# 40 Cal.

Calvin Alan Byrd (born December 17, 1979), professionally known by his stage name 40 Cal., is an American rapper. He was a member of Harlem-based hip-hop group The Diplomats.
Byrd made his first appearance on the self-titled theme song, "40 Cal" for the Dipset album Diplomatic Immunity 2. He took a part on MTV2's Fight Klub MC battles.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | US Rap |
| Broken Safety | Released: August 8, 2006 Label: Cleopatra Records, Diplomat Records | — | 81 | — |
| Broken Safety 2 | Released: September 11, 2007 Label: Koch Records, Diplomat Records | 151 | 27 | 12 |
| Mooga (Money Overceeds Other Gangsta Activities) | Released: August 5, 2008 Label: Gold Dust Media | — | — | — |

### Street LPs

* 2006: Trigger Happy
* 2007: Trigger Happy 2
* 2008: The Yellow Tape
* 2008: Leader of the New School

### EPs

* 2008: Harlem Shuffle EP
* 2011: Trigga Happy 3 a.k.a. Trigganometry (EP)

### Mixtapes

* 2006: 40 to Life
* 2007: 40 to Life Part 2
* 2008: Dip Masters Collection
* 2009: Da Carter After Nino, Like New Jack
* 2011: God's Gift to an iPod
* 2011: Rap Sheet
* 2012: Watch The Chrome
* 2012: Target Practice
* 2012: 2nd Hand Smoke

### Guest appearances

Friday the 13 contributing artist 40 cal, A-lox (track 2)
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Family Ties" | 2004 | Cam'ron, Hell Rell | Diplomatic Immunity 2 |
| "40 Cal." | 2004 | S.A.S. | Diplomatic Immunity 2 |
| "I'm in Love With a Thug" | 2005 | Jim Jones | Harlem: Diary of a Summer |
| "Tupac Joint" | 2005 | Jim Jones, Hussein Fatal | Harlem: Diary of a Summer |
| "Triple Up" | 2006 | Cam'ron | Killa Season |
| "Gutta" | 2006 | J.R. Writer | Writers Block 3 |
| "Code Red" | 2006 | Jim Jones, Max B, Stack Bundles | The Seven Day Theory |
| "Too High" | 2006 | Jim Jones, Max B | A Dipset X-Mas |
| "The Pit" | 2006 | J.R. Writer, Hell Rell | Fresh Prince of Harlem Vol. 1 |
| "Grand Finale" | 2006 | Hell Rell, J.R. Writer | Streets Wanna Know |
| "Getting Money" | 2006 | J.R. Writer | Dipset: The Movement Moves On |
| "Pay Homage" | 2006 | J.R. Writer | History in the Making |
| "Don't Do It" | 2007 | JR Writer, Hell Rell | Block Work |
| "Business Before Plessure" | 2007 | iLLmacuLate, OnlyOne | The Rain Check: Mixtape |
| "3 Shots" | 2007 | Hell Rell, JR Writer | Eat With Me or Eat a Box of Bullets |
| "Telling Lies" | 2007 | Hell Rell | New Gun In Town |
| "Over Drive" | 2007 | J.R. Writer | Writer's Block 4 |
| "Welcome to the Set" | 2008 | S.A.S. | Where Is S.A.S.? |
| "My kind of Gangsta" | 2008 | 2008 | Milli Millz, Toolez, Prince & HDesign | Eurostreetz Global Tactics Vol. 1 |
| "Swagga Talk" | 2008 | 2008 | Cam'ron, Hell Rell | Public Enemy #1 |
| "Troublemakers" | Cam'ron, Penz | 2008 | | Public Enemy #1 |
| "Woo Hoo" | 2009 | Cam'ron, Byrd Lady | Crime Pays |
| "#1 Movement" | 2009 | Hell Rell | Get In Line or Get Lined Up |
| "Young Black & Strapped" | 2009 | Hell Rell | Get In Line or Get Lined Up |
| "Streets Is Gettin' Hot" | 2009 | Tek, Ali Vegas, Beenie Man, Big Pooh, Chirie Vegas, Doo Wop, Icadon, Mic Geronimo, Stat Quo | I Did It My Way |
| "Not at All" | 2012 | J.R. Writer | ET: Extra-Terrestrial Musik |
| "Money dans le jean" | 2013 | Dan-D X Ronnie Ron | Slowmotion |