Born in Germany, raised in the United States, Benjamin Griffey took pen and notebook, to improve his knowledge of German as a 11-year-old laddie, when it went back into the country of birth. This quickly became a love of words, so that it did not take long for him to like-minded people founded the first hip-hop bands.
Casper – early on exercises
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In 2006 he published his mixtape “The world hears me”, followed by tours through Germany and more and more associations with the “good guys” of hip hop, as Chris Brown, and an exclusive performance Shiml Bonus material on Curses special edition of the album “Freedom”. With his debut album “Towards the Sun” from 2008, then under the label 667 – one more than the devil, it was of the Hip Hop Association MZEE the award for best album of the year 2009, the label he moved to Selfmade Records 2010, the big fish: Four Music took care of the young artist, who was to tell the truth for far too long on the road as a musician, to be titled
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Since July 2011 talks now over Germany by Casper, because the second studio album “XOXO” was – thanks to Major Label – well advertised, out of sheer interviews, special stories and festival appearances could save themselves no longer Mr. Griffey, the internet community anyway, as “new generation”, he is known as someone that does not fit the stereotype. But this is really true?
emotional and personality – which is now Emo
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Especially the very personal lyrics Caspers be repeatedly lifted forth, as if he is called rescue of Hip Hop, no gangsta posturing, then if more than a touch of irony, self-aware that there is more than only bling bling and egomaniacal self-congratulation. With songs like “The pressure is rising / see blood,” he will also like to have denounced as “emo rap” Curse never had to listen to something, what's wrong?
Well, who rummages through the interviews, which will soon notice that Casper must be already in the mood to answer honestly and seriously, especially so many degenerates in an interview from Gedaller, which of course is entertaining but can also sometimes come across arrogant. Casper has German hip hop with the first brunt Hipster?
No, but he makes too many thoughts, reflected Casper and his scene is probably why “emo” because not everything he does, to be cool, but rather takes the origins of rap, self-reflection, indoor and outdoor events, it still too Skinny Fit and Dance-related electro soundtrack – the baggy pants-Hopper's going fast times on the defensive, because as the saying goes: “What the farmer Hopper knows …” there is also need to serve the fast inflationary times abused “Emo” to the lack of understanding regarding the much consolidated into pop songs in bad words.
tear down walls
-honored Casper wanted to “XOXO” consistently avoided, so that he tired rap clichés and crossover stories categorically forbade instead Indielectro mixed with thoughtful raps. Reinvented here is not everything, but the claim must not represent you as a listener and to Casper. It is enough that it sounds honest, ambitious, and at least wants to tear down some walls. So very position he never actually refers, as a political rapper, he does not see himself, but he knows very well where he would not stand: no women or anti-gay attitudes, no extremist views, no excessive gangster poses . Instead, more and more time in interviews to be a little snippy, whether it's arrogance or weariness is ill-prepared journalists, as long as it does not hand over the contents and in the end prevail over the form, you can be confident what else he starts so with the genre that was never really dead, but from time to time new input can be tolerated.
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