Mya Says Lil Kim and the Lady Marmalade Quartet Are Still Cool

Mya says lil kim and the rest of the "Lady Marmalade" quartet are still in a good place more than 25 years after the 2001 single. In an exclusive interview, she said there is no beef among the four women and left the door open to a reunion if the logistics line up.

Mya on the 2001 quartet

"We are actually all cool," Mya said of Christina Aguilera, Pink and Lil' Kim. She added that a reunion would have to clear a higher bar than nostalgia alone: "Of course, we can’t do anything less than" and "We have to meet or exceed expectations. It’s very important so that there are no disappointments. And there are just a lot of logistical aspects to making something like that happen."

The practical hurdle is the real story here. Mya said the four would need "scheduling, budgeting, planning out the proper platform to support it in a major way to support it," which turns any comeback from a sentimental idea into a coordination problem across four individual careers. For a song that became a one-time 2001 event for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, that kind of planning is the difference between a throwback conversation and an actual release or performance.

Pink, Christina Aguilera and the set

Mya also pushed back on the old feud narrative tied to the music video, saying the on-set atmosphere felt better than the rumors suggested. "I just enjoy being part of that ensemble," she said, adding, "There was respect and celebration all in one."

That recollection matters because the reported tension has long been part of the song's afterlife, even as the track itself keeps resurfacing for new listeners. Mya said it was "refreshing to be around female peers" after often being the only girl on male hip-hop tours or in the room, and she said the audiences that showed up when they performed together were "everything."

Fingers crossed for a reunion

Mya said she still wants to reunite with her "soul sistas" and told fans, "The fans are not alone because I am right there with you." She closed the thought with, "Fingers crossed."

That is the useful takeaway for anyone still hoping for another moment from the four women: the relationship is not the obstacle, the machinery is. If something happens, it will need the right budget, timing and stage to justify the expectations built up over 25 years.