Lil Kim crawls in a new promo pic.

We haven’t seen Lil Kim perform live since her appearance on BET’s ‘Rip the Runway’ but soon she will be rocking a stage near you. Indeed, the Hip-Hop icon has announced her 11-show ‘Return of the Queen Tour’ as the next phase of her quest to reclaim her crown as the industry’s leading female rapper.

Kim will launch her ‘Return of the Queen Tour’ venture in Austin on May 11th and travel to various cities in the US before closing in West Hollywood on June 13th. Her new album is also expected to hit stores later this year but a date for the record’s debut has yet to be confirmed.

See the full list of shows for Kim’s ‘Return of the Queen Tour’ below:

May 11 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
May 13 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
May 18 – Bronx, NY – Paradise Theater
May 19 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights
May 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Club ONYX
May 22 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
May 25 – Markham, IL – Adrianna’s Night Club
May 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
June 1 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
June 11 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
June 13 – West Hollywood, CA – Key Club

Missed Kim’s ‘Rip the Runway’ below? Watch her full showing below and take a trip down memory lane:

Info via Rap-Up!