Lil’ Kim begins jail sentence

Rapper Lil’ Kim has begun serving a 366-day prison sentence in Philadelphia for her conviction on charges stemming from a 2001 shootout outside a New York City radio station. The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, said she planned “to write music while in prison, read and pray regularly and will come out a stronger, more confident woman.”

The 4-foot-11 rapper, who was convicted of lying about the gun battle to a federal grand jury and in the subsequent trial, entered the facility Monday afternoon. Her attorney, L. Londell McMillan, said that she could be out in nine months with good behavior.

From Associated Press