…a mystery to me. Who is Li’l Kim? And why can’t she spell out “little”

in full? It was good enough for Little Richard (Awop bop aloobop alop bam

boom), Little Anthony and the Imperials (No no no no no no no no, No no no

no no no no no, No no no-o, I’m not a juvenile delinquent), and numerous

other, er, giants of the era when POP MUSIC WAS WORTH LISTENING TO.