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Lil' Kim Goes To Jail Rap singer Lil' Kim started yesterday her 366-day prison sentence.	By Mihaela Stroia, Entertainment Editor 20th of September 2005, 20:01 GMT Adjust text size:

Rap singer Lil' Kim started yesterday her 366-day prison sentence for lying to a grand jury in order to protect her friends. Lil' Kim was sentenced two months ago to one year and a day in jail for lying to a federal grand jury about a 2001 shootout outside a Manhattan radio station and fined $50,000. The singer issued a statement in which she said: "Today begins a new saga in my life which I expect to strengthen me and allow me time for reflection. I am blessed to have so many great things in my life - family, friends and God. All will be in my thoughts daily. I plan to write music while in prison, read and pray regularly and will come out a stronger, more confident woman." Kim arrived to the prison accompanied by her mother, brother and her lawyer, Kimberly Denise Jones, professionally known as Lil' Kim (also called The Queen Bee, The Lieutenant, and The Queen Bitch such as the QB of all bitches) is a United States rapper who was born in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City on July 11, 1975. Kim's songs have a reputation for being graphically sexual and explicit. During her career, Lil' Kim won a Grammy Award - Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals - "Lady Marmalade". She has been also honored for Video of the Year - "Lady Marmalade" and for Best Video From a Film-"Lady Marmalade" at the MTV Video Music Award ceremony.

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