Twisted Insane

Michael Johnson (born September 22, 1979), known by his stage name Twisted Insane, is an American rapper and songwriter from San Diego, California. He has released eight studio albums.^[1] While in Southeast San Diego, he founded the record label Brainsick Muzik, to which other similar rappers are also signed.^[2] He is known for having one of the fastest rapping speeds in the industry.

Early life

Johnson was born and raised in San Diego, California. By the age of 12 he had begun writing rhymes, and has said that after his first live performance he was overwhelmed with emotion from the euphoric experience, and "immediately became addicted to performing live".^[3] He left home and began travelling around the United States, going from place to place and selling albums of his music for the money he needed for food and accommodation. When his first album, Shoot for the Face, came out in 2006, he was homeless at the time.

Musical career

Twisted Insane raps in the Chopper style of rap,^[3] a very fast-paced style that originated in the Midwestern United States. He may have been influenced by fellow artists Tech N9ne, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Twista and Busta Rhymes .^[4]. He started his career travelling across the United States, selling CDs of his music in order to pay for food and accommodation.^[5] However, he began to garner a cult following of those who appreciated his incredible rapping speed and verbal ability. After featuring on Tech N9ne's track Worldwide Choppers in 2011, he was introduced to a much wider fanbase across the world.

His first studio album, Shoot for the Face, was released in 2006 and included 21 songs, featuring fellow artists Catmando, Guaran-T, West Craven, T-Nutty, Lil Face and Beezo. His second album, The Monster in the Dark, was released in 2007 and was composed of 18 songs, featuring Mitchy Slick, Spice 1, Beezo, Young Bop, Marvaless, Zigg Zagg and C-Bo. In 2011, he released his third album, The Root of All Evil, which was 18 tracks long and featured Chris Ray, Ric Nutt, Zigg Zagg, Marvaless, Key Loom, Bishop, C-Bo, Ise B, Ms. Karamel and T-Nutty. His fourth album, The Insane Asylum, released in 2013, included 20 songs, featuring Charles Xavier, Firing Squad, C Mob, Mitchy Slick, Key Loom, Redro Killson, Bishop, Bleezo, Kung Fu Vampire, Poverty's Posterboy, West Craven, Hurricane, Mr. Dos Muchos, Troll, D Loc, Crucified and Z. In 2014 he released The Last Demon, his fifth album, with 22 tracks, including collaborations with artists Rittz, JellyRoll, Charlie Ray, Khadijah Lopez, Iso, Kamikazi and Aqualeo. Voodoo, his sixth album, was released in 2015, and had 20 tracks, including guest appearances from Redro Killson, Jarren Benton, Khadijah Lopez, Dayo G, Qlayz, Iso, Tanqueray Locc, Bleezo and Charlie Ray. In 2016, Twisted Insane released a collaboration album with Charlie Ray, The Gatekeeper and the Keymaster, with 15 songs also featuring T Nutty, Redro Killson and Iso. In the same year he released a solo album entitled Shoot for the Face 2, a sequel to his first album with 18 tracks, featuring Dalima, Kamikazi, Charlie Ray, Dikulz, Brotha Lynch Hung, Iso, Blayne and Nigerian rapper Lyrikal. He also released an EP with fellow rapper Demzwon, with 6 tracks also featuring Cryptic Wisdom and Big Trey da Monsta. His latest album, In My Darkest Hour, released in 2017, included 19 parts, and C-Mob, Z, Dayo G and Charlie Ray are credited as performers.^[1][6]

Discography

References

External Links

• Official website