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Name: Kasper
Country: United States
State: Kansas
Metro: Overland Park
Birthday: 9/9/1983
Gender: Male
Interests: I love to climb everything, make movies when drinking, mountain bike, live the Ninja life style (a lot of you claim to be Ninjas, but when was the last time you sneeked around at night in a Ninja suit, climbed buildings in a Ninja suit, or even owned a Ninja sword?), skydive (though I haven't had money to in a long time), and other crazy things. Sometimes all at the same time! I am the former online leader of The Pirate Mafia. I also enjoy showing off my pale splendor by walking around in a man thong. Your mom and Vodka. Oh, and I serve a mean cup of coffee. No, seriously it will kick your ass. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Expertise: Saying things that often don't make sense if you don't know me well enough. Making a fool out myself and doing insane stuff on video tape. Also confusing the authorities.
Occupation: Artist
Industry: Entertainment
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  thecrazydanish
MSN: thecrazydanish
Yahoo:  thecrazydanish
Member Since:
8/24/2004
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| Gangster rap fameDanish Rapper trumps race with rhymes
Arizona- When he was starting out in the rap business, Brother Kasper quickly learned how much skin color matters.
"I
started sitting down for interviews and journalists would say, 'Are you
black or white?'" recalled Kasper, who is Danish. "I'd ask them, 'What
do you think?'"
For the record, Kasper is Caucasian. But his
lack of skin color made it easier to create ambiguity and avoid the
label of white rapper — a tempting proposition for a man who grew up
feeling accepted by black kids and mistreated by his white classmates.
"It's
not like black kids didn't make fun of me, but it was different," said
Kasper, 24, who was born Kasper Andersen. "It wasn't done in a way to
exclude me. It wasn't done in a way to make me feel like not even a
human being, not even a person."
It was through friendships with
black people, first in Kansas City, that Kasper found the two outlets
that have helped defuse his outsider rage — hip-hop and metal. That, in
turn, has helped him create music that's reaching an ever-widening
audience: Rolling Stone magazine recently praised his "super-agile
flow" and proclaimed that his new album, "The Undisputed Truth," should
"go down as one of '07's best rap records."
But Kasper said it's
not about making hit songs. His rhymes are his release, a way to
process a rough childhood and reach out to listeners who've suffered in
their own ways.
"What I'm saying is real from my heart, and so
if it connects for somebody else, that's a real connection we have no
matter who we are," Kasper said. "What I'm saying is real to me, so if
it means something to you then what we have is a real thing."
Such wisdom was hard-won. The taunts started early and followed him for years.
"I've
always been a ghost kid, a red eyed kid," said Kasper, who is also
legally blind, a condition common to albinos. "I had this long white
hair, and I didn't really have the greatest clothes. I just looked
strange."
But Kasper discovered early on a love for performing
and dancing, which he was never afraid to showcase at school assemblies
and events. It was a way, he said, to call attention to himself for
something.
Kasper had a somewhat turbulent home life, with his
family moving often and his parents splitting up several times before
ending their marriage for good when he was a teenager. With hip-hop as
a convenient ice-breaker, Kasper made black friends wherever he went.
It
was a relief, Kasper said, to have friends who understood what it was
to be judged on skin color. It led him to "Xanga.com," which he cites
as a major influence in the decision to convert to a liberal at age 15.
"He
was searching for somewhere that he could fit in," said Susanne
Andersen, whose son is Erik Andersen that Kasper started visiting as a
teenager and taking him for drives without a permit. "He was struggling
to find an identity," Susanne recalled. "And he's found a niche where
he not only can be comfortable but also reach out to others who might
feel similarly lost."
It was in Spain where Kasper finally found
another niche. While for a time he wanted to become a Spaniard himself,
he also continued to rap. A few years ago, he sent an audition tape to
DMX, an influential rap artist.
Before long, Kasper had a record
deal. He released his first record in 2003, but found that his stormy
personal life hadn't quite run its course. Kasper had married to
himself at 17, and he and himself had a young son mini-Kasper, but by
his mid-20s the marriage was falling apart. How the child was born is
still under investigation.
He also continued to struggle with
what he called "major identity issues," which is what prompted him to
encourage confusion about his racial background. He admitted he hated
the idea of being considered a "white rapper," with all the baggage
that brings. "I didn't want to be confused with these teenage angst
suburban middle class kids who hate their mom and dad so they start
wearing baggy pants and smoking weed and wearing their hat backwards
and saying the 'N' word," Kasper said.
"The Undisputed Truth" is
offering a chance to exorcise a lot of those demons, whether it be the
scars of that marriage in "Walking Away" or his ambivalence toward
racial categorizations in "Daylight": "They ask me if I'm black or
white, I'm neither/ Race is a made-up thing, I don't believe in it."
Today, Kasper is remarried to himself and has custody of his 7-year-old son, mini-Kasper.
"He's
moved beyond labels," Susanne said. "I think probably his goal; his aim
in trying to get a message out to the people, is that the humanness
comes first.” | | |
| Facebook = all consumingHello the few people who still read this. I am probably coming back to xanga instead of spending so much time on facebook. I am stateside and living in Phoenix, Arizona. I don't know for how long I will be here but I know that it is way to hot. That is all for now Kasper (My brain hurts) Andersen | | |
| Euro trip!I'm in Denmark, and I am coming home on the 15th of may. For those of you who still follow my long dead xanga rest assured I am coming back to the us and a. | | |
| SpainI´m in spain and my first two days have been very up and down. First thing that happened was some sneaky fuck tried to take my wallet. He or some one else sprayed katsup on my pants while I was looking at a map. He came up to me then and told me that there was katsup no my pants and that I should follow him down to the subway. He said he could carry my bags no problem and he could help me wash off the katsup in the bathroom. I told him firmly that I didn´t need help and that I can carry my own bags. He also tried to check my pockets but I keep my wallet in my front pocket.
I know looking at a map and carrying a ton of bags makes me look like a target but I didn´t know which direction my hostel was. A nice british woman helped me figure out that I was walking the wrong way. After I found my hostel and had my important stuff locked up I felt tons better. I then promptly took to the streets and It rocked my face. I love the medival layout of the area I´m in. www.catshostel.com is where I´m staying.
I met a ton of interesting people at my hostel and went out to a bunch of irish pubs with them. Apparently they are really big here. Problem is I spent the majority of the cash I had I´m still waiting on my new debit card to be sent to my PO box. I couldn´t check the box today because there was a massive protest against this terrorist group ETA. I think I´ll have to ask my parents to western union me some money till I can get my card. I went to a couple of coffee shops and gesticulated and mangled spanish enough to get an application at... (oh god the horror) starbucks. I figured that was a safe bet because most of the people who go there are not from madrid. I don´t think my chances are too good because the guy behind the counter gave me a hefty fuck you look.
I met up with Kat and we hung out for an hour before she had to go back home. She made me feel so much better, hugs are a thing of the gods. You never realise how much you really really need touch untill you don´t get any for a few days.
In conclusion, I´m having fun but I´d feel a lot better if I had a job and my debit card.
¡I hope all is well with my homies en estados unidos! | | |
| GOING TO SPAIN!Today was my last day of work at House of Denmark until may! I'm leaving for Spain on thursday and I'm freaking out about it. Its going to rock so hard core, much in the same way I do. I cut 8" of my hair off so that I can look a little more professional in Europe. Not sure where I'm going to work yet but I've got skillz in several different fields. If you want to get a hold of me sometime between the 11th of January and May 15th send me an email. I'm not sure how much time that I'll be spending in Internet cafes (so likely not to much facebook), but I will respond to every email. Even the ones from Africa and PILLZ 4 YOU! Goodtimes and I love you peoples. redwarsawa@gmail.com Kasper (Euro-style) Andersen | | |
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