{"id":327698,"date":"2026-08-23T05:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/327698\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T05:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:24:11","slug":"lil-kim-announces-hard-core-symphony-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/327698\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Kim Announces Hard Core Symphony in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lil\u2019 Kim<\/a> is bringing Hard Core back to Brooklyn for a one-night concert celebrating the landmark album with a live orchestra.<\/p>\n

Hard Core Symphony will take place Nov. 19 at Kings Theatre, where the Brooklyn native will perform reimagined versions of songs from her groundbreaking 1996 debut alongside Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra.<\/p>\n

Originally released in 1996, Hard Core marked Lil\u2019 Kim\u2019s solo introduction and helped establish her as one of hip-hop\u2019s defining female artists. Executive produced by The Notorious B.I.G., the double-platinum album became known for its raw lyrics, bold themes and boundary-pushing style.<\/p>\n

Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra, an all-Black orchestral ensemble known for blending hip-hop and R&B with live instrumentation, will transform some of Lil\u2019 Kim\u2019s most recognized records for the symphonic performance. Fans can expect orchestral renditions of \u201cNot Tonight (Ladies Night Remix),\u201d \u201cBig Momma Thang,\u201d \u201cCrush On You\u201d and \u201cNo Time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The night will also lean into the fashion and elegance associated with the historic setting, with guests encouraged to attend in formal black-tie attire.<\/p>\n

Produced by GPK Entertainment, Hard Core Symphony is positioned as a live celebration of Lil\u2019 Kim\u2019s debut and the influence it continues to have on hip-hop. Tickets are available for purchase here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lil\u2019 Kim is bringing Hard Core back to Brooklyn for a one-night concert celebrating the landmark…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-327698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}