• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Mar 4, 2003
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. When she really gets her hands dirty, Kim sounds more forceful and engaged than she's been in years.
  2. Careens from style to style with heedless abandon and uneven results.
  3. Aside from some cool collaborations with Missy Elliott, Twista and Method Man, Kim spends most of the album lecturing her fans with less-than-stimulating lines.
  4. Q Magazine
    40
    Catastrophically, she's given up her trademark fruity sex rhymes, which leaves just mundane braggadocio and an unhealthy obsession with her ex-lover, Notorious BIG. [May 2003, p.109]
  5. Uncut
    40
    Foul-mouthed, egocentric rhymes and nondescript beats. [Jun 2003, p.91]
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 51
  2. Negative: 6 out of 51
  1. Jan 8, 2012
    9
    Kim Really Is The Queen B. Her Rhymes On This cd is amazing. The production is really great, it also comes with a stack of lyricalKim Really Is The Queen B. Her Rhymes On This cd is amazing. The production is really great, it also comes with a stack of lyrical superpowers. She sounds more developed into a new style on this album. La Bella Mafia Is One Of The Top Albums Of 2003 Released. Full Review »
  2. Nov 12, 2013
    10
    One of her most precious albums, Perfect rhythm and sound. She had so much say in this album and produced and organised 95 percent of theOne of her most precious albums, Perfect rhythm and sound. She had so much say in this album and produced and organised 95 percent of the album. Classic album! She also had no backing from diddy or aanyone else with this. it was all kimmy! Queen bee! Hip Hop's Leading Lady!! Full Review »
  3. Nov 23, 2017
    10
    I really have to explaim why I rate 10 on this LP? Here we have anthems like "Came Back For You" & "Magic Stick", and at the same time, Lil'I really have to explaim why I rate 10 on this LP? Here we have anthems like "Came Back For You" & "Magic Stick", and at the same time, Lil' Kim had the same excensse as her debut album, "Hard Core". Such an incredible album that deserves a lot of recognition. Full Review »