Shifty Shellshock, the singer of music stone band , Crazy Town , who sang the strike track” Butterfly”, has died. He was 49.
According to the , Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s site, Shellshock— whose baby name was  , Seth Binzer , — died at his home on Monday. A reason has not yet been disclosed.
Shellshock met his , Crazy Town , i- leader,  , Bret Mazur, in 1992. They first began making songs under the name the Brimstone Sluggers, but by 1999, their title was changed to , Crazy Town , and the band had added users Rust Epique,  , James Bradley Jr. (aka JBJ),  , Doug Miller,  , Adam Goldstein , (aka DJ AM ) and , Antonio Lorenzo ,” Problems” Valli.  , Crazy Town ‘s , debut album,” The Gift of Game”, released in , November 1999 , and the band supported the Red Hot Chili Peppers on tour shortly after.
In , October 2000,  , Crazy Town , released” Butterfly” as the second one from” The Gift of Game”. The song samples the Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘” Pretty Little Ditty” and features Shellshock’s laid- up rapping style—” Travel my lady, arrive- come my lady, You’re my butterfly, sugar baby” — easily blending the two genres. The song reached the top. It reached the singer’s biggest struck by climbing to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive days.
After , Crazy Town ‘s , second album,” Darkhorse” ( 2002 ), failed to evoke the same fervor, the band broke up. Shellshock subsequently pursued a single job, collaborating with , Paul Oakenfold , on his 2002 hit” Starry Eyed Surprise”, which peaked at No. 41 on the tables. In 2004, Shellshock released his first solo album,” Happy Love Sick”, which found moderate success in , Europe.
Shellshock had been opened about his battles with addiction and appeared on several reality displays regarding the matter, including two months of , VH1’s ,” Celebrity Rehab” and two seasons of its follow- up present” Sober House”. He was taken to the hospital in 2012 after losing awareness and falling into a stupor before recovering. He was most just detained in 2022 for a DUI.
Shellshock is survived by his three kids, Halo, Gage and , Phoenix.
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