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Likho Tesserae
Likho Tesserae is a 1,200 km-wide tessera terrain feature on Venus at 40°N, 134°E, named in 1997 by the IAU after the East Slavic deity of bad fate, from a list by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute.
Likin (transit tax)
Likin (厘金) was a Chinese transit tax on goods in circulation, first collected in 1853 near Yangzhou to fund operations against the Taiping Rebellion and abolished only in 1931.
Liko (Pokémon)
Liko (リコ) is one of the two protagonists of Pokémon Horizons: The Series, alongside Roy, succeeding Ash Ketchum; she is the anime's first female main protagonist, a Paldean Indigo Academy student whose pendant is the Pokémon Terapagos and who is a descendant of Lucius.
Likouala Marine Oil and Gas Field
Likouala Marine is an offshore oil and gas field in the Republic of the Congo, about 50 km south of Pointe-Noire, producing since 1980 and peaking at 26,800 barrels per day in 2014.
Likud (ליכוד)
Likud (ליכוד), Israel's National Liberal Movement, is the main right-wing party, founded 1973 from Herut and the Liberal Party; led Israel from 1977 under Begin and again under Netanyahu, its dominant leader since 2005.
Likweli
Likweli (Colobus congoensis), also called kasaba nkoni, is a black colobus monkey with orange lips described in 2026 from Lomami National Park, DRC; fifth new African monkey in 75 years, proposed Endangered.
LIL (CERN)
LIL (LEP Injector Linac) was a pair of linear accelerators at CERN, built with LAL Orsay, that produced the electrons and positrons feeding LEP from 1989 until 2000.
Lil B
Lil B (The BasedGod), born Brandon Christopher McCartney in 1989, is a Berkeley, California rapper, ex-member of the Pack, prolific mixtape artist, and originator of 'based' positivity slang and Based Freestyle cloud rap.
Lil Baba
Lil Baba (ليل بابا) is an Egyptian rapper and producer in Cairo's trap and mahraganat scene, first known for producing hits for the Mexico Crew.
Lil Baby
Lil Baby (Dominique Armani Jones, born 1994) is an Atlanta trap rapper with four Billboard 200 No. 1 debuts: My Turn, The Voice of the Heroes, It's Only Me, and WHAM; Grammy winner, Quality Control/Motown artist.
Lil Bibby
Lil Bibby (Brandon Dickinson, born 1994) is a Chicago rapper and executive behind the Free Crack mixtapes and Grade A Productions, the label that signed Juice WRLD and The Kid Laroi.
Lil Boi
Lil Boi (릴보이) is a South Korean rapper who debuted in 2011 as half of the duo Geeks and won Show Me the Money 9 in 2020.
Lil Bub
Lil Bub (2011-2019) was an American internet celebrity cat from Indiana with dwarfism, polydactyly, and osteopetrosis, famous on Tumblr and YouTube, subject of a genome study, and fundraiser behind Lil BUB's BIG Fund for the ASPCA.
Lil Debbie
Lil Debbie (Jordan Capozzi, born 1990, Albany, California) is a Bay Area rapper, former White Girl Mob DJ, seen in Kreayshawn's 2011 "Gucci Gucci" video; independent artist on Lil Debbie Records with albums Debbie (2016) and In My Own Lane (2018).
Lil Dicky
Lil Dicky, stage name of David Andrew Burd (born 1988), is an American comedic rapper from Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, known for the 2013 viral hit "Ex-Boyfriend," the chart-topping album Professional Rapper, the singles "Freaky Friday" and "Earth," and the FX series Dave.
Lil Duke
Lil Duke (also YSL Duke, MPA Duke), Atlanta trap rapper and first artist signed to Young Thug's YSL Records in 2016; known for Barter 6's "With That," Uber, Life in the Hills, and Duke Hefner mixtapes.
Lil Durk
Lil Durk, born Durk Derrick Banks in 1992, is a Chicago drill rapper and OTF founder with two Billboard 200 number-one albums and a Grammy for "All My Life."
Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial
Federal trial of rapper Lil Durk (Durk Banks), charged in 2024 under 18 U.S.C. § 1958 with a murder-for-hire plot targeting Quando Rondo that killed Saviay'a Robinson; acquitted on all counts September 11, 2026; racketeering trial set for August 30, 2027.
Lil Duval
Lil Duval (Roland Powell, born 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and rapper from Jacksonville, Florida. Known for MTV2's Guy Code, Ain't That America, and the 2018 number-one R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay hit "Smile (Living My Best Life)" with Snoop Dogg and Ball Greezy.
Lil Eazy-E
Lil Eazy-E (Eric Darnell Wright Jr.) is an American gangsta rapper from Compton, California, oldest son of Eazy-E, known for his debut album Prince of Compton and HIV awareness work.
Lil Fantasy Vol. 1
LIL FANTASY vol.1, debut solo studio album by TWICE's Chaeyoung (채영), released September 12, 2025 by JYP Entertainment; title track SHOOT (Firecracker), 10 tracks, Billboard 200 No. 38.
Lil Jon
Lil Jon (Jonathan Smith, b. 1972) is an Atlanta rapper, producer, and DJ known as the King of Crunk; leader of Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Grammy winner for Usher's "Yeah!", and creator of "Get Low" and "Turn Down for What".
Lil Keed
Lil Keed (Raqhid Render, 1998-2022), Atlanta rapper on Young Thug's YSL/300 Entertainment; debut Long Live Mexico reached No. 26 on Billboard; died of eosinophilia at 24; posthumous Keed Talk to 'Em 2.
Lil Loaded
Lil Loaded, also known as Dashawn Maurice Robertson, was an American trap rapper from Dallas, Texas, best known for his 2019 viral hit "6locc 6a6y."
Lil Mabu
Lil Mabu (Matthew Peter DeLuca, born 2005) is an independent New York drill rapper from the Upper East Side; Hot 100 debut "Mathematical Disrespect" (2023), album Young Genius (2024), collaborations with DD Osama and Chrisean Rock.
Lil Mama
Lil Mama (Niatia Jessica Kirkland, born 1989) is an American rapper from Brooklyn and Harlem whose 2007 debut single "Lip Gloss" peaked at No. 10 on the Hot 100, followed by the 2008 Jive album VYP and MTV's America's Best Dance Crew judging.
Lil Miquela
Lil Miquela (Miquela Sousa) is a computer-generated virtual influencer launched on Instagram in 2016, created by the Los Angeles startup Brud and acquired by Dapper Labs in 2021.
Lil Mosey
Lil Mosey (Lathan Moses Stanley Echols, born 2002) is a Seattle rapper of melodic Atlanta-trap style; breakthrough "Pull Up" (2017), gold Northsbest (2018), Certified Hitmaker (2019) with top-10 hit "Blueberry Faygo"; independent via Cinq Music since 2024.
Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X (Montero Lamar Hill, born 1999, Atlanta) is an American rapper and singer; "Old Town Road" (2019, with Billy Ray Cyrus) holds the longest Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 run at 19 weeks, followed by the albums 7 and Montero.
Lil Peep
Lil Peep (Gustav Elijah Åhr, 1996–2017) was an American emo-rap and SoundCloud rap artist from Long Island; died of accidental fentanyl and Xanax overdose at 21; estate run by mother Liza Womack.