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Charles Hamilton: "D.O.A." (Audio)

12:32 p.m. · July 23, 2009 · by Andrew Winistorfer

On one hand, Charles Hamilton is the most savvy rapper out right now--he attaches himself to people more famous than him, including Jay-Z and his "D.O.A.," which he has just recorded a freestyle over, and J. Dilla, who he curiously listed as "executive producer" on a recent mixtape eventhough Dilla was dead before Hamilton even started rapping. Plus he uses the Internet in a way few rappers do.

But on the other hand, he's of the quantity over quality school. This "D.O.A." freestyle is pretty weak: it's maxed out like he just recorded it off the radio, and his rhymes are stilted to try to roll at the same pace as Jay-Z's flow, but they just sound lazy and tired.

Charles, just getting a freestlye out over a popular beat isn't enough; try one-upping the original instead of just piggy-backing on its success. Which wouldn't have really been that hard, since "D.O.A." isn't that great of a track anyway, [NahRight]