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Charli Baltimore

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Charli Baltimore
Birth nameTiffany Lane
Also known asCharli Bmore, Chuck, Poison Tea
Born(1974-08-16)August 16, 1974(age 50)
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • television personality
Years active1995–present
Labels

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

Career

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Charli Baltimore began her musical career when she metthe 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", withGamble and Huff,and "Stand Up", which rose to the top ten of theBillboard Magazine"Hot Rap Singles Chart".[3]Despite her moderate success on the charts, Baltimore's first studio albumCold as Icewas never released.

In 2001, she signed toIrv Gotti'sMurder Inc. Records.[3]Baltimore's first appearance as a Murder Inc. signee was onJa Rule's "Down Ass Bitch",which peaked in the top 25 on theBillboard Hot 100.The single landed on Ja Rule's third studio album,Pain Is Love,which sold over three million copies in America. The following year, she appeared on the Murder Inc. compilation album,Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.,making appearances on the songs "" We Still Don't Give a Fuck "," No One Does It Better ", and the album's lead single,Down 4 U.Down 4 Uwas another success for Baltimore, peaking in the top 10 on theBillboard Hot 100.She also appeared on "The Last Temptation", as well as theChristina Miliantrack "Spending Time", andAshanti's "Rain on Me"(remix). In 2003, she earned aGrammy Awardnomination 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 onWeTV'sGrowing Up Hip Hop,with daughter, Sianni.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Unreleased albums

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Mixtapes

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

Singles

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  • "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)
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Year Single Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 R&B Rap
1998 "Horse & Carriage (Remix)"Cam'ronfeat. Charli Baltimore,Big Pun,Wyclef Jean&Silkk The Shocker – – – Confessions of Fire
2002 "Down Ass Bitch"Ja Rulefeat. Charli Baltimore 21 8 5 Pain Is Love
"Down 4 U"Irv Gottifeat. 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 Dennisfeat. Charli Baltimore – – – In and Out of Love

Guest appearances

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References

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  1. ^"Biography".AllMusic.
  2. ^"Uk.askmen".Archived fromthe originalon April 22, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 15,2009.
  3. ^abc"Charli Baltimore Biography".Hip Hop Scriptures.RetrievedFebruary 22,2020.
  4. ^"CHARLI BALTIMORE ONCE CAUGHT BIGGIE CHEATING ON HER AND WROTE A RAP ABOUT IT".hiphopdx.August 30, 2022.RetrievedAugust 31,2022.
  5. ^"Catching up with Charli Baltimore - Growing Up Hip Hop: New York".Youtube.August 26, 2019.
  6. ^"Charli Baltimore – Hard 2 Kill".UrbanMixtape.RetrievedSeptember 19,2013.

Further reading

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