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Powers’ Naturi Naughton Reveals She Felt Hurt By Lil Kim Criticism Of Her Portrayal of The Culture Icon In Notorious [Watch]

Last month, on the “Jemele Hill is Unbothered” podcast, Hill’s guest was “Naturi Naughton aka Tasha St. Patrick from Power and a former member of 3LW. During her interview, Naughton talked about her role as Lil Kim in Notorious.

The 2009 project is a biography of the Hip Hop icon The Notorious B.I.G, also known as Biggie Smalls. Lil Kim’s life revolved around her relationship with Biggie Smalls was showcased in the film.

The 2009 project is a biography of the Hip Hop icon The Notorious B.I.G, also known as Biggie Smalls. Lil Kim’s life revolved around her relationship with Biggie Smalls was showcased in the film.

“I was struggling,” Naughton said. “It was horrible and they were like, ‘Okay, we gon’ need you to go home, work on these rhymes and come back again, and you’re gonna do a second audition.’”

“So I got a call back. I started practicing how I place my mouth and the sounds of my mouth and instead of, like, the brightness of Naturi like ‘Oh my God yay!’ Then I was like, ‘Lemme rumble with the beat. Everything became very husky and very deep.”

She also revealed that she did her homework for the role once she landed it by researching Lil Kim’s life.

“She’s a phenomenal human and not even just artist, but her journey as a person. I had so much respect, I was so excited to do it,” she said.

However,

“The film studio and producers involved were more concerned about painting me as a `character’ to create a more interesting storyline instead of a person with talent, self-respect and who was able to achieve her own career success through hard work. Even though my relationship with Big was at times very difficult and complicated … it was also genuine and built on great admiration and love for each other.”

What do you think?

Written by Byron Nelson

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