Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1981), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal, is an American

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

. He was a member of

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-based hip-hop group

The Diplomats The Diplomats (also known as Dipset) is an American hip hop collective formed in 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones in Harlem, New York. The group was originally composed of Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Freekey Zekey, all of whom gre ...

. 40 Cal made his first appearance on the self-titled theme song, "40 Cal" for the Dipset album '' Diplomatic Immunity 2''. He took a part on

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's Fight Klub MC battles.

Personal life

Byrd’s daughter, Saniyya Dennis, went missing from

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on April 24, 2021 and was last seen in her

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residence hall. On May 5, 2021, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced that she may have committed

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after search dogs picked up her scent in rocky terrain, but couldn't locate her body.

Discography

Studio albums

Street LPs

*2006: ''Trigger Happy'' *2007: ''Trigger Happy 2'' *2008: ''The Yellow Tape'' *2008: ''Leader of the New School''

EPs

*2008: ''Harlem Shuffle EP'' *2011: ''Trigga Happy 3 a.k.a. Trigganometry (EP)''

Mixtapes

*2006: ''40 to Life'' *2007: ''40 to Life Part 2'' *2008: ''Dip Masters Collection'' *2009: ''Da Carter After Nino, Like New Jack'' *2011: ''God's Gift to an iPod'' *2011: ''Rap Sheet'' *2012: ''Watch The Chrome'' *2012: ''Target Practice'' *2012: ''2nd Hand Smoke''

Guest appearances

Friday the 13 contributing artist 40 cal, A-lox (track 2)

References

40 Cal Is Now Managed By Masar (Max B Engineer & Designer) 1st-n-o

External links

Video: 40 Cal Interview Says Dipset Is Not Over

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