Features : Fort Wayne Rapper Calebdoee Gets Personal on New Single "YOU & ME" From EP Vol. 1: The Leftovers

Indiana rapper Calebdoee, born Caleb Martin, celebrates the release of "YOU&ME," the standout single from his latest project Vol. 1: The Leftovers, out now on all major streaming platforms. Built around a beat he describes as perfectly suited for what he needed to say, the track is a slow-burning hip-hop love song. It is warm where his earlier work was sharp, and intimate in a way that feels earned rather than performed. At 29, Calebdoee has never shied away from putting his truth on the record and "YOU&ME" may be his most personal offering yet, the place where his artistry and his love life finally meet.

"As I get older, the things that feel most incomplete for me are my path with music and my love life. There's a woman I've carried in my mind, an idea, an image, and with this song I was finally able to give her a voice, to bring her to life in the music. A song of aspirations, we can say," explained Calebdoee.

Writing has always been Calebdoee's domain and he guards it carefully. Every lyric on "YOU&ME" is his own; a standard he has maintained across every project since he started recording in August 2017. 

"No one writes for me and I trying my hardest to keep it that way" shared Calebdoee. 

As far as production, the track draws on an approach he has developed alongside his engineer, layering 808s and organic instrumentation into something that hits with both weight and warmth. A student of the craft, Calebdoee cites Biggie's two-bar setups as a structural touchstone, visible elsewhere on the EP, while "YOU&ME" lets the emotion do the heavy lifting. 

"YOU&ME" lives on Vol. 1: The Leftovers, Calebdoee's third EP and his most accessible body of work to date. The project follows a darker January mixtape, a concept-driven piece he describes as a return to his true self, and serves as its deliberate counterpart. The Leftovers is summer music in the truest sense’ made for riding, cruising, good vibes, and that is no accident. Calebdoee was born in the summer, and he has always made music that reflects it: warm, adaptable, built for the season. 

"It's a project full of summer vibes, songs you can ride around and cruise to. I'm a summer kid, so I try to make all my music adaptable and available for the summer," enthused Calebdoee. 

Beyond the music itself, Calebdoee is making sure Vol. 1: The Leftovers has a full visual life to match. Fresh off wrapping production on a video for "Blues", a single from his January mixtape Corleone Part II, Calebdoee is using the release to build toward what comes next, with a video for "YOU&ME" waiting in the wings pending the reception both tracks receive. Live performances are the next frontier, though Calebdoee is clear-eyed about the landscape he is working in. Fort Wayne's hip-hop scene is still finding its footing, without an established artist to lead the charge, the path to the stage requires building the infrastructure alongside the fanbase.

"In Fort Wayne, we don't necessarily have an anointed artist to go out and show the world who we are yet, but that's what I'm aspiring to be for the community," offered Calebdoee. 

While music and sports have defined his life in equal measure, it is the music that keeps finding him, pulling him back to the page, the booth, and the beat. Calebdoee has been rapping since he was nine years old, with five mixtapes and nearly a decade of recorded output behind him, and he is only just getting started. "YOU&ME" is not just a love song. It is an artist stepping fully into his own, one bar at a time. 

“YOU&ME” by Calebdoee off the new EP, Vol. 1: The Leftovers, is available across all streaming platforms with promotional support from Starlight PR. Stay connected with Calebdoee across social media for updates, including music videos, performances, and new music. 

Spotify | Instagram | YouTube | X | Apple Music | TikTok 

Don’t miss it, stream “YOU&ME” today!