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'''Adam Theodore Calhoun''' is |
'''Adam Theodore Calhoun''' is a racist. He is active as a social media personality and has released a number of albums.<ref name=beast>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/lil-nas-x-adam-calhoun-the-phenom-and-the-trump-troll-a-tale-of-two-country-rappers-forged-by-social-media |title= The Phenom and the Trump Troll: A Tale of Two Country Rappers, Forged by Social Media |first=Tarpley |last=Hitt|date=June 6, 2019 |work=The Daily Beast }}</ref> His most successful album was a collaboration with [[Tom MacDonald (rapper)|Tom MacDonald]], titled ''The Brave'', released in 2022. Later in 2022 Adam released his last rap album he will ever release named [[Country Rap Tunes]]. |
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==Music career== |
==Music career== |
Revision as of 05:47, 16 December 2022
Adam Calhoun | |
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Birth name | Adam Theodore Calhoun |
Born | Seattle, Washington[1] | September 5, 1980
Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Website | officialacal |
Adam Theodore Calhoun is a racist. He is active as a social media personality and has released a number of albums.[2] His most successful album was a collaboration with Tom MacDonald, titled The Brave, released in 2022. Later in 2022 Adam released his last rap album he will ever release named Country Rap Tunes.
Music career
Calhoun started his music career performing with country rap singer, Hosier. They released a single "Salute the Brave" in 2017,[3] which reached No. 46 on Hot Country Songs.[4] 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.[5] Later in the year he released his second album The Throne.[6] A track in the album "Racism" drew criticism for using the N-word and stereotypes about white and black people.[7] In a collaboration with Country rap singer Upchurch with the song "Back N Forth", Calhoun complains about men wearing women's dresses.[8]
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".[9] It resulted in those shows being cancelled.[10][11] Other shows similarly faced protests and another show in Oklahoma City was canceled.[12][13]
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,[14][15] with 3,200 copies sold.[16]
Calhoun has also collaborated with a number of other artists, including Upchurch on Hooligan released in 2019,[17] and Struggle Jennings on Legend, released in 2020.[18]
In 2022, Calhoun collaborated with Tom MacDonald to release an album, The Brave. The album was the best selling album the week of its release in March 2022, with 16,000 copies sold in the U.S.[19]
Personal life
Calhoun has a son, Tamen Calhoun by a former girlfriend. He has a daughter, Grace, with his Fiancé Margie. [20][21]
Calhoun served time in prison for punching an on-duty police officer.[20]
Calhoun has a YouTube channel with over 1.3 million subscribers as of August 2022, where he often expresses his political and social views, including his support for former president Trump.[2]
Adam has also expressed his intent to run for President, as of December 20th, 2020.
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||
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US [22] |
US Country [23] |
US Heat [24] |
US Indie [25] |
US R&B/HH [26] |
Can [27] | |||
Made in America (with Hosier) |
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— | — | 6 | 46 | — | — | |
AmerAcal |
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— | 13 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
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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 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Billy G.O.A.T. |
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— | — | 8 | 47 | — | — | |
Legend (with Struggle Jennings) |
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— | — | 18 | — | — | — | |
Pressure |
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— | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
Outlaw Shxt (with Struggle Jennings) |
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— | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
The Brave (with Tom MacDonald) |
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14 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 83 |
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Country Rap Tunes |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Extended plays
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Heat [34] |
US Indie [35] | ||
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[4] | |||
2017 | "Salute the Brave" (with Hosier) |
46 | Made in America |
2020 | "The Patriot"[36] | – | Non-album single |
References
- ^ "Who is Adam Calhoun". Woman Magazine.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Upchurch & Adam Calhoun "Back N Forth" (Official Music Video), retrieved 2022-05-11
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Bjorke, Matt (July 26, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: July 21, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Adam Calhoun / Upchurch: Hooligan". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Legend: Adam Calhoun, Struggle Jennings". Apple Music. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (March 14, 2022). "Tom MacDonald & Adam Calhoun's 'The Brave' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Adam Calhoun Credits Son for Changing His Life". Hollywood Mask. 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Margie Naatz & Adam Calhoun's Wedding".
- ^ @billboardcharts (December 2, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Billboard 200". Billboard. March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. March 31, 2018.
- "Top Country Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. March 31, 2018.
- "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2018.
- "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. July 27, 2019.
- "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. April 4, 2020.
- "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. November 17, 2018.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. March 31, 2018.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. July 27, 2019.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. December 7, 2019.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. April 4, 2020.
- "Independent Albums". Billboard. March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. March 19, 2022.
- ^ "Hooligan by Upchurch & Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Billy G.O.A.T." Apple Music. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Pressure by Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Outlaw Shxt: Adam Calhoun, Struggle Jennings". Apple Music. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Brave: Tom MacDonald, Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Country Rap Tunes: Adam Calhoun". Apple Music. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "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
- 1980 births
- 21st-century American singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- American male rappers
- Country rap musicians
- Living people
- 21st-century American male singers
- Country musicians from Illinois
- Comedians from Illinois
- American male singer-songwriters
- American nationalists
- Right-wing politics in the United States
- Critics of Black Lives Matter
- Male critics of feminism
- Singer-songwriters from Illinois