Twisted Insane

Michael Johnson (born September 22, 1982), known by his stage name as Twisted Insane, is an American rapper and songwriter from Southeast San Diego, California.Twisted Insane is from Lincoln Park Bloods. He has released ten studio albums.[1] While in 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, along with Tech N9ne and Others.He has signed other rappers on his label such as Charlie Ray aka C.Ray, Dikulz of Firing Squad who does all of Twisted's album covers (Redikuluz Concepts). Z of Firing Squad who are all from Eastern Washington up by Oregon, and last Kamikazi from Minnesota.

Michael Johnson
Birth nameMichael Johnson
Born (1982-09-22) September 22, 1982
San Diego, California, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1996–present
LabelsBrainsick Muzik
Associated acts
  • Charlie Ray
  • Dikulz
  • Kamikazi
  • Z (of Firing Squad)
  • D-Loc the Gill God
  • X-Raided
  • Krsna
Websitetwistedinsane.bigcartel.com

Early life

Johnson was born and raised in San Diego, CA . 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.

Rap 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 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. 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 Bleezo. His second album, The Monster in the Dark, was released in 2007 and was composed of 18 songs, featuring Mitchy Slick, Spice 1, Uncle B, Young Bop, Marvaless, Zigg Zagg and C-Bo.[1][6]

After featuring on Tech N9ne's single "Worldwide Choppers" in May 2011, alongside well-known rappers such as Busta Rhymes and Twista, he was introduced to a much wider fanbase across the world. The song remains Twisted Insane's biggest hit so far in the United States, peaking at #15 on the Billboard U.S. Heatseekers Songs chart, #30 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart[7] and #4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[8] Following on from this, in October 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.[1][6]

June 2013 saw Twisted Insane release his fourth album, The Insane Asylum, including 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.[1][6] In July that year he was featured on the lead single of Tech N9ne's album Something Else, "So Dope (They Wanna)" alongside Wrekonize and Snow Tha Product. He was also featured in the music video for this track.[9]

In 2014 Twisted Insane 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, Tanqueray Locc, Bleezo and Charlie Ray. In 2016, he released a collaboration album with Charlie Ray, The Gatekeeper and the Keymaster, with 15 songs also featuring T Nutty. 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, Blayne and rapper Lyrikal. In My Darkest Hour, released in 2017, included 19 tracks, and C-Mob, Z, Dayo G and Charlie Ray are credited as performers.[1][6] His latest albums, Sickopatomous and Sick James, were released on 9/13/19 (Friday the 13th) featured C. Ray, Dayo G., Lady Insane, Brodie James, Jada Lynn, Tanqueray Loc, Dikulz, Bleezo, and Z, while Sick James featured Rittz, Dayo G., Ryan Anthony, Swisher Sleep, Big June, C. Ray, Brotha Lynch Hung, Ice B, Cutty Dre, and Buk of Psychodrama.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Tales Of My Mortuary (1999)
  • Brainmatter (2004)
  • The Essence of Evil (2005)
  • The Devil Made Me It (2001)
  • Shoot For The Face (2006)
  • The Hells Kitchen Mixtape (2007)
  • The Monster In The Dark (2007)
  • The Root Of All Evil (2011)
  • The Insane Asylum (2013)
  • The Last Demon (2014)
  • Voodoo (2015)
  • Shoot For The Face 2 (2016)
  • In My Darkest Hour (2017)
  • Sick James (2019)
  • Sickopatomous (2019)

Collaboration albums
  • The Gatekeeper and the Keymaster (2016) (with Charlie Ray)
  • Sick Dimension (2016) (with Demzwon)

Guest appearances
Year Single Peak position Certification
US
2011 "Worldwide Choppers"
(Tech N9ne featuring Busta Rhymes, Yelawolf, Twista,
U$O, Ceza, D-Loc, JL of B.Hood & Twisted Insane)		 104[upper-alpha 1]
2013 "So Dope (They Wanna)"
(Tech N9ne featuring Wrekonize, Twisted Insane & Snow Tha Product)		 — —
— —
2017 "Thron"
(ShimmyMC featuring Wrekonize & Twisted Insane)		 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
  1. "Worldwide Choppers" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8]
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References
  1. "Twisted Insane". Rate Your Music. Sonemic, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. "Brainsick Muzik". Rate Your Music. Sonemic, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  3. ScottieD. "Twisted Insane Interview (7/18/25)". Faygoluvers.net. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  4. "Twisted Insane". Reverbnation. eMinor Incorporated. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  5. "Twisted Insane". Genius. Genius Media Group Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  6. "Twisted Insane". Discogs. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  7. "Twisted Insane Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  8. "Chart Search for Tech N9ne (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles) | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  9. jnelliott. "Tech N9ne's releases a "So Dope" video". The Source. The Northstar Group. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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