As the leading star of Germany's growing hip hop scene, Casper's use of a live
rock band and willingness to be honest and deeply personal in his lyrics
resulted in his music being dubbed as 'emo rap'. Born Benjamin Griffey on
September 25, 1982, to a German mother and American father, he grew up in a
trailer park in Augusta, Georgia, before moving back to Bielefeld,
Ostewestfalen-Lippe at 11-years-old after his parents split up. Influenced as
much by his father's Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and Joy Division records as he
was by the LL Cool J and Snoop Dogg tunes he heard on the r...