40 Cal.

40 Cal.
40 Cal.
Birth name	Calvin Alan Byrd
Born	December 17, 1981 (age 42)
Origin	Harlem, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Diplomat Records (2004–present); Koch Records (2004-2007); Babygrande Records (2007–present); Cleopatra Records (2006–present); Interscope Records

Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1981), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal, is an American rapper. He was a member of Harlem-based hip-hop group The Diplomats.

40 Cal made his first appearance on the self-titled theme song, "40 Cal" for the Dipset album Diplomatic Immunity 2. He took a part on MTV2's Fight Klub MC battles.^[1]

Personal life

Byrd’s daughter, Saniyya Dennis, went missing from Buffalo, New York on April 24, 2021 and was last seen in her Buffalo State College residence hall. On May 5, 2021, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced that she may have committed suicide after search dogs picked up her scent in rocky terrain, but couldn't locate her body.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US^[2]	US R&B^[3]	US Rap^[4]
Broken Safety	Released: August 8, 2006 Label: Cleopatra Records, Diplomat Records	—	81	—
Broken Safety 2	Released: September 11, 2007 Label: Koch Records, Diplomat Records	151	27	12
Mooga	Released: August 5, 2008 Label: Gold Dust Media	—	—	—

Street LPs

2006: Trigger Happy
2007: Trigger Happy 2
2008: The Yellow Tape
2008: Leader of the New School

EPs

2008: Harlem Shuffle EP
2011: Trigga Happy 3 a.k.a. Trigganometry (EP)

Mixtapes

2006: 40 to Life
2007: 40 to Life Part 2
2008: Dip Masters Collection
2009: Da Carter After Nino, Like New Jack
2011: God's Gift to an iPod
2011: Rap Sheet
2012: Watch The Chrome
2012: Target Practice
2012: 2nd Hand Smoke

Guest appearances

Friday the 13 contributing artist 40 cal, A-lox (track 2)^[5]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Family Ties"	2004	Cam'ron, Hell Rell	Diplomatic Immunity 2
"40 Cal."	2004	S.A.S.	Diplomatic Immunity 2
"I'm in Love With a Thug"	2005	Jim Jones	Harlem: Diary of a Summer
"Tupac Joint"	2005	Jim Jones, Hussein Fatal	Harlem: Diary of a Summer
"Triple Up"	2006	Cam'ron	Killa Season
"Gutta"		J.R. Writer	Writers Block 3
"Code Red"		Jim Jones, Max B, Stack Bundles	The Seven Day Theory
"Too High"		Jim Jones, Max B	A Dipset X-Mas
"The Pit"		J.R. Writer, Hell Rell	Fresh Prince of Harlem Vol. 1
"Grand Finale"		Hell Rell, J.R. Writer	Streets Wanna Know
"Getting Money"		J.R. Writer	Dipset: The Movement Moves On
"Pay Homage"		J.R. Writer	History in the Making
"Don't Do It"	2007	JR Writer, Hell Rell	Block Work
"Business Before Plessure"		iLLmacuLate, OnlyOne	The Rain Check: Mixtape
"3 Shots"		Hell Rell, JR Writer	Eat With Me or Eat a Box of Bullets
"Telling Lies"		Hell Rell	New Gun In Town
"Over Drive"		J.R. Writer	Writer's Block 4
"Welcome to the Set"	2008	S.A.S.	Where Is S.A.S.?
"My kind of Gangsta"		2008	Milli Millz, Toolez, Prince & HDesign	Eurostreetz Global Tactics Vol. 1
"Swagga Talk"			Cam'ron, Hell Rell	Public Enemy #1
"Troublemakers"	Cam'ron, Penz			Public Enemy #1
"Woo Hoo"	2009	Cam'ron, Byrd Lady	Crime Pays
"#1 Movement"		Hell Rell	Get In Line or Get Lined Up
"Young Black & Strapped"		Hell Rell	Get In Line or Get Lined Up
"Streets Is Gettin' Hot"		Tek, Ali Vegas, Beenie Man, Big Pooh, Chirie Vegas, Doo Wop, Icadon, Mic Geronimo, Stat Quo	I Did It My Way
"Not at All"	2012	J.R. Writer	ET: Extra-Terrestrial Musik
"Money dans le jean"	2013	Dan-D X Ronnie Ron	Slowmotion

References

^ Cordor, Cyril. "40 Cal. | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
^ "40 Cal. Chart History". Billboard 200. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
^ "40 Cal. Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
^ "40 Cal. Chart History". Top Rap Albums. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
^ "In My Own Words Mixtape by A-lox". DatPiff. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

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External links

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[1] Cordor, Cyril. "40 Cal. | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

[2] "40 Cal. Chart History". Billboard 200. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

[3] "40 Cal. Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

[4] "40 Cal. Chart History". Top Rap Albums. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

[5] "In My Own Words Mixtape by A-lox". DatPiff. Retrieved May 5, 2018.

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v t e 40 Cal.
Albums	Broken Safety Broken Safety 2 The Yellow Tape
Related articles	The Diplomats Diplomat Records

v t e The Diplomats
Cam'ron Jim Jones Juelz Santana Freekey Zekey Hell Rell 40 Cal. J.R. Writer DukeDaGod
Studio albums	Diplomatic Immunity Diplomatic Immunity 2
Singles	"Crunk Muzik"
Related articles	Discography Diplomat Records AraabMuzik

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National	United States
Artists	MusicBrainz