History Music / Twiztid

Twiztid's lyrics and sound differed from House of Krazees in that while HOK was purely a Horrorcore act whose lyrics almost entirely focused on supernatural or macabre themes, or psychopathy and murder, Twiztid, while still carrying over many of these lyrical tropes, branched out into more personal subjects earning them comparisons to Music/{{Eminem}}, who also blended Horror and comedic themed lyrics with more interpersonal subject matter. Twiztid's music style would also develop further from their Hip Hop roots into a more RapMetal-influenced sound, particularly on ''Mutant (Vol. 2)'', ''Heartbroken & Homicidal'' and ''Unlikely Prescription'', which almost entirely abandoned Hip Hop instrumentation. In recent years, Twiztid has taken to touring more Metal-focused festivals with a live band, contrasting their earlier days as a purely Hip Hop act when even their Rock songs would be performed live with a backing track instead of a band. On the rap front, though, Twiztid has developed a reputation for [[MotorMouth breakneck speed technical rapping]].

* SmokingIsCool: Monoxide. His favorite brand? Newports. His stage name hints at this, being a reference to the Carbon Monoxide in cigarette smoke. Even the cover art for his solo LP looks like a pack of Newport cigarettes.

Twiztid is an American HipHop duo from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} consisting of rappers Jamie Madrox and Monoxide, who put out music through their own label, Majik Ninja Entertainment.

Twiztid originally formed after the break up of The90s {{Horrorcore}} group House of Krazees, which featured the two guys from Twiztid and another guy, the R.O.C. (They later reformed.) Without a label, Jamie and Monoxide formed a new group called Infamous Superstars Incorporated with their friend [[Music/BlazeYaDeadHomie Psycho C]] (later Blaze Ya Dead Homie), and recorded a three song demo which they sent to former tour mates Music/InsaneClownPosse, who loved it, but suggested they drop the third member of the group and form a duo, which would be signed to ICP's label Creator/PsychopathicRecords, which released their albums from 1998 to 2012.

Twiztid's lyrics and sound differed from House of Krazees in that while HOK was purely a Horrorcore act whose lyrics almost entirely focused on supernatural or macabre themes, or psychopathy and murder, Twiztid, while still carrying over many of these lyrical tropes, branched out into more personal subjects earning them comparisons to Music/{{Eminem}}, who also blended Horror and comedic themed lyrics with more interpersonal subject matter. Twiztid's music style would also develop further from their Hip Hop roots into a more RapMetal-influenced sound, particularly on ''Mutant (Vol. 2)'', ''Heartbroken & Homicidal'' and ''Unlikely Prescription'', which almost entirely abandoned Hip Hop instrumentation. In recent years, Twiztid has taken to touring more Metal-focused festivals with a live band, contrasting their earlier days as a purely Hip Hop act when even their Rock songs would be performed live with a backing track instead of a band. On the rap front, though, Twiztid has overtime developed a reputation for [[MotorMouth breakneck speed technical rapping]].

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Twiztid's lyrics and sound differed from House of Krazees in that while HOK was purely a Horrorcore act whose lyrics almost entirely focused on supernatural or macabre themes, or psychopathy and murder, Twiztid, while still carrying over many of these lyrical tropes, branched out into more personal subjects earning them comparisons to Music/{{Eminem}}, who also blended Horror and comedic themed lyrics with more interpersonal subject matter. Twiztid's music style would also develop further from their Hip Hop roots into a more RapMetal-influenced sound, particularly on ''Mutant (Vol. 2)'', ''Heartbroken & Homicidal'' and ''Unlikely Prescription'', which almost entirely abandoned Hip Hop instrumentation. In recent years, Twiztid has taken to touring more Metal-focused festivals with a live band, contrasting their earlier days as a purely Hip Hop act when even their Rock songs would be performed live with a backing track instead of a band.

* BigGuyLittleGuy: Madrox towers over Monoxide.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''W.I.C.K.E.D.'' ("Wish I Could Kill Every Day") is promoted as Twiztid's darkest album.

* MotorMouth: Madrox raps his ass off in "Abominationz", which is also the title of the album.

Twiztid was once perceived as the ''proteges'' of ICP due to their music initially being marketed to {{UsefulNotes/Juggalo}}s, but overtime, they have gradually built an audience outside of ICP's fanbase and established themselves as a major act in Detroit Hip Hop in their own right. Twiztid is especially endeared to a more atypical Hip Hop audience as they're basically both big nerds who are really into Horror movies, [[ComicBook Comic Books]] (Jamie's stage name, and the nickname "The Multiple Man", come from an ComicBook/XMen character) and toys, and often rap about these subjects. They are also [[TheStoner Stoners]] who often rap about their love of weed, endearing them to this audience as well.

Twiztid was once referred to as the "proteges" of Music/InsaneClownPosse. In actuality, Twiztid's members, Jamie Madrox and Monoxide, were originally from another UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} {{Horrorcore}}/Acid Rap group, House of Krazees (the duo was once known as "Mr. Bones" and "Hektic"), and have been around since the same time as ICP. In recent years, Twiztid has come out of ICP's shadow somewhat and established themselves as a major act in Detroit hip hop, even gaining a few fans from ICP's {{Hatedom}}.

Twiztid's subject matter usually revolves around the duo's varied interests, including horror movies (both), comics, toys (both, but Jamie Madrox heavily), marijuana (both) and cigarettes (Monoxide).

2012 saw Twiztid leaving their position as hosts of ''Ashtrays & Action Figures'', a show on Radio/PsychopathicRadio, and eventually departing from Creator/PsychopathicRecords altogether after the release of their ''Abominationz'' album.

They formed the new label Majik Ninja Entertainment, which former Psychopathic artists Music/BlazeYaDeadHomie, Music/{{Boondox}} and Music/AxeMurderBoyz signed with. The signing of AMB led to a falling out between ICP and Twiztid, due to a personal dispute with one of the members of AMB and Violent J from ICP.

* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: The distinguishing feature of the duo's makeup job. It forms a nice contrast to their sister act, Music/InsaneClownPosse, who prefer more elaborate facial patterns.

* {{Horrorcore}}

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Unlikely Prescription'' features a much more straightforward rock sound than previous rap or rap-rock efforts.
* RapRock: ''Mutant (Vol. 2)'' is distinctive from the rest of Twiztid's catalog, which is primarily hip hop, in that it is actually a rock album. Some of their other songs are like this.

* TheStoner: Both of them.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Faygo, of course. Averted with Monoxide, as when asked which flavor he liked the most, he simply responded with "Pepsi".
* SmokingIsCool: Monoxide. His favorite brand? Newports. His stage name hints at this, being a reference to the Carbon Monoxide in cigarette smoke. Even the cover art for his solo LP looks like a pack of Newport ciggarettes.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Unlikely Prescription'' features a much more straightforward rock sound then previous rap or rap-rock efforts.

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[[caption-width-right:300: Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child.]]

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Jenny, the overweight, obsessed wannabe fan who calls herself a "[[{{Juggalo}} Juffalo]]" (voiced by Jamie Madrox). Appears in the song "Hound Dogs" and multiple skits.

* {{Juggalo}}

* RapRock: ''Mutant (Vol. 2)'' is distinctive from the rest of Twiztid's catalog, which is primarily hip hop, in that it is actually a rock album. Also, some of their other songs are like this as well.

* BuriedAlive: Once again, "All Of The Above".

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''W.I.C.K.E.D.'' ("Wish I Could Kill Every Day") is promoted as Twiztid's darkest album, which it is.

* FatAndProud: Jamie Madrox had no illusions about his weight, and had in fact made it a part of his persona.

* ObsessionSong

* TheStoner: Madrox and Monoxide.

* SmokingIsCool: Monoxide. His favorite brand? Newports. His stage name hints at this, being a reference to the Carbon Monoxide in cigarette smoke.

* HellHotel: Kross Roads Inn portrays the duo as a pair of skeptical ghost hunters who find themselves trapped in one. Needless to say, [[NightmareFuel they don't remain skeptics for long.]]

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