Crazy Town singer and “Celebrity Rehab” star Shifty Shellshock dies at 49

Shifty Shellshock, lead singer of the rap rock band Crazy Town, has died. He was 49 years old.

Shellshock, born Seth Binzer, died Monday in a Los Angeles apartment, according to Los Angeles Medical Examiner records. The cause of death is currently unknown.

Crazy Town was known for the 1999 single “Butterfly”, which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2001. Their 1999 debut album, The Gift of Game, sold 1.6 million copies. The band disbanded in 2003 after the success of subsequent music projects waned.

The band consisted of more than a dozen current and former members, including co-founder Bret “Epic” Mazur, DJ Rick One, Mark White, Adam “DJ Adam 12” Bravin, Charles “Rust Epique” Lopez and the late Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein.

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Binzer and Mazur reformed Crazy Town in 2007 and released an album in 2015. Mazur left the band in 2017 and Binzer changed the band name to Crazy Town X.

Binzer appeared on Season 1 of VH1’s reality TV series “Celebrity Rehab” in 2008 due to cocaine addiction and returned in Season 2 after producer and star Dr. Drew Pinsky learned of his relapse. The singer also appeared in Season 1 of the short-lived spin-off “Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House” in 2009 and Season 2 in 2010.

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The tributes came in the form of a post on Shellshock’s Instagram page, which had been inactive since April.

Photographer Mike Azira wrote: “Rest in peace old friend… remember you best as a kid on a skateboard with the whole world in front of you… sending love to your family.”

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