His second album, The Monster in the Dark, was released in 2007 and was composed of 18 songs, featuring Mitchy Slick, Spice 1, Beezo, Young Bop, Marvaless, Zigg Zagg and C-Bo. His first studio album, Shoot for the Face, was released in 2006 and included 21 songs, featuring fellow artists Catmando, Guaran-T, West Craven, T-Nutty, Lil Face and Beezo. However, he began to garner a cult following of those who appreciated his incredible rapping speed and verbal ability. He started his career travelling across the United States, selling CDs of his music in order to pay for food and accommodation.

He may have been influenced by fellow artists Tech N9ne, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Twista and Busta Rhymes. Twisted Insane raps in the Chopper style of rap, a very fast-paced style that originated in the Midwestern United States. When his first album, Shoot for the Face, came out in 2006, he was homeless at the time. He left home and began travelling around the United States, going from place to place and selling albums of his music for the money he needed for food and accommodation. By the age of 12 he had begun writing rhymes, and has said that after his first live performance he was overwhelmed with emotion from the euphoric experience, and 'immediately became addicted to performing live'. Johnson was born and raised in San Diego, California. He is known for having one of the fastest rapping speeds in the industry. While in Southeast San Diego, he founded the record label Brainsick Muzik, to which other similar rappers are also signed. Michael Johnson (born September 22, 1982), known by his stage name Twisted Insane, is an American rapper and songwriter from San Diego, California.

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