Over the years her appearance has changed, at times on a weekly basis.

But Lil’ Kim looked completely unrecognisable as she stepped out in Hollywood last week.

The 38-year-old rapper showed off yet another dramatically different look as she partied with pals in West Hollywood.

 What’s happened to Lil’ Kim’s face? Lil’s Kim stepped out last week looking taut and pinched in the face, left. She is pictured in 2004, right

The Lady Marmalade star looked fresh-faced, her visage appearing extremely taut and pinched.

She also showed off a new black weave as she headed out on the town in a sheer cream top, which exposed her black bra.

The singer paired the racy attire with an eye-wateringly tight matching skirt and cinched the ensemble in at the waist with a gold belt.

The bold star also wore stand-out jewellery, including a heavy collared necklace which featured a jewel-encrusted panther’s head.

Lil’ Kim also appeared to be struggling in her sky-high heels and was required a helping hand by two members of her entourage as she made her way through a crowd.

Her face also stood out with the aid of lashings of red lipstick and a pair of large false eyelashes.

 Racy: Lil’ Kim showed off a new black weave as she headed out on the town in a sheer cream top, which exposed her black bra, last week

Lil’ Kim recently made headlines after collaborating on a music video with Miley Cyrus.

The pop star shot a cameo in a clip for Lil’ Kim and her protege Tiffany Foxx last Saturday.

The three fierce ladies posed for a series of photos before beginning work on the video for Foxx’s single Twisted at a private Hollywood Hills residence.

The 20-year-old actress-singer covered her platinum pixie cut with a black beanie and flaunted her Pilates-toned stomach in punk-inspired striped skinny jeans by Motel Rocks.

The former Disney star teamed her Beetlejuice trousers with a black crop-top, leather jacket, Oxford shoes, and lots of gold jewelry.

Raunchy Lil’ Kim, born Kimberly Denise Jones, slipped her four-foot-11 frame in a gold-spiked bra over a tiny sequined mini-dress.

Meanwhile, Tiffany wore a bejeweled silver mini-dress and a massive braid in her platinum mohawk.

The unlikely friendship between the trio began on Twitter when they all started following each other last month.

‘@LilKim follows me. I think that’s the only thing in the world that could’ve made me smile…Thanks Lil Kim ❤,’ Cyrus tweeted to her 11.2 million followers.

‘Starts with @therealjuicyj ends with @LilKim ? what a week :)’

Tiffany and Miley then arranged the video cameo while DMing each other on the popular social networking site.