Calhoun released his Red-Headed Stepchild extended play through Strange Music on . The EP reached No. 23 on Heatseekers Albums and No. 52 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He released his EP Kelvin on , again through Strange Music. Charting higher than its predecessor, the EP reached No. 8 on Top Heatseekers, 41 on the Independent Albums chart, 28 on the US R&B chart, and 21 on the Top Rap Albums chart.
