Lil or LIL may refer to:
Use as a short form of "little"
Artists
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Lill Babs
Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and popular singers. ...
, Swedish musician
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Lil B, American rapper
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Lil'B, Japanese pop duo
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Lil Baby, American rapper
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Lil Bibby, American rapper
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Lil Bitts
Lil Bitts (born Shivonne Liesl-Anne Churche, 31 October 1984) is a soca musician from Trinidad and Tobago. She is best known for her hits "Bump", "Crush" and "Hold Meh".
Biography
Lil Bitts began singing Social Commentary at the age of nine, leav ...
, Trinidadian musician
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Lil Boi
Oh Seung-taek (born June 7, 1991), better known by the stage name Lil Boi (stylised as lIlBOI), is a South Korean rapper. He is member of hip-hop duo Geeks. In 2020, he won Show Me the Money 9
The ninth season of the series ''Show Me the Mone ...
, South Korean rapper
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Lil' Boosie, American rapper
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Lil' Bow Wow
Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper and actor. His career began upon being discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in the late 1990s, eventually being brought ...
(today only Bow Wow), American rapper and actor
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Lil' Brotha
Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a member of the southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside André 3000. ...
, American rapper
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Lil Bruce
Little Bruce, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California, best known for this 1994 debut album released on Sick Wid It, now known as Heavy on the Grind Entertainment, and Jive Records, ''XXXtra Manish''.
Background
Little Bruce began rap ...
, American rapper
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Lil' Buck
Paul Alton "Lil' Buck" Sinegal (January 14, 1944 – June 10, 2019) was an American blues and zydeco guitarist and singer.
Early years
Paul Alton Senegal was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. According to researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc, the ...
, American musician
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Lil Buck
Charles "Lil Buck" Riley (born May 25, 1988) is an American dancer, actor and model from Memphis, Tennessee who specializes in a style of street dance called jookin. He gained popularity after director Spike Jonze used his cell phone to record a ...
, American dancer
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Lil' C, American dancer
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Lil' C-Note, American actor and rapper
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Lil' Cease, American rapper
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Lil' Chris
Christopher James Hardman (26 August 1990 – 23 March 2015), known by the stage name Lil' Chris, was a British singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality from Lowestoft, England. He came to prominence in 2006 after appearing on the ...
, British pop singer
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Lil Dicky
David Andrew Burd (born March 15, 1988), better known by his stage name Lil Dicky, is an American rapper, comedian, and actor. He came to prominence with the release of the music video for his song "Ex-Boyfriend" in 2013, which became popular w ...
, American rapper and comedian
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Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper and singer. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only the Family (OTF). Durk garnered a cult following with the ...
, American rapper
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Lil Duval, American comedian
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Lil E
Earl Tywone Stevens Jr. (born February 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Droop-E, is an American rapper, and producer. He is the son of the Bay Area rapper E-40.
Biography
Droop-E was born Earl Tywone Stevens Jr. on February 18, 19 ...
, American rapper
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Lil' Ed Williams
Lil' Ed Williams (born April 8, 1955, Chicago, Illinois) is an American blues slide guitarist, singer and songwriter. With his backing band, the Blues Imperials, he has built up a loyal following.
Biography
In childhood, Williams and his half-b ...
, American musician
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Lil' Eddie
Edwin Serrano, better known by his stage name Lil' Eddie, is a Filipino and Puerto Rican pop, R&B/soul singer-songwriter and a record producer.
Life and career
2004-2009
Previously signed to Yellowman/Big 3 Records in 2004, he left the la ...
, American singer
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Lil' Fame
M.O.P. (short for Mash Out Posse) is an American hip hop duo composed of East Coast rappers Billy Danze and Lil' Fame. The song " Ante Up", was released on their ''Warriorz'' album in 2000. The group has frequently collaborated with DJ Premi ...
, American rapper
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Lil' Flip
Wesley Eric Weston Jr. (born March 3, 1981), better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper. He embarked on his musical career as a freestyle and battle rapper before earning a record deal with Suckafree Records in 1999. Lil' F ...
, American rapper
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Lil' Fizz
Dreux Pierre Frédéric (born November 26, 1985) better known by his stage name Lil' Fizz, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor best known for being the youngest member and rapper of the R&B group B2K. Formerly, he starred on th ...
, American rapper and actor
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Lil Gotit
Semaja Render, known professionally as Lil Gotit, is an American rapper and singer.
Early life
Semaja Zair Render was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest of seven children. Render was initially raised in Forest Park on Southside Atlanta's ...
, American rapper
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Lil iROCC Williams
Justin Williams (born March 3, 1990) is an American rapper and actor. Williams began his career using the stage name Lil iROCC Williams, but eventually dropped the "Lil". His name is often stylized multiple ways, including Irocc, iROCC, irocc, a ...
, American rapper
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Lil Italy
Lil Italy (born September 8, 1973) is an American rapper who began his career as G-Note of California rap group Funk Mobb, who were signed to E-40's label Sick With It Records from 1994 to 1998, when the group disbanded.
He joined No Limit Rec ...
, American rapper
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Lil' J
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. Signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2004, his major label debut, ''Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'', was released the following ...
, American rapper
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Lil' JJ
James Charles Lewis, III (born October 31, 1990), known professionally as Lil' JJ and Big JJ, is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role as Jordan on the Nickelodeon television series ''Just Jordan'' and doing Vital Info ...
, American actor
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Lil Jon, American rapper and music producer
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Lil Keed, American rapper
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Lil' Keke, American rapper
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Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), Those giving 1974 include:
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, American rapper
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Lil' Kleine, Dutch rapper
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Lil' Louis
Marvin Burns (born May 13, 1962), known by his stage name Li'l Louis (sometimes expanded to Li'l Louis & the World and Li'l Louis & the Party), is a Chicago-born house-music producer and DJ .Larkin, Colin (1999) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Da ...
, American musician
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Lil' Malik (now known as Mr. Malik), American rapper
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Lil' Mama, American rapper
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Lil McClintock, American musician
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Lil' Mo
Cynthia Karen Loving (born November 19, 1978), known professionally as Lil' Mo, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, television and radio personality. She is best known for her 2001 single " Superwoman Pt. II", featuring then-unknown rapper ...
, American singer
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Lil' Mo' Yin Yang
Lil' Mo' Yin Yang is a collaborative house-music act of producers and DJs Erick Morillo and Masters at Work's Little Louie Vega. Their only song, "Reach," released in 1995 on Strictly Rhythm records, hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart ...
, American house duo
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Lil Mosey, American rapper
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Lil Nas X, American rapper and singer
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Lil' Nation
Vince Edwards (September 9, 1963 – January 12, 2022) professionally known by his stage name CPO Boss Hogg, was an American rapper from Compton, California. He began his career as a founding member of the hip hop group Capital Punishment Orga ...
, American rapper
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Lil' O, American rapper
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Lil' P-Nut
Benjamin Christopher Flores Jr. (born July 24, 2002), also known as Lil' P-Nut, is an American child actor and rapper. In music, he is known for his song "You Might Be the One". In acting, Flores starred as Louie Preston on the Nickelodeon telev ...
, American rapper
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Lil Pappie
Nicholaus John Michael Gordon (born October 28, 1991), better known by his stage name Lil Pappie, is a Canadian singer, rapper and songwriter of Dakota and European descent.
Career
In 2008, Lil Pappie appeared on the sixth season of Canadian I ...
, Canadian rapper
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Lil Phat, American rapper
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Lil Peep, American rapper
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Lil Pump, American rapper
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Lil Reese, American rapper
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Lil Rel Howery, American comedian and actor
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Lil' Rev
Lil Rev (Marc Revenson), was born 1968 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a musician best known for his Yiddish music, and is also a renowned ukulele
The ukulele ( ; from haw, ukulele , approximately ), also called Uke, is a member of the lute famil ...
, American musician
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Lil Ric, American rapper
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Lil Rob, American rapper
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Lil' Romeo (now known simply as "Romeo"), American actor and rapper
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Lil' Ronnie
Lil' Ronnie (born Ronnie Jackson) is an American record producer from Kansas City, Missouri and Atlanta, Georgia, who has produced tracks for artists R. Kelly, T.I., Bow Wow, Britney Spears T-Pain, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, Reuben Studda ...
, American music producer
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Lil Rounds
The eighth season of ''American Idol'' premiered on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson continued to judge the show's contestants, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. The ...
, a contestant on Season 8 of ''American Idol''
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Lil Ru
Sylvester Samuel, better known by his stage name Lil Ru, also known as Boobie Samuel, is an American rapper signed to Def Jam Recordings. His debut album, ''21 & Up'' was released on August 25, 2009. After Angie Stone helped him secure a deal w ...
, American rapper
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Lil' Scrappy
Darryl Raynard Richardson III (born January 19, 1984), better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.
Richardson was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar in Atlanta. Along with labelmates T ...
, American rapper
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Lil Skies, American rapper
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Lil' Son Jackson
Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson (August 16, 1915, Tyler, TexasMay 30, 1976, Dallas) was an American blues guitarist and singer. He was a contemporary of Lightnin' Hopkins.
Biography
Jackson's mother played gospel guitar, and he played early on in a g ...
, American musician
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Lil Suzy
Suzanne Casale Melone (' Casale; born March 1, 1979), better known by her stage name Lil Suzy, is an Italian-Puerto Rican American freestyle/ pop singer who was mainly active in the 1990's. Lil Suzy is best known for the singles " Take Me in You ...
, American singer
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Lil' T
Natasja Saad (31 October 1974 – 24 June 2007), also known as Dou T, Little T and Natasja, was a Danish singer and rapper. While already relatively successful in her native Denmark, her vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gaine ...
, Danish rapper and singer
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Lil Tecca, American rapper
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Lil Tracy
Jazz Ishmael Butler (born October 3, 1995), professionally known as Lil Tracy, is an American rapper and singer. He was also known under the name Yung Bruh during the beginning of his career. Tracy is best known for his collaborations with the l ...
, American rapper
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Lil Tjay, American rapper
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Lil' Troy, American rapper
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Lil Tuffy
Lil Tuffy (born July 29, 1972 in Detroit) is an American artist and designer in the field of modern rock/pop poster art, also known as 'gigposter' art, as well as serigraph and fine art production. Tuffy began his career in San Francisco at the F ...
, American artist
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Lil Ugly Mane
Travis Miller (born May 13, 1984) is an American rapper, singer and record producer from Richmond, Virginia. He has recorded under multiple aliases in various genres since his first known released project in 2005, including Lil Ugly Mane, Shawn ...
, American rapper and producer
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Lil Uzi Vert, American rapper
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Lil Wayne, American rapper
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Lil Weavah
Lil Weavah is an American writer and producer of television shows. He has also appeared on MTV and Showtime.
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Biography
Early in his career, Weavah produced features on major network television stations such as MTV. His initial role was ...
, American actor
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Lil' Wil
Lil' Wil (born Wil Martin, March 25, 1987) is an American rapper. In late 2007, he released the single "My Dougie", which charted on four '' Billboard'' singles charts. It was the lead-off single to his debut album ''Dolla$, TX'', which was rel ...
, American rapper
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Lil' Wyte, American rapper
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Lil Xan, American rapper
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Lil Yachty, American rapper
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Lil' Zane, American rapper and dancer
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Lil Zay Osama
Isaiah Jaylaun Dukes (born June 3, 1997), known professionally as Lil Zay Osama, is an American rapper. His music, which he describes as "pain music", reflects his violent upbringing on the South Side of Chicago and explores subjects including g ...
, American rapper
Other
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Li'l Abner, cartoon character
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Li'l Sebastian, Pawnee Miniature Horse
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Lil Bub, Internet celebrity cat
Short for "Lillian"
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Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971), American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer and bandleader, second wife of Louis Armstrong
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Lil Green (1919–1954), American blues singer and songwriter
*Lil DeVille, a character on the American animated television show ''
Rugrats''
LIL
*IATA code for
Lille Airport, France
*ICAO code for
FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines, the national airline of Lithuania
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Little Implementation Language, an early UNIX system programming language
See also
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Lill-Babs, Swedish musician
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