The Biography of Calen Appollo aka Mental Grafik

The potential for truly phenomenal hip-hop does still exist. There are still young emcees out there that respect the golden age of hip-hop, pay homage and exhibit true lyrical mastery while maintaining the integrity to care about how the art form evolves. Emcees who are dedicated to carrying on the torch of artists’ innovation in hip-hop and taking the tradition of the music we love forward.

Enter Calen Appollo. Aka Mental Grafik, In describing Mental Grafik’s music he gives this description: “Picturing words into pictures and pictures into words.” a prolific wordsmith reminiscent of when skill and lyricism was the blood, bones and one true constant, of the forever changing art form.

Listen to one of Calen Appollo’s songs and discover a charismatic stry teller –skillful at captivating the attention of an audience and guiding them on an outer celestial journey through abstract narratives an he constructs brilliant and vividly crafted vignettes through his lyrics. 
Listen to two or more of his songs and become completely enchanted by every aspect of Calen Appollo’s artistic universe, colorfully illustrated by Mental Grafik’s cigar box and cabernet-sauvignon smooth and smoky vocal delivery. 

Calen Appollo is a fresh and youthful East Coast based hip hop artist with an old soul and the keen understanding that timeless, well delivered music is our window to the eternal. 

Calen Appollo is currently seeking guidance and representation from like minded individuals who are looking to be on the cusp of the movement ot reclaim authenticity in the art of hip hop, and who can successful mentor him on breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling; and achieving the next level of success. 

Unafraid to speak his mind, the one and only Calen Appollo brings to the table his own signature style inspired by his love for music.



Mental Grafik takes you into a twisted tale of a dream world that he creates in his mind with his tracks lined in harmonious rhythm on a beat of entrapment. Yeah, it’s that deep.

You ‘re heading somewhere not really paying attention and happen to overhear…
“…We need to get it together 4 all humanity
And turn the negativity to positively, strive for, what u believe
Watching mindless zombies drown in their own inequity
& Burn for their atrocities… And what’s perceive to be reality is just fallacy Projected into our ESP since infancy…”

You instantly pause. What the hell was that? You have to hear more. That is what Mental Grafik does to you.

Mental Grafik began rapping at the age 14, and though originally from New York; when he was 18; he migrated to Philadelphia where he set up shop, and engineered his own albums, among other various underground Philly artists.

That’s when Mental Grafik started a group known as The Hue-man Ethnic Movement or T.H.E.M.
I.	The Hue-man Ethnic Movement’s music could be categorized as hip-hop. Although, many fans and critics say that they haven't heard hip-hop quite like this. It’s new, innovative, intelligent, and honest. Their music deals with awareness and the emotions of just being human.

The Hue-man Ethnic Movements’ goal is to bring the planet closer together, regardless of our differences, through the inspiration of music.

In his personal life, He is the honored father of three; a 8 yr old intellectual open-minded boy named Camani, an independent energetic 6 yr old girl named Zoen, and a 1 yr old Nehemiah Akhenaten.

Mental Grafik’s lyrics enter your cerebral and plant a seed that sprouts into a tree of enlightenment. Basically, it catches on. His music will make you think, it will make you laugh, and even reminisce. With a deadly arsenal of skills Mental Grafik is the reason they say the pen is mightier then the sword.

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