Jamie Madrox

Jamie Michael Spaniolo (born November 5, 1975), known professionally as Jamie Madrox, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan, and performs as a member of the hip hop groups Twiztid and House of Krazees.

Spaniolo's stage name is a reference to Marvel Comics's character Multiple Man.

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 Proof 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.

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.

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.

After receiving an offer from Insane Clown Posse to join Psychopathic Records in 1998, Spaniolo and Methric accepted and reemerged as Twiztid.

Upon signing with the label, the duo revamped their image, and set out to prove themselves to the Juggalo 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 Island Records 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 Freek Show.

Freek Show debuted at #51 on Billboard charts, and Twiztid's fanbase grew immensely.

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 formed in 1999, and consists of Psychopathic Records-associated rappers performing under alternate stage names in the style of mainstream gangsta rap.

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 bootlegs and resulting in the releases becoming difficult to find in some markets.

Spaniolo has cited the rock band Kiss as an influence, noting that "I was too little to understand it was all about sex and women – I just [saw] the face paint, pyro, and rock riffs."

He has said, "I've always wanted to do a Rock album and to date [the Twiztid album] Mutant 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 hair metal bands Ratt, Cinderella and Twisted Sister, and Mötley Crüe's album Shout at the Devil.

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 Twitter page, Spaniolo re released Sacrifice during the Slaughterhouse tour.

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 [we're] not 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.

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.

However, they reunited on the song "Monstrosity" off of Twiztid's A New Nightmare EP in 2013 and they plan on releasing new music in 2018