Caleb Stephenson (born December 21, 1998), better known by his stage name Caleb Steph, is an American

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from

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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. Caleb began uploading his music onto

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in early 2015. In 2017, he receives the attention of

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and ends up signing with them. In February 2019, Caleb released his debut single "Can I Talk" under Dirty Hit. The following month he released "Trapped", produced by Sha Money XL, as the lead single to his debut project "Bellwood Product". The EP was released on April 12, 2019, with the "Black Boy" music video dropping the same day. 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

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, Jay-Z,

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, Joey Bada$$,

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, Bow Wow, The Notorious B.I.G.,

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, and

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as some of his influences.

Discography

EPs

*''Bellwood Product'' (2019)

Guest appearances

Music videos

References

External links

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