Casper was born in Lemgo in North Rhine-Westphalia to a German mother and an American father, Arlen Griffey, who was a soldier stationed in Lemgo.[3] His family moved to Augusta, Georgia, in the United States, when he was two weeks old, where he lived in a trailer park.[3][1] At the age of 11, he moved back to Germany and settled in Bielefeld with his mother and younger sister.[4] Despite his mother being German, he had not been raised bilingually and therefore struggled at school initially.[3]
Career
Casper was involved in many studio recordings with other German rappers, such as Abroo and Separate. Together they founded the hip-hop group Kinder des Zorns. In 2004, they released Rap Art War, their first and only album.
In 2006, he released a mixtape called Die Welt hört mich with the label 667 - One More Than the Devil. In the two years following the release of Die Welt hört mich, he toured through Germany, and on 9 May 2008, he released his first album, Hin zur Sonne via the 667 record label.
In February 2009, he left 667 Records and signed a contract with Selfmade Records. Together with Kollegah, Favorite and Shiml, who were also signed to Selfmade Records, they released Chronik 2 in April 2009.
In October 2010, Casper left Selfmade Records and signed a new contract with Four Music.[5] His second album, XOXO, was released on 8 July 2011.
Casper is known for his slightly hoarse sounding voice: this was as a result of him having played in punk/hardcore bands in the early days of his music career which resulted in some damage to his vocal cords.[6]
Reception in the German rap scene
Casper at Southside Festival 2014
Casper has often been labelled as an "emo rapper", which he also uses to describe himself, stating that he was fed up of being asked about his style.[7] His lyrics are mainly autobiographical, in particular in the song "Hin zur Sonne", describing his early life in America.
Casper is a fan of the football club Arminia Bielefeld. His song "Eines Tages" is dedicated to Arminia Bielefeld.[8][9]
In the 1LIVE Schulduell (School duel), the winning school, Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium in Düsseldorf, won an exclusive concert with Casper.[10]
References
^ ab"DER EMO-RAPPER KOMMT". (German). einslive.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012
^"Casper signt bei Four Music". (German). hiphop.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012
^ abc"Casper Interview". (German). juice.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012
^"Casper - Interview". (German). allschools.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012
^"Casper nun offiziell bei FOUR Music". (German). rap4fame.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012
^"Casper-Interview@zdf@bauhaus 2012". (German). YouTube. Retrieved 29 July 2012
^"Casper - Interview mit dem 'Emo-Rapper'". (German). burnyourears.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012
^"11 Freunde Interview". (German). 11freunde.de. Retrieved 9 November 2012
^"NW Interview". (German). nw-news.de. Retrieved 9 November 2012
^"1LIVE SCHULDUELL 2012". (German). einslive.de. Retrieved 29 July 2012
March 20, 2023
casper, rapper, benjamin, griffey, born, september, 1982, better, known, stage, name, casper, german, american, rapper, signed, sony, music, caspercasper, 2018, splash, festivalbackground, informationbirth, namebenjamin, griffey, born, 1982, september, 1982, l. Benjamin Griffey born 25 September 1982 better known by his stage name Casper is a German American rapper signed to Sony Music 2 CasperCasper at the 2018 Splash festivalBackground informationBirth nameBenjamin Griffey 1 Born 1982 09 25 25 September 1982 age 40 Lemgo GermanyGenresGerman hip hop pop rap rap rock emo rapOccupation s Rapper singerYears active2003 presentLabelsFour Music Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Reception in the German rap scene 4 Discography 5 Trivia 6 ReferencesEarly life EditCasper was born in Lemgo in North Rhine Westphalia to a German mother and an American father Arlen Griffey who was a soldier stationed in Lemgo 3 His family moved to Augusta Georgia in the United States when he was two weeks old where he lived in a trailer park 3 1 At the age of 11 he moved back to Germany and settled in Bielefeld with his mother and younger sister 4 Despite his mother being German he had not been raised bilingually and therefore struggled at school initially 3 Career EditCasper was involved in many studio recordings with other German rappers such as Abroo and Separate Together they founded the hip hop group Kinder des Zorns In 2004 they released Rap Art War their first and only album In 2006 he released a mixtape called Die Welt hort mich with the label 667 One More Than the Devil In the two years following the release of Die Welt hort mich he toured through Germany and on 9 May 2008 he released his first album Hin zur Sonne via the 667 record label In February 2009 he left 667 Records and signed a contract with Selfmade Records Together with Kollegah Favorite and Shiml who were also signed to Selfmade Records they released Chronik 2 in April 2009 In October 2010 Casper left Selfmade Records and signed a new contract with Four Music 5 His second album XOXO was released on 8 July 2011 Casper is known for his slightly hoarse sounding voice this was as a result of him having played in punk hardcore bands in the early days of his music career which resulted in some damage to his vocal cords 6 Reception in the German rap scene Edit Casper at Southside Festival 2014 Casper has often been labelled as an emo rapper which he also uses to describe himself stating that he was fed up of being asked about his style 7 His lyrics are mainly autobiographical in particular in the song Hin zur Sonne describing his early life in America Discography EditAlbums2008 Hin zur Sonne 2011 XOXO 2013 Hinterland 2017 Lang lebe der Tod 2018 1982 together with Marteria 2022 Alles war schon und nichts tat wehMixtapes2006 Die Welt hort mich 2007 Exclusive Mixtape online mixtape EPs2003 Grundstein 2011 Auf und davon EPFreetracks2006 Kann nicht verlieren 2006 Sie lieben mich jetzt 2007 Party wie die Rockstars 2008 Nie wieder feat Prinz Pi 2011 Nie Wieder Akustik Version feat Prinz Pi 2012 Nie Auf with Cro feat Timid Tiger 2012 Halbe MilleCollaborations2004 Rap Art War Kinder des Zorns album 2009 Chronik 2 sampler with Kollegah Shiml and Favorite 2018 1982 album with MarteriaSingles2009 Herz aus Holz 2009 2009 Mittelfinger hoch feat Kollegah Shiml and Favorite 2011 So perfekt 2011 Michael X 2011 Auf und davon 2013 Im Ascheregen 2013 Hinterland 2013 Jambalaya 2014 Alles endet aber nie die Musik 2016 Lang lebe der Tod feat Blixa Bargeld Dagobert amp Sizarr 2017 Keine Angst feat Drangsal 2017 Alles ist erleuchtet 2018 Champion Sound with Marteria 2018 Supernova with Marteria 2018 Chardonnay amp Purple Haze with MarteriaTrivia EditCasper is a fan of the football club Arminia Bielefeld His song Eines Tages is dedicated to Arminia Bielefeld 8 9 In the 1LIVE Schulduell School duel the winning school Geschwister Scholl Gymnasium in Dusseldorf won an exclusive concert with Casper 10 References Edit a b DER EMO RAPPER KOMMT German einslive de Retrieved 29 July 2012 Casper signt bei Four Music German hiphop de Retrieved 29 July 2012 a b c Casper Interview German juice de Retrieved 29 July 2012 Casper Interview German allschools de Retrieved 29 July 2012 Casper nun offiziell bei FOUR Music German rap4fame de Retrieved 29 July 2012 Casper Interview zdf bauhaus 2012 German YouTube Retrieved 29 July 2012 Casper Interview mit dem Emo Rapper German burnyourears de Retrieved 29 July 2012 11 Freunde Interview German 11freunde de Retrieved 9 November 2012 NW Interview German nw news de Retrieved 9 November 2012 1LIVE SCHULDUELL 2012 German einslive de Retrieved 29 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Casper rapper amp oldid 1095103210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
