Caleb Brown is making a name for himself. The Louisiana rapper has gained a large following on Soundcloud while his music videos have been making huge waves across the internet. Best known for his lyricism and socially conscious music, Caleb is the perfect new age rapper. We caught up with him to hear more about the release of his new EP All Dawgs Go to Heaven 2.
On growing up in Louisiana:
“Growing up it was real regular like as a child we got into childish mischief or whatever. We had are ups and downs and it wasn’t until we got older and started figuring out life is real,there’s consequences to my every action. It was fun.”
On how is upbringing influenced the album:
“Seeing a lot of my friends die, a lot of my friends go to jail, a lot of people that were in the neighborhood, just influential people from the area. I was like I want something more out of my life and I know other people do to. That was my whole inspiration.”
On the creative process behind the album:
“Took me a little bit like a year and some change to record it. I recorded a lot of it in my bedroom and collaborated with the producers than we went back over it and mixed and mastered it, it was a fun.”
What track from All Dawgs Go To Heaven, he has the most personal connection with:
“’36 Chambers’ featuring RyaN Jéy, because that really sums up the whole project being that’s one of my big homies we’ve both seen loses and we both understand that concept growing up, that song was just meant to happen.”
What the album symbolizes:
“Getting freedom, because you get so much pressure of your chest, you get to move on beyond things and start to move on. Try and get past a lot of my friends dying, I’m living there life for them since they didn’t get to.”
One thing I notice about your music compared to other soundcloud artists who may rap about Xanax or lean, you are very political and introspective, can you speak to that?
“Because it’s really happening to us. It’s happening to them so it’s just a different perspective. It’s cool what they’re doing but it’s really happening to us and somebody has to talk about it. Let’s talk about something that’s really happening.”
What do you want the world to know about Caleb Brown:
“I’m from the South. And people don’t know that based on the way I talk but I’m definitely from the south, dirty south. And there’s more people like me.”
On upcoming projects:
“I’m going on tour with Jaren Benton this summer. It starts June 28th! I’m looking forward to it”