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After Years in the Wilderness, Charles Hamilton Is Finally Back
After Years in the Wilderness, Charles Hamilton Is Finally Back
After Years in the Wilderness, Charles Hamilton Is Finally Back
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 Confesses To Suicidal Thoughts
Charles Hamilton Confesses To Suicidal Thoughts
Charles Hamilton Confesses To Suicidal Thoughts
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...
Charles Hamilton Signs With Republic Records
Charles Hamilton Signs With Republic Records
Charles Hamilton Signs With Republic Records
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...