Lil Kim Welcomes Daughter Royal Reign

The baby, born this morning, has a very appropriate name.

ByABC News
June 9, 2014, 3:54 PM
Rapper Lil' Kim backstage at the The Blonds fashion show during MADE Fashion Week Fall 2014 at Milk Studios on February 12, 2014 in New York City.
Rapper Lil' Kim backstage at the The Blonds fashion show during MADE Fashion Week Fall 2014 at Milk Studios on February 12, 2014 in New York City.
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June 9, 2014 -- Lil' Kim is a mom.

The rapper gave birth to a daughter, Royal Reign, at 9:58 a.m. today in Hackensack, New Jersey.

The baby weighted 6 pounds, 5 ounces. and was 19.5 inches long.

"Royal Reign" is an especially appropriate name for Lil' Kim to give her baby, given her nickname, "Queen Bee."

See Lil' Kim Through the Years

In February, Lil' Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, announced that she was expecting her first child, though she has never confirmed the baby's father's identity.

"I'm so excited! I'm a few months along, I can't wait to be a mom!" she told Us Weekly then. "I'm still going to work. I'm still going to be hardcore. The baby has made me even more of a beast!"