Twiztid is an American

United States

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 hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 duo

Duet (music)

A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...

 from Warren, Michigan

Warren, Michigan

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. The group is composed of Jamie Spaniolo

Jamie Spaniolo

James Spaniolo is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Spaniolo is most commonly known as Jamie Madrox of the rap group Twiztid. He is also a member of the two supergroups Dark Lotus and Psychopathic Rydas...

 and Paul Methric, who perform under the respective personas of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child. Twiztid performs a style of hardcore hip hop

Hardcore hip hop

Hardcore hip hop, also referred to as hardcore rap, is a sub-genre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Schoolly D, Spoonie Gee, Boogie Down Productions, and Kool G Rap, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and...

 known as horrorcore

Horrorcore

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, and have released eight studio albums, one extended play

Extended play

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 and five compilations.
Prior to Twiztid, Jamie Spaniolo

Jamie Spaniolo

James Spaniolo is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Spaniolo is most commonly known as Jamie Madrox of the rap group Twiztid. He is also a member of the two supergroups Dark Lotus and Psychopathic Rydas...

 and Paul Methric were members of the hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 trio House of Krazees

House of Krazees

House of Krazees was an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. The group was composed of the rappers R.O.C., Paul Methric and Jamie Spaniolo. House of Krazees performed a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore and was active from 1993 until 1997....

, under the names Mr. Bones and Hektic, along with the third member, the R.O.C.