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My Bio

rapper, artist, survivor.

Before rap, I didn't know how to answer when people asked me what I wanted to do with my life. I was naturally good at reading and writing, rhythm, singing, and communicating... when I found hip hop, it just made sense. 

It was the intricate storytelling and the raw vulnerability of my favorite artists that made me want to do what they did. Our world needs hope, inspiration, and generosity, more now than ever. People need to feel seen. And if I made a song that does that for someone in a hopeless place, that gives more meaning to my life than any amount of fame or  wealth ever could.

So I had this dream. And it stayed with me even as my life descended into chaos. I couldn't deal with life on life's terms, with the world as fucked up as it is, and I liked to get high to escape from it. By the time I turned 21 I was homeless, constantly in jail, strung out, and convinced I would be that way forever... I still haven't been able to put into words how alone and helpless I felt. I was dying.

When I got clean in 2018 I had a backpack and a skateboard. I had to live in communal houses for people trying to stay sober. Everything, every aspect of my life today, I had to learn how to manage, or earn back, one little piece at a time. And it feels like I've walked a million miles to get here. But I'm happier with who I am today than I've ever been in my life. And the inspiration, the hope that rap brought me, it never left.

Now it's time for me to pay it forward.
“Origin has a cool old-school vibe that fits well with Casey's deep, thoughtful writing. Every verse is true and lets people see what he was like as a kid and what drives his music. The lyrics are very personal, but the themes of discovery, ambition, and love for the craft make it easy for anyone who has ever found comfort or identity in music to relate to.”

— New Fire Magazine

“His words carry the weight of firsthand experience, layered with a boom-bap rhythm that nods to classic conscious hip-hop, grounding [A Song About A Girl] in an unmistakable authenticity.” - Rachel Sinclair

— Folded Waffle

“This song is honest in a way that most music isn't these days. It is willing to talk about things that most of us keep to ourselves.”

— New Fire Magazine

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