Big house for Lil' Kim: Rapper gets a year and a day

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Grammy-winning rapper Lil' Kim has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $50,000 for lying to protect friends involved in a 2001 gun battle.
While many rappers have served time in prison, Lil' Kim is the first big-name female to do so.

Lil' Kim (real name: Kimberly Jones) faced up to 20 years - five years each on three counts of perjury and one count of conspiracy.

The rapper, in a periwinkle blue pantsuit and matching bag, arrived at the courthouse Wednesday with bodyguards who cleared her path through the waiting media.

Some fans were also there, proclaiming their support. One man's T-shirt read "Free Lil' Kim" and "Real Men Don't Snitch."

Lil' Kim, who turns 30 next week, was the sidekick and mistress of the late Notorious B.I.G. As a solo artist, she has become known for her revealing outfits and raunchy lyrics. She won a Grammy in 2001 for her part in the hit remake of "Lady Marmalade."

The rapper told the grand jury she did not notice two of her close friends at the scene of the shootout - her manager, Damion Butler, and Suif Jackson, known as "Gutta." Both have pleaded guilty to gun charges.
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