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Lil' Kim gained many awards and nominations for this album, including Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Soul Train Music Awards. Hard Core was certified Double Platinum on November 29, 1996 by the Recording Industry Association of America. The single No Time was certified GOLD by the RIAA & the single Not Tonight was certified PLATINUM by the RIAA. The album including singles altogether sold over 5,000,000+ copies. Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The American Music Awards show is one of four annual major American music awards shows (the others being the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). ... The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard magazine and held annually in December, is one of four major United States contemporary music awards shows presented each year (the others being the American Music Awards, the Grammy Awards and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). ... The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired on various television networks in national syndication that honors the best in Black music and entertainment. ... This article is about the telefilm. ... No Time is a duet between Lil Kim and Puff Daddy. ... The RIAA Logo. ... Not Tonight is the third single released from rapper Lil Kims debut album Hard Core and the first single she released after the death of The Notorious B.I.G. The version released as a single was the Not Tonight (Remix) (aka Ladies Night), which featured fellow female rappers...

Track listing

1. "Intro in A-Minor" – 2:14
2. "Big Momma Thang" (Featuring Jay-Z & Lil' Cease) – 4:17
3. "No Time" (Featuring Puff Daddy) – 5:00
4. "Spent a Little Doe" – 5:35
5. "Take It!" Interlude – 0:46
6. "Crush on You" (Featuring Lil' Cease & The Notorious B.I.G.) – 4:35
7. "Drugs" (Featuring Notorious B.I.G.) – 4:20
8. "Scheamin'" Interlude – 0:49
9. "Queen Bitch" – 3:17
10. "Dreams" – 4:39
11. "M.A.F.I.A. Land" – 4:37
12. "We Don't Need It" (Featuring Trife & Lil' Cease) 4:10
13. "Not Tonight" (Featuring Jermaine Dupri) – 4:31
14. "Player Haters" Interlude – 0:53
15. "Fuck You" (Featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A.) – 2:53
16. "Not Tonight (Remix)" (Featuring Angie Martinez, Left Eye, Da Brat & Missy Elliott) – 4:23 (Bonus Track on 1997 Release)

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Samples

Big Momma Thang

• "Was It Something I Said" by Sylvester

No Time Sylvester James (September 6, 1944 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. ...

• "Message from the Soul Sisters" by Vicki Anderson

Crush on You Vicki Anderson (born Myra Barnes) is a soul singer best known for her performances with the James Brown Revue. ...

• "Down Home Girl" by The Coasters

Drugs The classic Coasters lineup. ...

• "Bumpies Lament" by Sylvester

Queen Bitch Sylvester James (September 6, 1944 in Los Angeles, California – December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California) was an American disco and soul musician, and a gay drag performer. ...

• "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" by Roberta Flack

Dreams Roberta Flack Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American singer. ...

• "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins

M.A.F.I.A. Land Think (About It) is a funk song recorded by Lyn Collins and released as a single on James Browns People Records in 1972. ... Lyn Collins (12th June 1948 - 13th March 2005) was a soul / R&B singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s. ...

• "Only a Fool" by Bert Kaempfert

We Don't Need It Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Kämpfert; October 16, 1923 - June 21, 1980) was a German orchestra leader and songwriter. ...

• "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson

Not Tonight Ode to Billie Joe is a 1967 album written and performed by Bobbie Gentry, a singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi. ... Lou Donaldson (born November 1, 1926) is a jazz alto saxophonist. ...

• "Ladies Night" by Kool & the Gang

Ladies Night was the third album by Atomic Kitten and the final studio album. ... Kool & the Gang is a highly successful American jazz/R&B/soul/funk/disco group. ...

Unreleased/ Unused Songs

- "Queen Bitch Remix (featuring Aaliyah)" - "Big Momma Thang (Original Version w/0 Jay-Z)" - "Street Dreams (Original Version of the Big Momma Thang track)" For Aaliyahs self-titled album, see Aaliyah (album). ...

Chart Performance