JayBiskxit: The Alternative EMO Outlaw Bringing Horror to Hip-Hop’s Underground

Artist Weekly Contributor

By: Benji Tate

The 27-year-old Indiana artist is charting his own path with metalcore-infused rap and a new Halloween album that’s darker than ever.

JayBiskxit doesn’t fit into boxes, and that’s exactly how he wants it. At 27, the Indiana-based artist has evolved from straight hip-hop into something distinctly his own—a genre-bending fusion of emo rap, metalcore, and horror-core.

The Birth of JayBiskxit

The name came from an unexpected moment behind the bar. With a legal name that’s a mouthful—Joseph Jayden-Jordan .H. Bonney McCarty Holtgrewe—he’d always gone by either “J” or “Biscuit.” One night while bartending, regulars called both names simultaneously. “Say it again all at once,” he told them. The name stuck, with his own spin: Biskxit.

From Midwest Metalcore to Murder Rap

Biskxit’s passion for music started at age eight, but he didn’t pursue it seriously until 2024. His influences span from Tupac and NWA to Asking Alexandria, eventually evolving into Motionless in White, Falling in Reverse, $uicideboy$, and “old Linkin Park, not the new stuff.”

His breakthrough album “Rebel Retaliation” marked his first dive into metalcore hip-hop. Then came “Emo Summer,” a pop-punk-infused project channeling Juice WRLD and Lil Peep.

Enter The Butcher’s Block

Now, Biskxit is unleashing what he believes to be his most intense creation yet: “The Butcher’s Block,” a Halloween album venturing into murder rap territory with influences from SkitZ Kraven, ICP, and Diggy Graves.

“This new album is probably one of my biggest dark roots albums of all time,” Biskxit explains. “I’m mixing up the whole metalcore aspect with murder rap.”

Take “Mind of a Psychopath,” one of the project’s most daring tracks. Biskxit dove deep into extreme mental health cases to understand what makes someone lose hope in humanity. The song took five recording attempts and ten lyric rewrites before his producer told him, “That is some next-level improvement.”

The Creative Process

JayBiskxit The Alternative EMO Outlaw Bringing Horror to Hip-Hop's Underground

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Biskxit’s process is as unorthodox as his sound. During “Rebel Retaliation” sessions at Stone Tree Studios, he’d get stoned to calm his nerves and perfect his delivery. For the BDSM-themed “Goth Girl Dominatrix,” his engineer suggested loosening up with Hennessy.

When facing creative blocks: “Listen to your icons, watch a movie, or get stoned. I can come up with great ideas.”

Not all songs come easily. “Forget You,” written about a devastating breakup, was so personal that he teared up while recording it and held onto it for five months.

“I realized that an artist should not hide his artwork,” he reflects. “There are people who need a voice that lets them know they’re not alone.”

The Label Conversation

Unlike many independent artists, Biskxit is vocal about wanting a record deal, specifically eyeing Epitaph Records. His plan? Invest in features with icons like Falling in Reverse and Eminem, expand his merch, and tour extensively.

Looking Forward

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His legacy vision is clear: “I want to be remembered as somebody who came from nothing and made something… the rebel outlaw that decided ‘I’m gonna do something for myself by following my dreams.’ I did something my actual biological family could never do.”

JayBiskxit represents a new breed of artist—one who refuses to be boxed in by genre. With “The Butcher’s Block” dropping this Halloween season, he’s positioning himself as the alternative emo outlaw the underground could need.

“Everybody has a dream, and not a lot of people follow through,” Biskxit notes. He’s doing exactly that—one genre-bending, boundary-pushing track at a time.