thegreatcalid

Lagos, Nigeria

One of five siblings raised by a minister mother in Brooklyn, New York, Calid found his voice both by singing in church and by studying his Jay Z records at home. Though Calid's talent, wisdom, and poise made him something of a surrogate father to a musically gifted boy who lived in his own head, it was a football scholarship that eventually carried Calid from Central Valley Trenches to a Federal University. An injury derailed his athletic career, but he found a mentor in producer Metro, who has worked with him ever since. After college, Calid moved to New York to work the kitchen in his brother’s Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn cafe by day, and jazz clubs by night.” Also having a African Background from Nigeria