Rapper Bizarre Splits From D12

Rapper Bizarre has ended his professional relationship with Eminem's former hip-hop group D12.

Bizarre, real name Rufus Arthur Johnson has quit the Detroit, Michigan music collective after 17 years due to "creative differences".

The 35 year old tells HipHopDX.com, "I'm not in D12 no more. We just had creative differences and decided to go our separate ways - well I decided to go my separate way. Its a personal decision on my part. I think Ive just grown as an artist and its time for me to branch off on my brand."

But that doesn't mean the star has hung up his mic as a recording artist. He adds, "I got my own crew called The Weirdo Movement."