Caleb Steph

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Caleb Steph
Birth nameCaleb Stephenson
Born (1998-12-21) December 21, 1998 (age 26)
Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Origin Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupations
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels Dirty Hit (former)

Caleb Stephenson (born December 21, 1998), better known by his stage name Caleb Steph, is an American rapper from Newport News, Virginia.

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Career

Caleb started making music at the age of 12. When he was 16 he started taking music more seriously as a career. [1] Caleb began uploading his music onto SoundCloud in early 2015. In 2017, he receives the attention of Dirty Hit and ends up signing with them. [2]

In February 2019, Caleb released his debut single "Can I Talk" under Dirty Hit. [3] The following month he released "Trapped", produced by Sha Money XL, as the lead single to his debut project "Bellwood Product". [4] The EP was released on April 12, 2019, with the "Black Boy" music video dropping the same day. [5] After releasing his standalone self-produced single "Therapy Sessions" in February 2020, Caleb announced his departure from Dirty Hit, citing misrepresentation and unfair treatment.

Artistry

Steph has listed Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, MF DOOM, Joey Bada$$, J Dilla, Bow Wow, The Notorious B.I.G., Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye West as some of his influences. [6]

Discography

EPs

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearArtist(s)Album
"Ramona"2020 Sha Money XL, Marco McKinnisChain On The Bike Vol. 1

Music videos

List of music videos, with selected details
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Trapped"2019Andrew Donoho [8]
"Black Boy"Daniel Regan [9]

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