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Cleveland-born, Harlem-based producer and rapper Charles Hamilton was touted during the late 2000s as an up-and-coming artist with an eclectic sensibility and impressive freestyle rhymes. He had honed his skills in the studio of his Harlem high school and mastered the tried-and-true hip-hop practice of sampling by channeling his varied tastes to create his sound. In 2008, Hamilton signed to <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Interscope%22">Interscope</a> and created a deafening online buzz through what he dubbed "The Hamiltonization Process." Around a dozen mixtapes were released during 2008. One of them was The Pink Lavalamp, which was intended to be Hamilton's proper debut album for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Interscope%22">Interscope</a>. While plans were made for a true <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Interscope%22">Interscope</a> debut, This Perfect Life, the album was shelved and eventually issued as a free digital download after the label dropped Hamilton, who caught flak for erroneously crediting <a href="spotify:artist:0IVcLMMbm05VIjnzPkGCyp">J Dilla</a> as his executive producer. Despite setbacks, Hamilton continued to be remarkably prolific with mixtape releases through 2014. In early 2015, he signed with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Republic%22">Republic</a> and released "New York Raining," featuring <a href="spotify:artist:5CCwRZC6euC8Odo6y9X8jr">Rita Ora</a>, as his first single for the label. He and <a href="spotify:artist:5CCwRZC6euC8Odo6y9X8jr">Ora</a> were shown performing the song in the season one finale of Empire, and his debut album was prepared for release later that year. ~ Matt Rinaldi, Rovi
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