Caleb Zackery "Don" Toliver is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He released his first major label mixtape, Donny Womack, in August 2018. He is best known for his singles "No Idea" and "After Party", from his debut studio album, Heaven or Hell, which gained popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok, as well as his August 2018 feature on fellow rapper and label-boss Travis Scott's song "Can't Say", from his third studio album Astroworld.
Early life
Toliver was born and raised in the area of Houston. He had no prior musical experience. He began releasing music in 2017.
Career
2017: ''Playa Familia'' and singles
He released a collaborative mixtape, titled Playa Familia, with Yungjosh93. In late 2017, Toliver released the solo singles, "Diva" and "I Gotta". In March 2018, he signed to Atlantic Records and We Run It Entertainment. Also in early 2018, Toliver released two more singles, "Make Sumn" and "Checks".
2018-present: Breakthrough, ''Cactus Jack'' and ''Heaven or Hell''
In July 2018, Toliver released the single "Holdin' Steel" featuring Dice Soho. The song was also accompanied by a music video. On August 2, Toliver released his major label debut mixtape, Donny Womack, along with a music video for the song "Diamonds". The following day, on August 3, 2018, Travis Scott released his third studio album, Astroworld, on which Toliver was featured on the thirteenth track, "Can't Say". The single was later accompanied by a video that was sponsored by Saint Laurent. On August 6, it was announced that Toliver had signed to Scott's Cactus Jackimprint label. On August 9, Nav released the music video for his single "Champion", which Scott was featured on. The song is from Nav's debut studio album Reckless. Toliver appeared in the video alongside Nav, Scott, and American rappers Sheck Wes and Gunna. Toliver and all rappers were featured on songs from Astroworld. In September, his single "Diva" was later remixed by rapper Kevin Gates. After his appearance on Astroworld, Toliver released several singles under the Cactus Jack label throughout 2019 including: "Back Up" featuring Wiz Khalifa, "Best You Had", "Can't Feel My Legs", and "No Idea". The song "No Idea" was later remixed by DJ Purpberry which became a viral sensation on TikTok. In November 2019, Toliver accompanied Scott during the second Astroworld Festival. On December 13, Toliver released the music video for "Can't Feel My Legs". On December 27, Toliver alongside with other Cactus Jack members, known as JackBoys, released the compilation album JackBoys. Toliver, alongside Scott and Luxury Tax, contributed on the songs "Gang Gang" with Wes, "Had Enough" by Toliver featuring Quavo and Offset of the hip-hop trio Migos, and "What To Do?" by JackBoys and Scott featuring him. On January 17, 2020, Toliver was featured on American rapper Eminem's eleventh studio album, Music to be Murdered By, on the song "No Regrets". On February 21, Toliver was announced to open for The Weeknd's After Hours tour alongside Sabrina Claudio. On March 10, Toliver announced his debut studio album Heaven or Hell on social media and announced a release date of March 13, 2020. The album was released on the announced release date and features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Kaash Paige, Quavo, Offset, and Sheck Wes. On May 8, 2020, Toliver was featured on Nav's third studio album, Good Intentions, on the song "Recap".
