Monday, December 15, 2008

Sonic the Hamilton

Ok so Ive been asked alot what label I want to be signed to. Well ever since 50 cent joined the label and even well b4 that, Ive always wanted to be on Interscope. This doesnt mean that I will automatically sign if offered, it all depends on whats best for me. The reasoning behind this is because Interscope is probably one of the smartest labels on earth. I mean if you look at its major success stories and the money fluctuating in and out of that place its mind boggling. A big reason i am all for interscope is because of the boss man over there Mr. Jimmy Iovine. He is pretty much a genius when it comes to running a label, i mean he is more than just a bussiness man he recognizes "real" talent and what people can offer to the industry and jumps on it. Prime examples are the signing two years back of the phenomenon known as Soulja Boy Tell'em. Now you maybe saying to urself "wtf, he aint no damn phenomenon!" but the truth is he is and Jimmy and Collipark were smart enough to see it. Im not trying to sit here and lie like the kid is Gods gift to hip-hop because he is not even close to that, but he is different and had a package with the whole dance or whatever. Well let me get to the real reason I like Jimmy's work and decisions over at Interscope. He recently or is in the process of signing Actor/Rapper Aubrey "Drake" Graham. this dude has proven himself as a rapper and is way ahead of alot of cats in the game. Coming from the show degrassi alot of people were like, "oh this dude needs to stick to acting" without even giving 2 seconds to listen to what he has to offer to hip-hop. With the signing of Drake it is obvious Jimmy knows good talent. Not only is he signing him he also signed this dude named Charles Hamilton. When I first heard about this guy, who is one of Dj Skees artists (shouts to Skee) I was like "who da hell is this kid" just like he said he expected people to say. He has a very different sound and is infatuated with sonic the hedgehog. After just seeing that I was like wow whatever this dude is weird and moved on. Then out of nowhere he disses Soulja Boy and this is when I was like "ok i need to listen to this guys stuff". After listening to him and looking past what i preceived as "weird" I realize that this dude is raw and is a really dope emcee. He to me is going to be one of the best rappers in the industry and Im saying this now before the fame and exposure comes, so im not on the bandwagon which many will be on in a few months. He has been compared to Kanye West and others but he is his own artist. He grew up using drugs and never really did anything but music because that was his only way of expression. I really like dis dude because he is nothing but "real" in his music and doesnt give a f*ck what ppl think. One of the main things that really intrigued me about him as an artist is that he actual "freestyles" unlike most every other artists who rap prewritten material at a radio station and claims it to be "off the top". Not only is his stuff off the top, it is dope! Almost every label imaginable had turned him down because they couldnt find a way to "market" him. Well Jimmy saw the vision and also heard the music which is what it should all really be about...signing artists for their "music". Here are some vids of Charles Hamilton that may interest you...they did for me. RealTalkNy interview internet 'beef' with Soulja Boy Soulja Boys diss Charles response

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