Musician. Producer. Songwriter. Lyricist. Psycho. Hippie. Genius. These words all connect through one name: Charles Hamilton. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Charles Hamilton was exposed to music at an early age.

His mother always made sure he had an instrument around him. She put different kinds of instruments in the basement of their Cleveland home, but he naturally gravitated to the keyboard. Listening to other genres of music, being exposed to different cultures and experiencing life helped mold his musical sound. Most of his music is sample-driven. Though he catches quite a bit of heat for his sampling, he insists it is for the good of music.

His debut solo album, “The Pink Lavalamp,” is his way of illustrating his ideas for the future of music. “It is, without question, a hip-hop album,” says Hamilton. “At the same time, I embody different genres of music to express different feelings and emotions that I feel in my everyday life. My music is ALWAYS based on my life. My happiness, my sins, my heartbreak, my anger, my quirkiness, my everything is given in my music. The music I grew up listening to told a story. So I’m taking the music I grew up with, as well as my story, as well as my musicianship, to bring about a new sound. I don’t want to sound redundant and talk about myself all the time, but I hope my story can help someone else’s life. If my life were to be a movie, it would be the Antoine Fisher story all over again, but with a killer soundtrack and without a military background.”

CH now resides in Harlem, New York and is currently cooking something up with Pharrell. He is NOT signed with Star Trak Entertainment YET though. He is still on his own label: Demevolist Music Group/Interscope Records. CH is also hooked on the whole Sonic The Hedgehog theme which makes him super ill in my book. Stay tuned for more updates and information regarding this future hip-hop star.

Listen to some of his music RIGHT HERE.