Lil' Kim allegedly stole album cover art from makeup artist

Why do mega-watt artists keep getting caught stealing things? You have the money! Just pay for it. The latest artist to be caught with their hand in the cookie jar is Lil' Kim, according to make-up artist Samantha Ravndahl .

Ravndahl posted a pic of herself in pop art zombie makeup, and it wasn't long after that Kim began using the shot as the cover art for her single "Dead Girl Walking:" (without notifying or paying Ravndahl). The artist (who also happens to be the person in the picture) began reporting the picture to social media sites on which it was posted by Kim and is considering taking legal action.

Ravndahl tells us ... she contacted Lil' Kim's people asking for payment and got the runaround -- first she was told Kim wasn't willing to pay anything ... and when Ravndahl persisted ... was told that Kim's team "works slowly."

All the while ... Ravndahl says Kim continued to re-post the image on various sites ... even using it as the artwork for her single, "Dead Girl Walking" ... and had the audacity to add a copyright logo.

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The artist hasn't filed any sort of legal action yet, but we will keep you posted as the story develops.