▁K ▁Word , ▁keeping ▁the ▁T IE ▁( T ot ally ▁Ins ane ▁Empire ) ▁alive . ▁ ▁Origin ▁Ad ▁Kap one ▁first ▁met ▁T . C . ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁recorded ▁an ▁album ▁titled ▁" C ra zy ▁Sh it " ▁in ▁mid ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁unfortunately ▁before ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁released ▁their ▁executive ▁producer ▁and ▁good ▁friend ▁M iche al ▁( M ike ▁D ) ▁Washington ▁was ▁g unn ed ▁down ▁in ▁North ▁Oak land . ▁Due ▁to ▁disput es ▁and ▁disag re ements ▁with ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁we ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁album , ▁so ▁they ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁executive ▁producer ▁Mann y ▁and ▁recorded ▁" Direct ▁From ▁The ▁Back street " ▁in ▁ 7 ▁days . ▁After ▁the ▁huge ▁success ▁of ▁" Direct ▁From ▁The ▁Back street " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁next ▁install ment ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁follow - up , ▁" Go in ' ▁Ins ane ". ▁ ▁Sign ing ▁Tot ally ▁ins ane ▁got ▁introduced ▁to ▁Jason ▁Bla ine ▁- ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁In - A - Min ute ▁Records ▁/ ▁Music ▁People ▁Distribution ▁- ▁th ru ▁Master ▁P , ▁and ▁were ▁approached ▁by ▁him ▁for ▁distribution . ▁The ▁album ▁" Direct ▁From ▁The ▁Back street " ▁was ▁s elling ▁so ▁many ▁units ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁press ▁them ▁fast ▁enough ▁and ▁Jason ▁Bla ine ▁wanted ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁Tot ally ▁Ins ane ▁gold mind . ▁So ▁he ▁offered ▁the ▁group