Kutt Calhoun

Kutt Calhoun

Kutt Calhoun at release signing for Tech N9ne's Killer on July 1, 2008
Background information
Birth name Melvin Calhoun Jr.
Also known as Cutt Dawg, Bloody Kutty Cal, Bloody Kutty
Origin Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Genres Hip hop
Instruments rapping
Years active 1998–present
Labels Strange Music
Associated acts Tech N9ne
Skatterman & Snug Brim
Deuce Klik
Krizz Kaliko
816 Boyz
Website www.Kutt.com

Melvin Calhoun Jr., better known by his stage name Kutt Calhoun, is an American rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. His second album, Feature Presentation, debuted at #60 on the Billboard "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" chart in its first week of release.[1] His third album, Raw and Un-Kutt, performed better on the charts and debuted at #162 on the "Billboard 200" chart in its first week of release.[2]

Contents

Career

B.L.E.V.E.

Kutt would release his debut album, B.L.E.V.E. (standing for Boiling Liquid Expanding Viscous Explosion), on August 10, 2004. The album features several appearances by the man he had performed hype duties for, Tech N9ne, as well as other local rappers, Krizz Kaliko, BG Bulletwound and fellow label mates Skatterman & Snug Brim. The album didn't perform well on the charts, only making an appearance on Billboard's "Top Heatseekers (West North Central)" chart.[3]

Feature Presentation

After a long hiatus for most of its artists, Strange Music would find a new distribution deal in 2006, and thus a schedule of releases was mapped out. Summer 2007 was originally the projected release time for his second album, Feature Presentation. Strange Music would see a delay in their release schedule however, and Kutt Calhoun would instead record and release the album on October 7, 2008. The album saw features from his label mates Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko and Skatterman & Snug Brim once again, though it also featured several other local rappers such as The Popper, E-Skool, Paul Mussan and BG Bulletwound. The second album performed better on the charts than his debut, reaching #60 on Billboard's "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" as well as charting #19 on the "Top Heatseekers" chart.[4] A music video was shot for the song "Bunk Rock Bitch," and the video was released by the Record Label through their YouTube account on January 15, 2009.[5] The video features fellow label mates Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko.

Raw and Un-Kutt

Kutt Calhoun released his third album, Raw and Un-Kutt[6] on June 8, 2010. Singles from the album include: "Naked (Boom Boom Room)" and "Get Kutt". Features include Brotha Lynch Hung, E-40, Joe Budden, Tech N9ne, Too Short, among others.[7] On May 26, 2010, XXL premiered the video for "Naked (Boom Boom Room)" on their website.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
Billboard 200
[2]		 Top Heatseekers
[9]		 Top Independent
[10]		 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
[1]		 Top Rap
[11]
2004 B.L.E.V.E.
  • Released: August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10)
  • Label: Strange Music/MSC Entertainment (MSC-1008 2)
  • Format: CD
 — — — — *
2008 Feature Presentation
  • Released: October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)
  • Label: Strange Music (SMI 50)
  • Format: CD
 — 19 — 60 — 2,658[12]
2010 Raw and Un-Kutt 162 4 27 27 15 3,500[13]
"—" indicates albums that did not chart.
"*" with a light gray background indicates albums released prior to charts existence.

EP's

Year Album details
2011 Red-Headed Stepchild

Mixtapes

(note: "Strip Club Song" samples from "Bing Bong Brothers" by The Lonely Island)

Year Album details
2007 Flamez Mixtape
  • Released: September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
  • Label: —
  • Format: CD
TBD Flamez Mixtape part Duece
  • Released: TBD
  • Label: —
  • Format: CD

Non album tracks

Appears on

Appears on notes
1. a b c Kutt Calhoun appears as Cutt Dawg.

Music videos

Year Title Director Artist(s)
As main performer
2009 "Bunk Rock Bitch" Dan Gedman[5] Kutt Calhoun
2010 "Naked (Boom Boom Room)" Dan Gedman[8] Kutt Calhoun ft. Tech N9ne
2011 "I'm The One" Frankie C[15] Kutt Calhoun ft. JL
"All By My Lonely" Frankie C[16] Kutt Calhoun ft. BG Bulletwound
As featured performer
2010 "In My Hood" Nathan Letteer[17] Young Ghost ft. Bridge_B & Kutt Calhoun
2011 "Pressure" Tye Murphy[18] Black Oxygen ft. Kutt Calhoun
2011 "Ooo Wee" Nathan Letteer[19] Steel ft. Kutt Calhoun
Cameo appearances
2002 "Slacker" Ben Mor Tech N9ne
2003 "Imma Tell" Christopher Horvath Tech N9ne
2006 "Bout Ta' Bubble" Prozak Tech N9ne
2007 "City 2 City" Kottonmouth Kings ft. Krizz Kaliko & Tech N9ne
"White Trash Life" Bryan Heiden Big B
2008 "What It Is" RUBONYX[20] Kredulous ft. 3rd Degree
"Like Yeah" Estevan Oriol[21] Tech N9ne
2009 "Red Nose" Dan Gedman[22] Tech N9ne
"Salue" Big Scoob ft. Tech N9ne
2010 "O.G." Dan Gedman[23] Tech N9ne
"KC Tea" Dan Gedman[24] Tech N9ne
"Elevator" Dan Gedman[25] Krizz Kaliko ft. Tech N9ne
"Ego Trippin'" Dan The Man[26] Tech N9ne ft. Krizz Kaliko
2011 "Man In My City (Remix)" Kamera Man[27] Nesto the Owner ft. Bishop Young Don, Cash Image, Rondoe, The Popper, V.V. & Xta-C
"Hotboxin The Van" Bert Trevino[28] Baby Bash, Marcus Manchild & Paul Wall
2012 "All That I Know" Philly Fly Boy[29] Trae ft. Brian Angel, Mystikal & Tech N9ne

References

  1. ^ a b "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart History". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/kutt-calhoun/chart-history/611343?f=333&g=Albums. Retrieved June 17, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/kutt-calhoun/chart-history/611343?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved June 17, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Billboard - Top Heatseekers (West North Central) - B.L.E.V.E.". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=303&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Heatseekers+(West+North+Central)&ci=3055056&cdi=8197030&cid=08%2F28%2F2004. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
  4. ^ "Billboard - Album Chart History". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=611343&model.vnuAlbumId=1184242. Retrieved 2008-10-16. 
  5. ^ a b Bunk Rock Bitch video on YouTube
  6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc-JqUTOoTY
  7. ^ http://www.kutt.com/forum/topics/raw-and-unkutt-up-for-preorder
  8. ^ a b "WORLD PREMIERE: Kutt Calhoun feat. Tech N9ne "Naked" [VIDEO"]. XXLMag.com. Harris Publications, Inc. May 26, 2010. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=80649. Retrieved May 26, 2010. 
  9. ^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart History". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/kutt-calhoun/chart-history/611343?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved June 17, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Independent Albums Chart History". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/kutt-calhoun/chart-history/611343?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved June 17, 2010. 
  11. ^ "Rap Albums Chart History". Billboard.com. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/kutt-calhoun/chart-history/611343?f=335&g=Albums. Retrieved June 17, 2010. 
  12. ^ "Soundscans - Week Ending 10/19/2008" (RTF). 2008-10-22. http://www.bigwilliepromotions.com/periodicals/soundscan/indie/10_22_08.rtf. Retrieved 2008-10-22. 
  13. ^ Jacobs, Allen (June 16, 2010). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/13/2010". Cheri Media Group. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11493/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-6-13-2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010. 
  14. ^ (2011) "Strange Music Upcoming Releases" [insert]. Album notes for Coathanga Strangla by Brotha Lynch Hung. Kansas City, MO: Strange Music.
  15. ^ I'm The One on Youtube
  16. ^ All By My Lonely on Youtube
  17. ^ Kutt Calhoun In Young Ghost’s Music Video For ‘In My Hood’
  18. ^ Black Oxygen feat. Kutt Calhoun - "Pressure" Music Video
  19. ^ Kutt Calhoun in Steel's video 'Ooo Wee' on dir. Nathan Letteer's website
  20. ^ What It Is music video on Myspace.com
  21. ^ Nuevo Revolution's Interview with Tech N9ne 2008 (Part 1 of 2). 2008-08-19. Event occurs at 6:45-7:45. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r67VbRpWV0I. Retrieved 2008-08-19. 
  22. ^ "Tech N9ne "Red Nose"". MTV Networks On Campus Inc.. 2009-04-13. http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/tech-n9ne_red-nose/. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
  23. ^ "Tech N9ne "O.G." - mtvU". MTV Networks On Campus Inc. 2010-06-11. http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/tech-n9ne-og/. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
  24. ^ "Tech N9ne "KC Tea" Official Music Video". Strange Music Inc. 2010-07-21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyYPb6ZSEG0. Retrieved 2010-07-21. 
  25. ^ "Krizz Kaliko "Elevator" Behind the Scenes". Strange Music Inc. 2010-08-25. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9bnOj3GRlc. Retrieved 2010-08-25. 
  26. ^ "Tech N9ne "Ego Trippin’" Video From the Bad Season Mixtape Hosted by DJ Whoo Kid!". RadioPlanet.tv. 2010-11-27. http://www.radioplanet.tv/tech-n9ne-ego-trippin-video/. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  27. ^ "Nesto The Owner - Man In My City Remix (Official Music Video)". 2011-02-24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np8SrPF0U8s. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  28. ^ "HOTBOXIN THAT VAN" - Baby Bash Paul Wall & Marcus Manchild (Official Music Video)
  29. ^ "Trae Tha Truth Ft. Mystikal, Tech N9ne & Brian Angel - All That I Know [Official Music Video"]. ThisIs50.com. January 3, 2012. http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/trae-tha-truth-ft-mystikal-tech-n9ne-brian-angel-all-that-i-know. Retrieved January 3, 2012. "The Philly Fly Boy directed clip features Tech N9ne, Brain Angel of Day 26 and Cash Money's newest signee Mystikal." 
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