Many people were surprised by the appearance of Lil Kim at New York Fashion Week with a baby bump. The next question was of who the child's father was, and thanks to some sleuthing his identity has finally be revealed.
A New York rapper named Mr. Papers is the baby's father, and a quick search on his Instagram shows that he and Kim have actually been dating for a while -- here's a picture from last years Super Bowl:
Papers also took to Twitter today, retweeting fans who also confirm him as the father:
"@Emillio_Blanco: @MR_Papers Congratz on the royal baby!" / royal is a good name for the lil homie
Congrats to @MR_Papers!!! He gave Kim what she wanted for years. I'm so happy for both of them.
Now that the mystery is out the way, we can only hope for the best for the happy couple.
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