HappyBirthdayCalvin
Grounded and inward-looking rapper/producer HappyBirthdayCalvin emerged from the Chicago underground with a series of 2019 recordings, most notably "No Friends" and "Kari's Song (Long Way from Home)," the latter of which boosted his profile by appearing in the film Beats.
HappyBirthdayCalvin, born Calvin Holmes, started writing rhymes as a youngster and in his early teens got into producing music with a digital audio workstation. While attending the Chicago High School for the Arts, his SoundCloud uploads impressed William "Lpeezy" Jones, a local recording facility owner behind the At the Studio label. Signed to ATS with support provided by a deal with L.A. Reid's Hitco Entertainment, Calvin issued his first commercial recordings in 2019. They included the three-track No Friends EP, trailed by a G Herbo-assisted remix of the title track, the reflective "Kari's Song (Long Way from Home)," and "Alone." "Kari's Song," produced by Rex Rideout and Timothy Bullock for the soundtrack of the Chicago-set drama Beats, instantly expanded the artist's audience.
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Kari’s Song (Long Way Home) (Original Music from the Netflix Film “Beats”)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 18 Jun 2019
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I Can Tell
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by HappyBirthdayCalvin on 15 Mar 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
But I Love Her
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by HappyBirthdayCalvin on 26 Jan 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Acoustics: I Can Tell / Mercedes
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by HappyBirthdayCalvin on 8 Mar 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
DECISIONS
Hip-Hop/Rap - To be released on 3 May 2024 by HappyBirthdayCalvin
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Mercedes
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by HappyBirthdayCalvin on 22 Mar 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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No Love (Thotiana)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 31 Jan 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
No Friends (Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 5 Apr 2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Kari’s Song (Long Way Home) (Original Music from the Netflix Film “Beats”)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 18 Jun 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Still Did It (4th of July)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 29 Nov 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
No Friends EP
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 5 Apr 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Out of Time
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 17 Jan 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Remember
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 24 Jan 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
No Love (Thotiana)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 31 Jan 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
No Friends (Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Craft Recordings on 5 Apr 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
On Ten
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by HappyBirthdayCalvin on 12 Dec 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo