Michael Johnson, better known by his stage name asTwisted Insane, is an American rapper fromSan Diego, California.^[1][2] He has released fifteen studio albums. He founded the record label Brainsick Muzik, signing other rappers.

Johnson was born inSan Diego, California. By the age of 12, he had begun writing rhymes, and has said that after his first live performance he was overwhelmed with emotion from the euphoric experience, and "immediately became addicted to performing live".^[3] He left home and began traveling around the United States, selling albums. When his first album,Shoot for the Face, came out in 2006, he was homeless at the time. His first mixtape came out in 2004Brainmatter.

Johnson raps in theChopper style,^[3] a fast-paced style that originated in theMidwestern United States. He may have been influenced by fellow artistsBone Thugs-n-Harmony,Twista andBusta Rhymes .^[4][5] He grew a cult following. His first studio album,Shoot for the Face, was released in 2006 and included 21 songs, featuring Catmando, Guaran-T, West Craven,T-Nutty, Lil Face and Bleezo. His second album,The Monster in the Dark, was released in 2007, containing 18 songs, featuringMitchy Slick,Spice 1, Uncle B, Young Bop, Marvaless, Zigg Zagg andC-Bo.

After featuring on Tech N9ne's single "Worldwide Choppers" in May 2011, alongside well-known rappers such asBusta Rhymes andTwista, he was introduced to a much wider fanbase across the world. The song remains Johnson's biggest hit so far in the United States, peaking at #15 on theBillboardU.S. Heatseekers Songs chart, #30 on theR&B/Hip-HopDigital Song Sales chart^[6] and #4 on theBubbling Under Hot 100.^[7] Following on from this, in October 2011 he released his third album,The Root of All Evil, which was 18 tracks long and featured Chris Ray, Ric Nutt, Zigg Zagg, Marvaless, Key Loom, Bishop, C-Bo, Ise B, Ms. Karamel and T-Nutty.

In June 2013, Johnson released his fourth album,The Insane Asylum, including 20 songs, featuring Charles Xavier, Firing Squad, C Mob, Mitchy Slick, Key Loom, Redro Killson, Bishop, Bleezo,Kung Fu Vampire, Poverty's Posterboy, West Craven, Hurricane, Mr. Dos Muchos, Troll, D-Loc The Gill God, Crucified and Z. In July that year he was featured on the lead single of Tech N9ne's albumSomething Else, "So Dope (They Wanna)" alongsideWrekonize andSnow Tha Product. He was also featured in the music video for this track.^[8]

In 2014, Johnson releasedThe Last Demon, his fifth album, with 22 tracks, including collaborations with artistsRittz,JellyRoll, Charlie Ray, Khadijah Lopez, Iso, Kamikazi and Aqualeo.Voodoo, his sixth album, was released in 2015, and had 20 tracks, including guest appearances from Redro Killson,Jarren Benton, Khadijah Lopez, Dayo G, Qlayz, Tanqueray Locc, Bleezo and Charlie Ray. In 2016, he released a collaboration album with Charlie Ray,The Gatekeeper and the Keymaster, with 15 songs also featuring T Nutty. In the same year he released a solo album entitledShoot for the Face 2, a sequel to his first album with 18 tracks, featuring Dalima, Kamikazi, Charlie Ray, Dikulz,Brotha Lynch Hung, Blayne and rapperLyrikal.In My Darkest Hour, released in 2017, included 19 tracks, and C-Mob, Z, Dayo G and Charlie Ray are credited as performers. His latest albums,Sickopatomous andSick James, were released in September 2019 onFriday the 13th, featuring C. Ray, Dayo G., Lady Insane, Brodie James, Jada Lynn, Tanqueray Loc, Dikulz, Bleezo, and Z, while Sick James featuredRittz, Dayo G.,Ryan Anthony, Swisher Sleep, Big June, C. Ray,Brotha Lynch Hung, Ice B, Cutty Dre, and Buk of Psychodrama.

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