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Testimony A Musician's Story

Tune into the stories of your favorite artists and musicians here on Testimony: A Musician's Story Podcast. 

Rap Singer Kaleb Mitchell Is All About Completely Honest Story Telling

Gaelika Brown

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In this episode, I interview rap singer Kaleb Mitchell who shares his Christian testimony.

Kaleb shares with us his genesis in music growing up in a Baptist Church all his life and being baptized at the age of 4 years old.

Music was a big part of his life growing up as he and his brother played in the children’s choir from the age of 5. He played the keyboard and his little brother played the drums.

For part of his life, he had to grow up fast having to deal with his mother’s cancer diagnosis and the absence of his father who he later found out was addicted to drugs. 

He shares a story about his best friend Jahad Pain, who he referred to as his brother, who had his back early in his music career.

His friend was musically inclined, an advocate for disabled kids, and was a talented artist who was set to work with Kaleb on his next album in 2019. Shortly, his friend was murdered at the young age of 23 due to gun violence.

Revisiting “Up and Comers” interview with Kaleb Mithcell you could hear this young rap singer’s passion and energy for music. 

Taking life’s experiences, like the discovery of his father’s drug addiction and other life experiences fuels his music which moves him to put meaning and intention into every single verse.

Even an unforeseeable illness and the loss of his voice did not stop him from using his God-given talent of writing, creating, and producing music. 

Kaleb additionally breaks down his latest album and movie, “So Help Me God II.”  

 

Key Points In Interview:

  • 7:42 At the age of 5 years old Kaleb naturally plays back Kirk Franklin’s, “Imagine Me” on his new keyboard, by ear.

  • 9:28 Dealing with his mother’s battle with cancer and other life situations helped him to see God’s workings in his life.

  • 11:41 Speaks about how he struggled with internalizing his problems and later learned to let that out in his music and new album.

  • 17:17 Referring to one of his best friends, who later passed away, ”he was one of those people that if he was for you — He was for you!”, passing out Kaleb’s CD’s in the heat like it was his.

  • 20:55 “He came clean with his drug addiction”, referring to his father which was a culmination of drama that was happening at one time

  • 25:02 “When I make music, it’s for me but I want to be as transparent as possible, and I owe it to people, to be honest. “

  • 26:16 He tells us about the story of how he got sick, lost his voice, and faced a possible end to his musical career.

  • 36:50 Speaking about how grateful his life is, “as long as I’m here and I have a presence of mind and movement in my limbs, there’s still a story left for me.”

  • 71:26 Meeting with Def Jam’s former CEO Paul Rosenberg to promote “Get It” which was used as a season anthem for the New York Jets.

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References Mentioned In Interview By Kaleb Mitchell:

 

Suggested Artist Testimonies Mentioned In The Interview:

  • Erinn Knighttestimonystories.com/testimony/2021/11/18/get-to-know-erinn-knight-the-woman-behind-the-scene-of-the-christian-hip-hop-music-business-industry - Music Manager

 

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