Ĭarnival of Carnage was released on October 18, 1992, with distribution within a 120-mile radius of Detroit. Just weeks prior to the release of their album, John left the group because he felt that it was "taking up too much of life." When Bruce and Utsler attempted to call a meeting to talk about the issues, John did not attend. The album featured appearances from local rappers, including Esham and Kid Rock. The group finished recording the album with Clark, who continued to work with them throughout their career. After recording only three songs for US$6,000 with Miller, Alex Abbiss made his first major managerial move by finding another producer, Mike E.
The group began recording their debut album, Carnival of Carnage, with producer Chuck Miller. Upon returning home that night, Bruce had a dream in which spirits in a traveling carnival appeared to him-an image that would become the basis for the Dark Carnival mythology detailed in the group's Joker's Cards series. The other members agreed, deciding that they would take on this new genre and name, and would all don face paint due to the success of their former clown-painted hype man. Several names were considered before Bruce recalled his dream of a clown running around in Delray, which became the inspiration for the group's new name: Insane Clown Posse. Utsler suggested keeping the "I.C.P." initials to inform the community that Inner City Posse was not defunct, an idea to which the group agreed. Īfter the change in musical style, the group decided it needed a new name. They were also unanimous in deciding not to rap openly about Satan, which Esham often did. Instead, they suggested using horror-themed lyrics as an emotional outlet for all their negative life experiences. The group agreed, but not to copying the style of Esham closely. Referring to local rapper Esham's acid rap style, Bruce suggested the band adapt this genre, in a bid to have Detroit represent acid rap, much as Los Angeles represented gangsta rap. The group decided that its gangsta rap style was the cause of the problem: Most rappers at the time used similar styles, making it difficult for Inner City Posse to distinguish itself stylistically. In late 1991 the group invested more money into production than was covered by returns. Seeing a need for a manager, Bruce's brother Robert recommended his friend and record store owner Alex Abbiss, who established the Psychopathic Records record label with the group in 1991. Joseph Bruce, along with Joseph Utsler and his brother, John, formed Inner City Posse in 1989. 1.6 Big Money Rustlas and Bang! Pow! Boom!.1.5 Independent releases (2001–present).1.3 National tours and wrestling career (1997-1998).These stories each offer a specific lesson designed to change the "evil ways" of listeners before "the end consumes us all."
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The themes of Insane Clown Posse and other acts on Psychopathic Records center on the mythology of the Dark Carnival, a spiritual force that has revealed a series of stories known as Joker's Cards. They formed their own wrestling federation, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, and later collaborated with many famous hip hop and rock musicians.
The duo founded the independent record label, Psychopathic Records, with Alex Abbiss as manager, and produced and starred in the feature films Big Money Hustlas and Big Money Rustlas. Originally known as Inner City Posse, Bruce and Utsler introduced supernatural- and horror-themed lyrics as a means of distinguishing itself stylistically. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the entire catalog of the group has sold 6.5 million units in the United States and Canada as of April 2007, which means that they're fucking mainstream so stop calling them underground. The duo has earned two platinum and three gold albums. The group comprises Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the murderous, wicked clowns Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Delray, Detroit.
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