Lil’ Kim review – formidable rap legend delivers mostly vibes, but the crowd is here for it (opens in new tab)

Carriageworks, SydneyFifteen years since her last Australian show, the seminal hip hop artist was met by a mood of giddy nostalgia that forgave her short set of truncated hitsOf all the acts announced on this year’s Vivid Sydney lineup, Lil’ Kim jumped off the poster. The New York rapper’s return, 15 years after her last Australian appearance at the Winterbeatz festival, was framed as a celebration of her 1996 debut Hard Core and its 2000 follow-up The Notorious K.I.M.. The tour artwork, lift...