Bobby Brown's Path to Gathering of the Juggalos Posted By : Aiden R.
Predicting that Bobby Brown would be performing at this year's Gathering of the Juggalos horror rap music festival would equate to predicting the winning lottery numbers. The fact of the matter is,...
View ArticleHow George Clinton's Tour Aligns With Horror Rap Posted By : Aiden R.
What does George Clinton's tour and horror rap duo the Insane Clown Posse have in common? Hint: it's the same thing that Cave-in-Rock, Illinois and Juggalos have in common. Answer: The 2011 Gathering...
View ArticlePsychopathic Records' History and Gathering of the Juggalos Posted By : Aiden R.
Also known as the Psychopathic Family or Hatchet Family, horror rap centric Psychopathic Records has accomplished much in its relatively brief 20-year history. In that time span, the Hatchetman family...
View ArticleFrom Musicians to Music Festival Organizers Posted By : Aiden R.
The annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival brings more than music to all Juggalo attendees. This article points out the alternate activities available like Helicopter Rides, Bonfires, artist...
View ArticleJuggalo Documentary: A Family Underground Posted By : Aiden R.
A Family Underground is a 2008 documentary focusing on horror rap duo Insane Clown Posse's Juggalo fan base. This article dissects its stance on Juggalos and their relationships at the annual Gathering...
View ArticleRags to Riches: Still Possible in Music? Posted By : Aiden R.
Horror Rap duo Insane Clown Posse has risen from Detroit poverty to being one of the largest cult bands in the country. This article examines their early years as a duo, and attempts to explain where...
View ArticleThe Importance of Branding Music Merchandise Posted By : Aiden R.
Selling merchandise as a musician these days is more important than it's ever been before. Some bands do this better than others, but one band stands king atop the merchandise category: Insane Clown...
View ArticleA True Success Story in Underground Rap Music Posted By : Harmony Singer
Insane Clown Posse is misunderstood by many critics and fans of other types of music, but there is one thing that no one can deny. The group has enjoyed decades of success on its own terms at a time...
View ArticleJuggalos: Some of the Most Connected Music Fans on Earth Posted By : Harmony...
Juggalos, hardcore fans of the Detroit rap group Insane Clown Posse, are one of the most misunderstood music subcultures in the country. However, the juggalo fandom is also one of the largest, and one...
View ArticleUnderground Horrorcore Rap Artists Twiztid See Growing Fan Base Posted By :...
Insane Clown Posse formed its own record label, Psychopathic Records, to release its own music and also help promote that of other promising horrorcore rap artists. Among the most promising from the...
View ArticleThe Dark Carnival: A Rap Music Mythology Gains Intense Following Posted By :...
From its first proper debut studio album, much of the Insane Clown Posse discography has been devoted to a concept the group dubbed the Dark Carnival. The first part of the ICP Dark Carnival story...
View ArticleHow To Be A Juggalo Posted By : Harmony Singer
Juggalos are fans of the Detroit rap group Insane Clown Posse, and the related artists and surrounding fandom culture. They're among the most fiercely loyal and accepting music fans around, and anyone...
View ArticleMiracles - A Viral Hit and a Radical Departure for a Top Horrorcore Rap Group...
For much of its career, the Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse focused on a horrorcore rap sound and an arc of concept albums focusing on a mythology they dubbed "the Dark Carnival." After those...
View ArticleA Juggalo Dictionary: A Guide to the Juggalos' Favorite Words Posted By :...
The juggalos, or hardcore fans of the Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse, are one of the most devoted fan subcultures in music. But if you're just starting out as a juggalo, it can be hard to decipher...
View ArticleAn Underground Rap Group Ventures Beyond Music, Into Movies Posted By :...
The Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse boasts a recording career that spans almost 20 years and 11 full-length studio albums. But what many casual music fans don't know is that the group has also put...
View ArticleThe Top Five Underground Hip-hop Styles You've Never Heard Of Posted By :...
Underground hip-hop is a vast musical field indeed. While mainstream hip-hop songs on the radio seem to lack variety, once you scratch the surface, there's an entire galaxy of underground hip-hop...
View ArticleFrom Metal to Horror Rap, Pop's Most Shocking Stage Artists Posted By :...
Ever since rock and roll appeared, there have been progressively more and more "dangerous" artists who have come from underground music into the mainstream (or almost-mainstream) to freak out the...
View ArticleBehind The Paint: An Uncensored History Of A Top Horrorcore Rap Act Posted By...
The Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse boasts a career that spans nearly two decades. But until 2003, there was no definitive history of Insane Clown Posse. The book Behind the Paint, by group founder...
View ArticleThe New ICP Dark Carnival: A Horrorcore Rap Mythology Evolves Posted By :...
Over the nearly two decades of the group's career, Insane Clown Posse has attracted fans and critics alike with its own unique mythology, that of the Dark Carnival. Though it appeared that the group...
View ArticleFeuds Build an Audience for an Infamous Underground Hip-hop Group Posted By :...
The Detroit underground rap duo Insane Clown Posse has a long history of being outrageous -- even in the realm of public relations. The group has never shied away from a test of wills, and this has...
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