Casper

Benjamin Griffey (born 25 September 1982), better known by his stage name Casper, is a German rapper and singer with US roots signed to Sony Music.

Early life 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. Despite his mother being German, he had not been raised bilingually and therefore struggled at school initially. His second album, XOXO, was released on 8 July 2011.

Reception in the German rap scene

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. His lyrics are mainly autobiographical, in particular in the song "Hin zur Sonne", describing his early life in America.

Discography Albums 2008: Hin zur Sonne 2011: XOXO 2013: Hinterland 2017: Lang lebe der Tod 2018: 1982 together with Marteria 2022: Alles war schön und nichts tat weh 2023: Nur Liebe, immer.

Mixtapes 2006: Die Welt hört mich 2007: Exclusive Mixtape (online mixtape)

EPs 2003: Grundstein 2011: Auf und davon - EP

Freetracks 2006: 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 Mille

Collaborations 2004: Rap Art War (Kinder des Zorns album) 2009: Chronik 2 - sampler with Kollegah, Shiml and Favorite 2018: 1982 - album with Marteria

Singles 2009: 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 & Sizarr 2017: Keine Angst feat. 2017: Alles ist erleuchtet 2018: Champion Sound with Marteria 2018: Supernova with Marteria 2018: Chardonnay & Purple Haze with Marteria

Trivia Casper is a fan of the football club Arminia Bielefeld. His song "Eines Tages" is dedicated to Arminia Bielefeld. In the 1LIVE Schulduell (School duel), the winning school, Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium in Düsseldorf, won an exclusive concert with Casper.