Lil Kim was one of the artists chosen for one of the covers of Ebony magazine's Hip Hop 50 issue, and the cover's reveal went viral on social media.
Some people were asking why Kim's image appeared to be so heavily edited, which led to Ebony’s photography director, Keith Major, responding. Major claimed that Lil Kim "wanted to be in control of the retouching so this is what we got."
Lil Kim responded after sharing the cover on her Instagram Stories, writing, "Who is this? Cuz that’s not the photo I approved or any other content they’ve put out. I always told Ebony it looked like a painting but they didn’t wanna listen. They said they loved it. It’s the sabatoge for me. The funny sh*t about this, is that this is THEIR retoucher."
A member of Kim's team also chimed in, stating, "Me & @lilkimthequeenbee stayed up for hours wit the team & chose this .. we have the receipts fool! For the record we definitely didn’t choose that other flick."
