40 Cal.

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40 Cal.
Birth name	Calvin Alan Byrd
Genres	Rap
Years active	2004 - Present
Labels	Diplomat Records (2004-present) Koch Records (2004-2007) Babygrande Records (2007-present) Cleopatra Records (2006-present)
Associated acts	The Diplomats

Calvin Alan Byrd is an American rapper better know by his stage name, 40 Cal. is member of Harlem based mixtape crew The Diplomats.

40 Cal made his first appearance on the self titled theme song, "40 Cal" for the Dipset album Diplomatic Immunity 2.^[1] However, his reputation is built on his notable rhyme battling skills, which was captured best on MTV2's Fight Klub MC battles.^[2]

1 Discography
- 1.1 Studio Albums
- 1.2 Mixtapes
2 References
3 External links

Discography

Studio Albums

Date	Title	Label	Charted	Country
Albums
Aug 8, 2006	Broken Safety	Diplomat	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #81^[3]	US
Sep 11, 2007	Broken Safety 2	Diplomat, Koch	The Billboard 200 #151^[4] Top Heatseekers #3^[5] Top Independent Albums #20^[6] Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #27^[7] Top Rap Albums #12^[8]	US
August 2008	Mooga	[[]]

Mixtapes

2006 40 to Life
2006 Trigger Happy
2007 Trigger Happy 2
2007 40 to Life Part 2
2008 The Yellow Tape
2008 Leader of the New School
2008 "Dip Masters"
2009 New Jack (Da Carter After Nino, Like New)
2010 Trigganometry

References

^ " Diplomatic Immunity, Vol. 2 at Allmusic". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifpxqusldhe. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
^ 40 Cal. bio at Allmusic
^ "Broken Safety at Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Aug 26, 2006. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=333&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Albums&ci=3077434&cdi=9023110&cid=08%2F26%2F2006. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
^ "Broken Safety 2 at Billboard 200". Sep 29, 2007. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3086562&cdi=9403041&cid=09%2F29%2F2007. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
^ "Broken Safety 2 at Billboard Top Heatseekers". Sep 29, 2007. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=324&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Heatseekers&ci=3086561&cdi=9402945&cid=09%2F29%2F2007. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
^ "Broken Safety 2 at Billboard Top Independent". Sep 29, 2007. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=326&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Independent+Albums&ci=3086532&cdi=9402039&cid=09%2F29%2F2007. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
^ "Broken Safety 2 at Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Sep 29, 2007. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=333&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Albums&ci=3086517&cdi=9401587&cid=09%2F29%2F2007. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
^ "Broken Safety 2 at Billboard Top Rap Albums". Sep 29, 2007. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=335&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Rap+Albums&ci=3086555&cdi=9402571&cid=09%2F29%2F2007. Retrieved January 3, 2009.

External links

v • d • e 40 Cal.

Albums	Broken Safety · Broken Safety 2 · The Yellow Tape

Mixtapes	40 to Life · Trigger Happy · Trigger Happy 2 · Mooga

Singles	"Big Boys", "Harlem Shuffle"

Related articles	The Diplomats · Diplomat Records

v • d • e The Diplomats

Cam'ron · Jim Jones · Juelz Santana · J. R. Writer · 40 Cal. · Freekey Zekey

Albums	Diplomatic Immunity

Related articles	Diplomat Records · Killa Season

Persondata
NAME	Byrd, Calvin Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	40 Cal.
SHORT DESCRIPTION	United States rapper
DATE OF BIRTH	December 18, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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