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|current_members = [[Jamie Spaniolo|Mr. Bones]] (1992–1996; 2013–present)<br/>[[Paul Methric|Hektic]] (1992–1996; 2013–present)<br/>[[R.O.C. (rapper)|The R.O.C.]] (1992–1999; 2013–present)
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'''House Of Krazees''' is an American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group from [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. The group was originally composed of emcees [[R.O.C. (rapper)|The R.O.C.]] (Raps On Contact, later known as Sol),<ref name=ROC>http://www.myspace.com/rapsoncontact</ref> [[Jamie Spaniolo|Mr. Bones]] and [[Paul Methric|Hektic]]. House of Krazees performed a style of [[hardcore hip hop]] known as [[horrorcore]] or ''The Wicked Shit'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/music/esham-talks-horrorcore-and-the-wicked-shit-7909158|title=Esham Talks Horrorcore and the "Wicked Shit"|last=Archuletta|first=Lauren|date=2016-05-16|website=Westword|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref>which their particular style of this was known as "retro horror music" and was originally active from 1992 until 1997. The original lineup have reunited in 2013 and currently perform together at times under the HOK moniker, and released a box set and new music in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faygoluvers.net/v5/2018/09/new-house-of-krazees-items-at-mnestore-com-including-box-set-vinyl-more/|title=New House of Krazees Items at MNEStore.com including Box Set, Vinyl, more!|date=2018-09-08|website=Faygoluvers|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref>
'''House of Krazees''' is an American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group. Formed in 1992 in [[Detroit, Michigan]], they are most associated with the [[horrorcore]] subgenre. The group consists of rappers [[The R.O.C. (rapper)|The R.O.C.]], [[Jamie Madrox (rapper)|Mr. Bones]] and [[Monoxide Child|Hektic]], the latter of which also perform as a duo under the name [[Twiztid]]. After a lineup change and a 14 year break-up, the original lineup reformed in 2013 and is currently signed with [[Majik Ninja Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faygoluvers.net/v5/2018/09/new-house-of-krazees-items-at-mnestore-com-including-box-set-vinyl-more/|title=New House of Krazees Items at MNEStore.com including Box Set, Vinyl, more!|date=September 8, 2018|website=Faygoluvers|language=en-US|access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>

'''Hektic''' and '''Mr. Bones''' left the group in 1997 to form [[Twiztid]], changing their stage names respectively to '''Monoxide Child''' and '''Jamie Madrox''', which put the group on a temporary hiatus. Later in 1997, The R.O.C. resurrected House of Krazees, changed his stage name to Sol and continued to perform under the House of Krazees name (for one album, to fulfill contractual obligations for one more H.O.K. album) with rapper Skrapz (formerly of '''2 Krazy Devils''' with [[Blaze Ya Dead Homie|Psycho C]]). This new edition of House of Krazees released one album in 1999, "The Night They Kame Home", and the House of Krazees name was retired by the fall of 1999. Sol and Skrapz left their old manager "Uncle Kreepy", and formed the duo HaLFBrEEd, releasing the majority of its material on their own record label, Virus Independent. HaLFBrEEd was active up until 2003, after only four years of activity. In 2013, it was rumored and semi-announced that HaLFBrEEd was reuniting after a decade apart. Similarly, it was rumored around this time that House of Krazees were reuniting as well with the original lineup of Sol (who later changed his name back to The R.O.C.), Jamie Madrox and Monoxide. However, nothing came about from these rumors, despite another House of Krazees compilation album being released in 2013, "Casket Cutz", which was sold through Twiztid's online store.


==Biography==
==History==


===1992-1999: Early career===
===1992-1999: Early career===


House of Krazees was formed by [[R.O.C. (rapper)|R.O.C.]] (Raps On Contact)<ref name=ROC/> in 1992, with [[Paul Methric]] and [[Jamie Spaniolo]] performing under the names EXP and Big J, later changing their names to Hektic and Mr. Bones respectively.<ref name="BehindthePaint306">{{cite book |last=Bruce |first=Joseph |author-link=Violent J |last2=Echlin |first2=Hobey |editor=Nathan Fostey |title=ICP: Behind the Paint |url=https://archive.org/details/icpbehindpaint00viol |url-access=registration |date=August 2003 |edition=2nd |publisher=Psychopathic Records |location=Royal Oak, Michigan |isbn=0-9741846-0-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/icpbehindpaint00viol/page/306 306–314] |chapter=Banned by a Filthy Rat }}</ref> House of Krazees' catalog was only released on [[Compact Cassette]] until the group signed to Latnem Entertainment.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |last=Cordor |first=Cyril |title=Madrox Biography |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p796095|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=17 July 2009}}</ref> Problems between House of Krazees and Latnem led the group to leave the label following its 1996 album, ''Head Trauma''.<ref name="Allmusic"/> That year, the group was scheduled to tour with [[Insane Clown Posse]] and [[Myzery]], serving as an opening act for ICP.<ref name="BehindthePaint306"/> The tour was cancelled after Insane Clown Posse was dropped by [[Hollywood Records]].<ref name="BehindthePaint306"/> They did tour with ICP and Myzery after the Great Milenko tour finally started after Island records bought the contract from Hollywood records. House of Krazees was only on a select number of dates because of tensions within the group. Methric and Spaniolo left House of Krazees in 1997, due to conflicts with the group's manager, Walter Stepanenko.<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="BehindthePaint353">{{cite book |last=Bruce |first=Joseph |author-link=Violent J |last2=Echlin |first2=Hobey |editor=Nathan Fostey |title=ICP: Behind the Paint |url=https://archive.org/details/icpbehindpaint00viol |url-access=registration |edition=second |publisher=Psychopathic Records |location=Royal Oak, Michigan |isbn=0-9741846-0-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/icpbehindpaint00viol/page/353 353–365] |chapter=Life on the Road|date=August 2003 }}</ref>
House of Krazees was formed by friends [[The R.O.C. (rapper)|Bryan Jones]], [[Monoxide Child|Paul Methric]] and [[Jamie Madrox (rapper)|Jamie Spaniolo]] out of a shared love of [[horror film]]s and [[hip hop music]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/10/17/dont-get-it-twiztid-jamie-madrox-reflects-epic-reign-of-the-demented-duo/ |title=Don't Get It Twiztid: Jamie Madrox Reflects on the Epic Reign of the Demented Duo |last=Lyles |first=Dylan |date=October 27, 2021 |publisher=Icon vs. Icon |access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> Jones adopted the stage name R.O.C., Methric performed as EXP and Spaniolo as Big J. Methric and Spaniolo later changed their names to Hektic and Mr. Bones respectively.<ref name="BehindthePaint306">{{cite book |last1=Bruce |first1=Joseph |author-link=Violent J |last2=Echlin |first2=Hobey |editor=Nathan Fostey |title=ICP: Behind the Paint |url=https://archive.org/details/icpbehindpaint00viol |url-access=registration |date=August 2003 |edition=2nd |publisher=Psychopathic Records |location=Royal Oak, Michigan |isbn=0-9741846-0-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/icpbehindpaint00viol/page/306 306–314] |chapter=Banned by a Filthy Rat }}</ref> House of Krazees' catalog was only released on [[Compact Cassette tape types and formulations|Compact Cassette]] until the group signed to Latnem Entertainment.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |last=Cordor |first=Cyril |title=Madrox Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p796095|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref> Problems between House of Krazees and Latnem led the group to leave the label following its 1996 album, ''Head Trauma''.<ref name="Allmusic"/> That year, the group was scheduled to tour with [[Insane Clown Posse]] and [[Myzery]], serving as an opening act for ICP.<ref name="BehindthePaint306"/> The tour was cancelled after Insane Clown Posse was dropped by [[Hollywood Records]].<ref name="BehindthePaint306"/> They did tour with ICP and Myzery after the Great Milenko tour finally started after Island records bought the contract from Hollywood records. House of Krazees was only on a select number of dates because of tensions within the group. Methric and Spaniolo left House of Krazees in 1997, due to conflicts with the group's manager, Walter Stepanenko.<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="BehindthePaint353">{{cite book |last1=Bruce |first1=Joseph |author-link=Violent J |last2=Echlin |first2=Hobey |editor=Nathan Fostey |title=ICP: Behind the Paint |url=https://archive.org/details/icpbehindpaint00viol |url-access=registration |edition=second |publisher=Psychopathic Records |location=Royal Oak, Michigan |isbn=0-9741846-0-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/icpbehindpaint00viol/page/353 353–365] |chapter=Life on the Road|date=August 2003 }}</ref>


R.O.C. continued to perform under the House of Krazees name with rapper Skrapz until 1999. R.O.C. and Skrapz also performed under the name "HaLFBrEEd".
R.O.C. continued to perform under the House of Krazees name with rapper Skrapz until 1999. R.O.C. and Skrapz also performed under the name "HaLFBrEEd".
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====Twiztid====
====Twiztid====


After the split, Methric and Spaniolo sent a demo tape to [[Insane Clown Posse]] member [[Violent J|Joseph Bruce]]. The demo contained the tracks "2nd Hand Smoke," "Diemuthafuckadie," and "How Does It Feel?"<ref name="BehindthePaint353"/> Bruce was extremely impressed, invited Methric and Spaniolo to perform on 'The House of Horrors Tour', and signed them to [[Psychopathic Records]]. Before the tour kicked off, Bruce, Methric and Spaniolo decided on a name that they felt would fit the duo: [[Twiztid]].<ref name="BehindthePaint353"/> Twiztid was signed to Psychopathic from 1997 until 2012.
After the split, Methric and Spaniolo sent a demo tape to [[Insane Clown Posse]] member [[Violent J]]. The demo contained the tracks "2nd Hand Smoke", "Diemuthafuckadie," and "How Does It Feel?"<ref name="BehindthePaint353"/> Bruce was extremely impressed, invited Methric and Spaniolo to perform on 'The House of Horrors Tour', and signed them to [[Psychopathic Records]]. Before the tour kicked off, Bruce, Methric and Spaniolo decided on a name that they felt would fit the duo: [[Twiztid]].<ref name="BehindthePaint353"/> Twiztid was signed to Psychopathic from 1997 until 2012.


====R.O.C.'s solo career====
====R.O.C.'s solo career====


R.O.C. later became the [[hype man]] for [[Psychopathic Records]] artist [[Blaze Ya Dead Homie]].<ref>''[[A Family Underground]]'' documentary</ref> R.O.C. appears on Blaze's 2007 album ''[[Clockwork Gray]]'', on the tracks "Ill Connect", "Inside Looking Out" and "E.O.D." R.O.C. signed to [[Hatchet House]] in 2008<ref name="WFWJan08">{{cite video |people=[[Insane Clown Posse]] (presenters) |date=2008-01-18 |title=Weekly Freekly Weekly Jan 2008 |url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5386086627256561570&hl=en |format=internet news |publisher=[[Psychopathic Records]] |location=[[Detroit, Michigan]] |access-date=2008-08-20 |time=0:55 }}</ref> and released an EP, ''Welcome To The Darkside''.<ref name=Darkside>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/the_r_o_c_/welcome_to_the_dark_side/|title=Welcome to the Dark Side by The R.O.C. (EP, Horrorcore): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music|access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref>
R.O.C. later became the [[hype man]] for [[Psychopathic Records]] artist [[Blaze Ya Dead Homie]].<ref>''[[A Family Underground]]'' documentary</ref> R.O.C. appears on Blaze's 2007 album ''[[Clockwork Gray]]'', on the tracks "Ill Connect", "Inside Looking Out" and "E.O.D." R.O.C. signed to [[Hatchet House]] in 2008<ref name="WFWJan08">{{cite video |people=[[Insane Clown Posse]] (presenters) |date=January 18, 2008 |title=Weekly Freekly Weekly Jan 2008 |url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5386086627256561570&hl=en |format=internet news |publisher=[[Psychopathic Records]] |location=[[Detroit, Michigan]] |access-date=August 20, 2008 |time=0:55 }}</ref> and released an EP, ''Welcome To The Darkside''.<ref name=Darkside>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/the_r_o_c_/welcome_to_the_dark_side/|title=Welcome to the Dark Side by The R.O.C. (EP, Horrorcore): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref>


In 2009, R.O.C. announced that he was retiring from music.<ref>{{cite video|people=Jones, Bryan |date=September 9, 2009 |title=Settin' the Record Straight |url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=62983970 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120722084723/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=62983970 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |publisher=[[MySpace]] }}</ref> In 2012, he came out of retirement and appeared on [[Prozak (rapper)|Prozak]]'s EP ''[[Nocturnal (EP)|Nocturnal]]'', contributing a verse on "Knuckle Up".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therealprozak.com/we-wanted-it-to-be-right-the-r-o-c-discusses-working-with-prozak-for-knuckle-up-exclusive/|title=Strange Music, Inc » Artists|author=Strange Music, Inc|work=Strange Music, Inc|access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref> R.O.C. also appeared alongside Methric and Spaniolo on Psychopathic's fourth "Psypher", released in October 2012, marking an unofficial reunion of House of Krazees.<ref>//www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg0Ioxhk5yk</ref> In 2013 R.O.C appeared on Twiztids mixtape ''[[A New Nightmare]]'' on the track "Monstrosity" which was labeled as a House of Krazees song. A greatest hits album entitled ''Casket Cutz'' was released on October 23, 2013.
In 2009, R.O.C. announced that he was retiring from music.<ref>{{cite video|people=Jones, Bryan |date=September 9, 2009 |title=Settin' the Record Straight |url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=62983970 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722084723/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=62983970 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |publisher=[[MySpace]] }}</ref> In 2012, he came out of retirement and appeared on [[Prozak (rapper)|Prozak]]'s EP ''Nocturnal'', contributing a verse on "Knuckle Up".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therealprozak.com/we-wanted-it-to-be-right-the-r-o-c-discusses-working-with-prozak-for-knuckle-up-exclusive/|title=Strange Music, Inc » Artists|author=Strange Music, Inc|work=Strange Music, Inc|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref> R.O.C. also appeared alongside Methric and Spaniolo on Psychopathic's fourth "Psypher", released in October 2012, marking an unofficial reunion of House of Krazees.<ref>//www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg0Ioxhk5yk</ref> In 2013 R.O.C appeared on Twiztids mixtape ''[[A New Nightmare]]'' on the track "Monstrosity" which was labeled as a House of Krazees song. A greatest hits album entitled ''Casket Cutz'' was released on October 23, 2013, plus rare and different unreleased tracks on each physical releases ("House Up On The Hill" on CD version and "Reluctant Strain" on cassette version).


===2013-present: Reunion===
===2013-present: Reunion===
In 2013, The R.O.C appeared on Twiztid's ''[[A New Nightmare]]'' EP on the track "Monstrosity", which was labeled as a House of Krazees song. A greatest hits album entitled ''Casket Cutz'' was released on October 23, 2013 and features 12 songs from all previous releases plus a bonus song previously unreleased from the vault. They also had an appearance on the song "Disgusted" off of The R.O.C.'s third album ''Digital Voodoo'', which was released on April 14, 2017. On February 12, 2018, they released their comeback single "Death 4Any1 Who..." on Twiztid's official YouTube channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUcH9ezk_IA</ref> In a mid March 2018 live video on facebook [[Jamie Spaniolo|Jamie Madrox]] said that he, [[Paul Methric|Monoxide]] and [[R.O.C. (rapper)|The R.O.C.]] have been working with Fritz Von Kosky (aka Fritz The Cat). Not saying it was for HOK, but hinted at it saying "since FTC produced '''Death 4 Any1 Who''' we've had a few more songs he's been working on for the 3 of us". Which at that point FTC told Jamie not to say anymore, creating speculation that HOK would be releasing a full length album in 2018. It was announced on September 7th, 2018 that the House of Krazees will release a limited edition cassette box set including all 5 original HOK albums, both Mr. Bones solo releases, and The R.O.C.'s X-Posed on December 1st, 2018.
In 2013, The R.O.C appeared on Twiztid's ''[[A New Nightmare]]'' EP on the track "Monstrosity", which was labeled as a House of Krazees song. A greatest hits album entitled ''Casket Cutz'' was released on October 23, 2013, and features 12 songs from all previous releases plus a bonus song previously unreleased from the vault. They also had an appearance on the song "Disgusted" off of The R.O.C.'s third album ''Digital Voodoo'', which was released on April 14, 2017. On February 12, 2018, they released their comeback single "Death 4Any1 Who..." on Twiztid's official YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUcH9ezk_IA|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> In a mid March 2018 live video on facebook [[Jamie Madrox (rapper)|Jamie Madrox]] said that he, [[Monoxide Child|Monoxide]] and [[The R.O.C. (rapper)|The R.O.C.]] have been working with Fritz "The Cat" Van Kosky. Not saying it was for HOK, but hinted at it saying "since FTC produced '''Death 4 Any1 Who''' we've had a few more songs he's been working on for the 3 of us". Which at that point FTC told Jamie not to say anymore, creating speculation that HOK would be releasing a full length album in 2018. It was announced on September 7, 2018, that the House of Krazees will release a limited edition cassette box set including all 5 original HOK albums, both Mr. Bones solo releases, and The R.O.C.'s X-Posed on December 1, 2018. Their first full album of new material as a trio in 28 years was released on October 29, 2024, titled ''31''.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* Home Bound (1994)
* Home Bound (1994)
* Season Of The Pumpkin (1994)
* Season Of The Pumpkin (1994)
* Outbreed (1995)
* Out Breed (1995)
* Head Trauma (October 1, 1996)
* Head Trauma (October 1, 1996)
* Collector's Edition '97 (1997)
* Collector's Edition '97 (1997)
* The Night They Came Home (1999)
* The Night They Came Home (1999)
* Evolution (2001)
* Casket Cutz (2013)
* Casket Cutz (2013)
* Post Apocalyptic World (2018)
* Post Apocalyptic World (2018)
* 31 (October 29, 2024)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{allMusic}}


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House of Krazees
OriginDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
GenresHorrorcore
Years active1992–1999; 2013–present
Labels
SpinoffsTwiztid
MembersThe R.O.C.
Mr. Bones
Hektic
Past membersSkrapz

House of Krazees is an American hip hop group. Formed in 1992 in Detroit, Michigan, they are most associated with the horrorcore subgenre. The group consists of rappers The R.O.C., Mr. Bones and Hektic, the latter of which also perform as a duo under the name Twiztid. After a lineup change and a 14 year break-up, the original lineup reformed in 2013 and is currently signed with Majik Ninja Entertainment.[1]

History

1992-1999: Early career

House of Krazees was formed by friends Bryan Jones, Paul Methric and Jamie Spaniolo out of a shared love of horror films and hip hop music.[2] Jones adopted the stage name R.O.C., Methric performed as EXP and Spaniolo as Big J. Methric and Spaniolo later changed their names to Hektic and Mr. Bones respectively.[3] House of Krazees' catalog was only released on Compact Cassette until the group signed to Latnem Entertainment.[4] Problems between House of Krazees and Latnem led the group to leave the label following its 1996 album, Head Trauma.[4] That year, the group was scheduled to tour with Insane Clown Posse and Myzery, serving as an opening act for ICP.[3] The tour was cancelled after Insane Clown Posse was dropped by Hollywood Records.[3] They did tour with ICP and Myzery after the Great Milenko tour finally started after Island records bought the contract from Hollywood records. House of Krazees was only on a select number of dates because of tensions within the group. Methric and Spaniolo left House of Krazees in 1997, due to conflicts with the group's manager, Walter Stepanenko.[4][5]

R.O.C. continued to perform under the House of Krazees name with rapper Skrapz until 1999. R.O.C. and Skrapz also performed under the name "HaLFBrEEd".

Post-split

Twiztid

After the split, Methric and Spaniolo sent a demo tape to Insane Clown Posse member Violent J. The demo contained the tracks "2nd Hand Smoke", "Diemuthafuckadie," and "How Does It Feel?"[5] Bruce was extremely impressed, invited Methric and Spaniolo to perform on 'The House of Horrors Tour', and signed them to Psychopathic Records. Before the tour kicked off, Bruce, Methric and Spaniolo decided on a name that they felt would fit the duo: Twiztid.[5] Twiztid was signed to Psychopathic from 1997 until 2012.

R.O.C.'s solo career

R.O.C. later became the hype man for Psychopathic Records artist Blaze Ya Dead Homie.[6] R.O.C. appears on Blaze's 2007 album Clockwork Gray, on the tracks "Ill Connect", "Inside Looking Out" and "E.O.D." R.O.C. signed to Hatchet House in 2008[7] and released an EP, Welcome To The Darkside.[8]

In 2009, R.O.C. announced that he was retiring from music.[9] In 2012, he came out of retirement and appeared on Prozak's EP Nocturnal, contributing a verse on "Knuckle Up".[10] R.O.C. also appeared alongside Methric and Spaniolo on Psychopathic's fourth "Psypher", released in October 2012, marking an unofficial reunion of House of Krazees.[11] In 2013 R.O.C appeared on Twiztids mixtape A New Nightmare on the track "Monstrosity" which was labeled as a House of Krazees song. A greatest hits album entitled Casket Cutz was released on October 23, 2013, plus rare and different unreleased tracks on each physical releases ("House Up On The Hill" on CD version and "Reluctant Strain" on cassette version).

2013-present: Reunion

In 2013, The R.O.C appeared on Twiztid's A New Nightmare EP on the track "Monstrosity", which was labeled as a House of Krazees song. A greatest hits album entitled Casket Cutz was released on October 23, 2013, and features 12 songs from all previous releases plus a bonus song previously unreleased from the vault. They also had an appearance on the song "Disgusted" off of The R.O.C.'s third album Digital Voodoo, which was released on April 14, 2017. On February 12, 2018, they released their comeback single "Death 4Any1 Who..." on Twiztid's official YouTube channel.[12] In a mid March 2018 live video on facebook Jamie Madrox said that he, Monoxide and The R.O.C. have been working with Fritz "The Cat" Van Kosky. Not saying it was for HOK, but hinted at it saying "since FTC produced Death 4 Any1 Who we've had a few more songs he's been working on for the 3 of us". Which at that point FTC told Jamie not to say anymore, creating speculation that HOK would be releasing a full length album in 2018. It was announced on September 7, 2018, that the House of Krazees will release a limited edition cassette box set including all 5 original HOK albums, both Mr. Bones solo releases, and The R.O.C.'s X-Posed on December 1, 2018. Their first full album of new material as a trio in 28 years was released on October 29, 2024, titled 31.

Discography

  • Home Sweet Home (October 1, 1993)
  • Home Bound (1994)
  • Season Of The Pumpkin (1994)
  • Out Breed (1995)
  • Head Trauma (October 1, 1996)
  • Collector's Edition '97 (1997)
  • The Night They Came Home (1999)
  • Casket Cutz (2013)
  • Post Apocalyptic World (2018)
  • 31 (October 29, 2024)

References

  1. ^ "New House of Krazees Items at MNEStore.com including Box Set, Vinyl, more!". Faygoluvers. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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