Talk:House of Krazees
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I've been a pretty big fan of Detroit rap for a while, since Esham started out all the way to today. It's been a pain to try and dig up classic underground but having done it I have recordings of all the original HoK, Howse, Sol46, etc. etc. music and it's great to see it even named here on Wikipedia. House of Krazees came with alot of original content for the time it was released, hoping to see it return to the scene I waited in line for four hours once to ask James and Paul when they were going to let the public hear it all again and was told it was on the way but alot of legal problems existed in getting it back out on CD. (This was pre-SWK) A year or so later there was an extremely limited re-release of some HoK stuff on CD that you could order from the web as well as alot of SWK gear. (shirts etc) Sadly as you can read in the Wiki entry it all fell apart and even finding the music is still a major pain in the ass. If you've never heard HoK and are fans of other Detroit rap it's closer to the older days of Esham with a more Halloween/crazy theme to the songs. Songs talk about commonly known mass murders and there history, being locked up in mental wards, dealing with demons, killing/murders, drug addicts, and in general the common idea of being psycho and trying to decide what’s going on or why they do something. Lyrically it's onboard with other rap you'll find from the mid 90's in Detroit, very solid showing from concept to execution. Alot of the musical elements come in second compared to the lyrics and truly sound pretty underground in total production value compared to the artists newer studio packed releases BUT it adds in wonderfully and almost increases the overall creepiness/appeal of the albums. It's a shame Brian Jones has gone his other ways for so many years his rap skill brings alot to the group that was HoK. He can rap fast and very clear compared to Methrix or Spaniolo and balanced out both of there styles to appeal to more mainstream rap fans. His efforts on his own and in other projects continue to show his technical skill even though I can't find anything he's been connected to that’s anywhere as large as Spaniolo and Methrix have become with there Psychopathic Records play. At signings, shows, basically anywhere I can find a handful of Juggalo's or Acid rap fans I'm always trying to play this older stuff and I'm blown away by the massive response I get from the public. Very popular stuff to the scene it seems when it can find some play. Sadly no matter how close I get this music to any of the artists responsible for it I can never get more then a sentence about it out before ether security guards step in or they bounce. Having not been from Detroit I never got to see alot of this stuff live and missed really any chance of talking to actual people behind it. The only chances I get now a days is when one of them does a public appearance in my area and it's pretty rare. None the less I'm still a pretty large fan and wanting to try and educate the mass public as much as I can about the music here's some of the information I've collected over the years that I can post here. Sadly the albums, album artwork, live show film (the little that I could find), and pictures you'll have to find on your own since I can't violate Wikipedia's content laws or this would just be taken down.. Much love out to all the Acid fans, Pigskinnas, & Juggalo's out there! And of course infinite shots out to the people actually behind this great music; Brian Jones, Paul Methrix, & James Spaniolo will never be forgotten! No matter how long it takes I'll get a conversation in with you guys one day about this oldschool flava...
'WhiteGoblin @ gmail.com
NOT MINE!! THIS was collected from alot of older HoK fansites which have been gone for many years:
House of krazees were an underground horrorcore group in Detroit, Michigan from 1993 to 1999. The group had 3 members in it, The R.O.C. (Brian Jones, Sol, Sol46) Hektik (Paul Methrix, The Monoxide Child) and Mr. Bones (James Spaniolo, Jamie Madrox). They originally released 6 albums during the years 1993 to 1997 before they broke up. When Brian, Paul, and James were kids they grew up in the same South-East neighborhood, the three were best friends. They were inspired by rap music, heavy metal, and horror movies. Another one of their homies was none other than Esham. They were friends as far back as third grade.
Brian, his cousin Evol, and J-Ho (Lavel) formed "Strength Productions". They released their first album entitled "Rollin' With Strength" which featured Paul, James, and J-Mo (Native Funk, Anybody Killa). In 1992 J-Ho left the group and teamed up with J-Mo to form the Krazy Klan, and Brian, Paul, and Jamie left and formed the House Of Krazees. Paul assumed the name "E.X.P." James assumed "Big J" and Brian assumed "The R.O.C.". They started recording and made 9 songs for their album "Home Sweet Home". They made their own record label "Retro Horror Muzik" Scott Chapman produced their albums and they came across Asylum Records and they published the album for them. "Home Sweet Home" was released on October 1, 1993. They did not expect to sell many albums so they pressed 500 originals on tape only. Not many albums were sold but they sold enough to keep their spirits up and continue in the music industry. In October 31, 1993 the House Of Krazees got their first live show opening for Esham on the "KKKill The Fetus Tour". They started getting popular and the fans wanted to see a new album so in 1993 they decided they would go back to the studio and start recording for a new album. They recorded from January to May of 1994. In June of 1994 they finally released their second album entitled "Home Bound". They pressed 200 original copies on their label Retro Horror Muzik, they did not have a publisher this time so they only pressed 200 original copies only on tape. Soon after the release E.X.P. changed his name to Hektik, and Big J became Mr. Bones.
After they released "Home Bound" in 1994 House Of Krazees made a guest appearance on Evol's solo album entitled "Satanix 4 Life", they appeared on the song called "Satanic 4 Life". That year Mr. Bones released a 6 track EP with Looney Toon and Lock Down, a.k.a. The Sons Of Midnight. They named the album "The Demon Inside" and released the album on Skeleton Records. House Of Krazees were getting very popular as the days went on and the fans were screaming for another release. This time they released a full length LP called "Season Of The Pumpkin". They were able to do things their own way for this album because they fired Scott Chapman and R.O.C. took over the job of producing. They originally decided to have a double album with 3 singles on it with each member, but there was not enough songs so they only produced it on one album. They took the money from their first two releases and performing at concerts and in clubs to make alot of copies for this album, and also produced it on cassette tape and CD. They got very popular after they dropped this album, and it is considered one of The House Of Krazees best albums.
In 1994 they were looking for a manager and they ran across Walter Stepanenko of Latnem Intertainment. After the release of "Season Of The Pumpkin" Walter signed them to Latnem and they began recording for another album. "Outbreed" was released in the spring of 1995 and thanks to their new record label they were able to get this album more widely spread in the cities of Michigan. They released this album to retaliate against the haters, they produced it on cassette tape and on CD. That same year Mr. Bones released his solo album titled "Sacrifice", and it was released on Brain Dead Records. "Sacrifice" had 11 tracks, and was released on cassette tape only. They only pressed 500 original copies. R.O.C. and Hektik appear on this album in a song called "Insomnia". In late 1995, they decided to go back to the studio and start working on a fifth album. They noticed Walter was financing their music but he was not paying them for the music they recorded. They decided to keep recording for him anyway and in early 1996 they released their fifth album called "Head Trauma". They pressed it on cassette tape only even though they had the money to produce it on CD too. That year R.O.C. released his solo album called "X-Posed" it was also pressed on Latnem and only on cassette tape.
In 1997 James and Paul had plans on leaving the House Of Krazees and joining Insane Clown Posse's record label "Psychopathic Records". Violent J heard one of their songs on the radio and wanted them to join but they were in the middle of making a final album for their fans. They released their final album in February of 1997 called "Remix and Rewind". This album was a collectors edition of songs from their previous 5 releases. Before they left they recorded their final song called "Ghost" and it went on an album called "Mob Mentality Compilation". It featured many detroit artists and was pressed on tape only. While all of this was going on Brian formed another group called "The Howse" and it was signed to Latnem. They released an album called "Esohpromatem" and in a years time the group split up. It was now 1998 and James assumed the name Jamie Madrox and Paul assumed the name Monoxide Child and became Twiztid. They released their first album called Mostasteless and it featured the House Of Krazees song "Murder, Murder, Murder" but Brians verse was cut out. He was credited in the booklet for the drum programming. Brian thought he was left out in the cold untill he remembered his homie Krazy from 2 Krazy Devils. Krazy changed his name to Skrapz and they began recording the final House Of Krazees album "The Night They Kame Home". They originall decided to name it "Season Of The Pumpkin 2" but they decidied on "The Night They Kame Home". In February of 1998 the album was released on the Latnem label on CD. Brian and Skrapz were having problems with Walter so they left the band and became Halfbreed and formed the record label "Virus Independent". In 1999 they released a sampler called "The Virus Shit Sampler" , and that same year they released an EP called "Serial Killaz". Krazy Klan released their final album that year on Slang Town Records called "developMENTAL". This album features House Of Krazees (Sol and Skrapz) on a track called "2 Different Krazies". Psychopathic Records bought the rights to House Of Krazees and they are planning on selling all of the merchandise that is left.
Album History Of House Of Krazees:
Home Sweet Home Produced By: Walter Stepanenko Released By: Asylum Records Release Date: 1993
Side 1 01. Intro 02. Home Sweet Home 03. What's Yo Pleasure 04. Locked Out 05. Evil That Men Do
Side 2 01. Intro 02. House Of Krazees 03. Pig Skinnas 04. Diary Of A Madman
This was the first album by the House Of Krazees. It was released on Retro Horror Muzik in 1993. They pressed 500 copies of this tape. At this time the members names were E.X.P., Big J, and The R.O.C. this was their original names. The album was released by a small record company called Asylum Records. This tape did well for their first time and made them want to continue.
Home Bound Produced By: Scott Chapman Released By: Retro Horror Muzik Release Date: 1994
01. No One Can Do It Better 02. House Of Krazees (Remix) 03. Pigskinna 04. Return Of The Madman 05. Home On Deranged 06. You Played Yo Self 07. Homebound 08. FX 09. Comin' Of The Pumpkin
This album was produced only on tape and limited to 200 copies. The did not have a record company so they limited copies for this album also. During this period E.X.P. changed his name to Hektik and Big J changed his to Mr. Bones.
The Demon Inside Produced By: Mr. Bones Released By: Skelton Records Release Date: 1994
Side 1 01. Intro 02. Dr. Jeckel & Mr. Bones 03. Witching Hour
Side 2 01. Intro 02. On The Run 03. Outro
This album was produced as the first single EP for Mr.Bones. He did this album with the Sons Of Midnight and it was released on Skeleton Records. Many people mistake this as a solo but this tape was not just Mr. Bones.
Season Of The Pumpkin Produced By: Brian Jones Released By: Retro Horror Muzik Release Date: 1994
Side Pumpkin 01. Channel 0 02. Horror Story 03. Dark Images 04. Underground Culture 05. Hollow's Eve 06. The Mask 07. Trick Or Treat 08. Haunted House 09. Portrait 10. Call Us What You Will 11. Unconscious
Side Patch 01. Down 02. Violent Memories 03. Bates Theory 04. Season Of The Pumpkin 05. Sounds Of Halloween 06. Drug Addict 07. Terrorfying And Terrible 08. Why? 09. Shouts 10. Until Next Time
Scott Chapman was fired and R.O.C. became the producer. This album was long awaited and sold very well. It had 21 tracks on it and was the first House Of Krazees album produced on tape and CD. It was originally lined up to be a double album but they decided there was not enough tracks so they made it just one. This album features solo's from all three members! This album was the last album to be released on Retro Horror Muzik then pressed again on Latnem Intertainment.
Out Breed Produced By: Walter Stepanenko Released By: Latnem Intertainment Release Date: 1995
Side 1 01. Intro 02. Weakness 03. Call It Wut You Want 04. Deadly Pastymes
Side 2 01. Lettin' You Know 02. It 03. Outbreed 04. Outro
Thanks to the bigger record company this album was able to get all around the Deteoit area. This album was released on tape and CD.
Sacrifice Produced By: Mr. Bones Released By: Brain Dead Records Release Date: 1995
01. Nightmares 02. Liquid Friend 03. Rumors 04. The Witching Hour 05. Why The Children 06. Sacrifice 07. Posessed 08. Exorcist 09. Burn The Bodies 10. The Crazed One 11. Dr. Jeckel And Mr. Bones 12. Insomnia
This was the first and last solo album by Mr. Bones. He provided the artwork for it and released it on Brain Dead Records. It was produced on tape only and there were only 500 original pressess of this album.
Head Trauma Produced By: Walter Stepanenko Released By: Latnem Intertainment Release Date: 1996
Side A 01. Escape 02. Paranoid 03. If This Is Love 04. March 05. Slip Into Reality 06. No Way 07. Noseferatu 08. Don't Follow Me
Side B 01. Hypno 02. R.I.P. 03. Interlude 04. Deceive 05. Land Of The Walking Dead 06. The House 07. Head Trauma 08. Terminal Illness
Finally another LP! This was the next one released after Season Of The Pumpkin. This is the point when the group figured out that Walter was cheating them out of money. This album was only produced on tape and this is the tape Violent J heard when he planned on signing them. He asked R.O.C. and he would not join because he didnt want to split his group up. Violent J later asked Jamie and Paul to join and they agreed.
X-Posed Produced By: Walter Stepanenko Released By: Latnem Intertainment Release Date: 1996
Side X 01. The Key 02. They want to do me 03. Pain in the Chamba 04. Summer In my mind 05. E.S.T.D. 06. Wus the Deal 07. Outrage
Side Posed 01. I'm tellin 02. Thought Chain 03. Bad Man 04. Not like this 05. Intro to my click 06. The Connection 07. X-Posure
This album was R.O.C.'s first solo album. This was pressed on tape only.
Remix And Rewind Produced By: Walter Stepanenko Released By: Latnem Intertainment Release Date: 1997
Side 1 01. Home Sweet Home 02. Home Bound 03. FX 04. The Mask 05. Outbreed
Side 2 01. Call It What You Want 02. The House 03. Noseferatu 04. Weakness
This album was made in 3 different covers. It contains all the best House Of Krazees cuts. This was the last album released by the original lineup of the House Of Krazees. Soon after this released Jamie and Paul left and started work on their new album.
The Night They Kame Home Produced By: Walter Stepanenko Released By: Latnem Intertainment Release Date: 1998
01. A Big Dark House 02. The Night They Kame Home 03. Fillin' Dead 04. Season Of The Pumpkin Revisited 05. Kome 'N' Get Me 06. Evakuation 07. Adrenaline 08. Deep Thoughtz 09. Murder Murder Murder
This fresh album featured the newest House Of Krazees member Skrapz. It was originally going to be named Season Of The Pumpkin 2 but they decided to make it The Night They Kame Home. After Walter kept cheating them out of their money R.O.C. and Skrapz left and formed their own record label "Virus Independent" and became Halfbreed.
