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Generation X-Cal

Posted: Jan 22nd 2009 By: CMBurnham

He's dropping his CD, then saying farewell: Tulsa rapper X-Cal is headed for Cali.

He's worked and performed with some of Tulsa's finest, from PDA to Ira Burton to Kawnar and his album "Already On Clearance" showcases what can happen when musicians work together to promote what they all love -- great music.

He said that he's leaving because he's liberated. Finally.

"I've felt like for so long people have overlooked me from a musical/artistic aspect because of my pro wrestling background," he said in a recent interview.

But the 24-year-old hasn't wrestled full-time in years.

He stepped up to the mike to prove himself, and Tulsa musicians like PDA quickly realized they had underestimated him.

It all morphed: Rap, hip-hop, folk, dance, organic instrumentation, slow, uptempo...humble, yet dance-inducing and thought provoking.

Said PDA, "X-Cal is one of the most dedicated and humble dudes I know. If there is anybody that has paid their dues in full, it's X-Cal."

X-Cal will perform with popular Tulsa music acts Kawnar, PDA, Trauma, David's Bandana and Hiphopotamus.

7 p.m. Saturday. Blank Slate, 222 E. First St. $7

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