Though I heard a while ago that a show documenting Lil’ Kim’s last days as a free woman was in the works, I somehow missed the whole damn thing—a fact I just became aware of when I received this press release from her handlers:

Catch tonight’s season finale of BET’s hit reality series “Lil’ Kim: Countdown to Lockdown.” It is the day of her surrender and Lil’ Kim’s family, friends and business associates are trying to adjust to what life will be like once the pint-sized diva begins her 366-day jail term in Philadelphia’s Federal Detention Center. Viewers can witness the final chapter in her journey during the episode premiere on Thursday, April 20 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. BET’s cameras captured the emotion as Lil’ Kim and her entourage were transported from her New Jersey mansion to Philly on a tour bus. Just before stepping off the bus, an emotionally-spent but resolute Lil’ Kim expresses her love for everyone, exhibiting the courage that has awed observers and “camp Kim” insiders alike with a simple statement:

‘A cell can only hold my body, not my mind,” she says to her supporters. “I love you, and I will see you soon - sooner than you think.’

Lil’ Kim: Countdown to Lockdown debuted on BET on March 9. The six-episode series chronicling the rapper’s last 14 days of freedom was produced by BET in collaboration with Edmonds Entertainment and Queen Bee Entertainment. The premiere episode drew a whopping 1.9 million viewers, making Lil’ Kim the most watched original series in BET’s 25-year history.

Has anyone else seen an episode? There’s something about her sentence that truly disturbs me—though I suppose it will be good for her sales figures in the long run, for whatever that’s worth. On a bizarrely-related note, Syracuse University recently offered a course entitled “The Life and Times of Lil’ Kim.”