Charles Edward Hicks Jr. (July 6, 1973 – December 16, 1993), also known by his stage name Charizma, was an MC from Milpitas, California.

"[3] Only a promotional cassette with the single "Red Light, Green Light" and a flexi disc with the single "Jack the Mack" that was featured in an issue of the Bay area hip hop zine Bomb Magazine were released while signed to Hollywood Basic.

They routinely performed live in the Bay Area, toured Germany with label mates Raw Fusion and were featured in Billboard magazine.

They also opened for Nas and The Pharcyde, but the conflicts with Hollywood Basic's executives continued and they were released from their contract.[when?

Big Shots was well received by critics,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] reaching number 3 on CMJ's hip hop chart.