The KENJEX was Kaleb’s first real attempt at pursuing a career in music. He grew up in a family where music was ever prevalent. At an early age, Kaleb was introduced to hip hop, a majority of which came from his father.

“I kind of just grew up all around music,” Kaleb said. “My dad was a first-generation rapper. He had a group in the late eighties, early nineties... He built this studio in our house, and that’s basically where my love for music got started.”

While spending time in his dad’s home studio, Kaleb would often play with the different keyboards he had. Through this, Kaleb was able to teach himself piano by ear, which gave him the foundation he needed for beat making.

Furthermore, his father first presented Christian hip hop to his sons with his old Cross Movement CD’s. But Kaleb first felt impacted by music from the subgenre when he watched the music video for “Joyful Noise” by Flame featuring Lecrae.

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