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Friday, 6 February 2009
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Spin Magazine Features Charles Hamilton
Usually when someone says, "Music should be as free as water," it's safe to assume they don't make music for a living (or pay for water). Charles Hamilton is one exception. Since he signed to Interscope nearly a year ago, the Harlem-bred, stylistically scattershot producer/MC/singer/blogger has put more than 70 tracks online gratis. Label honcho Jimmy Iovine even gave him his own imprint, Demevolist, on which to release The Pink Lavalamp, an oddball-soul album that Hamilton made when he was a heroin-abusing teenager.
"We have a mutual understanding, which is that I'm not here to do what your conventional artist does," says Hamilton, now a clean-cut 21-year-old who favors Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirts. Clarification: He's expected to release an album this year, it may involve Pharrell, and it will be sold -- for money.
When the new album does arrive, it will follow a busy year. First, there was "Windows Media Player," the groovy track featuring the twinkling sound of a PC booting (over which Hamilton raps his blogspot address). Then, in the three months before Lavalamp dropped in December, he released on various music sites seven mix tapes that sampled everyone from Björk to Staind. He dubbed his campaign "the Hamiltonization process."
"That was like an M. Night Shyamalan film -- even the slightest sneeze might mean something bigger later on," he explains. "You really need to pay attention to everything in order to fully understand me."
Or you could read his frequently updated website, where, for example, Hamilton chronicles how the songs on Lavalamp, a moody album heavy on '70s R&B samples, are about being depressed. "That was my dropped-out-of-high-school drug era," recalls Hamilton, who grew up in a strict Christian household (his mother wanted him to become a gospel musician or a minister). "It wasn't a very fun era."
His life, he says, is considerably more "monkish" at present: His days are almost entirely devoted to writing music in his Westchester, New York home, which he affords...how exactly? "I ain't a rapper," Hamilton says, "so I'm not spending my money on stupid shit."
"We have a mutual understanding, which is that I'm not here to do what your conventional artist does," says Hamilton, now a clean-cut 21-year-old who favors Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirts. Clarification: He's expected to release an album this year, it may involve Pharrell, and it will be sold -- for money.
When the new album does arrive, it will follow a busy year. First, there was "Windows Media Player," the groovy track featuring the twinkling sound of a PC booting (over which Hamilton raps his blogspot address). Then, in the three months before Lavalamp dropped in December, he released on various music sites seven mix tapes that sampled everyone from Björk to Staind. He dubbed his campaign "the Hamiltonization process."
"That was like an M. Night Shyamalan film -- even the slightest sneeze might mean something bigger later on," he explains. "You really need to pay attention to everything in order to fully understand me."
Or you could read his frequently updated website, where, for example, Hamilton chronicles how the songs on Lavalamp, a moody album heavy on '70s R&B samples, are about being depressed. "That was my dropped-out-of-high-school drug era," recalls Hamilton, who grew up in a strict Christian household (his mother wanted him to become a gospel musician or a minister). "It wasn't a very fun era."
His life, he says, is considerably more "monkish" at present: His days are almost entirely devoted to writing music in his Westchester, New York home, which he affords...how exactly? "I ain't a rapper," Hamilton says, "so I'm not spending my money on stupid shit."
Monday, 29 December 2008
Sunday, 28 December 2008
Jim Jones Allegedly Involved In Fight With Ne-Yo and Ty Ty
New York rapper Jim Jones may be in some legal hot water soon after allegedly being involved in a physical altercation with R&B singer Ne-Yo and Jay-Z's longtime pal, Ty Ty.
According to the rumors circulating, Jones and his entourage ran into Ne-Yo and Ty Ty at New York's ultrasheek Loui Vuitton store on Fifth Avenue. One of Jone's people reportedly made and belittling comment about Jay-Z towards Ty Ty and when he tried to respond things got out of control.
This incident comes days after Jones' last public confrontation with security and NYPD outside of Okayplayer's Christmas party.
Saturday, 27 December 2008
NAS PERFORMED FOR 3 HOURS? NEW ALBUM?
Nas is reportedly working on a new album, where he seems to be planning “Ether” part 2. At a concert in New York, he said he is going to address some “tight pants, lyrically declined play-in-rappers.” It was something like that. Who could he mean? I think I have an idea, but nobody’s names was mention so I won’t say. I hear the show went on for 3 hours.
Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Cory Gunz - Heartless Reversed
I personally can't stand autotune so i never gave kanye's album a listen, but i am a huge fan of Cory Gunz.
Monday, 8 December 2008
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Wale - Nike Boots (Official Video)
Love this joint.
The song features cameos from Kid Capri, Bun B, 9th Wonder, Young Guru, Raheem DeVaughn, Young Chris and Neef, Grafh, UCB, Tabi Bonney and Beat Your Feet Kings.
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