Cal

Cal is Tyrell's friend in the novels. They've been through a whole lot together. His father's been in jail for years, while his mother lives in another city. He has two older brothers, Greg and Andre, who are weed dealers, then afterwards turn into drugs. They make lots of money. Cal has a girlfriend, Tina, whom he struggles to get along with, especially since they have a son named CJ. Cal helped Tyrell out with his first DJ party. In the sequel, he got badly beat up by some thugs.