Sep 30 2008
Check for This: Charles Hamilton
No relation to Anthony, Charles Hamilton is the subject of this week’s Check for this column. He’s signed to Interscope, but like any quixotic, honest, and unapologetic 20 something, he’s been kinda chompin on the bit to get his shit heard. With the latest being that his major label release won’t be until 09, Charles decided he would rather not wait for his shine. So he embarked on a campaign to release 8 mix tapes in 2008, one every two weeks starting on September 2. Through his webpage linked below you can follow another link to download them all for free (actually I think its gonna be at least 2 or more links after that, but trust me, it’s worth it), I just wanna let you know what your up against.) The first three installments are all being distributed through different popular music websites , Death of the Mixtape Rapper through Okayplayer, And Then They Played Dilla on You Heard That New, and Staff Development on Nah Right. He’s got a little clock on his website for when the next 5 are available.
So some will dismiss this as gimmicky. Those people are called morons. The sheer audacity of dropping that amount of material is staggering. And the fact that he’s expecting to have a major label try to sell his cd to a public whose been given 8 eps of his shit for free. Wow. Ballsy. That’s what that is. Not to mention the pink head phones. (I get it, its a Harlem thing). But that’s who he is.
And the kid has tons of musical talent too. He honestly doesn’t sound like anybody else. He produces and makes music as well as raps, and he reminds me of the type of nerd who would find himself pissing off the wrong people at a party, but still having enough people to stick up for him to keep him from getting his ass whooped. On HipHopGame they have an interview with him where he discusses a weird confrontation with Uncle Luke on the radio.But when you get down to it, you can tell he didn’t mean any harm. He was just speaking his mind in a quixotic, honest, and unapologetic way.
So go on a click fest, and get yourself up to date with Charles Hamilton, and see what all the fuss is about.
http://www.iamnotcharleshamilton.com/
