Seth Binzer, the lead singer of the band CRAZY Town, has died at the age of 49.
Hailing from Los Angeles, the rapper known as Shifty Shellshock helped to create the rap rock band famous for their 2000 hit “Butterfly.”
It was found that Binzer passed away on June 24 by the LA Medical Examiner’s Office.
The rapper was found dead at home, but no one knows what killed him yet.
He and Bret Mazur, whom he met in 1992, helped to start Crazy Town.
In 1995, they started a band called Brimstone Sluggers. In 1999, they formed Crazy Town.
When Butterfly made it to the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for two weeks, it became their most popular and successful single.
The band’s first album, The Gift of Game, sold over 1.5 million copies, and their single went to number one in several countries. However, this success didn’t last long.
The band broke up in 2003 because their second album, Darkhorse, didn’t do very well when it came out in 2002.
He also worked on his solo career at this time by working with the British musician and producer Paul Oakenfold.
Binzer sang on Oakenfold’s 2002 hit song “Starry Eyed Surprise,” which made it to the top 10 in the UK and the top 50 in the US.
Binzer’s first solo album, Happy Love Sick, came out a year after Crazy Town broke up. He went by the stage name Shifty.
Crazy Town got back together in 2007 and changed its name to Crazy Town X in 2017 when Mazur and some other members quit.
“I DO NOT HAVE WORDS”
Many people have paid tribute to the father of three who has had problems with addiction in the past.
Mazur wrote on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon that one of his bandmates had died.
“As the other half of Crazy Town, Seth’s incredible talent and larger-than-life personality left an indelible mark on all who knew him and on the music we created together,” he said.
Settingth had a hard time staying sober his whole life. He fought this battle in private and in public all the time. Even though things were hard, he brought a lot of happiness and energy to the people around him.
She said, “I really wish that his story could have ended differently, but we take comfort in the hope that Seth has finally found the peace he had been looking for so long.”
“The most important memories my Crazy Town family and I have from our childhood are the good times and bad, the laughter and the lessons. Each one of those times made us who we are today.” There were hard times on Seth’s journey, but there were also times of great creativity and love.
Mazur also talked about how important it is to stay sober and urged people who are having trouble to get help.
“We miss Seth so much that words can’t describe it.” The music we made and the people who loved him will always remember him. “During this very sad time, our thoughts and prayers are with his family,” he said.
“Seth, rest in peace. “We will always love and remember you.”
Along with the sad caption, he added some pictures of the old friends.
“Rest in peace, old friend…” “I remember you best when you were a kid riding a skateboard and seeing the whole world,” LA photographer Mike Azria wrote on Instagram.
“I have no words for how sad this is,” producer Nikki Minton wrote below Binzer’s last post.
“Been my friend for over 50 years. I will miss him. I’m sorry for everyone who lost him.
“This broke my heart so badly…””Goddamn it, Seth, why have you been in my life since we were kids?” asked another friend.
“Just broke a lot of hearts… rest in peace old friend love you.”
Others who were reacting to the rapper’s death talked about his problems with drugs.
“Rest in peace, Shifty. Drug abuse is a mess. One person said, “I really hoped that getting sober would make things better for you.”
Celebrity Rehab 1 and 2 and Sober House 1 and 2 both showed Binzer on their reality TV shows.
TRAGIC POST
A few weeks ago, he wrote on Instagram about how he was no longer drinking.
The rapper posted a picture of a love heart and flowers written in spray paint on the sidewalk.
“I love to love more than fight,” he wrote in the caption. “But the person I need to love more than fight with is myself.”
“Mr Shifty true love #Sober alive and grateful.”
Alice McMunn, a friend and actress, wrote a tribute to the musician that showed how deep his demons went.
“Rest in peace. “To be honest, I’ve seen him struggle for 10 years, and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever seen,” she wrote in her story.
The musician has been very close to death before because of his drug problems.
TMZ says that Binzer’s friends and family think that his drug use put him into narcolepsy in 2012.
The U.S. Sun has asked Binzer’s booking agent and record label for words.
“The news breaks our hearts,” Krushkill Records said.
