Kalan Montgomery, known by his stage name Kalan.FrFr, is an American melodic rapper. He has released numerous albums and EPs and collaborated with musicians that have included Ohgeesy, Blxst, G Perico, Mozzy, Dom Kennedy, Ty Dolla $ign, Steve Aoki. Kalan is based in Los Angeles and signed to Roc Nation.

Early life and education

Kalan is a native of Southern California and split time with his mother in

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and his father in

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. He attended San Diego State University as a scholarship player on the school's

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team, making an appearance in the 2014 Poinsettia Bowl.

Career

Kalan moved to Atlanta, Georgia after college to start his music career. He returned to Los Angeles after a short time and released two EPs, ''Hurt'' and ''TwoFr''. In 2019, he collaborated with

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on the song "Shake Somethin" for Veggies' 2019 album ''

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''. He signed to Roc Nation in 2021 and released his debut album ''TwoFr 2''. He also released an expanded version of ''TwoFr 2'' with appearances by

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, and

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. In 2021, Kalan was featured in the single and music video "West Like," a collaboration with Destiny Rogers. The also performed the song together during the half-time show of a Los Angeles Clippers game at the

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the same year. Kalan also collaborated for the song "Whole 100" on

's album '' Untreated Trauma'', which peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard 200. Kalan performed at the 2022 Made in America Festival, the same year that he collaborated with DreamDoll on the Kendy X remix of "For Me". He collaborated with K-Ci and Jeremih in 2023 for the song "Stay Part 1," a track from the The Love Album: Off the Grid by Sean Combs. He also released ''Not Hard 2 Understand'', a six-track EP. ''Billboard'' noted his presence as a surprise guest as a highlight of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami in 2024. Of his 2024 album, ''Not Hard 2 Understand'', AllHipHop.com said that "the charismatic yet laidback storyteller combines a clever mix of punchlines and flexes".

Discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Kalan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Roc Nation artists American rappers Rappers from Los Angeles Rappers from California