Reaper", Tony Titanium), all X-Tommy Boy Artists, recorded their demo between 1992–93 and got their deal with Gee Street/Island Records in 1994 – releasing their first classic single "Diary of a Mad Man" featuring Killah Priest and Shabazz the Disciple of the rap group Sunz of Man (Wu Tang Camp). Their first single, which made them an instant fixture on the rap scene, was said to be a parody of the group's trial for the murder of "Tommy's Boy", a broader symbolism for all the record labels who rejected them, or counted their early careers as dead.
"Reaper", Tony Titanium), and other X-Tommy Boy Artists recorded their demo between 1992–93 and signed with Gee Street/Island Records in 1994, releasing "Diary of a Mad Man" featuring Killah Priest and Shabazz the Disciple from Sunz of Man (Wu Tang Camp). Their debut single was seen as a parody of their trial for the murder of "Tommy's Boy", symbolizing broader rejection by record labels or premature ends to their careers.