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New Music: Caleborate – “Produced By J. Cole” [LISTEN]

Indie Pick of the Week alumnist and Bay Area representer, Caleborate drops some real hip hop shit and spreads love on his new track “Produced By J. Cole.” Over a J. Cole-produced loop, Caleb spits about his experiences, struggles, and shows love to different members of the hip hop community from Nas to Migos.

It’s been a quiet year for Caleborate so far, hopefully this is a sign there is a lot more new music from this overly-talented rapper on the way.

Listen to “Produced by J. Cole” below via SoundCloud.

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Caleborate – ‘1993’ [LISTEN]

Former Indie Pick of the Week, Caleborate drops his ‘1993’ project titled after his birth year, a day after his 23rd birthday.

The bald-headed, skinny jean-wearing Bay Area native drops solid bars over solid beats. This project is very similar to his prior work in being concrete and easy-listening.

“The music on 1993 is reflective of the kind of music and the TV shows I watched growing up. I distinctly remember the blending of the two worlds–I was watching Family Matters on TV, but also Buzzfeed videos on my phone,” said Caleborate about his new project. “The lyrical content is reflective of where I am in my life as a young adult. I’m talking about stuff that other 22- and 23-year-old people are going through.”

Listen to ‘1993’ in its entirety below. The album is meant to be listened to in order from 1 to 14 as it follows a storyline.

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Caleborate – “Options” Feat. Pell & Sylvan Lacue [AUDIO]

A couple week’s ago I selected Caleborate as my Indie Pick of the Week and told y’all this boy gonna be making noise all year. The homie dropped a new one titled “Options,” featuring Pell and Sylvan Lacue. Caleborate is nice with the lyrics and if you listen close you’ll hear his pen game ain’t no joke. Bend an ear below.

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L.A. Leakers Indie Pick Of The Week : Caleborate

The Bay Area music scene has always been one of the best. From the slang to the 808s, it is by far one of the livest, most unique around.

This week’s Indie Pick of the Week, Caleborate, doesn’t have the typical Bay Area sound but adds to the scene with a more conscious but still exhilarating, witty style that represents the new Bay sound very well.

“I just wanna bring my style forward and bring originality because I feel that’s gonna push the whole scene forward,” he said. “So, the way I do it is to tell my story the best way possible.”

Caleborate’s parents divorced during his teenage years, so he would frequently travel on the Amtrak back and forth to visit them both. On the train he did a lot of thinking and reflecting as well as writing.

“I think that I became an artist just through that,” he said. “I listened to a lot of music, read a lot of books through that traveling and became in touch with myself.”

His intellect comes across in his music with a very pure flow that speaks for itself. On all his songs he talks about experiences he’s been through or ambitions and things he plans on accomplishing.

Growing up listening to Lil Wayne in his prime years, Caleborate found the motivation from Wayne’s ’08 flow to fuel his newest song “08 [Carter Flow]” produced by fellow Bay Areaens, Kuya Beats and P-Lo.

“Everybody remembers 2008 when Wayne had the game on fire and the way he was just going and pushing himself to another level,” he exclaimed. “So, this record is like me pushing myself to the next level and really trying to harness that.”

Listen to the “08 [Carter Flow]” below:

The production on that track fittingly reminds me of Wayne’s “Let The Beat Build.” “08 [Carter Flow]” will be on his upcoming project 1993 dropping in July.

Aside from Weezy, one person Caleborate would like to collaborate with is J. Cole and is really appreciative of his artistry.

“If I ever got the chance to work with him I might shed a tear —a thug tear for sure,” he jokingly said. “He’s just really historic, his vibe and content have really helped me as a person and an artist.”

Caleborate is still growing as an artist and heavily expressed his emotions of feeling blessed to have the people he has around him to help him grow. Some major influencers in his life are his manager Coach Nick, G-Eazy, Kuya Beats and P-Lo.

Keep an ear out for this bald head guy wearing skinny jeans, he’s gonna blow up! Don’t forget who put you on!

@IamBNyce