This week, there has been a steady stream of comparisons between Raekwon and Jay-Z’s classic first albums and their latest releases. Long-time fans have been fairly critical, at least with Hova, about how The Blueprint 3 is nowhere near the high standards of The Blueprint or even Reasonable Doubt. Many critics feel that what got [...]
I guess Charles was feeling a little restless this morning, so he shot over not one but three tracks to the inbox. Respect to Rhymefest and all that, but I dig Charles’ style, so I’m putting them all up. “Brass Knuckles” DOWNLOAD “Lip Service” DOWNLOAD “Pleasant Overthinking” DOWNLOAD
I was on Twitter late last night and heads were atwitterin’ about the news that Serious Jones and Charles Hamilton went in on a freestyle battle last night at S.O.B’s. By the power of technology, we already have the video evidence (shout out to Rock The Dub). And here it is, my good readers: [...]
What was supposed to be the next big serving of beef has turned into hamburger helper. It looks like the impending spat between XXL Freshman Charles Hamilton and ringtone king Soulja Boy is over before it began. Quick summary: On Tuesday, XXL Freshman Charles Hamilton took to the airwaves to speak on how Soulja Boy [...]
As announced on his blog, Charles Hamilton will be dropping his first album, The Pink Lavalamp, on December 9th – the final step in what he has called “the Hamiltonization process”, which has seen the release of four separate mixtapes over the last few months. With drops from Scarface, Common this year and Dr. Dre, [...]
So, after I shot off prematurely (do I say “no homo”? “Pause”? Or “sorry, hun”?) in the last post about Charles Hamilton, it got me thinking. First, let me break it down: As the final part of a mixtape series, “The Hamiltonization Process”, Charles Hamilton has decided to release The Pink Lavalamp, a full album. [...]
Probably not. But maybe. Now, right off, props to XXL magazine. I actually think that they are a far superior product – good columns, on point reviews, all of that. However, I’m wondering if being labeled “the next big thing” in XXL is akin to winning the “Best New Artist” Grammy: it deads your career [...]
I’m not exactly an 80′s “baby”. More like an 80′s “kid”. My earliest and strongest musical influences were created in the 1980′s. Lots of joints on the radio back then I still spin today. Now, of course, once hip-hop came into my life it kinda crowded everything else out. Rappers and producers have long recognized [...]
