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Calebdoee’s latest project Corleone: Part II takes inspiration from the iconic Godfather series but it goes much deeper than inspiration. More parallel than homage, he uses Michael Corleone’s storyline as a mirror for the various complications and choices he’s made in his own life. Sitting comfortably in the hip-hop genre, Calebdoee takes listeners on a journey of the ups and downs he’s been through and how they shaped who he is.
Project closer “World is Mine” ends Corleone: Part II on a high note. The project seamlessly balances both boom bap and modern production while keeping all the tracks in the same calm and confident lane. This track is built around a smooth and relaxing subtle siren-like melody that blends with skittering trap percussion. Calebdoee’s calculated flow emphasizes his reflective subject matter with just enough bounce to give the track an injection of energy.
For Calebdoee, each song on the project has a central purpose both in sequencing and topic. On “World Is Mine” he wanted listeners to understand that there are things people want in life and they can aspire to create a path to get them. However, there must also be a realization that the place they are in currently has benefits too.
“You have to have a good balance of what’s going on presently and what you’re trying to achieve and get to.” he said.
On the first song on the project, “Blues,” Calebdoee discusses both motivation and reflection through his own personal life trials. Over a guitar based sample and boom bap drums, he brings the listeners into his world.
“Once you go through those things, you come out rocky and bumpy and you’re not the same as before, you try to make the most of everything and keep pushing forward. You try to stay in every moment that you make it to.” he said.
Calebdoee also explained that relationships can have a large influence on the mindset of achieving goals in life. The tracks “Apollonia (Apple of My Eye)” and “2012 Love Story,” are purposely sequenced back-to-back. The former discusses the ideal goals of happiness and love within a romantic relationship while the latter discusses the reality of how multi-layered the experience of being in a relationship is. Once someone ends a relationship, a part of that person stays with them for the rest of their lives. “‘Apollonia’ is depicting a relationship that is the final relationship. Closing the book with that person, stating a family, those sorts of things. ‘2012 Love Story’ is realizing that the relationship did not lead to that and every girl that comes along next should not be compared to the girl you thought you were going to close the book with.” he said.
Throughout Corleone: Part II, Calebdoee displays range as an artist while also showing cohesion and purpose. Tracks like "Holding the Fame" and “Hall of Fame” offer production contrasts to songs like “Blues” and “Live A Little” but all four songs have subject matters and deliveries that directly tie into the production switch ups. For Calebdoee, album sequencing is like sequencing scenes in a movie. “Doing the sequencing is my favorite part of making any project. The wrong sequencing can make you feel a different way about a song than you were supposed to. Making sure those messages stay clear is a key part of the roller coaster I try to send listeners on.” he said.
Calebdoee has more music on the way and strives to maintain authenticity and continue making the best music he can.
“World is Mine,” from the project Coreleone: Part II, is available on streaming services now.
You can see more of Calebdoee’s authenticity on the following platforms.
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The Starlight PR Team thanks Calebdoee for taking the time to speak with us.
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InfamousMusik is the musical duo of rapper and producer Infamous (Anton) and his wife Musik (Chandra). The duo makes a creative fusion of R&B, hip-hop and reggae that calls back to the nostalgic feeling of these genres from the 90s. The latest single “If Yuh Feel Like” is also the debut of Musik on vocals as she previously only handled business matters for Infamous. Now the two of them are making music together and the chemistry between them is unmatched.
Almost all of the music InfamousMusik makes is centered around relationships. When they’re not talking about relationships, they’re giving their perspectives on people in the world and how love, unity and positivity are essential within it. In the track “If Yuh Feel Like” they tell the story of a couple meeting at a club, things going well and them planning to meet up again. Infamous is in the forefront injecting reggae into the track with his vocal delivery and Musik’s subdued but undeniable presence on adlibs and background vocals provides an injection of R&B.
“My producer Tiger Stylz said we shouldn’t just do one genre since I can do three different genres. So we started making songs centered around each one then we started making songs where we were mixing them together.” said Anton.
InfamousMusik is a duo but this was not always the case as Chandra was originally only handling all the business matters for Anton. He wanted vocals from a woman on “If Yuh Feel Like” and encouraged Chandra to give it a try and Tiger Stylz did too. Chandra originally did not like the spotlight but upon being encouraged and hearing how good she sounded, she gained the confidence she needed. Now she’s in the duo and will have an even stronger presence in their future releases.
“The more videos and songs I did, the more comfortable I got. I realized I could do it and I loved it. It was a very easy transition.” said Chandra.
When Anton was a solo artist, he was still going by Infamous but was originally mostly doing hip-hop because he thought that was all people overseas wanted from him. However, during his time in Germany, he realized they also loved reggae and had multiple reggae clubs he could have performed in. With his overseas ventures, he’s learned that people love all kinds of music and they will be open to multiple genres in one setting.
“The goal is to keep the crowd moving and I learned I can do that as I go through all the genres I make music in. I decided I’m not going to box myself in anymore, I’m going to do everything.” said Anton.
Navigating the music world as a married duo is easy for InfamousMusik because they enjoy being around each other as a couple and as artists. Anton will often get inspired simply from being in Chandra’s presence and she gets joy from seeing this happen because she gets to see his music making process in real time.
“She brings beauty and a special sweetness to everything I do.” said Anton
“Watching him be creative and do things like come up with a song overnight is amazing.” said Chandra.
InfamousMusik has big plans for 2026 including multiple music videos, singles and more. They are proud to be able to support each other in their musical endeavours and continue to spread love and positivity through not only their music but with everything they do.
“If Yuh Feel Like” by InfamousMusik is available on streaming services now.
You can see more of the undeniable chemistry of InfamousMusik by keeping up with them on these platforms.
Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok
The Starlight PR Team thanks InfamousMusik for taking the time to speak with us.
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