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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = The Naked Truth
| name = The Naked Truth
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Lil' Kim]]
| artist = [[Lil' Kim]]
| cover = Lilkimthenakedtruth.jpg
| cover = Lilkimthenakedtruth.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2005|9|27|mf=y}}
| released = {{Start date|2005|9|27|mf=y}}
| recorded = 2004–2005
| recorded = 2004–2005
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 76:31
| length = 76:31
| label = {{hlist|[[Queen Bee Entertainment|Queen Bee]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Queen Bee Entertainment|Queen Bee]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Lil' Kim|Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones]]|[[Red Spyda]]|[[Scott Storch]]|[[J. R. Rotem]]|[[Fredwreck]]|[[Mr. Porter]]|[[Channel 7 (musician)|Channel 7]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Lil' Kim|Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones]]|[[Red Spyda]]|[[Scott Storch]]|[[J. R. Rotem]]|[[Fredwreck]]|[[Mr. Porter]]|[[Channel 7 (musician)|Channel 7]]}}
| prev_title = [[La Bella Mafia]]
| prev_title = [[La Bella Mafia]]
| prev_year = 2003
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[9 (Lil' Kim album)|9]]
| next_title = [[9 (Lil' Kim album)|9]]
| next_year = 2019
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Naked Truth
| name = The Naked Truth
| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Lighters Up]]
| single1 = [[Lighters Up]]
| single1date = September 13, 2005
| single1date = July 10, 2005
| single2 = [[Whoa (Lil Kim song)|Whoa/Spell Check]]
| single2 = [[Whoa (Lil Kim song)|Whoa]]
| single2date = February 7, 2006
| single2date = February 7, 2006
}}
}}
}}
}}
'''''The Naked Truth''''' is the fourth studio album by American rapper [[Lil' Kim]], released on September 27, 2005. The album was released the same week she started her year-long prison sentence for [[perjury]] and it was her last studio album released by [[Atlantic Records]] before deciding to part ways in 2008. Two official singles were released from the album: "[[Lighters Up]]" as the lead single, released in September 2005, and "[[Whoa (Lil Kim song)|Whoa]]", as the second and final single, in February 2006. ''The Naked Truth'' remains the only album by a female rapper to be rated five mics by ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''. The album has sold over 2.7 million copies worldwide.<ref name="Fields">{{Cite news|url=http://thesource.com/2016/07/11/honoring-lil-kim-on-her-birthday/|title=HONORING LIL KIM ON HER BIRTHDAY|last=Fields|first=Kiah|access-date=9 June 2017|quote=Naked Truth was released on the first day of her sentence. This album received the coveted 5 Mics from ''The Source'' in 2006 and is to date the only female rap album to receive this honor. The album was certified platinum in the year of its release and ranked in at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015 this album has sold 2.7 million albums worldwide.}}</ref><ref name="Tomlinson">{{Cite news|url=http://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/baller-alerts-today-hip-hop-lil-kim-released-naked-truth/|title=Baller Alert's Today in Hip-Hop: Lil' Kim Released 'The Naked Truth|last=Tomlinson|first=Bee|access-date=29 September 2017|quote=The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, selling 156,000 copies in its first week. To this date, it has sold over 2.7 million copies worldwide.}}</ref>
'''''The Naked Truth''''' is the fourth studio album by American rapper [[Lil' Kim]], released on September 27, 2005. The album was released the same week she started her year-long prison sentence for [[perjury]] and it was her last studio album released by [[Atlantic Records]] before deciding to part ways in 2008. Two official singles were released from the album: "[[Lighters Up]]" as the lead single, released in September 2005, and "[[Whoa (Lil Kim song)|Whoa]]", as the second and final single, in February 2006. ''The Naked Truth'' remains the only album by a female rapper to be rated five mics by ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''. The album has sold nearly 500,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="Fields">{{Cite news|url=http://thesource.com/2016/07/11/honoring-lil-kim-on-her-birthday/|title=HONORING LIL KIM ON HER BIRTHDAY|last=Fields|first=Kiah|access-date=June 9, 2017|quote=Naked Truth was released on the first day of her sentence. This album received the coveted 5 Mics from ''The Source'' in 2006 and is to date the only female rap album to receive this honor. The album was certified platinum in the year of its release and ranked in at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015 this album has sold 2.7 million albums worldwide.}}</ref><ref name="Tomlinson">{{Cite news|url=http://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/baller-alerts-today-hip-hop-lil-kim-released-naked-truth/|title=Baller Alert's Today in Hip-Hop: Lil' Kim Released 'The Naked Truth|last=Tomlinson|first=Bee|access-date=September 29, 2017|quote=The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, selling 156,000 copies in its first week. To this date, it has sold over 2.7 million copies worldwide.}}</ref>


==Singles==
==Singles==
The first single taken from the album was "[[Lighters Up]]". It was released on September 13, 2005 and was a moderate success, peaking at number 31 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The second, and final, single from the album was "[[Whoa (Lil Kim song)|Whoa]]". Released on February 7, 2006, it was less successful than its predecessor and failed to make the Hot 100. It did manage to chart in the UK, peaking at number 43.
The first single taken from the album was "[[Lighters Up]]". It was released on September 13, 2005, and was a moderate success, peaking at number 31 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The second, and final, single from the album was "[[Whoa (Lil Kim song)|Whoa]]". Released on February 7, 2006, it was less successful than its predecessor and failed to make the Hot 100. It did manage to chart in the UK, peaking at number 43.


===Promotional singles===
===Promotional singles===
The first promo single taken from the album was "Shut Up Bitch". For the release the title was censored to "Shut Up". Released to radio on July 12, 2005, the song served as a promotional single for the album and peaked at number 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61977/lil-kim-revealing-naked-truth-pre-prison |title=Lil' Kim Revealing 'Naked Truth' Pre-Prison|work=Billboard |access-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> It can be heard at the start of the "Lighters Up" music video. The second promo single was "Spell Check". It was released to US radio as a promo single for the album in December 2005, alongside "Whoa". The song was promoted in the music video for "Whoa" with Kim rapping the first verse and chorus near the end.
The first promo single taken from the album was "Shut Up Bitch". For the release the title was censored to "Shut Up". Released to radio on July 12, 2005, the song served as a promotional single for the album and peaked at number 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61977/lil-kim-revealing-naked-truth-pre-prison |title=Lil' Kim Revealing 'Naked Truth' Pre-Prison|magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> It can be heard at the start of the "Lighters Up" music video. The second promo single was "Spell Check". It was released to US radio as a promo single for the album in December 2005, alongside "Whoa". The song was promoted in the music video for "Whoa" with Kim rapping the first verse and chorus near the end.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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|MC = 66/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-naked-truth |title=The Naked Truth Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref>
|MC = 66/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-naked-truth |title=The Naked Truth Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref>
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r789466|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Naked Truth – Lil' Kim |publisher=AllMusic |date=September 27, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r789466|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Naked Truth – Lil' Kim |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=September 27, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
|rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
|rev2score = Favorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Rabin |first=Nathan |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/lil-kim-the-naked-truth,9880/ |title=Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=October 5, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev2score = Favorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Rabin |first=Nathan |url=https://www.avclub.com/lil-kim-the-naked-truth-1798201101 |title=Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=October 5, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3Score = B−<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Endelman |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1117148,00.html |title=The Naked Truth Review|publisher=EW.com |date=October 17, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev3Score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Endelman |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1117148,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827151404/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1117148,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-08-27|title=The Naked Truth Review|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 21, 2005 |issue=846|page=75|access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[The New York Times]]''
|rev4 = ''[[The New York Times]]''
|rev4score = Unfavorable<ref>{{cite news|first=Kelefa|last=Sanneh|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/arts/music/26choi.html |title=New CD's |work=The New York Times |date=September 26, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev4score = Unfavorable<ref>{{cite news|first=Kelefa|last=Sanneh|author-link=Kelefa Sanneh|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/arts/music/26choi.html |title=New CD's |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 26, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev5 = [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']]
|rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev5score = 7.8/10<ref name="pitchfork1">{{cite web|last=Harvell |first=Jess|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4995-the-naked-truth/ |title=Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth |publisher=Pitchfork |date=November 21, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev5score = 7.8/10<ref name="pitchfork1">{{cite web|last=Harvell |first=Jess|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4995-the-naked-truth/ |title=Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=November 21, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev6 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Huff |first=Quentin |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/lilkim-naked |title=Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth|publisher=PopMatters |date=December 20, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev6score = {{Rating|9|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Huff |first=Quentin |url=https://www.popmatters.com/lilkim-naked-2495970681.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310094522/http://www.popmatters.com/review/lilkim-naked/|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live|title=Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth|website=[[PopMatters]] |date=December 20, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Relic |first=Peter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7637202/naked_truth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021153046/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7637202/naked_truth |archive-date=October 21, 2007 |title=Rolling Stone Review: The Naked Truth by Lil' Kim |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=October 20, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Relic |first=Peter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7637202/naked_truth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021153046/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7637202/naked_truth |archive-date=October 21, 2007 |title=The Rolling Stone Review: The Naked Truth by Lil' Kim |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=October 20, 2005 |issue= 985|page=76 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev8 = ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''
|rev8 = ''[[The Source]]''
|rev8score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/2544/ |title=Lil' Kim 2005 |publisher=The Source |access-date=March 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905112455/http://thesource.com/ |archive-date=September 5, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|rev8score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Harris|first=Michael "Ice-Blue"|date=October 2005|issue=192|title=Record Report: Lil Kim – Naked Truth|url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/2544/Lil%27-Kim-2005/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429022954/http://www.thesource.com/articles/2544/Lil%27-Kim-2005/|archive-date=April 29, 2010|magazine=[[The Source]]|page=|location=New York|access-date=June 22, 2024}}</ref>
|rev9 = ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]''
|rev9 = ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]''
|rev9score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Vibe|journal = Vibe Vixen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA210|access-date=August 12, 2013|date=December 2005|publisher=Vibe Media Group|page=210|issn=1070-4701}}</ref>
|rev9score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Conway|first=Rondell|title=Revolutions: Lil' Kim – The Naked Truth|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wSYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA210|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129010934/http://www.books.google.com.cy/books?id=wSYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA210&dq=Naked+Truth+vibe&lr=&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Naked%20Truth%20vibe&f=false|archive-date=January 29, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2013|date=December 2005|publisher=Vibe Media Group|page=210|issn=1070-4701}}</ref>
|rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
|rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
|rev10score = Favorable<ref>{{cite web|first=Joan |last=Morgan |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-11-01/music/from-a-different-place/ |title=From a Different Place|publisher=Village Voice |date=November 1, 2005 |access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
|rev10score = Favorable<ref>{{cite news|first=Joan |last=Morgan |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/from-a-different-place/ |title=From a Different Place|work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=November 9, 2005 |volume=50|issue=45|page=C88|access-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
}}
}}
The album received generally positive reviews and was given a score of 66 out of 100 by [[Metacritic]],<ref name="Metacritic"/> with 5 star ratings from ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' (in which she became the first and only female rapper to ever receive 5 mics), ''[[Vibe Magazine]]'', and ''[[The Village Voice]]'', and less than favorable reviews from ''[[The New York Times]]'' and [[AllMusic]]. ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' gave the album four stars, calling it her "strongest work since her pheromone-thick [[Hard Core (Lil' Kim album)|1996 debut]]". While the album did receive several 5 star ratings, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' journalist Jess Harvell, who gave the album a positive 7.8 rating, stated, "''The Naked Truth'' may be better than 80% of the other rap albums to be released in 2005, but that doesn't make it another ''[[Ready to Die]]''."<ref name="pitchfork1"/>
The album received generally positive reviews and was given a score of 66 out of 100 by [[Metacritic]],<ref name="Metacritic"/> with 5 star ratings from ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' (in which she became the first and only female rapper to ever receive 5 mics), ''[[Vibe Magazine]]'', and ''[[The Village Voice]]'', and less than favorable reviews from ''[[The New York Times]]'' and [[AllMusic]]. ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' gave the album four stars, calling it her "strongest work since her pheromone-thick [[Hard Core (Lil' Kim album)|1996 debut]]". While the album did receive several 5 star ratings, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' journalist Jess Harvell, who gave the album a positive 7.8 rating, stated, "''The Naked Truth'' may be better than 80% of the other rap albums to be released in 2005, but that doesn't make it another ''[[Ready to Die]]''."<ref name="pitchfork1"/>


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
''The Naked Truth'' debuted at number six on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at number three on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, selling 109,000 copies in its first week. was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|first=Alex |last=Mar |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gretchen-wilson-sheryl-crow-are-tops-on-the-chart-20051005 |title=Gretchen Wilson, Sheryl Crow Are Tops on the Chart |work=Rolling Stone |date=October 5, 2005 |access-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref> To date, ''The Naked Truth'' has sold 500,000 copies worldwide.<ref name="Fields"/><ref name="Tomlinson"/>
''The Naked Truth'' debuted at number six on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and at number three on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart, selling 109,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alex |last=Mar |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gretchen-wilson-sheryl-crow-are-tops-on-the-chart-20051005 |title=Gretchen Wilson, Sheryl Crow Are Tops on the Chart |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 5, 2005 |access-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref> It sold 412,000 copies in the US<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Crosley |first=Hillary |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046761/lil-kim-parts-ways-with-atlantic |title=Lil' Kim Parts Ways With Atlantic |magazine=Billboard |date=January 22, 2008 |access-date=April 10, 2014}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer
| extra_column = Producer

| title1 = Intro
| title1 = Intro
| writer1 = Dan Humiston
| extra1 = {{hlist|Dan The Man|Big Hill}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Dan The Man|Big Hill}}
| length1 = 0:39
| length1 = 0:39

| title2 = Spell Check
| title2 = Spell Check
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Lil' Kim|Kimberly Jones]]|Andy Thelusma|[[Bernard Edwards]]|[[Nile Rogers]]|[[Chris Wallace (musician)|Christopher Wallace]]|[[Mason Betha]]|[[Sean Combs]]|[[Stevie J|Steven Jordan]]}}
| extra2 = [[Red Spyda]]
| extra2 = [[Red Spyda]]
| length2 = 3:39
| length2 = 3:39

| title3 = [[Lighters Up]]
| title3 = [[Lighters Up]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Scott Storch]]|Victor Carraway}}
| extra3 = [[Scott Storch]]
| extra3 = [[Scott Storch]]
| length3 = 4:23
| length3 = 4:23

| title4 = Shut Up Bitch Intro
| title4 = Shut Up Bitch Intro
| extra4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 0:56
| length4 = 0:56

| note4 =
| title5 = Shut Up Bitch
| title5 = Shut Up Bitch
| extra5 = {{hlist|Michael "Mr. Williams" Williams|Roger "Mista Raja"}}
| writer5 = {{hlist|Jones|Michael "Mr. Williams" Williams|Roger Greene}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Williams|Mista Raja}}
| length5 = 4:19
| length5 = 4:19

| note5 =
| title6 = [[Whoa (Lil Kim song)|Whoa]]
| title6 = [[Whoa (Lil Kim song)|Whoa]]
| extra6 = J.R. Rotem
| writer6 = {{hlist|Jones|[[J.R. Rotem]]}}
| extra6 = Rotem
| length6 = 4:08
| length6 = 4:08

| title7 = Slippin'
| title7 = Slippin{{'-}}
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Mr. Porter|Denaun Porter]]}}
| extra7 = [[Mr. Porter]]
| extra7 = [[Mr. Porter]]
| length7 = 4:16
| length7 = 4:16

| title8 = Answering Machine Skit 1
| title8 = Answering Machine Skit 1
| extra8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 2:27
| length8 = 2:27

| title9 = All Good
| title9 = All Good
| writer9 = {{hlist|Jones|Wallace|Darrin Lockings|[[James Mtume]]|[[Jean-Claude Olivier]]|Combs}}
| extra9 = Jeekyman
| extra9 = Jeekyman
| length9 = 4:31
| length9 = 4:31

| title10 = I Know You See Me
| title10 = I Know You See Me
| note10 = featuring [[Tameka Cottle|Tiny]]
| note10 = featuring [[Tameka Cottle|Tiny]]
| extra10 = [[Kevin "Khao" Cates]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Kevin "Khao" Cates]]|Tony Hester}}
| extra10 = Cates
| length10 = 3:53
| length10 = 3:53

| title11 = W.P.I.M.P. Skit
| title11 = W.P.I.M.P. Skit
| extra11 = Dan The Man
| extra11 = Dan The Man
| length11 = 0:30
| length11 = 0:30

| title12 = Quiet
| title12 = Quiet
| note12 = featuring [[Game (rapper)|The Game]]
| note12 = featuring [[Game (rapper)|The Game]]
| extra12 = {{hlist|Michael "Mr. Williams" Williams|Roger "Mista Raja" Greene}}
| writer12 = {{hlist|Jones|Williams|Greene}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Williams|Mista Raja}}
| length12 = 4:02
| length12 = 4:02

| title13 = Durty
| title13 = Durty
| extra13 = Terrance "Hot Runner" Lovelace
| writer13 = {{hlist|Jones|Keith Johnson|Martha Velez|Millie Jackson|Randy Klein|Terrance "Hot Runner" Lovelace}}
| extra13 = Lovelace
| length13 = 4:10
| length13 = 4:10

| title14 = Answering Machine Skit 2
| title14 = Answering Machine Skit 2
| extra14 =
| extra14 =
| length14 = 2:23
| length14 = 2:23

| title15 = We Don't Give a Fuck
| title15 = We Don't Give a Fuck
| note15 = featuring [[Bun B]] and [[Twista]]
| note15 = featuring [[Bun B]] and [[Twista]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Bun B|Bernard Freeman]]|[[Twista|Carl Mitchell]]|Lockings|Lovelace}}
| extra15 = Terrance "Hot Runner"
| extra15 = Lovelace
| length15 = 4:22
| length15 = 4:22

| title16 = Gimme That
| title16 = Gimme That
| note16 = featuring [[Maino (rapper)|Maino]]
| note16 = featuring [[Maino (rapper)|Maino]]
| writer16 = {{hlist|Jones|Lockings|Lovelace|[[Maino (rapper)|Jermaine Coleman]]}}
| extra16 = Jeekyman
| extra16 = Jeekyman
| length16 = 4:27
| length16 = 4:27

| title17 = Kitty Box
| title17 = Kitty Box
| writer17 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Marcus Vest]]|C. Maurice|[[Robbie van Leeuwen]]}}
| extra17 = [[Channel 7 (musician)|Channel 7]]
| extra17 = [[Channel 7 (musician)|Channel 7]]
| length17 = 3:49
| length17 = 3:49

| title18 = Kronik
| title18 = Kronik
| note18 = featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] & [[Jack Knight (singer)|Jack Knight]]
| note18 = featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] and Jack Knight
| extra18 = "[[Fredwreck]]" Nassar
| writer18 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Fredwreck|Fredwreck Nassar]]}}
| extra18 = Fredwreck
| length18 = 4:32
| length18 = 4:32

| title19 = Winners and Losers Skit
| title19 = Winners and Losers Skit
| extra19 =
| extra19 =
| length19 = 0:57
| length19 = 0:57

| title20 = Get Yours
| title20 = Get Yours
| note20 = featuring [[T.I.]] and Sha-Dash
| note20 = featuring [[T.I.]] and Sha-Dash
| writer20 = {{hlist|Jones|[[T.I.|Clifford Harris]]|Cates|V. Carraway}}
| extra20 = [[Kevin "Khao" Cates]]
| extra20 = Cates
| length20 = 4:09
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'''Sample credits'''
*"Spell Check" contains interpolations of "[[Mo Money Mo Problems]]" by [[Notorious B.I.G.]]
*"All Good" contains samples from "[[Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Juicy]]" by Notorious B.I.G..
*"I Know You See Me" contains samples from "[[Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (song)|Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get]]" by [[The Dramatics]].
*"Durty" contains samples from "Wild Bird" by [[Martha Veléz]] and elements from "Phunk U Symphony" by [[Millie Jackson]].
*"Kitty Box" contains elements from "[[Love Buzz]]" by [[Shocking Blue]].


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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* Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones – [[executive producer]]
* Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones – [[executive producer]]
* Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace – executive producer
* Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace – executive producer
* Craig Kallman – executive producer
* Craig Kallman – executive producer
* [[Hillary Weston]] – co-executive producer, manager
* [[Hillary Weston]] – co-executive producer, manager
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 2 December 2024

The Naked Truth
Studio album by
Lil' Kim
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
Recorded2004–2005
GenreHip hop
Length76:31
Label
Producer
Lil' Kim chronology
La Bella Mafia
(2003) 		The Naked Truth
(2005) 		9
(2019)
Singles from The Naked Truth
  1. "Lighters Up"
    Released: July 10, 2005
  2. "Whoa"
    Released: February 7, 2006

The Naked Truth is the fourth studio album by American rapper Lil' Kim, released on September 27, 2005. The album was released the same week she started her year-long prison sentence for perjury and it was her last studio album released by Atlantic Records before deciding to part ways in 2008. Two official singles were released from the album: "Lighters Up" as the lead single, released in September 2005, and "Whoa", as the second and final single, in February 2006. The Naked Truth remains the only album by a female rapper to be rated five mics by The Source. The album has sold nearly 500,000 copies in the United States.[1][2]

Singles

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The first single taken from the album was "Lighters Up". It was released on September 13, 2005, and was a moderate success, peaking at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second, and final, single from the album was "Whoa". Released on February 7, 2006, it was less successful than its predecessor and failed to make the Hot 100. It did manage to chart in the UK, peaking at number 43.

Promotional singles

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The first promo single taken from the album was "Shut Up Bitch". For the release the title was censored to "Shut Up". Released to radio on July 12, 2005, the song served as a promotional single for the album and peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[3] It can be heard at the start of the "Lighters Up" music video. The second promo single was "Spell Check". It was released to US radio as a promo single for the album in December 2005, alongside "Whoa". The song was promoted in the music video for "Whoa" with Kim rapping the first verse and chorus near the end.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubFavorable[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[7]
The New York TimesUnfavorable[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Source[12]
Vibe[13]
The Village VoiceFavorable[14]

The album received generally positive reviews and was given a score of 66 out of 100 by Metacritic,[4] with 5 star ratings from The Source (in which she became the first and only female rapper to ever receive 5 mics), Vibe Magazine, and The Village Voice, and less than favorable reviews from The New York Times and AllMusic. Blender gave the album four stars, calling it her "strongest work since her pheromone-thick 1996 debut". While the album did receive several 5 star ratings, Pitchfork journalist Jess Harvell, who gave the album a positive 7.8 rating, stated, "The Naked Truth may be better than 80% of the other rap albums to be released in 2005, but that doesn't make it another Ready to Die."[9]

Commercial performance

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The Naked Truth debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 and at number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 109,000 copies in its first week.[15] It sold 412,000 copies in the US[16]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Intro"Dan Humiston
  • Dan The Man
  • Big Hill
0:39
2."Spell Check"
Red Spyda3:39
3."Lighters Up"
Scott Storch4:23
4."Shut Up Bitch Intro"  0:56
5."Shut Up Bitch"
  • Jones
  • Michael "Mr. Williams" Williams
  • Roger Greene
  • Williams
  • Mista Raja
4:19
6."Whoa"
Rotem4:08
7."Slippin'"
Mr. Porter4:16
8."Answering Machine Skit 1"  2:27
9."All Good"
Jeekyman4:31
10."I Know You See Me" (featuring Tiny)
Cates3:53
11."W.P.I.M.P. Skit" Dan The Man0:30
12."Quiet" (featuring The Game)
  • Jones
  • Williams
  • Greene
  • Williams
  • Mista Raja
4:02
13."Durty"
  • Jones
  • Keith Johnson
  • Martha Velez
  • Millie Jackson
  • Randy Klein
  • Terrance "Hot Runner" Lovelace
Lovelace4:10
14."Answering Machine Skit 2"  2:23
15."We Don't Give a Fuck" (featuring Bun B and Twista)
Lovelace4:22
16."Gimme That" (featuring Maino)
Jeekyman4:27
17."Kitty Box"
Channel 73:49
18."Kronik" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Jack Knight)
Fredwreck4:32
19."Winners and Losers Skit"  0:57
20."Get Yours" (featuring T.I. and Sha-Dash)
Cates4:09
21."Last Day"
  • Jones
  • Rotem
J.R. Rotem4:29
22."Last Day Skit"  5:30

Sample credits

Personnel

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  • Kimberly "Lil' Kim" Jones – executive producer
  • Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace – executive producer
  • Craig Kallman – executive producer
  • Hillary Weston – co-executive producer, manager
  • Jean Nelson – co-executive producer, A&R
  • Gee Roberson – co-executive producer, A&R
  • Dre Weston – A&R
  • Kyambo "HipHop" Joshua – A&R
  • Lanre Gaba – A&R administrator
  • Jamel Jackson – product manager
  • Veronica Alvericci – product manager
  • Dan the Man for Dan Man Productions – engineer
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Will Quinell – assistant mastering engineer
  • L. Londell McMillian – legal affairs
  • Berdon LLP – business affairs
  • Deborah Mannis-Gardiner – sample clearances
  • Robert D'Este – photography (cover and page 12)
  • Roger Erickson – photography (outside inlay and pages 2–11)
  • Patty Wilson – styling
  • Kithe Brewster – styling
  • Will Robinson – hair
  • JJ – makeup
  • Andrew Zach – art producer
  • Ellen To – art direction, design
  • Alex Kirzhner – design

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Fields, Kiah. "HONORING LIL KIM ON HER BIRTHDAY". Retrieved June 9, 2017. Naked Truth was released on the first day of her sentence. This album received the coveted 5 Mics from The Source in 2006 and is to date the only female rap album to receive this honor. The album was certified platinum in the year of its release and ranked in at #6 on the Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015 this album has sold 2.7 million albums worldwide.
  2. ^ Tomlinson, Bee. "Baller Alert's Today in Hip-Hop: Lil' Kim Released 'The Naked Truth". Retrieved September 29, 2017. The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, selling 156,000 copies in its first week. To this date, it has sold over 2.7 million copies worldwide.
  3. ^ "Lil' Kim Revealing 'Naked Truth' Pre-Prison". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "The Naked Truth Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  5. ^ Kellman, Andy (September 27, 2005). "The Naked Truth – Lil' Kim". AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  6. ^ Rabin, Nathan (October 5, 2005). "Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  7. ^ Endelman, Michael (October 21, 2005). "The Naked Truth Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 846. p. 75. Archived from the original on August 27, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  8. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (September 26, 2005). "New CD's". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  9. ^ a b Harvell, Jess (November 21, 2005). "Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  10. ^ Huff, Quentin (December 20, 2005). "Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth". PopMatters. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  11. ^ Relic, Peter (October 20, 2005). "The Rolling Stone Review: The Naked Truth by Lil' Kim". Rolling Stone. p. 76. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  12. ^ Harris, Michael "Ice-Blue" (October 2005). "Record Report: Lil Kim – Naked Truth". The Source. No. 192. New York. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  13. ^ Conway, Rondell (December 2005). "Revolutions: Lil' Kim – The Naked Truth". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. p. 210. ISSN 1070-4701. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  14. ^ Morgan, Joan (November 9, 2005). "From a Different Place". The Village Voice. Vol. 50, no. 45. p. C88. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  15. ^ Mar, Alex (October 5, 2005). "Gretchen Wilson, Sheryl Crow Are Tops on the Chart". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  16. ^ Crosley, Hillary (January 22, 2008). "Lil' Kim Parts Ways With Atlantic". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  17. ^ "ネイキッド・トゥルース リル・キムのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  18. ^ "Lil' Kim Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  19. ^ "Lil' Kim Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  20. ^ "Lil' Kim Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  21. ^ "Year End 2005 – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

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