The band was signed to Psychopathic Records in 1997, and released their debut album, “Mostateless” with the label in 1997. Their contemporaries at the time, Insane Clown Posse signed with Island Records and helped Twiztid form a relationship with the label too. Island helped the band with the distribution of their album, which went to number 8 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.
With moderate success on their first album, Twiztid released their sophomore album “Freak Show” on October 31st 2000. The album managed number 51 on the Billboard 200. They released their first EP, “Mirror Mirror” which peaked at number 5 on the Top Independent Albums chart. The ensemble was on a roll, releasing albums three or four times a year. “The Green Book”, released on July 1st 2003, made it to number 2 on the Top Independent Charts, and number 52 on the Billboard 200.
The band maintained similar chart positions throughout the 2000s until their highest charting album “W.I.C.K.E.D” (2009) became their highest charting album, making it to number 11 in the Billboard 200 chart and number 1 on the Top Independent Albums Chart.
Twiztid departed from Psychopathic Records after releasing their 22nd album. They made quite the comeback when they released their 25th album “Get Twiztid on April 15th 2014. The group had started their own label entitled Majik Ninja a couple of months before to propel the release of their forth-coming EPs and full length releases, such as “The Darkness” and “The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting For”.
Faces painted and disturbing lyrics, Twiztid are from the pre-21st century horrorcore era, where other successful rap acts such as Geto Boys and Insane Clown Posse have their roots. Like the aforementioned, Twiztid have altered their appearance in order to fit their style of music, which of course is rather horrifying. The duo have recently joined the Majik Ninja Entertainment label and are set to be releasing new material this year to add to their discography of no less than 26 albums, mixtapes and EPs.
Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child played a Hatchet Attacks set, dedicated to those on the Psychopathic label, in New Mexico in 2012. In such a massive arena full of hardcore hip-hop fans, Twiztid were certainly in their element. They opened their gig with the song We Don't Die, explaining how those who are evil (Twiztid themselves) don't die. Unlike most rap duos, these guys are very talented are spitting back and fourth quickly. When Madrox raps one line then Monoxide is right on cue to finish the bar. They also played 'I'm So High': a song which is predictably about drugs and had a really catchy guitar beat to it, and also 'Die M*****f****r die', which has a memorable chorus that the whole crowd shouted out in unison.
Whether you're a fan of old or new school hip-hop, you can't deny that Twiztid are legendary with the way they rap. The raw 90's flow that they have is one that has instant appeal to fans everywhere and their teamwork on stage is impeccable.