Charles Hamilton Guilty of Swagger Jacking?
Apparently, Dukie is being charged with swagger jacking in the first degree. Allegedly, he ripped the track “Shinin'” from producer Black Spade and is claiming it as his own. Hit the jump to read an email Spade sent Fresh Selects regarding the fuckery.
“Yo!
So this is the beat Charles Hamilton CLAIMS he
created. In short, when I was in Austin to perform and check out SxSW,
I caught his set. He performed one of his tracks, ‘Shinin,’ which I
thought was dope. However, come to find out the instrumental that he
used for that track is a beat I produced a while back. After he was
done performing, I let him know that I produced the beat and asked him
where he got it from. In the back of my mind I know that the only place
he really could have gotten it from was off my MySpace page. When I
told him I produced the track and liked his lyrics, he still continued
to say that HE produced the track with some dude….FALSE. He said he
cleared the sample and that he is the one singing ‘Shinin’ in the
background and also that his homeboy was playing the keys on the track.
Now mind you, the background ‘Shinin’ vocals that he claims he laid
were not laid in the studio at all. I know this because I sampled them
by singing directly into the MPC.
Basically, the Frankie Beverly & Maze sample at the beginning is
from when I put the beat up on MySpace. The whole point of putting that
part in the track was to show that I was about to produce, from that
part, my own version of the sample. So, if you don’t hear the Frankie
Beverly & Maze sample in the MP3 I am sending you, that is why.
Peace,
Black Spade aka Stoney Rock”
Charles is a douche bag. Waiting on El Che to roast him some more
Charles’ defense:
http://charleshamilton.blogspot.com/2009/03/once-and-for-all.html
Charles has the original FL files of Shining.. What about spade? can you prove it? probably not
the end
Rhymestyle,
Charles has been saying he has the files and is willing to show them since his very first response.
So where are they at?
You saying Black Spade took the beat from Charles??
How would that be possible & what would be the point?
@Charles’ defense
But dude sang his own version of the sample to use in his track. How Charles gonna explain havin’ his accusers own voice on it. And then the track has identical waves, including drums that weren’t a part of the sample.
Why would Black Spade make the track just to sit on it for 2 years before trying to call a nigga out after he goes to Charles’ concert.
Bein’ foolish on it, this is what internet rappers become, straight cheatin on they term papers cuz it’s too easy.
I’m a big Charles Hamilton fan, but I see both sides of this.
None of the stories sync up, but I have to admit Charles is losing this one. Regardless, it would only be fair for him to defend himself in the process. All I’m saying.