40 Cal.
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 40's new official mixtape "Broken Safety"
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| Birth name | Calvin Alan Byrd | |
| Born | 1981 | |
| Origin | Harlem, New York | |
| Genre(s) | Rap | |
| Label(s) | Diplomat Records | |
40 Cal. is a rapper from Harlem, age 25, born Calvin Alan Byrd New York City and part of the rap group The Diplomats. He is known for his battle and freestyle abilities and gained attention from the battle show Fight Klub. 40 has named himself "Mr. Rewind That" as a moniker reflecting his abilities to spit metaphors that have hip-hop heads rewinding to catch the reference. After appearing on several The Diplomats albums and mixtapes, he released a retail mixtape Broken Safety in August 2006.
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[edit] Trivia
His name actually does not originate from the .40 caliber pistol. Rather, in an interview with SOHH NYC, 40 tells that his name reps his block, [1]40th and Lenox (or the "Danger Zone" of Harlem), hence 40 Cal. 40 quotes: "Yeah that’s the block and I told them, I need the block in the background when I drop this. Nahmean. That’s how I got my name, 40 Cal. Calvin from 40th."
The album Broken Safety includes a diss track aimed at Sam Scarfo called "Sam Scared".
[edit] Discography
- Broken Safety (retail mixtape Album) (2006) US SALES (270,000)
- Trigger Happy (Mixtape) (2006)
- 40 to Life (Mixtape) (2006)
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