Charles was such a raw talent . It's wild how ahead of his time he truly was because he was clowned and looked at strange at the time but lot of the shit he was doing is considered so normal in rap today ( painting your nails black , emo punk rock style , anime/video game references, a mixtape every month, making sad heartbreak music , streaming with fans ) It's really something that he was made fun of for the things that every rapper does now
Charles didn't seem rehearsed, he was truly in free thought, I felt every other M.C. was trying to speak to an audience, Charles spoke for himself. He even did wordplay on himself. I like M.C.'s who humanize themselves.
my favorite part of this video is kendrick doesn't leave after he spits, he stays next to charles soaking up the attention like he knew he deserved it haha classic moment
Charles is in Harlem living life, still making music and putting it out here and there. He's unsigned and has a small loyal fanbase, and he doesn't plan on getting back into the music industry again because he says that would be "sacrificing his own happiness". Music is basically his life though, he makes beats all day on his mpc and chills
I love how C. Hamilton challenged everybody about the instrumental...and got it wrong. Big L and Jay Z ripped it, but the instrumental was Miilkbone's "Keep it Real." The REAL real hip hop heads know... Both of them got off though, frfr.
So I just stumbled upon this today and I was fucking shocked. I was like, "Holy FUCK. That's K.DOT!" He murdered that shit, but he did spit a written. Charles let him spit for a good 2-3 minutes and then came back strong with a FREESTYLE off the dome. Much respect to both of these artists though. Kinda crazy how Kendrick is sitting on top now and Charles is trying to find himself again. I really hope CH gets it together and a collaboration with Kendrick would be fucking ILL.
No matter what video I watch of Kedrick Lamar rapping, the crowd always have the same reaction. You can tell everyone instantly digs his flow and rhymes by judging their facial expression.
Funny how Charles Hamilton disses cats for not knowing whose beat it is, and then he doesnt know it himself. Says it's Big L and Jay-Z...yes they spit on it on a freestye. But it is Milkbone's Beat to "Keep It Real"!
Bro after what L and Jay did to that beat, it's completely acceptable. Their freestyle on that beat is far more well known and legendary than the original, even if Milkbone was good
@@brashadcarr6759 That's a fucking lie, The C4 mixtape was released 2 days before this video was posted online. I'll never understand why niggas cap for cats they dont know in real life. That shits weird bruh..
@@perc3072 nigga couldn't wait to light a Jay and eat them fruity pebbles lol. Hell this event prolly inspired Cartoons & Cereal for all we know. Was like Kanye having nervous breakdowns like damn these niggas that much better than me? Lol I'm glad there's footage of this tho.
Y'all know that'd Kendrick Lamar right ??....I fucked wit Charles Hamilton real heavy back then *pause*....but even then Charles knew Kendrick was gon be a problem !!
Boy Dot been hating and waiting to shine before Drake. Know he was ready asf during the blog era knowing he could rap better than folks with bigger buzz
Man it breaks my heart that he went thru the shit he went thru. He'd EASILY be up there with Kendrick and Drake and Cole... you know, the guys in his XXL Freshman class.
Charles Hamilton… the only other guy I’d ever put in a class with Kanye & RZA, none other like him. Damn this footage was crazy. I’ve never seen this one and I had a whole fan phase. Classic
Charles was in dots head. 8 mile shit. He mocked dots flow. Basically saying even if you have a “perfect flow” I’ll still be #1 cuz I come off top regardless. Play it back 🤷🏿♂️. Peep dots energy. Both legends, I’m just high 👋
i fuckin love it. i saw this video when it first came out. if only charles or any of us knew that lil dude standing next to him would turn out to be the multi platinum selling icon he is today
Thought today wtf happened to Charles Hamilton?!? read this article with B.O.B saying that he ended up in a mental hospital because the industry messed his head up and he lost it.He also said he chose 2 go himself and make things right, legitimately ruined my day! Music needs people like him. In a interview after the hospital he said 'if I don't like who I see in the mirror, you just won't see me.' that was a year ago so I think he's gone for good :( damn
That first rapper is amazing!! His rhymes are so much better then Hamilton's and Kendricks. We need to hear more of him! He definietly won this battle.
HueyEscobar56 The other writers are from the producer of the instrumental, as well as the songs sampled on the instrumental www.whosampled.com/sample/174425/Kendrick-Lamar-Bitch,-Don%27t-Kill-My-Vibe-Boom-Clap-Bachelors-Tiden-Flyver/
I remember watching this back in the day when I was a big CH fan. Don't remember this being Kendrick my mind is blown. He went in but I would've never guessed he'd be one of the top 3 biggest rappers of the next decade
This happened for real. I love kendrick and charles but im so worried for charles the world we live in now with social media distrespecting and hating on the daily basis how is he going to cope i hope he looks past it and has good ppl around him i want to give him a hug lol #charleshamilton the comeback kid
Hiphop🙏 i love it!!! just drinks and rhyming in a cypher i wish i had peeps this cool and wasnt no one illin it was all love and respect there i feel the energy
Bennchoumy, the Haitian Mc at the end says to use this hip hop platform and say NO NO and NO to what the Dominicans are doing to MY HAITIAN peeps on their own island...
You're missing out on some great stuff. His 2 albums Section.80 and good kid m.A.A.d. city are amazing works of art, plus not to mention his mixtapes (Training Day, O.Verly.Dedicated, C4) showcasing his flow are just dope
I was straight trippin. He literally said k dot straight from Compton. I'm glad I came back to this video. It's been over a decade and this video is still one of my favorite freestyle videos on TH-cam
"Whats your name?" Last time Kendrick ever heard that question
Man how times change
Charles still clears
Charles was such a raw talent . It's wild how ahead of his time he truly was because he was clowned and looked at strange at the time but lot of the shit he was doing is considered so normal in rap today ( painting your nails black , emo punk rock style , anime/video game references, a mixtape every month, making sad heartbreak music , streaming with fans )
It's really something that he was made fun of for the things that every rapper does now
You said it all. Maybe its an uptown thing
Kendrick and Charles went in totally different directions. Crazy.
BlackOwnedDollars yeah but it waanfor the beat he had to handle his mental issues
Came Back Here After "Not like Us" !
you real one
Same
Charles didn't seem rehearsed, he was truly in free thought, I felt every other M.C. was trying to speak to an audience, Charles spoke for himself. He even did wordplay on himself. I like M.C.'s who humanize themselves.
Real
my favorite part of this video is kendrick doesn't leave after he spits, he stays next to charles soaking up the attention like he knew he deserved it haha classic moment
dude in the black skully killed it.
HE OD'ed on that beat
Yeah. His name is Kendrick Lamar. You might of heard him. In 2020 that is LOL.
@@JJohnson313 😂
He EM'd
@@mrstjohn1984 it’s 12 years later… why you so angry?
@MrStJohn stop getting pulled over son a fix your tail light
Charles is in Harlem living life, still making music and putting it out here and there. He's unsigned and has a small loyal fanbase, and he doesn't plan on getting back into the music industry again because he says that would be "sacrificing his own happiness". Music is basically his life though, he makes beats all day on his mpc and chills
He was signed to Interscope. Jimi Ivine being “the closest to GOD” to him. His words. Unless he’s not signed anymore. Js
I love how C. Hamilton challenged everybody about the instrumental...and got it wrong. Big L and Jay Z ripped it, but the instrumental was Miilkbone's "Keep it Real." The REAL real hip hop heads know... Both of them got off though, frfr.
Aw I love how supportive Jay Rock he looks like a proud dad lol
Obey Amma when I saw the baggy ass red T I knew what was up
*it was at this moment, a young K dot from Compton - knew what he would become*
Ocean View nah wayy before this
He knew long before this shit or else he wouldnt be there
it's crazy, these two are as talented as it gets, but Kendrick blew up, and Charles did the exact opposite.
ReboundKings Charles downfall was himself he had a lot of mental issues going on.
kendrick blew up, charles imploded
I honestly think Charles could’ve been so much bigger than he was if not for his mental health struggles, he was seriously talented imo
@@Minnevan I agree
@@rileykennedy4066 bro on point like period
So I just stumbled upon this today and I was fucking shocked. I was like, "Holy FUCK. That's K.DOT!" He murdered that shit, but he did spit a written. Charles let him spit for a good 2-3 minutes and then came back strong with a FREESTYLE off the dome. Much respect to both of these artists though. Kinda crazy how Kendrick is sitting on top now and Charles is trying to find himself again. I really hope CH gets it together and a collaboration with Kendrick would be fucking ILL.
8 years later as of writing this and Kendrick is now a superstar and Charles Hamilton has come and gone. Crazy how time changes things.
@@Minnevan makes me wanna cry
@@jamessintern2710 Destiny is a fickle thing.
Spitting a written is a freestyle… off the dome is also a freestyle. Questions? Look up what big daddy Kane said about freestyles
No matter what video I watch of Kedrick Lamar rapping, the crowd always have the same reaction. You can tell everyone instantly digs his flow and rhymes by judging their facial expression.
Damn look at Kendrick thats crazy! From The real Underground to Mega Star!!! 🙏🏆👑
Sonic is one of the best freestyle rappers, pure off the top. Starchaser for life.
Funny how Charles Hamilton disses cats for not knowing whose beat it is, and then he doesnt know it himself.
Says it's Big L and Jay-Z...yes they spit on it on a freestye.
But it is Milkbone's Beat to "Keep It Real"!
I find that funny as well. Milkbone went hard on that track which gets overlooked because of big l and Jay z
Haha thought the same thing
Bro after what L and Jay did to that beat, it's completely acceptable. Their freestyle on that beat is far more well known and legendary than the original, even if Milkbone was good
atcquentin
I get what you're saying. All power to them.
Still not their track though;)
+Kika Stoll factz you a true hip hop head....school these youngins
As much as I am a fan of both CH and Kendrick, I'm kicking myself for not seeing this until now. Even Jay Rock was there showing love. Damn.
Holy shit Kendrick!!!
beast shit
Still watching this in 2017 🔥
Man, Sonic schooled them. Charles was way too good, still listen to his tracks daily
😂😂🤣🤣
Charles is the only rapper I know who got punched by upsetting hes opponent on a freestyle battle.
ScHoolboy Q's interview with Rap Radar brought me here
haha me too
Oh shit gotta go watch
Bring back CH 💯💯💯💯 you can do it brodie.
that beat is hard charles and kendrick lamar went in!!!!! i need to practice freestylin
Kendrick lamar went in but im pretty sure his was written, i think charles hamilton was freestylin but he still went in
nah kendrick freestyled and later used it for a song on his mixtape.
@@brashadcarr6759 That's a fucking lie, The C4 mixtape was released 2 days before this video was posted online. I'll never understand why niggas cap for cats they dont know in real life. That shits weird bruh..
one of them hip hop nights i can relate too. Makes you kinda wonder what kendrick was thinking on the way home from there.
I was thinking the same.
Prolly was stressed tf out
@@seandafny fr hahahhaha he went to go and hit shenanigans blunt after
@@perc3072 nigga couldn't wait to light a Jay and eat them fruity pebbles lol. Hell this event prolly inspired Cartoons & Cereal for all we know. Was like Kanye having nervous breakdowns like damn these niggas that much better than me? Lol I'm glad there's footage of this tho.
didn't know logic used to battle
Hahahahaha he was ripping in the beginning
Lol I just saw this comment
Miilk Bone rocked that beat. Props to the chick that shouted him out.
Charles Hamilton we love you thank you-Hip Hop
Lol fuck im a big fan of both, CH the biggest what if…I love the look on his face after he hears Kendrick rhyming for the first 5 seconds..
both these dudes are dope. Kendrick was like a rap robot lol
Y'all know that'd Kendrick Lamar right ??....I fucked wit Charles Hamilton real heavy back then *pause*....but even then Charles knew Kendrick was gon be a problem !!
I saw the picture and was like wtf is that Kendrick?! Damn, unreal seeing these two together
2:12 white dude in the back took the biggest L from j rock
And a legend was born
Who
The dude in the black vest SO RAW its beautiful
Boy Dot been hating and waiting to shine before Drake. Know he was ready asf during the blog era knowing he could rap better than folks with bigger buzz
Kendrick definitely was influenced by Eminem 🔥. I love how you can hear new legends take the style of past legends and make it their own. Dope.
Kdot thorough bred move like a militant soldier on point like an arrow head
LEGENDARY!!
Man it breaks my heart that he went thru the shit he went thru. He'd EASILY be up there with Kendrick and Drake and Cole... you know, the guys in his XXL Freshman class.
Charles is back busters!!! #Charleshamilton2015
They ain't Ready tho, NY RAINING NIGGA
flower girllllllll
Dam I thought so too lol
Damn I’m sorry.
listening to kendrick here you can tell he has a lot of influence from eminem
True
How so?
Norwelly storytelling + aggression cuz it’s a battle rap
listin from 2:31 - 2:55 and tell me you don't hear some eminem in there
@@iisagodonearth He sounds exactly like late 90s early 2000s Eminem especially with the aggression and voice pitch
Jay Rock lookin ready for da bullshit.
Charles Hamilton… the only other guy I’d ever put in a class with Kanye & RZA, none other like him. Damn this footage was crazy. I’ve never seen this one and I had a whole fan phase. Classic
Charles Hamilton does come up with it on the fly. It's very easy to tell. If you don't realize, your bugging.
Yooooo I NEVER KNEW THAT WAS KDOT AND I SEEN THIS 100 TIMES BACK IN 2010
Charles was in dots head. 8 mile shit. He mocked dots flow. Basically saying even if you have a “perfect flow” I’ll still be #1 cuz I come off top regardless. Play it back 🤷🏿♂️. Peep dots energy. Both legends, I’m just high 👋
1:30
ch said whats ya name? then he said let me hear something nigga 😆
i fuckin love it. i saw this video when it first came out. if only charles or any of us knew that lil dude standing next to him would turn out to be the multi platinum selling icon he is today
U can see Top Dawg come in at the end with the red hat tryina tell Charles to let Dot spit again
Whos the first dude? He look like Brandon from The Wire.
Thought today wtf happened to Charles Hamilton?!? read this article with B.O.B saying that he ended up in a mental hospital because the industry messed his head up and he lost it.He also said he chose 2 go himself and make things right, legitimately ruined my day! Music needs people like him. In a interview after the hospital he said 'if I don't like who I see in the mirror, you just won't see me.' that was a year ago so I think he's gone for good :( damn
K dot was spittin crazy and I didn't even know Charles could spit that good either, and that beat just made this video amazing
I was there. Hot 97 showcase. I’ll moment. Kendrick there with the Jayrock entourage.
Man its cray how Kendrick got so much success now.. Charles couldve been there
Ramon Gutierrez he had mental issues
Ramon Gutierrez The sad part is looking at how talented Charles was. Kendrick is great, but he is and was very far from Charles talent-wise.
The reason hiphop has gone international!!!
I hope Charles has watched this back since Kendrick blew up, amazing...
he said in his song named manic "i figure out k dot the fag i battle is way hot" in 2012
That first rapper is amazing!! His rhymes are so much better then Hamilton's and Kendricks. We need to hear more of him! He definietly won this battle.
He was off beat like shit...#NOPE
Meta4ce ODOT foreal, people just wanna be special liking some random dude lol
The GOAT has returned
HueyEscobar56 The other writers are from the producer of the instrumental, as well as the songs sampled on the instrumental
www.whosampled.com/sample/174425/Kendrick-Lamar-Bitch,-Don%27t-Kill-My-Vibe-Boom-Clap-Bachelors-Tiden-Flyver/
Straight outta Haiti got this. Bennchoumy is the last MC on this and he shut that down. When I say sakpase yall say...
charles hamilton and kendrick lamar killed this shit!
I remember watching this back in the day when I was a big CH fan. Don't remember this being Kendrick my mind is blown. He went in but I would've never guessed he'd be one of the top 3 biggest rappers of the next decade
This happened for real. I love kendrick and charles but im so worried for charles the world we live in now with social media distrespecting and hating on the daily basis how is he going to cope i hope he looks past it and has good ppl around him i want to give him a hug lol #charleshamilton the comeback kid
What happened to him? I'm curious.
LOL thought it was just me!!! LOL I paused his song to see this Now back to JR..
the level of skill hamilton displayed off the top crushes kendrick lamrs wrtiten he spit . wow
it was added to that song after this happened, it wasnt written beforehand
I did not know that was Kendrick Lamar but that's the first question I asked LOL this is legendary😲 wow!!!
Kendrick really fw that verse. I think he used it on funk flex all those years later
And Drake decided to fuck with this guy
Two different career pathways 😂
wow. Classic footage
Hiphop🙏 i love it!!! just drinks and rhyming in a cypher i wish i had peeps this cool and wasnt no one illin it was all love and respect there i feel the energy
Love kdot but he spit a written while Charles Hamilton was off the top
Bennchoumy, the Haitian Mc at the end says to use this hip hop platform and say NO NO and NO to what the Dominicans are doing to MY HAITIAN peeps on their own island...
and a star was born
Whats that first beat from? I thought that logic made that one for young sinatra III but that came out 3 years later
I would like to see a Chance The rapper and Charles Hamilton Freestyle that shit would be crazy
In 2022 just thinking of the mic getting covid past around the room.
It’s 2022 not 2020
Back when Charles was bigger than Kendrick
@cliff lawrence...it doesn't say anywhere it was a battle...this led up to a battle with sirious jones...look it up
Hamilton running on this beat - Kendrick was a setup
This video is like 5-6 years old & kendrick was dope as fuck back then so dope charles had to take the mic from this nigga lol!
Rev Run is a fan
oh my God my two favorite rappers
You're missing out on some great stuff. His 2 albums Section.80 and good kid m.A.A.d. city are amazing works of art, plus not to mention his mixtapes (Training Day, O.Verly.Dedicated, C4) showcasing his flow are just dope
Yea Charles Hamilton way to be
was the 2nd emcee Kendrick Lamar?
Lol by now you must have figured it out
Ha! He caused me to revisit this too.
I was straight trippin. He literally said k dot straight from Compton. I'm glad I came back to this video. It's been over a decade and this video is still one of my favorite freestyle videos on TH-cam
Where can i find Paulie's soundlcoud?
Serge Ibaka was spazzing
lolololol
Omg he really is the cuteeest
Yea he did...
Haha the first guy seemed like a really nice guy
Livin the life.
that was extra dope!
True dat man, good lookin out
man this is lengendary
Charles Hamilton- The freestyles that led up to the Cypher