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still hyped from his performance at sxsw, i’m posting up my favorite charles hamilton mixtape, the pink lavalamp. the man himself was handing out copies of this mix at his show (my first physical piece of hamilton media!). pink lavalamp showcases a more personal, introspective side of charles hamilton, including a song that was a former suicide note (shinin’), a few joints about his personal struggles and self conflict (music, boy who cried wolf) and an amazing closing track where he drops his guard a bit and lets the emotion take over his voice and the song (i’ll be around). a little less boastful then he would become on later releases, charles hamilton’s earlier work displays an emotional depth and intelligence that is vital to his persona as a young passionate rapper.

download the pink lavalamp after the jump:

- sun bear

panda edit: after the jump, you can also check a clip of hamilton doing an a capella freestyle with dj semtex/semtex tv. word.

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