Charli Baltimore born August 16 1974 also known as Tiffany Lane is a Grammynominated American rappersongwriter Her stage name is taken from Geena Daviss character in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight Born to a German father and an AfricanAmerican mother Charli was raised mainly by her elder halfsister Yolanda After graduating Pierce College and having two daughters she met the Notorious BIG at a concert in the summer of 1995 He supported her in her rap ambitions but after his death Charli went into a tailspin She pulled herself back together in time to attend his funeral and released her own album Ice and worked on the Woo Soundtrack