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Jamie Michael Spaniolo (born November 5, 1975), known professionally as Jamie Madrox, is an American rapper from
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, and performs as a member of the hip hop groups
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and House of Krazees. Spaniolo's stage name is a reference to
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.


Early life

Jamie Spaniolo began rapping as a teenager while he was in highschool. Shortly after, his parents adopted Zachary Potter, making him Spaniolo's brother and only sibling. In school, Spaniolo and friend Paul Methric would freestyle with other kids, though the two felt they were never great at promptly coming up with rhymes. Both recall going to school with late-rapper
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and seeing him freestyle, describing him as "the mecca of freestyling". Spaniolo and Methric also participated in freestyle battles at the Hip Hop Shop on a weekly basis.


Musical career


House of Krazees (1992–1997, 2013-present)

Spaniolo started his musical career in 1992 as an original member of House of Krazees under the pseudonym Big-J changing it to Mr. Bones after the first album. Along with Hektic and The R.O.C., the original House of Krazees released five albums between 1993 and 1996. Problems with the group's label, Latnem Entertainment, led The R.O.C. to leave, and House of Krazees disbanded. However, they reunited on the song "Monstrosity" off of
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's ''
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'' EP in 2013.


Solo career (1994-present)

In 1994, Spaniolo released his first solo EP, ''The Demon Inside'', under the name Mr. Bones. He followed up with the LP ''Sacrifice'' in 1995. Spaniolo's debut solo album under the name Jamie Madrox, '' Phatso'', was released in 2006. A week after the release, a special tour-edition album, ''Phatso: The Earth 2 Version'', came out and featured remixed songs from the original album as well as new songs. According to Twiztid's
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page, Spaniolo re released ''Sacrifice'' during the Slaughterhouse tour.


Twiztid (1997–present)

After receiving an offer from
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to join
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in 1998, Spaniolo and Methric accepted and reemerged as
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. Upon signing with the label, the duo revamped their image, and set out to prove themselves to the
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fanbase. Twiztid opened shows for Insane Clown Posse. In 1998, Twiztid's debut album, '' Mostasteless'', was released. With the release, a shift in reaction toward Twiztid occurred, and Juggalos slowly began to receive the duo well. Twiztid, however, continued to open for Insane Clown Posse and appear with them at in-store tours, improving their rapport with the fanbase. In 1999, Insane Clown Posse persuaded
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to sign Twiztid. During Twiztid's brief stint with the label, ''Mostasteless'' was pulled from shelves and re-released under Island Records. The following year, the duo went back to Psychopathic Records and released ''
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''. ''Freek Show'' debuted at #51 on Billboard charts, and Twiztid's fanbase grew immensely. Twiztid remained with Psychopathic Records until 2012, and have helped to sign artists Blaze Ya Dead Homie and The R.O.C to the label. The duo's 2009 album, W.I.C.K.E.D., peaked at #11 on the ''Billboard'' 200. With the position, Spaniolo says that "it shows relevance. It shows that e'renot just a sideshow act. It shows that we're not just protoges, we're not just coattail riders. We are here." On December 12 it was announced via Twiztid's official Twitter that Twiztid has left Psychopathic Records. The duo released a couple of albums independently at first, and have since created their own label, Majik Ninja Entertainment.


Dark Lotus (1999–2017)

Formed in 1999, Dark Lotus consists of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler of Insane Clown Posse, Jamie Spaniolo and Paul Methric of Twiztid, and Chris Rouleau. Each member is said to "act as a 'petal' of the lotus," and it was announced that there would be six members. But after the first album released there was a problem with Dark Lotus and Marz so they re-released the first album where AnyBody Killa took over Marz place.


Psychopathic Rydas (1999–2017)

Psychopathic Rydas formed in 1999, and consists of Psychopathic Records-associated rappers performing under alternate stage names in the style of mainstream
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. The group's lineup consisted of Bruce (Bullet), Utsler (Full Clip), Methric (Foe Foe), Spaniolo (Lil' Shank), Rouleau (Cell Block) and James Lowery (Sawed Off). Psychopathic Rydas reuses the beats of popular rappers within the genre without paying to license the original songs or requesting permission from copyright owners to use the music, effectively making their albums bootlegsInsane Clown Posse (1999). ''The Amazing Jeckel Brothers''. Liner notes.
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and resulting in the releases becoming difficult to find in some markets.


Style and influences

Spaniolo has cited the rock band
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as an influence, noting that "I was too little to understand it was all about sex and women – I just awthe face paint, pyro, and rock riffs." He has said, "I've always wanted to do a Rock album and to date he Twiztid album
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was the closest thing to it we have ever done, so it holds a special place in my heart." Spaniolo has stated that being a fan of Kiss led to him discovering the
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''. Monoxide was more of a hip hop fan and Jamie Madrox was more into rock music when the duo were younger, with the latter stating, "I'm the guy that likes
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." After Monoxide finally persuaded Jamie Madrox to listen to
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, the group's '' Raising Hell'' album became the first rap album Jamie Madrox ever purchased, and led to him discovering
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'' and becoming a serious fan of the genre. His interests in both horror movies and
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have also had a major influence on his music. Spaniolo describes his work in Twiztid "as if there was a ''
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and Michael Myers could actually rap." His
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is taken from the
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"The Multiple Man" Jamie Madrox, and he has made reference to "The Multiple Man" nickname in song. The special tour-edition of his album ''Phatso'' was titled ''Phatso: The Earth 2 Version'', alluding to the parallel world in the DC Multiverse
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Wrestling career


Beginning (1999)

In 1999, Insane Clown Posse began a stint in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The duo brought Spaniolo and Methric along with them to shows backstage, being fans of wrestling themselves. After Insane Clown Posse left the WWF, they started a wrestling tour called the "Hellfire Wrestling" tour. Again, both Spaniolo and Methric were brought along backstage.


Commentary (1999–2007)

On November 23, 1999, ''Stranglemania, Vol. 2'' was released. Alongside commentators "Handsome" Harley Guestella and Diamond Donovan Douglas, Spaniolo debuted as
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"Lucious" Johnny Stark. The following year, Juggalo Championship Wrestling released ''JCW Vol. 1'', and featured Guestella, Douglas, and Stark on commentary. The trio continued to commentate on ''JCW Vol. 2'' and ''JCW Vol. 3''. On May 19, 2007, "Lucious" Johnny Stark contributed commentary to the sixth episode of '' SlamTV!'', filling in for Diamond Donovan Douglas who had laryngitis.


Professional wrestling (1999–2003)

On December 19, 1999, both Spaniolo and Methric participated in the first "Juggalo Championship Wrestling" event. As Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child, they were featured in a 20-man battle royal to crown the first JCW Heavyweight Champion, which was won by
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. Spaniolo and Methric continued to sporadically wrestle for JCW until 2003. Both are untrained and have had several wrestlers show them moves backstage at shows. When asked in a 2009 interview if they were planning on returning to wrestling, Spaniolo replied, "No, we're not wrestlers. Every time we step into the ring, something bad happens. Either somebody gets hurt, or we get hurt ... There are things in life that you're good at, and not good at. e'renot good at restling" He added that they will stick to simply watching wrestling.


Personal life

Madrox has children. Spaniolo is a fan of horror movies, citing the ''Halloween'' series and the Rob Zombie remake, the ''Friday the 13th'' series and the 2009 remake, ''
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'', '' The Funhouse'', and '' Night of the Demons'' among his favorites. He also enjoys the use of
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styles in films. Spaniolo hosts a section on the Twiztid website called "At the Movies with Madrox" in which he reviews recently released movies. He himself has an interest in getting into acting as well, and currently has gigs booked as
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and background characters. He is a fan of comic books, and has attended conventions such as
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. Spaniolo has noted that, "I'm big into horror comics, regular comics, horror cinema, the
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, I love that shit. It's the fabric of what I grew up on." He has made references to comic books in his lyrics. Twiztid's
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show for WFKO (now airing on Psychopathic Radio) is called ''Ashtrays and Action Figures'', alluding to Methric's love of
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and Spaniolo's passion for collector items and memorabilia. Spaniolo is a fan of
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, and enjoys wrestling of the 1980s the most. He is a playable character in
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's video game Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home as Jamie Madrox. Spaniolo was arrested in Tampa, Florida on October 23, 2011, at the Days Inn on Dale Mabry Highway for possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police found 110.6 grams of marijuana in total. Spaniolo, Methric (Monoxide), Rouleau (Blaze), and Picklez were released on a $2,500 bond each.


House of Krazees

*''Home Sweet Home'' (1993) *''Season of the Pumpkin'' (1994)


As Mr. Bones

*''The Demon Inside'' (1994) (Featuring the Sons of Midnight) *''Sacrifice'' (1995) (Re-Release 2010) *''Something Weird'' (1996, Unreleased) (songs released in 2000 & 2001)


As Jamie Madrox

*'' Phatso'' (2006) *''Phatso (The Earth 2 Version)'' (2006) *''The November Rain'' (w/Stir Crazy) (2024) *''The November Brain'' (2024)


With Twiztid


With Dark Lotus


With Psychopathic Rydas


Filmography

*'' Big Money Hustlas'' (2000), as Big Stank *''Born Twiztid: Behind The Freekshow'' (2000), as Jamie Madrox *'' A Family Underground'' (2009), as Jamie Madrox *'' Big Money Rustlas'' (2010), as Raw Stank


Group membership

* House of Krazees as Mr. Bones (1992–1997, 2013–present) *International Superstars Incorporated (1997) *
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(1997–present) * Dark Lotus (1998–2017) * Psychopathic Rydas as Lil Shank (1999–2017) *Samhein Witch Killaz (2005–2009) * Triple Threat (2005–present) *Venomous 5 (2018-present)


Television and internet programs

*The Purple Show (2003) as Jamie Madrox *''Go To Hell With Twiztid'' (2007), as Jamie Madrox *''5 Min. Fury'' (2007), as Jamie Madrox *''Freestyle 101'' (2009), as Jamie Madrox *''The Rave TV'' (2009), as Jamie Madrox *''Go Eat A Cheeseburger'' (2011), as demon


References


External links


At the Movies with Madrox
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