Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock dies at 49

Shifty Shellshock, the lead singer of the rap-rock group Crazy Town, has died, reports TMZ. He was 49 years old.

According to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, the frontman, whose real name is Seth Binzer, was found dead in a house in LA on Monday.

The cause of death was not given. According to the website, the investigation is ongoing.

Shellshock began his music career in 1992 with Bret Mazur aka Epic when they formed the Brimstone Sluggers. They eventually changed the name to Crazy Town in 1999 and included members Rust Epique, James Bradley Jr. aka JBJ, Doug Miller, Antonio Lorenzo “Trouble” Valli, and the late Adam Goldstein aka DJ AM, who died of a drug overdose in 2009.

Crazy Town reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000 with “Butterfly,” a single from their debut album The Gift of Game.

The band released a second album, “Darkhorse”, in 2002, but disbanded shortly after. That same year, Shellshock had success with his collaboration with Paul Oakenfold, “Starry Eyed Surprise”.

In 2004 he released his solo album “Happy Love Sick”.

Shellshock has had a troubled life in recent years, suffering from substance abuse issues and has appeared in two seasons of VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab” and two seasons of “Sober House.”

In 2012, the musician was hospitalized and fell into a coma, but eventually recovered. In 2022, he was arrested for drunk driving.

Shellshock, whose only marriage ended in divorce, was recently dating childhood friend Soleil Moon Frye, the former star of “Punky Brewster.”

He leaves behind his three children Halo, Gage and Phoenix.