Seth Binzer The lead singer and co-founder of the rap rock band Crazy Town – has died.
Binzer, known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of death, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
In 1999, Binzer and fellow vocalist, Brett “Epic” MazurFormation of Crazy Town, recruitment Rust Epic, Doug Miller, James Bradley Jr., Antonio Lorenzo Valley And Adam Goldstein,
The group released their 2000 single “Butterfly”, which peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. Their debut album “The Gift of Game” was also a success, selling over 1.5 million copies.
But, their 2002 record, “Darkhouse” flopped with the audience and the band broke up soon after. Years later, they reunited and released the third album, “The Brimstone Sluggers.”
Binzer had several brushes with the law during his lifetime. He was imprisoned in 2011. Arrested because of pending warrant In 2023, after police responded to a domestic quarrel with his girlfriend in Los Angeles, Binzer Caught for driving while intoxicated in South Carolina.
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That same year, Binzer and bobby reeves — who had replaced Mazur as co-vocalist — got into a fight after a show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. TMZ obtained video of the fightThe video shows Binzer giving Reeves a good beating. However, Binzer was not arrested and Reeves described it as a “little scuffle” and said he loved Shifty.
Binzer was 49.
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