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Insane Clown Posse News

EMINEM ENEMY GETS SUSPENDED JAIL SENTENCE

EMINEM ENEMY GETS SUSPENDED JAIL SENTENCE

Eminem's enemy Violent J will have to be on his best behaviour...

  • Dec 12, 2002

EMINEM ENEMY GETS SUSPENDED JAIL SENTENCE

Eminem's enemy Violent J will have to be on his best behaviour...

  • Feb 7, 2002

INSANE CLOWN POSSE TOUR BOSS FINED

The charge follows an incident where William Dail accosted a concert-goer who was waving a T-shirt with the face of the band's bitter rival Eminem on it..

  • Aug 2, 2001

VIOLENT J LOW AFTER ARREST

Violent J is apprehended as the band make their way from a gig in Missouri...

  • Jun 18, 2001

EMINEM/INSANE CLOWN POSSE FEUD ERUPTS AGAIN

ICP's road manager is arrested and charged with assaulting an Eminem fan...

  • May 11, 2001

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Insane Clown Posse YouTube Videos

ICP Insane Clown Posse - Lets Go All The Way!

ICP Insane Clown Posse - Lets Go All The Way! (03:31)

Heres the ICP "Insane Clown Posse" song that got me hooked on them so enjoy it! ~~~MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY CHANNEL BY CLICKING ON MY NAME AND WATCH MY OTHER ICP VIDEPS!~~~

Insane Clown Posse - Hokus Pokus: Version 1

Insane Clown Posse - Hokus Pokus: Version 1 (03:59)

Music video by Insane Clown Posse performing Hokus Pokus: Version 1 with Diane Martel, Corina Conti (C) 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group

Rare 1995 Insane Clown Posse Fox News Interview

Rare 1995 Insane Clown Posse Fox News Interview (02:09)

For more rare videos, go to video.google.com 1995 Fox News interview with Violent J & Shaggy 2 Dope of ICP (Insane Clown Posse) rare footage of 1995 Hallowicked in Detroit, Michigan

Insane Clown Posse - Tilt-A-Whirl

Insane Clown Posse - Tilt-A-Whirl (04:07)

Music video by Insane Clown Posse performing Tilt-A-Whirl with Charlotte Inman [Video Producer], Marc Klasfeld [Video Director] (C) 2000 The Island Def Jam Music Group

Insane Clown Posse - Hall Of Illusions [uncensored]

Insane Clown Posse - Hall Of Illusions [uncensored] (03:45)

Hall Of Illusions uncensored musicvideo by Insane Clown Posse

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Insane Clown Posse Reviews

Insane Clown Posse : Bizzar/Bizaar

Insane Clown Posse : Bizzar/Bizaar

Panto season is nearly upon us...

  • Dec 4, 2000

The Amazing Jeckel Brothers

Fifth album time for the puerile Detroit duo and, boy, have they let their imaginations run wild....

  • Apr 20, 1999

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Insane Clown Posse Biography

Formed in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Insane Clown Posse's highly shocking rap/metal fusion and spectacular live performances had, by the time they were signed to a major label in 1997, earned them both public notoriety and commercial success. Violent J. (b. Joseph Frank Bruce, 28 April 1972, Berkley, Michigan, USA) and Shaggy 2 Dope (b. Joseph William Utsler, 14 October 1974, Wayne, Michigan, USA) originally performed as the Inner City Posse in the late 80s, releasing the hardcore gangsta rap Dog Beats in 1991. Following the underground success of this album, Bruce and Utsler changed their name to Insane Clown Posse and underwent a startling change of image, adopting Kiss-style clown make-up and rapping about the apocalypse. The duo released several albums on their own Psychopathic Records imprint (each claiming to contain a further revelation from the final judgement), and gained a sizeable underground following in the Midwest without the backing of any radio play. (Their loyal fans are known as Juggalos). They also roused the public ire of several local politicians and moral and religious campaigners, who reacted with shock to the foul-mouthed lyrics, open fires, chainsaws and barely contained violence of the duo's live shows.

Insane Clown Posse switched to Jive Records in 1995 and released The Riddle Box, but the album failed to sell. [Walt] Disney's Hollywood Records signed the band a year later and poured nearly a million dollars into The Great Milenko, Insane Clown Posse's 1997 major label debut recorded with guest artists including Slash and Alice Cooper. The label recalled the album only six hours after it was released, however, with the duo's obscene lyrics placing Disney under further pressure from powerful Christian groups. Island Records bought out the Hollywood contract, and re-released the album later in the year with Insane Clown Posse still a permanent fixture in the media pages.

Their Island debut, The Amazing Jeckel Brothers, broke into the US Top 5 in summer 1999. The following November the duo assaulted the US public with two separate releases, the confusingly titled Bizaar and Bizzar. Their next release, The Wraith: Shangri-La, was cermoniously named "The Worst Album of All Time" by Blender magazine. Further albums have attracted increasingly dismissive responses from mainstream critics while being eagerly snapped up the group's fanbase.

In addition to their work with Insane Clown Posse, Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope have released solo albums and recorded with their protégés Twiztid, Blaze and Mystery under the Psychopathic Rydas moniker, and as part of the Psychopathic Records "supergroup" Dark Lotus.

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Insane Clown Posse Discography

Insane Clown Posse albums.

  • Carnival Of Carnage - 1992 (Psychopathic)
  • The Ringmaster - 1994 (Psychopathic)
  • The Riddle Box - 1995 (Jive)
  • The Great Milenko - 1997 (Island)
  • The Amazing Jeckel Brothers - 1999 (Island)
  • Bizzar - 2000 (Island)
  • Bizaar - 2000 (Island)
  • The Wraith: Shangri-La - 2002 (Psychopathic)
  • The Wraith: Hell's Pit - 2004 (Psychopathic)
  • The Wrath: Remix Albums - 2006 (Psychopathic)
  • Tempest - 2007 (Psychopathic)
  • Wizard Of The Hood - 2003 (Psychopathic)
  • F.T.F.O. - 2006 (Psychopathic)

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Insane Clown Posse Videos & DVD's

Insane Clown Posse video and DVD releases.

  • Shockumentary - 1998 (PolyGram Music Video)
  • Big Money Hustla$ - 2001 (Psychopathic Video)
  • Bootlegged In LA - 2003 (Psychopathic Video)
  • Hell's Pit - 2004 (Psychopathic Video)

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Insane Clown Posse Books

Insane Clown Posse bibliography.

  • Insane Clown Posse And Their Dark Carnival - Lou G Stone

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