“I am my music, and my music is me.” – Cali J

Nashae Kimbrough was born and bred in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Aliquippa is a suburb outside of Pittsburgh, PA where survival isn’t just taught, it’s a natural born instinct. This mindset enabled Nashae to succeed in many aspects of his life such as taking care of his family by any means necessary. However, this need to survive also caused him to get into some legal issues that took him away from his family via incarceration in the prison system
for over 10 years. Though deeply saddened to be away from experiencing first hand his family growth, the time away from his family gave him time to think about how he will never put himself in the same situation or anything like it again. 

Nashae finally paroled out of prison in Houston, Texas which was a long way away from his hometown of Aliquippa. Even though he was a long way from home, he was thankful to be a free man. Little did he know, he was about to be hit with yet another jab that could possibly take away his freedom for a second time. About a year after his prison release, Nashae caught wind that there was a shooting that took place all the way in Aliquippa, and somehow someway, his name was involved as a suspect in the crime. He had already promised himself that he would never be in prison again, so as a result, he immediately fled and went on the run for over 3 years. In the early stages of his fleeing, he realized he couldn’t go by Nashae anymore. He needed a name, an alias, something that had no link to him or his past. While sitting with some friends he met in Houston, one of his friends that was aware of his current situation, a man named Shice came up with a perfect name, Cali J. Originally this name was selected because he was going to tell people he was from California in order to throw the authorities off as far as possible. But after 3 years utilizing it as his name with no one even knowing him as Nashae, THATS WHEN THE STORY GROWS! STAY TUNED! CALI_J IS THE DOPEST ARTIST TO SPEAK FOR THE STREETS SINCE JEEZY!
 It’s Now or Never!

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