CRAZY Town frontman Seth Binzer has died aged 49, it has been reported.
The Los Angeles rapper, also known as Shifty Shellshock, was the co-founder of the rap rock band best known for their 2000 single, “Butterfly.”
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A report of the LA Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that Binzer died on June 24.
The rapper was found dead at home, but the cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
Tributes poured in for the father of three who once battled addiction.
“RIP old friend… better remember you as a kid on a skateboard with the whole world in front of you… sending love to your family,” wrote Los Angeles photographer Mike Azria on Instagram.
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“I have no words to describe how sad this is,” producer Nikki Minton commented beneath Binzer’s album. last post.
“My friend for more than half my life. I’m going to miss him. I’m sorry for everyone who lost him.”
“It broke my heart… Damn, Seth, why… you’ve been in my life since we were kids,” said another friend.
“I just broke a lot of hearts…rest in peace old friend, I love you.”
Others mentioned the rapper’s struggle with addiction when reacting to the news of his death.
“Rest in power, Shifty. Addiction sucks. I really hoped sobriety would change things for you,” one said.
Binzer appeared on the reality television series Celebrity Rehab 1 and 2, as well as Sober House 1 and 2.
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A few weeks ago, he made an Instagram post talking about his sobriety.
The rapper posted a photo of a sidewalk covered in graffiti with a heart in love and some flowers.
“I’m a lover than a fighter… but the one I need to love more instead of fighting is myself”, he he wrote in the caption.
“Mr. Shifty true love #Sober alive and grateful.”
Friend and actress Alice McMunn revealed the depth of the musician’s demons in her tribute to him.
“RIP. Honestly, I have been a witness to your struggle for the last 10 years and it has been one of the hardest I have ever seen,” she wrote in her history.
The musician’s struggles with addiction have already brought him to the brink of death.
Those close to Binzer believe it was his drug addiction that caused him to fall into a coma in 2012, according to TMZ.
US Sun has reached out to Binzer’s booking agent and record label for comment.
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