KALIBAN
No pimp cup. No gold teeth. No running suit dipped in Gucci. Kaliban is strictly business. L.A.’s resident battle rap title-holder is no stranger to the raw front lines of today’s rap scene. And he’s ready to change it. The question is, is today’s rap scene ready to take on Kaliban? With all the beef in the industry there needs to be a samurai that paints a clear portrait between the winner and the loser. That samurai has arrived…
Kaliban grew up in a part of South Central Los Angeles he refers to as “the Danger Zone”, dubbed that due to alarming murder rates and brutal turf wars. In the midst of that urban battleground he honed his take-no-prisoner spit fire style at local underground spots like Project Blowed, Elements, Fais Do-Do, and Galaxy. Places like these have a strict hold-your-own policy and chances were Kaliban showed and proved on a solo mission. Never the type to roll 10 deep, he was notorious for silently sliding into a cipher and murdering ten emcees at a time all without ever taking off his hoodie. Like a true samurai, he would do his killing, humbly collect his props, and disappear into the night as swiftly as he came. Some may say this sounds like a movie but to those struggling emcees in L.A.’s fight for supremacy, this is their living, breathing, walking nightmare. Not only does Kaliban have undoubted street credibility, his rhymes are packed with the smarts of Einstein and the street hustle of a young Willie D. He has a strong understanding of the current rap game and is able to disguise himself as a wolf in sheep’s clothing; appealing to audiences, murderous to label-made clones... (read more)