Cold as Ice 1999 Album

Charli Baltimore

Apart from the unintentionally humorous 'Intro' this album begins okay with there being some good tracks here. The beat provided by RZA on 'Stand Up' is the strongest, with its fast keys beginning about 1:30 into the song working really well. It has great lyrics also: "Charli: Yo, yo, yo yo Tony, what up? Heard your dick was good. Ghostface Killah: You should know, yo I fucked you on the side of my hood. Charli: Never that dawg, From where you can never hit it. Throw a razor in my mouth on the low, And suck ya dick with it."" - Classic! Teddy Riley also provides the heavily 'Can You Feel It' sampled 'Feel It', DJ Premier produces 'Everybody Wanna Know', Clark Kent with 'Money' and Havoc gives us 'Infamous', so while they don't give great beats, there are plenty of big names here. Lyrically Charli (who apparently got her name from Geena Davis' character in 'The Long Kiss Goodnight', does what too many female rappers seem to think that they have to do and act like a hip hop slut too often throughout the album. Her rapping is fine though with her pulling off the tough chick persona well enough, however, some of the more conscious/introspective tracks are among the best such as 'They' and 'Have It All'. Inconsistent but there isn't anything too bad. Best Tracks: Stand Up, Feel It, They, Have It All, 30 Miles From Baltimore