Charli Baltimore Claims Lance "Un" Rivera Told Her Jay-Z Stabbed Him

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The tale is a legend in late '90s and early 2000s hip-hop culture, and Charli wonders why there are so many conflicting accounts about it.

Charli Baltimore has been dishing out a lot of tea these days, some of it relating to multi-hyphenate entertainer Lance "Un" Rivera. Moreover, her most recent tale on VladTV concerns the infamous story of when Jay-Z stabbed him at Q-Tip's album release party in Times Square back in December 2, 1999. Furthermore, Hov pled guilty to second-degree assault for the incident, which allegedly stemmed from his album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter getting bootlegged before its December 28 release date. He received three years of probation, but it's clear that the case didn't stop there.

Back to Charli Baltimore's account, she recalled to DJ Vlad how she was signed to Un at the time, but denied dating rumors. Apparently, the rapper showed up to the party as everyone started to leave following the stabbing, including Jay-Z himself. That's when she found Rivera on the ground, who told her: "Jay stabbed me," according to her. Since then, though, Lance denied that Hov was the one to attack him, contradicting his own guilty plea and the Philly native's own account. As such, she expressed confusion at how much the story has changed, and as to why Un took his sweet time in clarifying it.

Charli Baltimore Shares Her Side Of The Jay-Z & Lance "Un" Rivera Stabbing Story

However, that's not all that the 49-year-old alleged concerning Lance "Un" Rivera. She also claimed that he and Epic Records tried to heavily interfere with her career's direction. "I feel like, I don't think that they knew what to do with me as an artist," Charli Baltimore began. "Everyone seemed to have their own vision of what I should be. And, by me not really knowing anything at that point about the music business, I'm being pulled in one hundred different directions as to what my image should be. I feel like my image is what I was when I got signed. I had red hair. It wasn't like they sat me down and transformed me or did a makeover. This is how I walked in. Why do we have to change me into some version of myself that I'm not?

"And I don't know if it was all Un or it was all Un and Sony," she continued. "But obviously, most of my 'how I should be conforming' conversations came from Un," the Murder Inc. affiliate detailed, calling him "very controlling." "I think, in his mind, he wanted me to be like a pop rapper. Like a rap version of Britney Spears or something, which I'm not." For more news and updates on Charli Baltimore, Lance "Un" Rivera, and Jay-Z, keep checking in with HNHH.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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