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BIO
 No
pimp cup. No gold teeth. No running suit dipped in Gucci. Kaliban is strictly
business. L.A.’s resident battle rap title-holder is no stranger to the raw
front lines of today’s rap scene. And he’s ready to change it. The question is,
is today’s rap scene ready to take on Kaliban? With all the beef in the industry
there needs to be a samurai that paints a clear portrait between the winner and
the loser. That samurai has arrived…
Kaliban grew up in a part
of South Central Los Angeles he refers to as “the Danger Zone”, dubbed that due
to alarming murder rates and brutal turf wars. In the midst of that urban
battleground he honed his take-no-prisoner spit fire style at local underground
spots like Project Blowed, Elements, Fais Do-Do, and Galaxy. Places like these
have a strict hold-your-own policy and chances were Kaliban showed and proved on
a solo mission. Never the type to roll 10 deep, he was notorious for silently
sliding into a cipher and murdering ten emcees at a time all without ever taking
off his hoodie. Like a true samurai, he would do his killing, humbly collect his
props, and disappear into the night as swiftly as he came. Some may say this
sounds like a movie but to those struggling emcees in L.A.’s fight for
supremacy, this is their living, breathing, walking nightmare. Not only does
Kaliban have undoubted street credibility, his rhymes are packed with the smarts
of Einstein and the street hustle of a young Willie D. He has a strong
understanding of the current rap game and is able to disguise himself as a wolf
in sheep’s clothing; appealing to audiences, murderous to label-made clones.
With his rhyme game locked
down, Kaliban ventured off into more mainstream gambles where the purses were
bigger. He took home a trophy from Nike’s Battleground competition where he
destroyed emcees from all over the country. With fangs dripping with industry
blood, he became hungry for more high profile marks. It was time to hit the
movies. Kaliban and fellow producer, DJ Obi, a duo also known as The Mint,
landed their song, “Sewaside”, on the Lions Gate major motion picture release
titled “Drive Thru” released in 2007. Kaliban was not done yet. He then starred
in “Battle For New York”, an independent movie that showed the difference
between a “rapper” and an emcee. In true form, Kaliban was cast as the ultimate
emcee to square off against sixteen opponents. Not a far stretch from his day to
day routine. Kaliban did gain a strong business sense from the making of this
movie and he applied that knowledge to his future undertakings.
As a true samurai would,
Kaliban is always working to improve his art and has teamed up with several
other artists and producers in his quest for Hip Hop supremacy. In the early
2000’s, Kaliban, going by his alias 50 Cal, teamed with producer DJ Obi to
release his first solo album, Trigga-Nometry
in 2003. It’s heavy, sampled sounds combined with Kal’s lethal lyrical prowess
made it a widespread underground success. Kaliban and DJ Obi followed to release
several more mixtapes under their
alias, The Mint, and a various
artists album by the name of Cobra LA. Always hungry for more, while still
working on solo projects with the Mint, Kaliban became member of the rap group,
the Filthy Rich Criminals (FRC). FRC is not only known for its pulse pounding
beats and hard hitting delivery, but for its philosophy of “Industry Terrorism”.
FRC has completed a full-length album titled “California Whiskey”—which is still
awaiting release. In the meantime and in response to fans demands, FRC teamed up
with L.A.’s resident mixtape king, DJ Warrior, to put out “CA Whiskey: The
Mixtape” in 2007.
Currently, Kaliban is
performing shows in LA and is almost completed recording a new LP titled, Point
Blank Range—this time aiming for the majors with fresh new sounds while keeping
true to his art of being a true lyricist. With sleeper cells such as Filthy
Rich, Cobra Los Angeles (CLA), and the Mighty Mint waiting in the wings for the
attack signal, Kaliban and his Industry Terror regime are ready to take over all
four corners of the world.
Brace your pimp cups and
guard your grills, the terror alert is rising and Kaliban is awake.
  
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