Bizarre (rapper)
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Bizarre
<tr style="text-align: center;"><td colspan="3"> Bizarre's debut full-length album, Hannicap Circus </td></tr>
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<tr><td>Birth name</td><td colspan="2">Rufus Johnson</td></tr><tr><td>Born</td><td colspan="2">July 5, 1976</td></tr><tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">Detroit, Michigan</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">rap</td></tr><tr><td>Occupation(s)</td><td colspan="2">Rapper</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right: 1em;">Label(s)</td><td colspan="2">Shady Records/Redhead Records</td></tr><tr><td textalign="top" style="padding-right: 1em;">Associated |
Bizarre (Born Rufus Johnson, in Detroit, Michigan on July 5, 1976) is an American rapper and member of the group D12.
He started in a group called "Outsidaz" with Rah Digga and Eminem. Later, Bizarre would release a 7-track album called Attack Of The Weirdos with the underground hit "What, What".
He has appeared in many magazines including Rolling Stone and The Source.
In September 1998, Bizarre won Inner City Entertainment's Flava of the Year award.
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[edit] Personality
Bizarre is well-known as a D12 member for his "unconventional" lyrics. In the past, he has rapped about such topics as rape, drugs, transvestites, bisexuality, watersports and incest. His solo song on D12 World, "Just Like U" was even partly-censored on the explicit version of the album. Bizarre also "explains" his use of severely explicit lyrics on the track:
- Talkin nasty shit, Bizarre won't stop.
- I fuck two twins, with a midget on top.
- A sick mind, raping an old lady.
- Knowing damn well Bizarre shouldn't have a baby,
- All I can teach you, learn how to mac.
- Smoke crack, smack a bitch when she talk back.
- Matta fact smack your sister, she's a slut.
- Don't you realize Bizarre don't give a fuck?
When mentioned by people unfamiliar with D12, many refer to Bizarre as "the fat guy," due to his obvious obesity. He also collects shower caps, and is often seen wearing them.
He attributes his name to his weirdness:
- I came up with the title because I really felt like most musicians that I've been around are fucking weird. I know I have my little weird ways, so I consider myself a special artist. Im a guy that chews paper, wears a shower cap in public, pops Vicodin pills and goes fishing. Theres not a lot of entertainment out there everything is so hardcore, shoot 'em up bang bang. I'm here to lighten up the hip-hop game.
Although he often talks about women, it is sometimes suggested in lyrics that Bizarre is married. In "Good Die Young", he says "I got married, My wife's name is Dee" and in "One Shot Two Shot" he talks about a wife, who inevitably gets trampled on within the song. Also in 40 oz. he says that he will have his wife cut your throat. As well in the album booklet for 'D12 World' in the 'thanks' section he writes "Jehova God, my loving wife, my daughter Dominique...To everyone I missed, I love you, for real."
Bizarre is married, you can clearly see on his chest the tattoo "Deanna", which is his wife's name. In the song "Coming Home" from Hannicap Circus, he mentions the tattoo: "What, you want a watch, bracelet or a chain/ How 'bout my chest, a tattoo of your name (DeeDee)." In the video for the song "Shit On You", his wife can be seen sweating, standing over a stove, and cleaning various things, while Bizarre's verse speaks "All women ain't shit, only good for cooking, cleaning, and sucking dick, and that's it." In the video of "40 oz", she moves her hand across her neck in the 'cutthroat' motion while Bizarre raps, "I'll have my wife cut your throat". She also was mentioned, and made a very brief appearance on the show 'Celebrity Fit Club' as Bizarre was on the cast during the 3rd season. Deanna is signed to the same record label as Bizarre, "Redhead" and is in her own rock group, Sindy Syringe. The group is scheduled to release an album possibly next year, but they currently have one single, "In the Box", and can be heard on the track "Fuck Your Life", from the Hannicap Circus album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo Albums and EPs
- Attack of the Weirdos EP (1998)
- Hannicap Circus (2005) #43 UK, #48 US
- T.B.A - (2007)
[edit] Albums and EPs with D12
- The Underground EP (1997)
- Devil's Night (2001) (7 million worldwide); #1 USA (2x Platinum); #1 UK (Platinum); #1 Aus. (Platinum); #1 Can. (3x Platinum)
- D12 World (2004) (6 million worldwide); #1 USA (2x Platinum); #1 UK (Platinum); #1 Aus. (Platinum); #1 Can. (2x Platinum)
- The Ambition (TBA)
[edit] Albums and EPs with The Davidians
- also, King Gordy and Bizarre (which combined are called 'The Davidians') are working on an album due next year
His solo debut full-length album, titled Hannicap Circus, was released on June 28 with the first single being "Rock Star," which is produced by multiplatinum rapper Eminem, who is also a member of D12. Hi-Tek, Big Boi, Devin the Dude, and Raphael Saadiq also made contributions to the album. It has reached #17 on the UK Singles Chart and #50 on the Australian singles chart. The album has also charted on the UK Albums Chart, at #43, and on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #48 and the Australian ARIA urban charts at #15.
[edit] Guest appearances
From The Marshall Mathers LP (by Eminem):
- 2000 "Amityville" (Eminem featuring Bizarre)
- Is scheduled to appear on the Twiztid album, Independence Day, in 2006. It is interesting to note that he and Twiztid are good friends and are on the same label as Insane Clown Posse, whom Eminem had a feud with. The feud was officially resolved recently, when fellow D12 member, Proof, sat down and talked it out with the group.
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- 2002 "Creep Show" (Killer Mike featuring Bizarre of D12)
- Natasha Bedingfield's "Drop Me In The Middle" on the UK and AUS version of Unwritten.
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[edit] Redhead Records
In 2005, Bizarre started his own record label, Redhead Records. Some of the artists featured on Hannicap Circus are signed to this label, including Sindee Syringe and Young Miles.
[edit] Other appearances
- In 2005, Bizarre was Punk'd by his late friend Proof of D12 after being pulled over by a LAPD officer for taking US$600 instead of US$60 out of an ATM. Bizarre was also seen crying within the episode and also implicated his friends to the police that they were also there during the period when the crime was committed.
- Bizarre appeared in the third installment of Celebrity Fit Club on VH1, along with fellow rapper Young MC. [1]
- Bizarre also made a cameo appearance in the movie The Longest Yard, starring Adam Sandler. He is seen during the basketball scene, among others, wearing his trademark showercap.
[edit] References
- Turner, Khary Kimani. "R-E-S-P-E-C-T: D12's Bizarre transcends the role of comic hype man. He’s also gone fishin’.", Metro Times, June 22, 2005.
