Cal Scruby

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Cincinnati, Ohio-based rapper Cal Scruby was born in 1989 and grew up in a small Ohio town, slowly developing a love for hip-hop. In 2011, after spending time as a student at Ohio State University, Scruby began making his own music, honing a style that featured sharp freestyling skills and songs frequently centered around themes of pop culture or his collegiate lifestyle. He self-produced his first single, “Best Foot Forward,” in a library at OSU and later went on to post a series of a cappella freestyle videos he entitled “Scruby Snacks.” He signed with Riveting Entertainment in 2014 and the next year released his debut album, House in the Hills, with the label. The album’s lead single, “Ain’t Shit Change,” featured a cameo from Chris Brown and received massive worldwide attention. Scruby toured throughout the next two years and released his Long Story Short EP in 2017.