Bizarre

Rufus Johnson (born July 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Bizarre, is an American rapper, best known for his work with the Detroit based Hip Hop group D12. In 1995, he joined the rap group with neighborhood friends DeShaun "Proof" Holton, Karnail "Bugz" Pitts, Denaun "Kon Artis" Porter, and Von "Kuniva" Carlisle. He also met Marshall "Eminem" Mathers through Proof. He was then featured on D12's first EP in 1997 titled The Underground EP. On the EP Bizarre recorded songs with D12 members Proof, Eye Kyu, Bugz, Eminem, Kuniva, & Mr Porter, before going on to release his debut solo EP titled "Attack Of The Weirdos" in 1997. In 2001, D12 released their debut album, "Devils Night". In 2004, he was a part of the second studio album of D12 titled "D12 World" Bizarre then released his first official studio album in 2005 titled "Hannicap Circus" through his own label Redhead Records, which received mixed reviews. He also appeared on the 2006 Shady Records compilation album"Eminem Presents, The Re-Up", on the track "Murder" along with D12 member, Kuniva.

Following the death of rapper Proof in April 2006, he and the rest of D12 became inactive for some time. Bizarre has also appeared on numerous Television shows and even had a small role in "The Longest Yard" starring Adam Sandler. He has released over 30 projects as a solo artist and collaborative efforts with other artists and producers.Since the D12 years he has been consistently touring the world and releasing material. In recent years, Bizarre joined up with Detroit based producer Foul Mouth for the "He Gotta Gun" trilogy series. The duo made an appearance on Eminem's most recent 2024 release "The Death Of Slim Shady" on the track "Antichrist".