Lil Kim will not be joining Puff Daddy and the Family for their gig at the 2016 Essence Festival. The Queen Bee announced that she had to cancel her performance "due to unfulfilled business obligations."

"She's saddened by the news but matters are not within her control," Lil Kim's rep said in a statement.

Puff Daddy and the rest of the crew are still set to be in New Orleans this weekend as originally planned. Lil Kim also assured fans that this cancellation will not affect the upcoming Bad Boy Reunion tour which is scheduled to start up in August. The tour comes on the heels of two huge reunion shows that took place in Brooklyn back in May. Check out the full list of dates below.

Aug. 25 – Columbus, Ohio – Shottenstein Center
Aug. 26 – Cincinnati, Ohio – U.S. Bank Arena
Aug. 27 – Chicago, Ill. – United Center
Aug. 31 – Kansas City, Mo. – Sprint Center
Sept. 2 – Detroit, Mich. – The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sept. 3 – Baltimore, Md. – Royal Farms Arena
Sept. 4 – New York, N.Y. – Madison Square Garden
Sept. 6 – Toronto, Ont. – Air Canada Centre
Sept. 8 – Atlanta, Ga – Philips Arena
Sept. 10 – Miami, Fla. – American Airlines Arena
Sept. 11 – Tampa, Fla. – Amalie Arena
Sept. 14 – Dallas, Texas – American Airlines Arena
Sept. 15 – Houston, Texas – Toyota Center
Sept. 16 – San Antonio, Texas – AT&T Center
Sept. 18 – Nashville, Tenn. – Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 20 – Charlotte, N.C. – Time Warner Cable Arena
Sept. 22 – Washington D.C. – Verizon Center
Sept. 23 – Philadelphia, Penn. – Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 24 – Boston, Mass. – TD Garden
Sept. 25 – Newark, N.J. – Prudential Center
Oct. 1 – Las Vegas, Nev. – MGM
Oct. 2 – Glendale, Ariz. – Talking Stick
Oct. 4 – Los Angeles, Calif. – The Forum
Oct. 6 – San Diego, Calif – Viejas
Oct. 8 – Oakland, Calif. – Oracle Arena

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