Charles Hamilton

Charles Hamilton has probably felt misplaced in time for a while now. The eccentric Harlemite was probably a few years ahead of the curve when he broke through in the middle 2000s, using the rap blog world as his chosen arena. But now, after a long absence and readjustment, Hamilton is back, and his scope has widened more than ever...

Charles Hamilton's career resurgence has been one of the better stories of 2015. After nearly committing suicide and falling off the map, Hamilton has bounced back and recently landed a Rita Ora-aided song on Fox's hit TV show Empire. Back in the late '00s, Hamilton of superstardom ...

Charles Hamilton and Rita Ora perform their new collaboration on Late Night with Seth Meyers last night (March 23). With Hamilton on the piano and Ora—who was dressed in a sharp suit with her hair slick back—providing the smoothing vocals, "New York Raining" performance felt like a scene out of Blue Note Jazz Club. The record...

There was a time not too long ago when hip-hop looked at Charles Hamilton as the next great lyricist poised to take over the game. An insane mixtape grind in 2008 landed him a deal with Interscope, a spot on XXL's 2009 Freshmen cover and the status and pressure that comes with being the anointed one sent to save the genre from its more narcissistic and ostentatious vanity. Thi...

Charles Hamilton has refocused himself with remarkable efficiency. The prolific rapper, once a weekly fixture on blogs and message boards with his myriad of sometimes impenetrable, always unique mixtapes, recently went away for an extended period of time...

Charles Hamilton recently reemerged in the hip-hop scene, after years of silence following rumors regarding his mental health. Not only did the rapper just drop a sick freestyle on Hot 97, but he also penned a deal with Republic Records and unveiled "Correct" in late January...

After disappearing from the public eye for an extended period, Charles Hamilton is once again courting the media. Only this time, as Hot 97 host Peter Rosenberg points out, the rapper is doing it through more conventional brick-and-mortar means, where his mid-2000s heyday was orchestrated mostly through the tangled web of the rap blog world...

Charles Hamilton, fresh off his signing with Republic Records in February after his hiatus from hip-hop, has officially returned with "New York Raining" featuring Rita Ora. This is the 27-year-old's first major single since 2008's "Brooklyn Girls...

The Charles Hamilton comeback story almost never happened. Hamilton, the former XXL Freshman, had a long sit-down with Billboard about his hiatus from the music industry and revealed that he contemplated taking his own life. "I wanted to commit career suicide, physical suicide, spiritual suicide -- I didn't care anymore," said the "Brooklyn Girls" rapper...

It would be reductive to call Charles Hamilton's career 'tumultuous.' But for the time being, he seems to have found himself in a promising situation, and one conducive to putting out music in a timely, commercially viable manner. It was announced today (Feb...

Charles Hamilton breaks his silence with his new track, "Correct." The song clocks in at a short 1:38 but Hamilton packs enough in that tight space to keep listeners hoping for more. Spitting over piano chords and a simple drum pattern, the Harlemite discusses wanting to fit in and, as the track fades out, the felony assault case that derailed his career back in 2010 ...

Rocked out with @CharlesHmailtonmusic @ritaora at iHeart Radio. Rita And Charles did an Amazing Job. Can't wait for the world to hear NY Raining. Great song A photo posted by Ray Angry (@rayangry) on Jan 22, 2015 at 9:55am PST Charles Hamilton is making music again. ...