Casey Veggies

Rapper

Popular As Custom · Young Veggies

Birthday July 18, 1993

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Inglewood, California, United States

Age 30 years old

Nationality United States

#52055 Most Popular

1993

Casey Joseph Jones (born July 18, 1993), better known by his stage name Casey Veggies, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California.

Prior to his solo career, he was a founding member of the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future.

2012

In April 2012, Veggies joined with Roc Nation artist Rita Ora for a sold-out performance at SOB's in NYC.

In the same month, he also appeared with American rappers Mac Miller and Wiz Khalifa on MTV's RapFixLive.

2013

On January 22, 2013, Veggies released a solo mixtape titled Life Changes.

In February 2013, Veggies signed a record deal with VIC and Epic Records.

On the following day, the store opening of PNCINTL, Casey Veggies released a single, titled "Young Niggas" featuring Juicy J.

On May 10, 2013, a new single, "Money Don't Buy Time" was released.

Casey Veggies also appeared on the Earl Sweatshirt album Doris on the single "Hive"; along with Vince Staples.

Casey Veggies released a mixtape with Rockie Fresh, titled Fresh Veggies in December 2013.

It was presented by PUMA and was co-released under Maybach Music Group and PNCINTL.

The mixtape features guest appearances from Overdoz, Ty Dolla Sign, Juicy J, Kirko Bangz and Hit-Boy; along with additional productions handled by Lunice, Jahlil Beats and Hit-Boy, among others.

2014

Casey Veggies has also appeared on The Neighbourhood's 2014 mixtape 000000 & #FFFFFF.

2015

He signed with Epic Records to release his debut studio album, Live & Grow (2015); its lead single, "Tied Up" (featuring Dej Loaf) received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Casey went on his first Canadian tour under PNCINTL management in May 2015.

Veggies' debut album, Live & Grow was released on September 25, 2015.

Casey Veggies began the rollout for the fourth mixtape in the Customized Greatly series.

2016

On May 16, 2016, he released the music video for the single "Choose Up".

Later that same week, he teased the projects tracklist the day before release.

Customized Greatly Vol. 4: The Return of the Boy was released on May 20, 2016.

2017

In 2017, he was featured on the American rapper Wiz Khalifa's mixtape Laugh Now, Fly Later, as the only feature on the project.

2019

His second album, Organic (2019) followed thereafter.

At the age of 14, Casey released his first mixtape, titled Customized Greatly Vol. 1; while he was performing by his stage name at the time, Custom.

Casey was one of the founding members of the hip hop collective Odd Future, appearing on the collective's first effort The Odd Future Tape, before he decided to branch out on his own, after his first mixtape release.

In an interview with Respect Mag, Casey stated it as: "It’s hard to explain, really, but I just had more of a [different] vision for my own rap career. I wanted to do my own thing."

While working with a fellow rapper and Def Jam's recording artist YG on his second mixtape, Veggies began to take rap much more seriously.

In an interview with The Madbury Club, Veggies discussed how "strategic sponsorships, limited merchandise, organic partnerships, social presence and influence ability have proved fundamental in the success of Peas & Carats and thus, Casey Veggies".

After graduating high school, Veggies joined with Mac Miller, as one of the opening acts for his Blue Slide Park Tour.

Since then, Casey performed with artists, such as Nipsey Hussle, Dom Kennedy and Kendrick Lamar, as well as friends in OFWGKTA; including Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy Beats and Domo Genesis.

Casey has also featured on records with artists, such as Rich Hil, King Chip and Raheem DeVaughn.

After a few year long hiatus, Casey Veggies participated in an interview with MTV released on May 30, 2019.

In this interview, he discussed his reasoning for leaving Epic Records, his reflections on Mac Miller after his death, and discussed his upcoming second studio album, Organic, to be released independently under his own label Peas & Carrots International (PNCINTL).

Organic was released on June 7, 2019, after a lead up of singles and music videos being released prior.

The deluxe edition of the album, adding five new songs to the tracklist, was released later on November 22, 2019.

Casey Veggies would then go on to release various mixtapes and EPs.

2020

He released the sequel to his collaborative mixtape with Rockie Fresh, Fresh Veggies 2 on July 10, 2020.

He also released two mixtapes, CG5 on February 26, 2021 and Crypto Veggies on July 22, 2022.

CG5 is the fifth installment in the Customized Greatly series.