio album, Hard Core, was released in November 1996, and sold two million copies in the United States.

Nov 13, 2024 · Twenty-eight years ago, Lil Kim launched her revolutionary debut album, Hard Core, altering the hip-hop landscape permanently. On November 12, 1996, the Queen Bee emerged with a …