Editing Carl Crack (section)

==Biography==
Around 1992, Crack displayed little interest in the music scene as it was at the time. He felt that [[The Beatnigs]] (the original vehicle for social and political critic [[Michael Franti]], later of [[the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy]] and [[Spearhead (band)|Spearhead]]) were one of the few significant bands around. Along with the other members of Atari Teenage Riot he was looking for a new direction.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

Crack initially had a significant influence on ATR's style, particularly on the first two albums where he developed an [[Rapping|MC]] style which owed less to the U.S. than his own imagination. He also had his own musical ideas that could not be expressed within the confines of a group, leading to his only solo release, ''Black Ark'', in 1998. It is, as the name suggests, heavily influenced by [[Dub music|dub]] and in particular [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Perry]].{{cn|date=October 2024}}

After heavy touring to promote ATR's third album, ''[[60 Second Wipe Out]]'', the members of the group commenced work on follow ups to their various solo projects. Crack appeared on [[Cobra Killer]]'s 2002 album, ''[[The Third Armpit]]''. He also was part of Firewire and Whatever, both with Din-St.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

On 6 September 2001, Crack, who had long struggled with psychiatric issues, died at the age of 30 from an overdose of unspecified pills.<ref name="crackmtv">Corey Moss, [https://web.archive.org/web/20021106043908/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1449099/20010924/atari_teenage_riot.jhtml Atari Teenage Riot Cofounder Dead At 30], [[MTV]], 24 September 2001, retrieved 13 March 2007.</ref> The media hype surrounding Crack's death is disputed by ATR.{{cn|date=October 2024}} According to a friend, a few weeks before his death he had spoken about a doctor's report which said his psychosis attacks would worsen with age.{{cn|date=October 2024}} According to that friend, Crack said he would rather kill himself than become a "zombie" and not be in control of his life. Witnesses have said Crack tried to reach out to his friends because he felt the psychosis starting again.{{cn|date=October 2024}} When his body was found by police with large quantities of medication in his stomach, this suggested suicide. It is still unclear if this happened while he was in a state of psychosis or not (while in a psychotic state, it could be interpreted as an accident rather than suicide).{{cn|date=October 2024}}