Adam Calhoun

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Adam Calhoun
Birth nameAdam Calhoun
Born (1980-09-05) September 5, 1980 (age 41)
OriginChicago, Illinois
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • comedian
Years active2017–present
Associated acts
Websiteofficialacal.com

Adam Calhoun is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and comedian. He is active as a social media personality and has released a number of albums.[1]

Music career[]

Calhoun started his music career performing with a country rap singer, Hosier. They released a single "Salute the Brave" in 2017,[2] which reached No. 46 on Hot Country Songs.[3] and they also released an album Made in America that year. He ended his collaboration with Hosier and started a solo career in 2018, and released AmerAcal.[4] Later in the year he released his second album The Throne.[5] A track in the album "Racism" drew criticism for using the N-word and stereotypes about white and black people.[6]

He released an EP Crazy White Boy with Demun Jones. During their "Crazy White Boy Tour", their shows in Sacramento, California were scheduled in the same weekend as the Sacramento Pride, which led to protests because of his social media posts on gay and trans people and song lyrics described as "racist".[7] It resulted in those shows being cancelled.[8][9] Other shows similarly faced protests and another show in Oklahoma City was canceled.[10][11]

On July 18, 2019, Calhoun released his third solo album, War. The album was the second best-selling country album and the third best-selling rap album of the week,[12][13] with 3,200 copies sold.[14]

Calhoun has also collaborated with a number of other artist, including Upchurch on Hooligan released in 2019,[15] and Struggle Jennings on Legend, released in 2020.[16]

Personal life[]

Calhoun has one son, Tamen, by his former girlfriend Brandy.[17]

Calhoun served time in prison for punching an on-duty police officer.[17]

Calhoun has a Youtube channel with over 1.2 million subscribers as of November 2021, where he often expresses his political and social views, including his support for former president Trump,[1] nationalism, machismo, opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement and to feminism,[citation needed] as well as anti-identity political views,[1] posting videos and released songs that many considered disparaging to the LGBTQ community and people of color.[9] Calhoun has stated multiple times on his social media that he will be running as an Independent candidate for President of The United States in the 2024 United States Presidential Election. A staunch supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Calhoun has also stated multiple times "Even if Trump runs I will run against him".[citation needed]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[18] 		US
Country
[19] 		US
Heat
[20] 		US
Indie
[21]
Made in America
(with Hosier)
  • Release date: December 1, 2017
  • Label: Redneckin Records
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — 6 46
AmerAcal
  • Release date: March 13, 2018
  • Label: ACal
  • Formats: Digital download
 — 13 1 4
The Throne
  • Release date: November, 2018
  • Label: ACal
  • Formats: Digital download
 — 21 1 4
War
  • Release date: July 18, 2019
  • Label: ACal
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — — 2 8
Hooligan
(with Upchurch)
  • Release date: November 25, 2019[22]
  • Label: ACal / RHEC
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 160 — — 3
Billy G.O.A.T.
  • Release date: March 24, 2020[23]
  • Label: ACal
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — — 8 47
Legend
(with Struggle Jennings)
  • Release date: June 9, 2020[16]
  • Label: ACal / Angels & Outlaws
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — — 18 —
Pressure
  • Release date: January 22, 2021[24]
  • Label: ACal
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — — — —
Outlaw Shxt
(with Struggle Jennings)
  • Release date: April 30, 2021[25]
  • Label: ACal / Angels & Outlaws
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays[]

Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[26] 		US
Indie
[27]
Crazy White Boy
(with Demun Jones)
  • Release date: February 11, 2019
  • Label: ACal
  • Formats: Digital download
 1 10

Singles[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Country[3]
2017 "Salute the Brave"
(with Hosier) 		46 Made in America
2020 "The Patriot"[28] – Non-album single

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Hitt, Tarpley (June 6, 2019). "The Phenom and the Trump Troll: A Tale of Two Country Rappers, Forged by Social Media". The Daily Beast.
  2. ^ "Singled Out: Selena Gomez, Sam Smith, Hosier and Adam Calhoun". Collegian. November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. November 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Adam Calhoun: AmerAcal". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Adam Calhoun". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Egel, Benjy (May 28, 2019). "Sacramento bar booked anti-LGBTQ rappers during Pride weekend. Now a backlash is coming". The Fresno Bee.
  7. ^ Bretón, Marcos (May 29, 2019). "The fed-up 'Crazy White Boy' backlash: A racist soundtrack of our divisive times". The Sacramento Bee.
  8. ^ "Controversial Musician Adam Calhoun Still Coming To Sacramento After Goldfield Cancels Shows". CBS Sacramento. May 30, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Egel, Benjy (May 29, 2019). "Sacramento country bar cancels controversial shows after uproar from LGBTQ community". The Sacramento Bee.
  10. ^ Garcia, Eddie (June 26, 2019). "Greensboro Community Reacts To Controversial Concert". WFDD.
  11. ^ Yager, Peyton (June 12, 2019). "Venue cancels controversial concert after backlash online". KFOR.
  12. ^ "Country Album Sales". Billboard. July 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "Rap Album Sales". Billboard. July 27, 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 21, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  15. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Adam Calhoun / Upchurch: Hooligan". AllMusic.
  16. ^ a b "Legend: Adam Calhoun, Struggle Jennings". Apple Music. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Adam Calhoun Credits Son for Changing His Life". Hollywood Mask. 13 May 2021.
  18. ^ @billboardcharts (December 2, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. March 31, 2018.
  20. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. March 31, 2018.
  21. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2018.
  22. ^ "Hooligan by Upchurch & Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  23. ^ "Billy G.O.A.T." Apple Music. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  24. ^ "Pressure by Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  25. ^ "Outlaw Shxt: Adam Calhoun, Struggle Jennings". Apple Music. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  26. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2019.
  27. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2019.
  28. ^ "The Patriot by Adam Calhoun on Apple Music". Retrieved August 10, 2020 – via Apple Music.

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