Charli Baltimore
| Charli Baltimore | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tiffany Lane |
| Also known as | Chuck B. More |
| Born | August 16, 1974 |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | The Inc. Records (2001 - 2003), Black Wall Street Records , Priority Records / E1 Music (2010 - Present) |
| Associated acts | Ja Rule, Cam'ron |
Tiffany "Charli Baltimore" Lane (born August 16, 1974) is an American Grammy Award nominated female rapper. Her stage name is taken from Geena Davis's character in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight.[1]
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[edit] Musical career
Lane was born to a German father and an African American mother. She was primarily raised by her elder half-sister, Yolanda. She graduated from Peirce College and became a certified paralegal. Baltimore has two daughters, India and Sianni. She gave birth to her eldest daughter when she was only 15 years old.
She met The Notorious B.I.G. in the summer of 1995, and they became involved in a romantic relationship.[2] B.I.G. introduced her to Lance "Un" Rivera, who signed her and Cam'ron to his new label, Untertainment. She made her first appearance in the music industry in 1995 with Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s "Get Money" playing The Notorious B.I.G's then wife Faith Evans. Her first video was in 1998 with the hit "Money" featured on the Woo movie soundtrack. Baltimore was also referenced by rapper Jay-Z in his song the "Allure" on The Black Album when he said, "All the Chrissys(as in Chrissy Lampkin, fiancée of rapper Jim Jones whom dated Jay-Z when he was 23; she is also the star of Love &HipHop on VH1) in every city and Tiffany Lanes we're all hustlers in love with the same thing...".
With collaborators such as Cam'ron and N.O.R.E., Baltimore recorded her debut album Cold as Ice which featured tracks like "Money," "Pimp Da 1 U Love," "N.B.C.," and "Stand Up."
After being delayed several times due to friction between Baltimore and the label, Cold as Ice was eventually released promotionally in 1999 (it was not actually made available to the general public until 2009, for digital download). After a five-year hiatus, she was signed to Murder Inc. Records (later renamed The Inc. Records) by CEO Irv Gotti. After constant album delays, she left the label. In 2006 she became affiliated with The Game and The Black Wall Street Records. She was never signed to the label but appeared on mix tapes with the rest of the Black Wall Street dissing 50 Cent and his G-Unit.
Baltimore has made appearances in songs such as "Down 4 U", "We Still Don't Give A F**k", and "No One Does It Better" from Irv Gotti Presents The Inc, Ja Rule tracks "Down Ass Bitch" and "The Last Temptation", 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".[3]
In 2008, Baltimore re-signed with The Inc. Records, as confirmed on an interview with Wendy Williams, and began work on an album called Controlling Charli, which still remains unreleased. She released an EP on iTunes featuring "Come Test Us" (with Lil Wayne), "Lose It" (previously unreleased explicit version), "P.S." and previously unreleased track "Tattoo."
On September 14, 2011, Charli teamed up with Sally Anthony to release "Machine Gun (Remix)" which is available on iTunes. Charli now has a website that is offering autographed copies of her new album that is set to be released April 24, 2012.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1999: Cold As Ice
- 2003: The Diary (You Think You Know)
- 2012: Untitled Release
[edit] Singles
- 1998: "Money Love"
- 1998: "Feel It"
- 1999: "Stand Up" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
- 1999: "Horse and Carriage (Remix)"
- 2000: "Everybody Wanna Know"
- 2000: "Charli" 1
- 2002: "Nobody Does It Better" (featuring Ashanti)
- 2002: "Diary"
- 2002: "Hey Charli"
- 2008: "Lose It"
- 2008: "P.S."
- 2010: "Come Test Us" (featuring Lil Wayne)
- 2012: "Machine Gun (Remix)" (featuring Sally Anthony)
1 The song was re-released in 2003 as the final buzz single for Charli's shelved album, The Diary (You Think You Know)
[edit] Album appearances
- 1998: "Walk On By" Fat Joe - Don Cartagena
- 2000: "Blak is Blak" - Bamboozled soundtrack
- 2002: "We Still Don't Give a Fuck" - Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
- 2002: "No One Does It Better" - Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.
- 2002: "Last Temptation" Ja Rule - The Last Temptation
- 2007: "I Am" Mya - Liberation
[edit] Featured singles
- 1998: "Horse & Carriage" (Remix) Cam'ron featuring Big Pun, Wyclef Jean, Charli Baltimore & Silkk The Shocker
- 2002: "Down 4 U" (Irv Gotti featuring Charli Baltimore, Ashanti, Ja Rule and Vita)
- 2002: "Spending Time" Christina Milian featuring Charli Baltimore
- 2002: "Down Ass Bitch" (Ja Rule featuring Charli Baltimore)
- 2003: "Rain on Me (Remix)" (Ashanti featuring Charli Baltimore, Hussein Fatal & Ja Rule)
- 2008: "Portrait of Love (Remix)" (Cheri Dennis featuring Charli Baltimore)
[edit] Awards and Nominations
Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Diary" | Best Rap Female Performance | Nominated |
[edit] References
- ^ "Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p366882.
- ^ Uk.askmen.com
- ^ Joe D’Angelo (2003-02-20). "From 'Damn!' To Disbelief: Artists React To Their Grammy Nods". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470065/20030220/lavigne_avril.jhtml.
