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Infobox musical artist| image =|name = Charli Baltimore||caption = Charli Baltimore (left) with Ashanti |background = solo_singer|birth_name = Tiffany Lane|alias = Chuck B. More|origin = Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States|U.S. |birth_date = birth date and age|1974|8|16|years_active =1995& ndash;present|genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |label = The Inc. Records (2001 - 2003), Black Wall Street Records , Priority Records / E1 Music (2010 - Present)|associated_acts = Ja Rule , Cam'ron , The Notorious B.I.G. , Royce da 5'9" Tiffany Lane (born August 16, 1974), better known as Charli Baltimore , is an American rapper . Her stage name is taken from Geena Davis 's character in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight .cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p366882|pure_url=yes |publisher=Allmusic |title=Biography

Musical career


Lane was born to a Germans|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 14 years old.

She met The Notorious B.I.G. in the summer of 1995, and they became involved in a romantic relationship. http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/interview_60/61_charli_baltimore_interview.html Uk.askmen.com 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 (Junior M.A.F.I.A. song)|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 (film)|Woo movie soundtrack.

With collaborators such as Cam'ron and N.O.R.E. , Baltimore recorded her debut album Cold as Ice (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 (rapper)|The Game and The Black Wall Street Records . She was never signed to the label but appeared on mixtapes 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".
cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470065/20030220/lavigne_avril.jhtml |publisher=MTV |date=2003-02-20 |title=From 'Damn!' To Disbelief: Artists React To Their Grammy Nods |author=Joe D’Angelo

In 2008, Baltimore re-signed with The Inc. Records, as confirmed on an interview with Wendy Williams (radio host)|Wendy Williams , and began work on an album called True Lies (formerly 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". In 2011, she appeared in the music video "If I Die Tonight" with Lue Diamonds and Trey Songz .

On September 14, 2011, Baltimore teamed up with Sally Anthony to release "Machine Gun (Remix)" which is available on iTunes. She released a mixtape, Mickey and Mallory Knox: Natural Born Khronicles on March 22, 2012 alongside rapper Dutchie Man. She is also set to release her own mixtape before the album drops titled #DirtyAssChuck . She now has a website that is offering autographed copies of her new album True Lies that is set to be released June 19, 2012. Her new single, "All Lies" features Maino and was released to iTunes on May 8, 2012.

Discography


Albums


  • 1999: Cold As Ice (album)|Cold As Ice

  • 2012: True Lies


  • Singles


  • 1998: "Money"

  • 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 (singer)|Ashanti )

  • 2002: "Diary"

  • 2002: "Hey Charli"

  • 2008: "Lose It"

  • 2008: "P.S."

  • 2010: "Come Test Us" (featuring Lil Wayne )

  • 2011: "Machine Gun (Remix)" (featuring Sally Anthony )

  • 2012: "All Lies" (featuring Maino )

  • 1 The song was re-released in 2003 as the final buzz single for Charli's shelved album, The Diary (You Think You Know)

    Featured Singles


    Year Single Chart positions Album
    US Hot 100 R& B Rap
    1998 "Horse & Carriage(Remix)" Cam'ron feat. charli baltimore, big pun, wyclef & silkk the shocker - - - Confessions of Fire
    2002 "Down Ass Bitch" Ja Rule feat. charli baltimore 21 8 5 Pain Is Love
    2002 "Down 4 U" Irv Gotti feat. charli baltimore, vita, ashanti & ja rule 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


    Album appearances


  • 1998: "Me & My Boo" Cam'ron - Confessions of Fire

  • 1998: "Walk On By" Fat Joe - Don Cartagena

  • 2000: "Blak is Blak" - Bamboozled soundtrack

  • 2001: "Spending Time" - Christina Milian - Christina Milian (album)

  • 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: "I'm So Happy (Remix)" - Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes

  • 2002: "Last Temptation" Ja Rule - The Last Temptation (Ja Rule album)|The Last Temptation

  • 2007: "I Am" Mưa - Liberation (Mưa album)|Liberation


  • Awards and Nominations


    Grammy Awards
    YearNominated workAwardResult
    Grammy Awards of 2003"Diary"Best Rap Female Performancenom



    References


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