Caskey (rapper)
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| Birth name | Brandon Caskey |
| Origin | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, Trap, rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Money Mack, Cash Money, Republic |
| Associated acts | Birdman, Anonymass, Hector Sounds, Luke Roswell, The Avengerz Mack Maine |
| Website | bakingwithcaskey |
Brandon Caskey is an American rapper better known by the mononym Caskey. After almost ten years with Keep Pushin Entertainment & releasing mixtapes independently; including No Complaints (2012), Caskey signed to Birdman's Cash Money Records and Republic Records in August 2012. He is preparing for his studio album to release in 2017.
At a young age, Caskey would listen to Heavy metal as he was into instrumentalization, however his older sister got him into rap groups such as N.W.A, and Three 6 Mafia in his elementary school years. Shortly after, he started listening to rappers such as Nas, Eminem and Dead Prez heavily.
Throughout his childhood Caskey would write other genres of music, and once he got into high school he began writing raps. Then in his early years he released two underground mixtapes, Blowin' Out My Mind Vol. 1 and The Intangibles. While recording his third official mixtape Homegrown Vol. 1 he linked up with Orlando area producers The Avengerz. Ever since then, The Avengerz formed a significant part of the production side of his music. A few weeks prior to its release he was in a motorcycle accident, where he suffered pinched nerves in his left arm. On April 20, 2011 Caskey released Homegrown Vol. 1 as a free download.
In August 2012, Caskey released his fourth official mixtape titled No Complaints featuring production primarily by The Avengerz. The mixtape would be heard by Cash Money Records producer DJ Nasty, who would pass it on to CEO Birdman. Upon hearing it and meeting with Caskey, Birdman said he immediately knew he was a star. In early August 2012, Cash Money Records released a video of Caskey officially signing to Cash Money. In the video they also revealed his debut studio album would be released in 2013. Not only did he sign a recording contract, but also a publishing, marketing and merchandising deal with Money Mack Music and Cash Money Marketing LLC respectively. Upon signing he said "I’ve wanted to be a performer my whole life, so signing with Cash Money Records and having this platform to release my music has been a dream. I greatly respect Birdman, Slim and the YMCMB family. I look forward to making the city of Orlando, my fans and my label proud." To celebrate he released "Cash Money Records 100 Bars" on September 13.
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