  crazy town (also known as cxt) is an american rap metal band, formed in 1995 by bret mazur and seth binzer. the band is best known for their 2000-2001 single, "butterfly", which reached number one on the us billboard hot 100 chart. as a group, they have released two studio albums, the gift of game and darkhorse. ==history== ===formation (1995â1999)=== mazur and binzer, who go by the names of epic and shifty shellshock, respectively, started collaborating under the name of "the brimstone sluggers" in 1995 in los angeles, california, along with adam bravin (aka dj adam 12) who was preceded by dj am. however they did not become serious about releasing any material until much later. by early 1999, crazy town consisted of mazur, binzer, rust epique, james bradley jr (aka.jbj)., doug miller, adam goldstein (aka dj am), and antonio lorenzo "trouble" valli. their debut album, the gift of game, was released in november 1999, having been recorded earlier that year. ===the gift of game and "butterfly" (1999â2001)=== the release of the gift of game was followed by a tour support slot for the red hot chili peppers. guitarist rust epique left the band while the album was being mixed, and crazy town was joined by kraig tyler shortly after. the first two singles from the gift of game, "toxic" and "darkside", were released but failed to chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1551815/where-ya-been-city-high-
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