Charli Baltimore

Tiffany Lane (born August 16, 1974), better known by her stage name Charli Baltimore, is an American rapper and television personality. Her stage name is taken from Geena Davis's character in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight.[1]

For the similarly-named fictional spy, see The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Charli Baltimore
Birth nameTiffany Lane
Also known asCharli Bmore, Chuck, Poison Tea
Born (1974-08-16) August 16, 1974
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • television personality
Years active1995–present
Labels

Career

Charli Baltimore began her musical career when she met the Notorious B.I.G. in the summer of 1995, and they became involved in a romantic relationship.[2] Several months into their relationship, she left him a voicemail of a rap verse that she had written and he began encouraging her to pursue a career in rap music.[3]

Following the death of B.I.G., Charli continued her career in the industry, booking several modeling jobs and creating a number of hip-hop and R&B songs including "Money", with Gamble and Huff, and "Stand Up", which rose to the top ten of the Billboard Magazine "Hot Rap Singles Chart".[3]

Despite her moderate success on the charts, Baltimore's first studio album Cold as Ice was never released. She continued to be in the rap industry, and joined Irv Gotti's label Murder Inc in 2002.[3]

During this time, Baltimore made appearances on songs, such as "Down 4 U", "We Still Don't Give a Fuck", and "No One Does It Better" from Irv Gotti Presents The Inc. She was also featured on Ja Rule's "Down Ass Bitch" and "The Last Temptation", as well as the Christina Milian track "Spending Time", and Ashanti's "Rain on Me" (remix). In 2003, she earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rap Solo Performance, for her single "Diary". Baltimore parted ways with Irv Gotti and Murder Inc in 2004.[4]

In 2019, Charli was announced as a cast member on WeTV's Growing Up Hip Hop, with daughter, Sianni.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Unreleased albums

Mixtapes
  • Natural Born Khronicles (2012)
  • Hard 2 Kill (2013)[6]

Singles
  • "Money" (1998)
  • "Stand Up" (featuring Ghostface Killah) (1999)
  • "Feel It" (1999)
  • "Horse and Carriage (Remix)" (1999)
  • "Everybody Wanna Know" (2000)
  • "Charli" (2000)1
  • "Nobody Does It Better" (featuring Ashanti) (2002)
  • "Diary" (2002)
  • "Hey Charli" (2002)
  • "Come Test Us" (featuring Lil Wayne) (2007)
  • "Lose It" (2008)
  • "P.S." (2008)
  • "Machine Gun (Remix)" (featuring Sally Anthony) (2011)
  • "All Lies " (featuring Maino) (2012)
  • "Philly Stand Up" (featuring Dutch) (2012)
  • "B.M.B" (featuring Trick Trick) (2013)
  • "Hunnids" (featuring Trick Trick and Cash Paid) (2013)
  • "Bed Full of Money" (2015)
Year Single Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 R&B Rap
1998 "Horse & Carriage (Remix)" Cam'ron feat. Charli Baltimore, Big Pun, Wyclef Jean & Silkk The Shocker – – – Confessions of Fire
2002 "Down Ass Bitch" Ja Rule feat. Charli Baltimore 21 8 5 Pain Is Love
"Down 4 U" Irv Gotti feat. Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore & Vita 6 3 3 Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
2003 "Rain on Me (Remix)" Ashanti feat. Charli Baltimore, Hussein Fatal & Ja Rule – – – Collectables by Ashanti
2008 "Portrait of Love (Remix)" Cheri Dennis feat. Charli Baltimore – – – In and Out of Love

Guest appearances

References
  1. "Biography". AllMusic.
  2. "Uk.askmen.com". Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
  3. "Charli Baltimore Biography". Hip Hop Scriptures. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. "CHARLI BALTIMORE ONCE CAUGHT BIGGIE CHEATING ON HER AND WROTE A RAP ABOUT IT". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  5. "Catching up with Charli Baltimore - Growing Up Hip Hop: New York". Youtube.
  6. "Charli Baltimore – Hard 2 Kill". UrbanMixtape.com. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

Further reading
  • Hope, Clover (2021). The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-4197-4296-5.
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