Rapper Lil' Kim gave birth to a healthy baby girl on early Monday in the Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, who weighed in at 6 pounds, 5 ounces and is 19.5 inches in length.

ET Online. The father of her first child is still yet to be revealed.

The new mother revealed she was pregnant back in February after showing up to New York Fashion week with a baby bump. Despite being pregnant she still performed on stage during an after-show.

Lil' Kim told Us shortly after the news first got out that she was excited to be a mom, but planned to continue working on music. "I'm still going to work. I'm still going to be hardcore," the rapper explained. "The baby has made me even more of a beast."

Her friend Jennifer Dalton also revealed that Lil' Kim should be a good mother as she loves kids and being around them. "She is very, very good with kids. She loves kids!"

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