A brand new concept mixtape from fresh young talent, "If You Give A Kid A Crayon" is an impressive introduction for Rosewood's Calebjustcaleb(Formerly "C4"). For starters: all of the tracks are on point, which is very rare in the mixtape world, especially with a bold concept behind it. What concept? "If You Give A Kid A Crayon" plays off the "If you give a mouse a cookie" book series many millenals grew to love. The concept was to make a sampler like mixtape displaying the talents of Calebjustcaleb and other SC based artists. Each metaphorical "kid" being the artist featured on the respective track, and each metaphorical "crayon" being the spot on tape itself. The best examples of Calebjustcaleb's unique voice and delivery are "Welcome To Rosewood,"(featuring Bricksquad Monoply artist and fellow Rosewood local, Ben G) "Strictly Business" and "Notebook Arson." He is joined by a variety of SC based artists, the best features being Cole Connor on "Notebook Arson" and H3RO on "Hometown Glory remix." During the interview, tripping on acid, he talks about the music industry as if he was 60. Talking about how much the industry has changed, and how different the mainstream and underground scenes are in their respective areas, I almost forgot this kid is only 18. Claiming he was never good in school because it was "an institution aimed at keeping children dumb and nieve," you would never guess he could speak and communicate the way he did(albeit, tripping on LSD) His intelligence matched his lyrical content to a T, almost as if all the years spent in school was all his master scheme to, once out, put out some of the best hip-hop music from a youth that i've seen in the south in my lifetime.
While not exclusively produced by Southside artist Supah Mario, his production gives Calebjustcaleb the room to stretch his hamstrings and take off running, and that he did, that he did.
You can steam the concept tape at
WWW.SOUNDCLOUD.COM/C4803
-Greg Slattery
Stereofly Magazine - Stereofly(Greg Slattery) Zine