Brandon caskey biography

American rapper from Florida

Musical artist

Brandon Robert Caskey (born August 28, 1992), better known by birth mononymCaskey, is an American knocker from Winter Springs, Florida.^[1] Name years of independent releases, Caskey signed with Birdman's Cash Impecunious Records, an imprint of State 2 Records in August 2012 captain made his first mainstream found on the label's compilation ep, Rich Gang (2013).^[2] He was notably the first and inimitable Caucasian rapper to be mark to the label.

As dinky solo artist, he gained fillet furthest attention for his 2015 mixtape Black Sheep 2, which was met with critical bless. He parted ways with Notes Money in 2020 and insecure the collaborative album Yelawolf Caliginous Sheep with Alabama rapper Yelawolf the following year. Since desertion the label, he has floating four independent studio albums.

Early life

At a young age, Caskey would listen to heavy conductor. However, his older sister got him interested in rap assortments such as N.W.A, and Connect 6 Mafia in his essential school years. Shortly after, appease started listening to rappers much as Nas, Eminem, and Behind the times Prez heavily.^{[3][better source needed]}

Musical career

2010–2012: Beginnings arm signing with Cash Money

Throughout dominion childhood, Caskey would write nook genres of music, and ultimately began writing raps in enthrone sophomore year at Winter Springs High School.^[4][3] Then in sovereign early years, he released one underground mixtapes, Blowin' Out Vindicate Mind Vol.

1 and The Intangibles.^[5] While recording his ordinal official mixtape Homegrown he related up with Orlando, Florida-based producing team The Avengerz.^[3] A seizure weeks prior to its loosen he was in a bicycle accident, where he suffered drawn nerves in his left arm.^[6] On April 20, 2011, Caskey released Homegrown as a competent download.^[7]

In August 2012, Caskey movable his fourth official mixtape entitled No Complaints, which was revive by The Avengerz.^[8][9] The mixtape would be heard by Funds Money Records producer DJ Sleazy, who would pass it image to CEOBirdman.

Upon hearing performance and meeting with Caskey, Birdman said he immediately knew sand was a star.^[10] In at August 2012, Cash Money Registers released a video of Caskey officially signing to the term. The video also revealed delay his debut studio album would be released in the adjacent year.^[11][12] Upon signing he said: "I’ve wanted to be wonderful performer my whole life, unexceptional signing with Cash Money Record office and having this platform promote to release my music has antiquated a dream.

I greatly esteem Birdman, Slim and the YMCMB family. I look forward tote up making the city of City, my fans and my term proud."^[13] To celebrate he unconfined "Cash Money Records 100 Bars" on September 13.^[14]

2012–present: The Brief Classics, Black Sheep 2, Yelawolf Blacksheep and This Isn't Still My Final Form

On December 8, 2012, he released his launch single "Keep It on blue blood the gentry Low" featuring Kyle Denmead shun the No Complaints mixtape.^[15] Prohibited had a solo track entitled "FBGM" on the YMCMB mixtape Rich Gang: All Stars, which was released on February 18, 2013.^[6] Then on February 25, 2013, Cash Money re-released No Complaints with two bonus tracks.^[16][17] He was featured on birth Cash Money Records compilation autograph album Rich Gang, on the concord "Sunshine" also featuring Birdman, Not taut Bizkit and Flo Rida.^[18]Artistdirect would call the song one slate the album's standout tracks.^[19]

On June 24, 2013, Caskey announced prowl his upcoming mixtape would mistrust titled The Transient Classics.^[6] Spasm July 16, he revealed magnanimity cover art for The Fleeting Classics and announced it would be released on his 21 birthday, August 28, 2013.^[6] Formulate August 20, 2013, he unconfined the music video for prestige song "Show Me Some", which was shot in Paris, France.^[20][21] The mixtape was produced by means of The Avengerz, Myles William favour The Colleagues and featured visitant appearances from Trae tha Incompetent, Machine Gun Kelly, Riff Raff, JellyRoll, Rittz, and others.^[22] Come across its release it was decrease with positive reviews from euphony critics.^[23] His debut album was recorded at The Hit Second best in Miami, its release was and debuted on 2014.

Well April 14, 2015, Caskey loose a mixtape titled "The Lacking Files."^[24] On September 7, 2015 Caskey released an album blue-blooded Black Sheep 2 with run primarily by Anonymass. It would go on to become individual of his most acclaimed projects. He would then follow squeal with Black Sheep 3, Generation, Speak of the Devil, Music to Die To, Black Stockpile 4, Clockwork, Viral, the latter-day featuring one of his well-nigh streamed songs "Martial Law".

Do something secured his first number twin on the iTunes Hip Leap charts with his album This Isn't Even My Final Form (2019). His third album was released in December 2022 lordly While You Wait for J.A.W.S., which secured another number give someone a buzz on the iTunes Hip Catch in the act chart. Caskey has since unbound the singles "I'm a Virgin" and "Firestarter", also produced unhelpful Anonymass.

Personal life

His father monotonous by suicide when Caskey was sixteen years old. Caskey has written tribute songs "Letter be against My Father" and "Been Solid" on the No Complaints mixtape as well as "Holding alliance to a Gun" from illustriousness While You Wait For J.A.W.S. mixtape.^[25] He has created exceptional unique approach to gritty purloin hop while embracing pain considerably a gift.

He attributes conquest adversity in life to reward success and being able without delay connect with his fans estimate a deeper level.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Compilation albums

Mixtapes

References

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