Interscope signee and XXL freshman alumnus Charles Hamilton has released details on his debut, This Perfect Life on his blog, surprisingly giving executive producer credit to late great Detroit producer, J Dilla.
Along with releasing the 11-song track listing, Hamilton revealed the samples used for each song. Among interpolations songs by Sade, Chicago and PJ Harvey, the Harlem MC heavily relied on inspiration from Dilla, known for his famed soulful production style.
“Shouts to Radar at SubCon who did the cover,” he wrote on his blog. “I’m in love with it (the album cover). I also wanna thank James Yancey for his guidance in putting this album together. Sound wise, I couldn’t be happier. Again, the album was mastered reel-to-reel/digital-to-digital, and I couldn’t have done the entire process without him being a total jerk about me getting that EXTRA vinyl-ish sound. Thanks Dilla.”
Sonic The Hamilton, who says he’s so excited about the album, also crowned himself the dopest rapper alive later on in the post.
“So LL is the GOAT (greatest of all time), Jay is the BRA (best rapper alive) and Em is the BROAT (best rapper of all time),” he said. “MC Lyte (after hearing her new music yesterday) is the Best Female MC of All Time, Jean Grae is the Best Female MC Alive. Damn. Looks like I’m the DRE (Dopest Rapper EVER)… I mean, I look at it like this. A lot of people can say they’re dope, and a lot of people can say I’m not dope. But all things considered, I’m claiming the title of DRE. Dr. Dre’s name spawns from his real name. Andre Young. I’m THE DRE… no lol either. I’m serious.”
Peep the album tracklist, with samples below
1. “Barbara Walters”
- “Geronimo” by The Shadows
2. “Three Pound Bullet”
- “Street Player” by Chicago
3. “Ghosts”
- “Tom’s Diner” by Susan Vega
4. “Post Lynching Ceremony”
- “Persuader’s Theme” by John Barry
5. “All Alone”
- NO SAMPLE
6. “Cable in the Classroom”
- “To the Other Man” by Luther Ingram (originally heard in “Gobstopper” on “Donuts”)
7. “Baby”
- “Super Sonic” by Zodiac
8. “Reminder”
- NO SAMPLE
9. “Tears of Fire”
- “I Come Undone” by Jennifer Rush
10. “Long Socks”
- “The Mess We’re In” by PJ Harvey
11. “Rosado”
- “Kiss of Life” by Sade
As of press time there is no offical release date for This Perfect Life but Hamilton says it may come out as early as June 23. – Elan Mancini
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June 8th, 2009
at 11:35 am
macdatruest says:
fuck Charles Hamilton. Dead ass
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June 8th, 2009
at 11:41 am
Federal Ranga says:
Pierzy! Shit… they got me.
Since he wanna talk acronyms and shit… I’ll make this short.
DRE? LMMFAO! SMH… GTFOH!!! S^BS. DDN….
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June 8th, 2009
at 12:50 pm
that nigga says:
HA! Funny shit.
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June 8th, 2009
at 11:52 am
zee says:
Charles is dope even though the nigga be stealin beats and ish… lol
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June 8th, 2009
at 11:56 am
Jamal7Mile says:
Haven’t heard this one yet but, after reading the samples he used, I’m kinda impressed by the way he digs in the crates.
Inspired by Dilla? Fan or not, I’ll give it a listen. I want to hear how Dilla inspires him.
Won’t argue that Jean Grae’s dope, but MC Lyte is still alive, Charles. That’s MY girl!!
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June 8th, 2009
at 11:57 am
cold says:
j dilla wouldn’t even listen to this bullshit
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June 8th, 2009
at 1:33 pm
WAKE UP says:
SUPPORT CARTEAIRE CUSTOM-FEARLESS F.O.E-JULY 6TH!!!!
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June 8th, 2009
at 1:46 pm
Tony Grand$ says:
Wow.
Didn’t this dude get socked up by his lover? Shouldn’t he be the RORM?
*Rihanna of Rap Music*
Dilla executive produced? DRE? Dick Rider Extraordinaire, perhaps?
No hate, but even his empty logic isn’t going to be enough to garner the attention he desires.
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June 8th, 2009
at 1:52 pm
Tony Grand$ says:
*He THINKS he deserves*
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June 8th, 2009
at 11:21 pm
Capital G says:
Cotdamn Grand$! *Rihanna of Rap Music*
Get ‘em kid! *DRE? Dick Rider Extraordinaire* Tell ‘em why you mad son! Someone feeling extra vicious today? Getting duffed out by a broad is bad enough, you just punched him in his pride.
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June 9th, 2009
at 12:36 am
Tony Grand$ says:
Whadup Cap!?!
Lol.
That dude was just funny with that whole skit. Who the fuck crowns himself “Dopest Rapper Ever”? Confidence is one thing, but that’s was douche nozzleness of Kanye proportions. Not 2009 Kanye, I mean 2006 Kanye, letting the coontrocity fly, extra willy nilly.
& what pride; a grown man emulating a digital hedgehog……..dude left pride in the women’s section of Macy’s years ago.
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June 8th, 2009
at 1:53 pm
Brahsef says:
He’s released a ton of shit, some really great and some where he misses the mark. If he makes an album anywhere near as good as the Pink Lava Lamp I’d be hella geeked though.
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June 8th, 2009
at 5:08 pm
BIGNAT says:
i agree if it’s anything like pink lavalamp he is going get my money
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June 8th, 2009
at 2:21 pm
Hi Hater! says:
Nigga sampled Super Sonic? lmaoooooo
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June 8th, 2009
at 2:26 pm
DV8 says:
WTF is he saying?
Charles is just padding his SDN/DDN stats
GTFOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will check the album out though. I have a few of his mixtapes. I think hes a good artist. He should refrain from doing interviews though.
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June 8th, 2009
at 2:26 pm
Superstar Extraordinaire says:
*Rihanna of Rap Music* that shit is hilarious
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June 8th, 2009
at 3:34 pm
$ykotic says:
TACS
The Album Cover Sucks.
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June 8th, 2009
at 5:11 pm
FWMJ’s Rappers I Know - *sigh* says:
[...] By now it’s all over the internet that Charles Hamilton is crediting Jay Dilla as an Executive… Myself and various others were taken back by such a bold move and commented on it on everyone’s favorite social networking site. Charles had issue with our comments and requested people’s phone numbers to contact them personally. I gave him mine. [...]
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June 8th, 2009
at 5:25 pm
Beast McCoy says:
It’s funny that if you asked me about 3 months ago if Charles Hamilton was dope. I might have said yes. I downloaded the The Lavalamp Mixtape and it was incredible the first time I played and then it REALLY began to wear thin on me. I don’t know if it was actually the music, subject matter or just his damn voice but I started to really dislike this kid. He seemed to just really become a unnerving annoyance. He’s like that cousin that you love but you can only take in small doses or else he will eventually prompt you to punch him for just being his usual asshole self. Either way, I wish him luck but I highly doubt I’ll be buying this album. Not to mention that album cover is straight out of left field. He seems to be trying to be different but not because he IS different. Dude needs to concentrate on making music and not on public opinions but on trying to be the hardest working man in hip hop.
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June 8th, 2009
at 5:53 pm
macdatruest says:
I think I mighta said this already, but fuck Charles Hamilton
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June 8th, 2009
at 6:13 pm
Jeff says:
respectuful of his dream of being a professional rapper…(whatever that is nowadays)
there’s way too much hype ..and not nearly enough talent… too much talking, not enough great lyrics…
I’ve been in the studio with him a few times and heard dude rhyme on and on..and i’m really not impressed..I figured when I hear “the stuff good enough to add to the album, i should be blown away…
and sadly….every time I’ve seen him he’s drunk…
just drop a dope album..stop talking so much, you obviously aren’t smart enough to figure out how to turn what idiotic stuff comes out of your mouth into marketing gold….you just look like a slow talking idiot..
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June 8th, 2009
at 6:22 pm
Fireforreal says:
He should put a dvd with the cd showing him get punched by that bitch lol if you haven’t seen it you got to go to youtube that shit is hilarious lol I just hope he doesn’t become hip hop’s new punching bag like yung berg.
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June 8th, 2009
at 11:23 pm
Capital G says:
At least Berg gets his ass whipped by dude’s like Trick Trick, not Trick Trick’s daughter.
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June 9th, 2009
at 12:00 am
$ykotic says:
Who’s Berg?
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June 9th, 2009
at 12:46 am
Tony Grand$ says:
Berg?……
Didn’t he get his Mickey Mouse anklet taken at gunpoint by one of Eminem’s bodyguards?
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June 8th, 2009
at 7:22 pm
Random Acts of f***ery: Charles Hamilton vs Detroit Edition | 2dopeboyz says:
[...] in my local Subway and I start seeing a few Twitter messages involving Charles Hamilton and his executive producer credit to J Dilla on his upcoming album. Quite a few Detroit folks took that the wrong way (and rightfully so). [...]
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June 8th, 2009
at 9:17 pm
Scaggs says:
I hope People do know that this kid never met Dilla at all. He is catching mad heat right now from Dilla’s close friends and Fam about claiming that J had anything to do with this album other than inspiration, and that he is claiming that proceeds of the album will be going towards a Dilla foundation that doesn’t exist. Kid is Bullshit and needs to learn the rules of the game quick.
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June 9th, 2009
at 1:29 am
mdb says:
can this dude just disappear already? hes a fucking moron and doesnt have the talent to justify his half popular status
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June 9th, 2009
at 2:22 am
Charles Hamilton Gives The Late J Dilla Exec Producer Credits On Debut - Hip Hop Board says:
[...] This Perfect Life but Hamilton says it may come out as early as June 23. Elan Mancini Source- http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=48665 [...]
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June 9th, 2009
at 4:37 am
$ykotic says:
I’ma cap it off. I would still boink his cuzzo(MC Lyte) though.
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June 9th, 2009
at 2:05 pm
Enlightened says:
Is Lyte really that nigga cousin?
If so, please say yes, so I can understand how this corny ass nigga got any light shined on himself in the first place.
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June 9th, 2009
at 6:57 am
Charles Hamilton Gives The Late J Dilla Exec Producer Credits On Debut - DaShadyBoard.com - Shady Records Fan Forum says:
[...] This Perfect Life but Hamilton says it may come out as early as June 23. Elan Mancini Source- XXLmag.com - Charles Hamilton Gives The Late J Dilla Exec Producer Credits On Debut, Releases Trackl… __________________ __________________ I drink like an uncle, smoke like a rasta Ball like a [...]
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June 9th, 2009
at 9:40 am
Jhon da Analyst says:
Chin Check Charlie
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June 9th, 2009
at 7:17 pm
irv says:
first of all wats funny is a lot of yall think he is a dick but yall wanna losten to his music…yall think being a hater is dope lmao
second ..the kid thinks he is the best..so wat, its his opinion
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June 23rd, 2009
at 10:27 pm
charles hamilton, you f***ed up (2009) « weworemasks. says:
[...] it’s june 23rd, and it’s safe to say that charles hamilton isn’t dropping this perfect life today. it was supposed to drop digitally on the 16th, but to no avail. the fanbase he has left has [...]
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July 15th, 2009
at 12:54 pm
nas says:
This kid is whack. the only reason i heard of him is from some whack wanna bes from my hood. Enough already. When is the next NAS coming out. We want more knowledge and rap skill not nonsense that ryhmes.
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August 23rd, 2009
at 3:07 am
TAIKY3 says:
you catz is fuxxin stupid as hell…ya’ll probly some soulja bitch fans. Charles is the shit. If you don’t like him then why are you reading about his music? exactly
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