Seth Binzer – the lead singer and co-founder of the rap rock band Crazy Town – has died.
Better known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, Binzer passed away on Monday at a residence in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of death.
In 1999, Binzer and fellow vocalist Bret “Epic” Mazurformed Crazy Town, hiring Epic Rust, Douglas Miller, James Bradley Jr., Antonio Lorenzo Valli It is Adam Goldstein.
The group released their 2000 single, “Butterfly,” which shot to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. Their debut album, “The Gift Of Game,” was also a hit, selling over 1.5 million copies. .
But their 2002 album, “Darkhouse,” crashed and burned with the public and the band soon broke up. Years later, they returned and released a third album, “The Brimstone Sluggers”.
During his life, Binzer had some problems with the law. In 2011, he was arrested for having outstanding warrants After police responded to a domestic dispute with his girlfriend in Los Angeles in 2023, Binzer was arrested for driving under the influence in South Carolina.
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That same year, Binzer and Bobby Reeves — who replaced Mazur as co-singer — got into a fight after a show in Myrtle Beach, S.C., TMZ has obtained video of the fight, capturing Binzer giving Reeves a nice kick in the ass. But Binzer wasn’t arrested and Reeves called it a “little fight,” saying he loved Shifty.
Binzer was 49 years old.
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