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Lil Kim is back—and still shocking her fans with her ever-changing looks!

Over the weekend, the iconic rapper shared an unrecognizable picture of herself on Instagram. The once brown-skinned beauty is now rocking a blonde wig, blue contacts lots of contouring and oddly plump lips.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUsHQhKjpTP/?taken-by=lilkimthequeenbee

Remember, she used to look like this:

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Some fans weren’t sure what to make of the “lighter and brighter” version of the “I’m Better” rapper:

https://twitter.com/tjfun_/status/869315876767531008

https://twitter.com/zaddyonce/status/869300113423966208

https://twitter.com/Fatty_Pat/status/869293625007644673

https://twitter.com/Nkaechi/status/869321037921619969

But of course, her loyal stans swiftly came to her defense:

https://twitter.com/BeehiveKen/status/869393638366818304

This isn’t the first time she’s sparked controversy with her appearance. Last year, the Internet went ablaze with serious skin bleaching accusations when Lil Kim shared this photo:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BEmWuB2vsVu/

BEAUTIES: Is Twitter overreacting with their critique? Or does Lil Kim need to stop with this?

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