Tiffany Lane (born August 16, 1974), better known as Charli Baltimore, is an American rapper and reality television personality. Her stage name is taken from
Geena Davis
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
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''.
Career
Charli Baltimore began her musical career when she met
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...
in the summer of 1995, and they became involved in a romantic relationship. 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.
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
Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...
, and "Stand Up", which rose to the top ten of
Billboard Magazine's Hot Rap Singles Chart.
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
Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr. (born June 26, 1970), professionally known as Irv Gotti, is an American DJ, music producer, record executive, and the CEO and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records. He is best known for producing multiple number-one rec ...
's label
Murder Inc
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in 2002.
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
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's "
Down Ass Bitch
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Music video
The music video opens with two FBI detectives (played by Er ...
" and "The Last Temptation", as well as the
Christina Milian
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track "Spending Time", and
Ashanti's "
Rain on Me" (remix). In 2003, she earned a
Grammy Award
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nomination for Best Female Rap Solo Performance, for her single "Diary". Baltimore parted ways with Irv Gotti and Murder Inc in 2004.
In 2019, Charli was announced as a cast member on
WeTV
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As of February 2015, approximately 85.2 million Ameri ...
's
Growing Up Hip Hop
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with daughter, Sianni.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Cold as Ice'' (1999)
Unreleased albums
* ''
The Diary (You Think You Know)
''The Diary (You Think You Know)'' is the second unreleased album by American rapper, Charli Baltimore. The album was to be her official solo debut album (after the cancellation of her other album, '' Cold as Ice''), it was also expected to be Char ...
'' (2003)
Mixtapes
* ''Natural Born Khronicles'' (2012)
* ''Hard 2 Kill'' (2013)
''
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)
Featured singles
Guest appearances
* 1998: "Me & My Boo" Cam'ron – ''
Confessions of Fire
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''
* 1998: "Walk On By" Fat Joe – ''
Don Cartagena
''Don Cartagena'' is the third studio album by American rapper Fat Joe. The album was released on September 1, 1998, by Atlantic Records, Craig Kallman's Big Beat Records, Mystic Entertainment Group and Fat Joe's Terror Squad Productions.
The ...
''
* 2000: "Blak is Blak" –
''Bamboozled'' soundtrack
* 2001: "Spending Time" – Christina Milian – ''
Christina Milian
Christine Marie Flores (born September 26, 1981), better known as Christina Milian (), is an American actress and singer. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but raised in Maryland, she signed a contract with Murder Inc. Records at the age of 19. ...
''
* 2002: "We Still Don't Give a Fuck", "No One Does It Better" – ''
Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.''
* 2002: "I'm So Happy (Remix)" – ''
Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes''
* 2002: "Last Temptation" Ja Rule – ''
The Last Temptation''
* 2007: "I Am" Mýa – ''
Liberation
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Film and television
* ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War
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Gaming
* '' Liberati ...
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References
Further reading
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External links
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1974 births
Living people
American women rappers
African-American women rappers
Rappers from Philadelphia
Peirce College people
American hip hop singers
African-American women singer-songwriters
Hardcore hip hop artists
East Coast hip hop musicians
Murder Inc. Records artists
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American women musicians
American female hip hop singers
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women
Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
21st-century women rappers