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Years active | c. 1990 to present |
Members | Violent J (Joe Bruce) Shaggy 2 Dope (Joey Utsler) |
The Insane Clown Posse (ICP) are an American hardcore hip hop/midwestern rap group originally from Detroit, Michigan, consisting of Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler). They almost always professionally display themselves in full black and white "evil clown" makeup that could be compared to the corpse paint of black metal musicians or the makeup of the rock group KISS. Violent J's makeup is usually drawn as a smiling face, while Shaggy's is an angry face. While never achieving full mainstream success, the group has nevertheless obtained a number of platinum and gold albums as well as a dedicated fan base.
Discography
- Carnival of Carnage (1992)
- The Ringmaster (1994)
- The Riddlebox (1995)
- The Great Milenko (1997) (Hollywood Records)
- The Great Milenko (1998) (Island Records)
- The Amazing Jeckel Brothers (1999)
- The Wraith: Shangri-La (with bonus DVD of Gathering live concert) (2002)
- The Wraith: Shangri-La (with bonus DVD of Gathering seminar) (2002)
- The Wraith: Hell's Pit (with bonus DVD of the Bowling Balls video) (2004)
- The Wraith: Hell's Pit (with bonus DVD of Real Underground Baby Music Video and Bootlegged in Denver concert) (2004)
In the years between the fifth and sixth Joker's Cards, several sites announced the sixth as being "The Red Magician", even offering a track listing, featuring a wealth of otherwise unknown ICP tracks. Whether this was a hoax or an unreleased album is still unknown.
- Insane Clown Posse — The Side Shows/EPs
- Beverly Kills 50187 EP (1993)
- The Terror Wheel EP (1994)
- Carnival X-Mas '94 (1994)
- Tunnel of Love EP (1996)
- A Carnival XMas '97 (1997)
- The Pendulum EP (2000 - 2002)
- Insane Clown Posse — the Necromonicon
- Insane Clown Posse — the new era
- The Calm EP (2005)
- The Tempest (2006)
- Insane Clown Posse — compilations
- Forgotten Freshness (Original) (1995)
- Mutilation Mix (1997)
- Mystic Wonders (1997) - bootleg; an unofficial follow-up to "Forgotten Freshness"
- Forgotten Freshness Volume 1 & 2 (1998)
- Psychopathics from Outer Space (1999)
- Forgotten Freshness Volume 3 (2001)
- Psychopathics from Outer Space 2 (2003)
- Forgotten Staleness (2004) - bootleg
- Bootilation Mix (2005) - bootleg
- Forgotten Freshness Volume 4 (2005)
- Insane Clown Posse — Hallowicked give-aways
- "Dead Pumpkins" (1994)
- "Mr. Rotten Treats" (1995)
- "Witches & Warlocks" (1996)
- "Mr. Johnson's Head (Remix)" (1997)
- "Pumpkin Carvers" (with Twiztid & Kottonmouth Kings) (1998)
- "Sleepwalker" (1999)
- "Hallowicked 2000 Box Set" (Includes Bizaar, Bizzar, Freek Show, Hallowicked 2000 EP, Hallowicked shirt, Hallowicked sticker, Hallowicked flier, certificate of authenticity) (2000)
- "Every Halloween" (2001)
- "Children of the Wasteland" (Blaze Ya Dead Homie) (2001)
- "Waited Till Halloween" (Twiztid) (2001)
- "Silence of the Hams" (Violent J & Esham) (2002)
- "Dead Body Man 2002" (Blaze Ya Dead Homie) (2002)
- "Thug Pit" (with Bone Thugs N Harmony, Kottonmouth Kings, Tech N9ne, & Esham) (2003)
- "Murda Cloak" (with Anybody Killa) (2004)
- "Wicked Hellaween" (2005)
- Insane Clown Posse — singles, rare recordings, event tracks, etc.
- "Fat Sweaty Betty" (1995)
- "Chicken Huntin" (1995)
- "Jokers Wild Sampler" (1995)
- "Halls of Illusions" (1997)
- "Psychopathic Sampler" (1998)
- "Hokus Pokus" (1998)
- "Join the Show" (1998)
- "Phat or Wack sampler" (1999)
- "Fuck the World" (1999)
- "Another Love Song" (1999)
- "Mad Professor" (1999)
- "Party Mix" (1999)
- "Jacob's Word" (2000)
- "Bizzar/Bizaar sampler" (2000)
- "Tilt-A-Whirl" (2000)
- "Let's Go All the Way" (2000)
- "Psychopathic Sampler '01" (2001)
- "The Wraith: Shangri-La sampler" (2002)
- "Homies" (2003)
- "Something Underground" — Violent J (2005)
- Violent J and Shaggy solo
- Fuck Off (1994; EP) — Shaggy 2 Dope
- Wizard of the Hood EP (2003) — Violent J
- F.T.F.O. (2006) — Shaggy 2 Dope
Filmography
- Stranglemania (199?) This very rare VHS tape (now out of print) was the 1995 IWA King Of The Deathmatch tournament featuring Superleather, Cactus Jack, Terry Funk, and many more. Violent J and Shaggy dubbed over the commentary and added their own humorous commentary, similar to those on their JCW tapes.
- Juggalo Championshit Wrestling: Volumes 1, 2, and 3
- Strangle-Mania 2
- The Shaggy Show — an internet-based reality show from the road. The concept was taken from an identically-named skit on the Amazing Jeckel Brothers album.
- Shockumentary (DVD & VHS) — this is ICPs hard-to-find documentary. It features all the flavor of the documentary and five music videos.
- Big Money Hustlas (2000)
- Bootlegged in L.A. (2004)
RIAA certifications
- 4 May 1998: The Great Milenko — gold
- 23 July 1998: Shockumentary — gold
- 21 April 1999: The Great Milenko — platinum
- 30 September 1999: Forgotten Freshness — gold
- 23 November 1999: The Riddle Box — gold
- 6 January 2000: The Amazing Jeckel Brothers — gold
- 4 April 2001: Big Money Hustlas — gold
- 21 May 2002: Shockumentary — platinum
- 17 September 2002: The Ringmaster — gold
- 8 October 2003: Bootlegged in L.A. — gold
- 7 June 2004: The Ringmaster* — gold
Source: RIAA Searchable Database (search for "Insane Clown Posse", not "ICP".)
Chart positions
Albums
- 1997: The Great Milenko #63
- 1998: Forgotten Freshness Vols 1-2 #46
- 1999: The Amazing Jeckel Brothers #4
- 2000: Bizaar #20
- 2000: Bizzar #21
- 2002: The Wraith: Shangri-La #15
- 2004: Hell's Pit #12
- 2005: The Calm (EP) #32
- 2005: Forgotten Freshness: Volume 4 #88
Singles
- 1997: "Santa's a Fat Bitch" #67
- 1998: "Halls of Illusion" #56
- 1998: "Hokus Pokus" #53
External links and references
- Insane Clown Posse official site
- Psychopathic Records official site (portal)
- An Intelligent Look at the Insane Clown Posse
- HatchetRadio.com
- Juggalo Music Radio
- Behind the Paint, Violent J with Hobey Echlin. (ISBN 09741846083)