| Background: | person |
| Kalan.FrFr | |
| Birth Name: | Kalan Montgomery |
| Origin: | Los Angeles, California |
| Genre: | Melodic rap |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
Kalan Montgomery, known by his stage name Kalan.FrFr, is an American melodic rapper. He has released numerous albums and EPs and collaborated with musicians that have included OhGeesy, Blxst, G Perico, Mozzy, Dom Kennedy, Ty Dolla $ign, Steve Aoki, among others. Kalan is based in Los Angeles and signed to Roc Nation.
Kalan is a native of Southern California and split time with his mother in Carson and his father in Compton.[1] He attended San Diego State University as a scholarship player on the school's college football team,[1] making an appearance in the 2014 Poinsettia Bowl.[2]
Kalan moved to Atlanta, Georgia after college to start his music career.[3] He returned to Los Angeles after a short time and released two EPs, Hurt and TwoFr.[1] In 2019, he collaborated with Casey Veggies on the song "Shake Somethin" for Veggies' 2019 album Organic. He signed to Roc Nation in 2021 and released his debut album TwoFr 2.[4] He also released an expanded version of TwoFr 2 with appearances by Lil Durk, Mozzy, and Stunna 4 Vegas.
In 2021, Kalan was featured in the single and music video "West Like," a collaboration with Destiny Rogers.[5] The also performed the song together during the half-time show of a Los Angeles Clippers game at the Staples Center the same year.[6] Kalan also collaborated for the song "Whole 100" on Mozzy's album Untreated Trauma, which peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard 200.[7]
Kalan performed at the 2022 Made in America Festival, the same year that he collaborated with DreamDoll on the Kendy X remix of "For Me". He collaborated with K-Ci and Jeremih in 2023 for the song "Stay Part 1," a track from by Sean Combs. He also released Not Hard 2 Understand, a six-track EP.[8] Billboard noted his presence as a surprise guest as a highlight of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami in 2024.[9] Of his 2024 album, Not Hard 2 Understand, AllHipHop.com said that "the charismatic yet laidback storyteller combines a clever mix of punchlines and flexes".[10]
In 19 June 2024, he performed the song "Right Wit It" along with G Perico, for Kendrick Lamar's concert at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, during the first set by DJ Hed, titled the Act I – DJ Hed & Friends.[11]
| Year | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hurt | |
| TwoFr | ||
| 2021 | TwoFr 2 | |
| 2022 | 222 | [12] |
| 2023 | Not Hard 2 Understand | [13] |
| 2024 | Make The West Great Again | [14] |
| Year | Release | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "Stuck" | With 310babii[15] | |
| "High Vibrations" | [16] | ||
| 2023 | "Butterfly Coupe" | With Tyga[17] | |
| "Butterfly Coupe Part 2" | With Quavo[18] | ||
| 2022 | "No Stoppin" | With Blxst[19] | |
| 2021 | "West Like" | With Destiny Rogers[20] | |
| "No Love" | With Mozzy[21] | ||
| "Scoring" | |||
| 2020 | "Get In" | With Stunna 4 Vegas[22] | |
| 2019 | "Time For It" (Remix) | With Azjah, Shordie Shordie[23] | |
| "Switch Sides" | With Steelz, Jonn Hart, Rayven Justice | ||
| "Big Bank Take Lil Bank" | With Dan Diego | ||
| "Conscious" | With BandzTalk | ||
| 2018 | "Love Song" | ||
| "Wooh" | |||
| 2016 | "21" | With Rich the Kid |