Adam Calhoun
Adam Calhoun is an American country and hip-hop singer. He is active as a social media personality and has released a number of albums.[1]
Adam Calhoun | |
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Birth name | Adam Calhoun |
Born | 1980 |
Genres | Midwest hip hop |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Associated acts | Upchurch Demon Jones Struggle Jennings |
Website | officialacal |
Music career
Calhoun started his music career performing with another 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]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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US [15] |
US Country [16] |
US Heat [17] |
US Indie [18] | |||
Made in America (with Hosier) |
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— | — | 6 | 46 | |
AmerAcal |
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— | — | — | — |
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The Throne |
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— | 21 | 1 | 4 |
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War |
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— | — | 2 | 8 |
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Hooligan (with Upchurch) |
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160 | — | — | — | |
Pressure |
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— | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Extended plays
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Heat [21] |
US Indie [22] | ||
Crazy White Boy (with Demun Jones) |
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1 | 10 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Country[3] | |||
2017 | "Salute the Brave" (with Hosier) |
46 | Made in America |
2020 | "The Patriot"[23] | – | Non-album single |
References
- Hitt, Tarpley (June 6, 2019). "The Phenom and the Trump Troll: A Tale of Two Country Rappers, Forged by Social Media". The Daily Beast.
- "Singled Out: Selena Gomez, Sam Smith, Hosier and Adam Calhoun". Collegian. November 3, 2017.
- "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. November 18, 2017.
- "Adam Calhoun: AmerAcal". AllMusic.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Adam Calhoun". AllMusic.
- Egel, Benjy (May 28, 2019). "Sacramento bar booked anti-LGBTQ rappers during Pride weekend. Now a backlash is coming". The Fresno Bee.
- Bretón, Marcos (May 29, 2019). "The fed-up 'Crazy White Boy' backlash: A racist soundtrack of our divisive times". The Sacramento Bee.
- "Controversial Musician Adam Calhoun Still Coming To Sacramento After Goldfield Cancels Shows". CBS Sacramento. May 30, 2019.
- Egel, Benjy (May 29, 2019). "Sacramento country bar cancels controversial shows after uproar from LGBTQ community". The Sacramento Bee.
- Garcia, Eddie (June 26, 2019). "Greensboro Community Reacts To Controversial Concert". WFDD.
- Yager, Peyton (June 12, 2019). "Venue cancels controversial concert after backlash online". KFOR.
- "Country Album Sales". Billboard. July 27, 2019.
- "Rap Album Sales". Billboard. July 27, 2019.
- Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 21, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- @billboardcharts (December 2, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Top Country Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2018.
- "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2018.
- "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. July 27, 2019.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2018.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. July 27, 2019.
- "Hooligan by Upchurch & Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- "Pressure by Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2019.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. February 23, 2019.
- "The Patriot by Adam Calhoun on Apple Music". Retrieved August 10, 2020 – via Apple Music.
External links
- Adam Calhoun YouTube channel
- Adam Calhoun website