Futuristic dream big mixtape8/30/2023 ![]() Josh became producer YungJosh93, and Caleb assumed the title of ‘Don’. ![]() The PlayStation camera songs were loved by his school friends and so, after he graduated, Toliver and his buddy Josh started to make music together under the name Playa Familia. “I’m a southern artist, I almost wanna put an exclamation on it,” he says, “My energy is like, gung-ho, go-get-it energy, which I think gives me the southern vibe.” Toliver’s father, Bongo, even sang on several tracks for southern rap label, Swishahouse, so that local, laid-back flavour is in Toliver’s blood. I was really drawn to the west coast – Eazy-E is one of my favourite rappers of all time.” Toliver’s own music, however, owes its sound to southern hip-hop and the unique energy of his hometown. “Eazy-E’s music was such a hip-hop relic. “When I was like, 15, my mom bought me the Eazy-Duz-It CD, it’s like the craziest thing she ever did,” he laughs. A self-described “adventurous kid,” Toliver was surrounded by music, becoming suffused in everything from soul to pop, via his mother’s favourite Justin Timberlake tracks, and, of course, rap. In fact, his earliest music recordings were done via his PlayStation Eye camera. ![]() Caleb Zackery Toliver grew up in Alief, a working-class neighbourhood of Houston, dreaming about making video games.
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