A Berkeley-bred student of Hip Hop and all around eclectic artist, Caleborate has been renowned as one of the games most promising emcees. With lyrics that represent the unique struggles of the average 20-something, and stanzas about the day to day grind as a collegiate youth, he covers topics far and wide, and is anything but shallow. After being awarded the Best Hip Hop Album of The Bay Area in 2015 by SF Weekly, Caleborate is poised to sit cross-legged atop the Hip Hop genre someday.

Now, he releases “Options,” a soulful summer jam with halting, chopped up production from Cal-A and an infectious sing-song hook from Pell. Also featuring a verse from Sylvan Lacue, “Options” is an inspiring track about overcoming setbacks, as Caleborate chronicles his trials and tribulations as a young artist in the music industry with lyrical gems such as, “All my life been setbacks / ain’t gon give in or accept that / I got options like Cam Newton or Steph Curry with the stepback.”

The song has a universal truth: you will always encounter setbacks, but you have to boss up and power through them to succeed. “Whenever I have a setback, my mom motivates me to keep going,” explains Caleborate. “I do everything I do for my mom. She’s done hella shit for me, when I left when I was 17 and my dad left and went to ATL – I’ve only seen him twice since then. My mom’s been both parents. She supported me through school as much as she could, she’s Superwoman.”