Benjamin Griffey was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, in the early days of the Southern hip-hop scene. He then moved to Germany with his mother and to begin the second half of his schooling. Griffey, better known as Casper, exemplifies this split childhood perfectly in the unique music he creates - Southern hip-hop with German lyrics. As he consistently sells out venues and produces popular albums, Casper is on the road to becoming one of Germany's top hip-hop artists.