167-755: David Haskell Hutto (born September 4, 1975) is an American rapper from Covington, Georgia . A representative of the hip hop subgenres rap rock , horrorcore and country rap , Hutto is most commonly known as Boondox , whose stage persona is a killer scarecrow , and Turncoat Dirty . Hutto was born in Richmond County, Georgia , but grew up in Covington, Georgia . Hutto was not popular at his school, frequently got into fights , and experimented with drug use. He listened to heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden , Metallica , and Sepultura , and he played bass guitar in several local metal bands throughout
334-658: A disc jockey made on the air. The police used several squad cars to detain Bruce, Utsler, and two associates a few miles from a venue where the group had completed a concert. Bruce was transferred to St. Louis the following day and released on bail without charge on June 18. The face of the sixth Joker's Card is "The Wraith", a personification of Death . The card features two "exhibits", Shangri-La and Hell's Pit , each of which would be given its own album. On November 5, 2002, Insane Clown Posse released their eighth studio album, The Wraith: Shangri-La , which debuted at No. 15 on
501-552: A panic attack during a performance and was carried off stage. Bruce, who later recalled being completely "out of it", found scissors and cut off his dreadlocks . After suffering another panic attack once he returned home, Bruce opted to spend three days in a Michigan mental health program. Insane Clown Posse later cancelled the last two weeks' worth of dates on its United States tour, but subsequently launched their first European tour. By late 1998 over one million copies of The Great Milenko had been sold, and Insane Clown Posse
668-499: A "superstar"; Bruce had recently begun to collect Esham's albums, as he had done with other local rappers; by the time he had discovered Esham, the rapper had released two full-length albums and three EPs. Bruce met Esham for the first time at the station and praised him. Esham wished Bruce well and Bruce gave the rapper a copy of Dog Beats ; this began the friendship and professional relationship between Psychopathic Records and Esham's label, Reel Life Productions . Growing popularity in
835-551: A Jamaican immigrant, started delivering simple raps at his parties, which some claim were inspired by the Jamaican tradition of toasting . However, Kool Herc himself denies this link (in the 1984 book Hip Hop ), saying, "Jamaican toasting? Naw, naw. No connection there. I couldn't play reggae in the Bronx. People wouldn't accept it. The inspiration for rap is James Brown and the album Hustler's Convention ". Herc also suggests he
1002-501: A backing beat or musical accompaniment. The components of rap include "content" (what is being said, e.g., lyrics ), "flow" ( rhythm , rhyme ), and "delivery" ( cadence , tone ). Rap differs from spoken-word poetry in that it is usually performed off-time to musical accompaniment. It also differs from singing , which varies in pitch and does not always include words . Because they do not rely on pitch inflection, some rap artists may play with timbre or other vocal qualities. Rap
1169-463: A cappella , meaning without accompaniment of any sort. When a rap or hip-hop artist is creating a song, "track", or record, done primarily in a production studio, most frequently a producer provides the beat(s) for the MC to flow over. Stylistically, rap occupies a gray area between speech, prose, poetry, and singing . The word, which predates the musical form, originally meant "to lightly strike", and
1336-801: A car audio store in Royal Oak , Michigan. Eminem pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for two years probation and a $ 10,000 fine. In July 2000, Bruce and Utsler staged the first annual Gathering of the Juggalos at the Novi Expo Center in Novi, Michigan . Described by Bruce as a "Juggalo Woodstock", the Gathering of the Juggalos was a three-day music festival that featured wrestling, games, seminars, contests, sideshows , and performances by all Psychopathic Records' artists. Also featured at
1503-424: A command". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives a date of 1541 for the first recorded use of the word with the meaning "to utter (esp. an oath) sharply, vigorously, or suddenly". Wentworth and Flexner 's Dictionary of American Slang gives the meaning "to speak to, recognize, or acknowledge acquaintance with someone", dated 1932, and a later meaning of "to converse, esp. in an open and frank manner". It
1670-461: A concert in Albuquerque, New Mexico . Bruce was held for four hours before being released on $ 5,000 bail. The January 1998 issue of Spin magazine ran a four-page cartoon lampooning Insane Clown Posse and Juggalos, claiming that the group was offensive "not for their obscenity, but for their stupidity". Spin likened Insane Clown Posse's stage act to "a sort of circus karaoke " and portrayed
1837-472: A contract with a major record label. The duo eventually signed a contract with the short-lived Jive Records sub-label Battery Records , which released the group's third studio album, Riddle Box , on October 10, 1995. After Battery/Jive Records showed little interest in promoting the album, Insane Clown Posse funded the promotion of Riddle Box independently. This effort led the group to Dallas, Texas , where it persuaded several music retail stores to stock
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#17328013929982004-438: A crime boss and Utsler portrayed a police detective. The stage crew members, who showed their dislike for Insane Clown Posse, were a source of contention. Despite the crew striking twice, the movie was filmed in two months. While on "The Asylum In-store Tour", Bruce and Utsler were informed by Abbiss that they were offered $ 100,000 to perform at Woodstock '99 . They were excited about the offer, as it indicated their impact on
2171-413: A cross between Kid Rock and Insane Clown Posse. His music has been classified as rap rock , country rap and horrorcore . 262 301 Rapper Rapping (also rhyming , flowing , spitting , emceeing , or MCing ) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates " rhyme , rhythmic speech, and [commonly] street vernacular ". It is usually performed over
2338-552: 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 group began recording their debut album, Carnival of Carnage , with producer Chuck Miller. After recording only three songs for $ 6,000 with Miller, Alex Abbiss made his first major managerial move by finding another producer, Mike E. Clark . The group finished recording
2505-487: A few weeks before the Sugarhill Gang in 1979. In another interview Curtis said: "There was rapping in the Bronx and the cats there had been doing it for a while...Fatback certainly didn't invent rap or anything. I was just interested in it and I guess years later we were the first to record it. At the time you could already see cats rapping everywhere in the streets and doing stuff." With the decline of disco in
2672-501: A few" as artists who exemplify this progression. Kool Moe Dee adds, "in 2002 Eminem created the song that got the first Oscar in Hip-Hop history [Lose Yourself] ... and I would have to say that his flow is the most dominant right now (2003)". There are many different styles of flow, with different terminology used by different people – stic.man of Dead Prez uses the following terms – Alternatively, music scholar Adam Krims uses
2839-653: A flyer advertising the release party for the Slim Shady EP . The flyer read, "Featuring appearances by Esham, Kid Rock, and ICP (maybe)". Bruce asked why Eminem was promoting a possible Insane Clown Posse appearance without first contacting the group. Bruce said that Eminem explained, "It says 'maybe.' Maybe you will be there; I don't know. That's why I'm asking you right now. You guys comin' to my release party, or what?" Bruce, upset over not being consulted, responded, "Fuck no , I ain't coming to your party. We might have, if you would've asked us first, before putting us on
3006-530: A gay bar in New Bedford, Massachusetts , with a handgun and a hatchet—a weapon featured in the logo of the group's record label, Psychopathic Records. Robida had a swastika tattoo and flaunted Nazi insignias and paraphernalia on his website. On February 5, Robida shot and killed a traffic officer during a routine stop. When police pulled Robida over during a later stop, he killed his girlfriend, Jennifer Bailey of Charleston, West Virginia , then opened fire on
3173-604: A jazz poet/musician, has been cited as an influence on rappers such as Chuck D and KRS-One . Scott-Heron himself was influenced by Melvin Van Peebles , whose first album was 1968's Brer Soul . Van Peebles describes his vocal style as "the old Southern style", which was influenced by singers he had heard growing up in South Chicago . Van Peebles also said that he was influenced by older forms of African-American music : "... people like Blind Lemon Jefferson and
3340-663: A joke or stunt. Allmusic writer Bradley Torreano wrote that "Even if it is a joke, it isn't a funny one, or even a clever one." In September 2003, Insane Clown Posse was voted the worst band of any musical genre in Blender , with The Wraith: Shangri-La named as the group's worst album. However, the magazine also gave the album a positive review for its "charming, good-natured idiocy". According to Bruce, Some people might've been upset [by spiritual themes in The Wraith: Shangri-La ], but through our eyes all we did
3507-583: A larger audience. Beverly Kills 50187 featured Greez-E, a fan that the ICP met earlier that year, as a replacement for John Kickjazz. During a live performance of the song "The Juggla", Bruce addressed the audience as Juggalos , and the positive response resulted in the group using the word thereafter. Greez-E left the band after the EP was released. The word has been the subject of criticism from both Ben Sisario of Rolling Stone and Allmusic's Erlewine, who suggested
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#17328013929983674-596: A lawsuit against the group after being struck by an unopened two-liter of Faygo during a performance at the Fargo nightclub The Hub, formerly known as Playmakers. Antonelli is seeking at least $ 50,000 in damages. The lawsuit also names the venue, Playmakers, as a defendant. An attorney for Playmakers states that only Bruce should be held liable. Filming of Big Money Rustlas , a Western spoof, began in January 2009, and concluded on February 24, 2009. The tenth Gathering of
3841-628: A more personal work drawing from his past. It peaked No. 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart , No. 13 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and No. 113 on the Billboard 200 . A music video for "Inbred Evil" was released in the summer of 2008. Hutto released his third studio album, South of Hell , on May 11, 2010. The album also features a documentary directed by Paul Andreson about Hutto's life and
4008-479: A musical style for another decade. Rap was used to describe talking on records as early as 1970 on Isaac Hayes ' album ...To Be Continued with the track name "Monologue: Ike's Rap I". Hayes' "husky-voiced sexy spoken 'raps' became key components in his signature sound". Del the Funky Homosapien similarly states that rap was used to refer to talking in a stylistic manner in the early 1970s: "I
4175-634: A number of other connections he had made in Southwest Detroit. Bruce was jailed for ninety days in 1989–1990 for death threats, robbery, and violating probation ; this experience convinced him to reduce his involvement in gang life. Bruce began his professional wrestling career after getting out of jail, and it was at his first show that he met Rob Van Dam and Sabu , two other first-timers with whom he became very good friends. During this time Bruce brought Utsler backstage with him, and all four became close friends. Bruce became frustrated with
4342-636: A part of the MNE's Welcome To The Underground Series . On April 27, 2018 the preorder bundles were released for Dirty Days Of Night EP, with release date set for May 17, 2018. On May 14, 2018 it was announced that the supergroup The Underground Avengers (Boondox, Bukshot & ClaAs) was signed to the label. In mid July the preorders for the album went up, with the title of the album released, Anomaly 88 which will be released on August 31, 2018. The song Thanos will feature, Twiztid , Tech N9ne , Krizz Kaliko , Rittz , King ISO & Lyte . In late July 2018 it
4509-518: A pause or emphasis on words in certain places.", and Aesop Rock says, "I have a system of maybe 10 little symbols that I use on paper that tell me to do something when I'm recording." Hip-hop scholars also make use of the same flow diagrams: the books How to Rap and How to Rap 2 use the diagrams to explain rap's triplets, flams, rests, rhyme schemes, runs of rhyme, and breaking rhyme patterns, among other techniques. Similar systems are used by PhD musicologists Adam Krims in his book Rap Music and
4676-504: A performance at the House of Blues in Chicago and was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital . He was diagnosed with flu-related symptoms and abnormally low blood sugar . As a result of the incident, the following week's concert dates were rescheduled. In June 2000, Eminem physically attacked Douglas Dail, an Insane Clown Posse affiliate, threatening him with a gun in the parking lot of
4843-610: A personal favor. Shockumentary helped increase album sales from 17,000 to 50,000 copies per week. Island also rereleased the group's first two albums, as well as a 2-CD compilation album composed of rare songs and demos titled " Forgotten Freshness Vol. 1 ". Two days after the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) program, Insane Clown Posse began its rescheduled nationwide tour with House of Krazees and Myzery. Their first concert, held in Orlando, Florida ,
5010-477: A possible album of new music? Shortly after the flyer was posted it was announced that TUA would be performing on March 30, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. On November 16, 2017 Boondox announced via Facebook that he was going up to "The Dojo" in January 2018 to start recording for an album that has been a long time in the making. On November 20, 2017 via Facebook, after announcing that he was selling TCD merch that
5177-465: A rapper to master, and a must for any MC. An MC with poor breath control cannot deliver difficult verses without making unintentional pauses. Raps are sometimes delivered with melody. West Coast rapper Egyptian Lover was the first notable MC to deliver "sing-raps". Popular rappers such as 50 Cent and Ja Rule add a slight melody to their otherwise purely percussive raps whereas some rappers such as Cee-Lo Green are able to harmonize their raps with
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5344-660: A row of concertgoers who were giving them the finger . After receiving a positive response, Bruce and Utsler have since continued to spray Faygo onto audiences. A subsequent national tour increased sales of the album, earning Ringmaster a gold certification . The group's second EP, The Terror Wheel , was released on August 5, 1994. One of the songs from the EP, "Dead Body Man", received considerable local radio play. The same year marked their first "Hallowicked" concert, which has since continued annually on Halloween night in Detroit. In 1995, Bruce and Utsler attempted to obtain
5511-412: A shift in the way MCs rhymed: "Up until Rakim, everybody who you heard rhyme, the last word in the sentence was the rhyming [word], the connection word. Then Rakim showed us that you could put rhymes within a rhyme ... now here comes Big Daddy Kane — instead of going three words, he's going multiple". How to Rap explains that "rhyme is often thought to be the most important factor in rap writing ... rhyme
5678-414: A significant role in expressing social and political issues, addressing topics such as racism, poverty, and political oppression. By the 21st century, rap had become a global phenomenon, influencing music, fashion, and culture worldwide. The English verb rap has various meanings; these include "to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow", as well "to utter sharply or vigorously: to rap out
5845-401: A striking resemblance to the evolution of jazz both stylistically and formally". Boxer Muhammad Ali anticipated elements of rap, often using rhyme schemes and spoken word poetry, both for when he was trash talking in boxing and as political poetry for his activism outside of boxing, paving the way for The Last Poets in 1968, Gil Scott-Heron in 1970, and the emergence of rap music in
6012-536: A style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore and is known for its elaborate live performances. The duo has earned two platinum and five gold albums. According to Nielsen SoundScan , the entire catalog of the group had sold 6.5 million units in the United States and Canada as of April 2007 . The group has established a dedicated following called Juggalos numbering in the "tens of thousands". Originally known as JJ Boyz and Inner City Posse ,
6179-399: A suburb on the north border of Detroit , Michigan . Along with Utsler's brother, John, and friend, Lacy, they wrestled in backyard rings that they had built themselves. They also listened to hip hop music , including 3rd Bass , Beastie Boys , N.W.A and local rappers like Awesome Dre. In 1989, Joseph Bruce as Jagged Joe, Joseph Utsler as Kangol Joe and John Utsler as Master J, released
6346-512: Is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music , and so commonly associated with the genre that it is sometimes called "rap music". Precursors to modern rap music include the West African griot tradition, certain vocal styles of blues and jazz , an African-American insult game called playing the dozens (see Battle rap and Diss ), and 1960s African-American poetry. Stemming from the hip-hop cultural movement , rap music originated in
6513-497: Is also known for his confessional lyrics dealing with his childhood; one of Hutto's songs described an incident in which his uncle tried to kill him by drowning him in a swimming pool, and other lyrics have dealt with his getting into fights at his school and experiments with drugs. Jeffries described the song "Family Tree" as an example of Hutto as "a strong and even serious lyricist". Hutto cites Insane Clown Posse as an influence. Allmusic 's David Jeffries described Hutto's music as
6680-671: Is commonly referred to as the "Migos Flow" (a term that is contentious within the hip-hop community). Mitchell Ohriner in "Flow: The Rhythmic Voice in Rap Music" describes seven "groove classes" consisting of archetypal sixteen-step accent patterns generated by grouping notes in clusters of two and/or three. These groove classes are further distinguished from one another as "duple" and "nonduple". Groove classes without internal repetition can occur in any of sixteen rhythmic rotations, whereas groove classes with internal repetition have fewer meaningful rotations. The standard form of rap notation
6847-532: Is now used to describe quick speech or repartee. The word has been used in the English language since the 16th century. In the 1960s the word became a slang term meaning "to converse" in African American vernacular , and very soon after that came to denote the musical style. The word "rap" is so closely associated with hip-hop music that many writers use the terms interchangeably. Rap music has played
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7014-468: Is still the rhyme foundation all emcees are building on". Artists and critics often credit Rakim with creating the overall shift from the more simplistic old school flows to more complex flows near the beginning of hip hop's new school – Kool Moe Dee says, "any emcee that came after 1986 had to study Rakim just to know what to be able to do. Rakim, in 1986, gave us flow and that was the rhyme style from 1986 to 1994. From that point on, anybody emceeing
7181-459: Is the flow diagram, where rappers line-up their lyrics underneath "beat numbers". Different rappers have slightly different forms of flow diagram that they use: Del the Funky Homosapien says, "I'm just writing out the rhythm of the flow, basically. Even if it's just slashes to represent the beats, that's enough to give me a visual path.", Vinnie Paz states, "I've created my own sort of writing technique, like little marks and asterisks to show like
7348-416: Is these meanings from which the musical form of rapping derives, and this definition may be from a shortening of repartee . A rapper refers to a performer who "raps". By the late 1960s, when Hubert G. Brown changed his name to H. Rap Brown , rap was a slang term referring to an oration or speech, such as was common among the "hip" crowd in the protest movements, but it did not come to be associated with
7515-534: Is what gives rap lyrics their musicality. Many of the rhythmic techniques used in rapping come from percussive techniques and many rappers compare themselves to percussionists . How to Rap 2 identifies all the rhythmic techniques used in rapping such as triplets , flams , 16th notes , 32nd notes , syncopation , extensive use of rests , and rhythmic techniques unique to rapping such as West Coast "lazy tails", coined by Shock G . Rapping has also been done in various time signatures , such as 3/4 time . Since
7682-600: The 2000s , rapping has evolved into a style of rap that spills over the boundaries of the beat, closely resembling spoken English. Rappers like MF Doom and Eminem have exhibited this style, and since then, rapping has been difficult to notate. The American hip-hop group Crime Mob exhibited a new rap flow in songs such as " Knuck If You Buck ", heavily dependent on triplets. Rappers including Drake , Kanye West , Rick Ross , Young Jeezy and more have included this influence in their music. In 2014, an American hip-hop collective from Atlanta , Migos , popularized this flow, and
7849-475: The Big Money Rustlas trailer was screened twice. An infomercial for the event was released online by Psychopathic Records. After the event, a friend of Esham's handed Bruce a copy of his album I Ain't Cha Homey , which depicted a clown committing suicide with a gun on the front cover. Bruce listened to the album and saw it as a diss towards Insane Clown Posse. While Esham claimed that the album
8016-589: The Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Independent Albums chart. The album was notable for its explicit acknowledgment of ICP's belief in God . Ben Sisario criticized the album in the Rolling Stone Album Guide , writing that "the whole thing was some bland divine plan" and asking, "Is this man's final dis of God, or His of us?" Some critics perceived the spiritual element of the storyline to be
8183-571: The Psychopathic Records record label with the group in 1991. Later that year the group released the self-produced EP entitled Dog Beats . According to Alex Abbiss Chris Mclellan, then programming director of WJLB , declined to play the EP's single "Dog Beats" because Inner City Posse's members were white. While trying to get stations to play the single, Bruce learned that one of the stations he and Abbiss visited would be interviewing local rapper Esham , who Bruce considered to be
8350-505: The TRL studio window, all with signs supporting the duo. Thirty minutes before the show began, Viacom security guards and New York City police officers were dispatched to remove all the fans from the sidewalk. When some fans, including Robert Bruce, refused to move because it was a public street and no other individuals were asked to move, they were assaulted. All telephone requests for the video to be played were ignored, and Insane Clown Posse
8517-605: The acronym 's expansion may be considered evidence for its ubiquity: the full term "Master of Ceremonies" is very rarely used in the hip-hop scene. This confusion prompted the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest to include this statement in the liner notes to their 1993 album Midnight Marauders : Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse , often abbreviated as ICP , is an American hip hop duo. Formed in Detroit in 1989, ICP's best-known lineup consists of rappers Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (originally 2 Dope; Joseph Utsler). Insane Clown Posse performs
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#17328013929988684-470: The griots of West Africans were delivering stories rhythmically , over drums and sparse instrumentation. Such resemblances have been noted by many modern artists, modern day "griots", spoken word artists, mainstream news sources, and academics. Rap lyrics and music are part of the "Black rhetorical continuum", continuing past traditions of expanding upon them through "creative use of language and rhetorical styles and strategies". Blues , rooted in
8851-597: The work songs and spirituals of slavery , was first played by black Americans around the time of the Emancipation Proclamation . This way of preaching, unique to African-Americans, called the Black sermonic tradition influenced singers and musicians such as 1940s African-American gospel group The Jubalaires . The Jubalaire's songs "The Preacher and the Bear" (1941) and "Noah" (1946) are precursors to
9018-661: The "Rock for Darfur " campaign to raise awareness of the War in Darfur and funds for the region's aid. On March 20, 2007, Insane Clown Posse released their tenth studio album, The Tempest , which debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 and sold nearly 33,000 copies in its first week. In 2008, Bruce and Utsler starred in the Knyrim-directed film Death Racers . It was released direct-to-video on September 16, 2008, by The Asylum . In December 2008, John Antonelli filed
9185-500: The '90s. Music scholar Adam Krims says, "the flow of MCs is one of the profoundest changes that separates out new-sounding from older-sounding music ... it is widely recognized and remarked that rhythmic styles of many commercially successful MCs since roughly the beginning of the 1990s have progressively become faster and more 'complex'". He cites "members of the Wu-Tang Clan , Nas , AZ , Big Pun , and Ras Kass , just to name
9352-513: The 1970s. An editor of the newspaper, The Fayetteville Observer interviewed Bill Curtis of the disco-funk music group the Fatback Band in 2020. Curtis noted that when he moved to the Bronx in the 1970s he heard people rapping over scratched records throughout the neighborhoods and radio DJs were rapping before the genre was released on retail recordings. The Fatback Band released the first rap recording, " King Tim III (Personality Jock) ",
9519-454: The 2 songs "Abaddon" and "Monster". During his 2014 GOTJ seminar he announced that he is going to not do a Turncoat Dirty album because something bad always happens, also he is doing a project with Crucifix, who was featured on the song "Betrayal" off Boondox's last album Abaddon, and did a single with Boondox and Bukshot titled "Don't Stop", which was a cover of Journey's hit song " Don't Stop Believin' ". He also stated that his next album will be
9686-529: The 2010s as "rap", the source came from Manhattan. Pete DJ Jones said the first person he heard rap was DJ Hollywood , a Harlem (not Bronx) native who was the house DJ at the Apollo Theater . Kurtis Blow also said the first person he heard rhyme was DJ Hollywood. In a 2014 interview, Hollywood said: "I used to like the way Frankie Crocker would ride a track, but he wasn't syncopated to the track though. I liked [WWRL DJ] Hank Spann too, but he wasn't on
9853-521: The 2012 GOTJ. It was announced on October 3, 2012 on Boondox's official Twitter page that he will continue rapping as Turncoat Dirty, but will be temporarily finished with the Boondox character at the end of 2012. In February 2013, Hutto announced that he would be releasing another album as Boondox later that year (T.B.A) and was also working on a new The Underground Avengers album (T.B.A). Both Boondox and The Underground Avengers were scheduled to appear at
10020-571: The 75-date "Shangri-La World Tour", where they performed across the United States, Australia , and Europe . While in Australia, customs confiscated all the group's Faygo , assuming that they were bringing it for commercial purposes. Insane Clown Posse tried to explain that they are performers and that the soda was part of their act, but were still unable to use the Faygo and forced to use a different form of soda for their Australian tour. Following
10187-518: The African-American community were items like schoolyard chants and taunts, clapping games , jump-rope rhymes , some with unwritten folk histories going back hundreds of years across many nationalities. Sometimes these items contain racially offensive lyrics. In his narration between the tracks on George Russell 's 1958 jazz album New York, N.Y. , the singer Jon Hendricks recorded something close to modern rap, since it all rhymed and
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#173280139299810354-444: The African-American community—"to discuss or debate informally." The early rapping of hip-hop developed out of DJ and master of ceremonies ' announcements made over the microphone at parties, and later into more complex raps. Grandmaster Caz stated: "The microphone was just used for making announcements, like when the next party was gonna be, or people's moms would come to the party looking for them, and you have to announce it on
10521-421: The Bronx , New York City , in the early 1970s and became part of popular music later that decade. Rapping developed from the announcements made over the microphone at parties by DJs and MCs , evolving into more complex lyrical performances. Rap is usually delivered over a beat , typically provided by a DJ , turntablist , or beatboxer when performing live. Much less commonly a rapper can decide to perform
10688-485: The Bronx hip hop set that until then was composed of DJing and b-boying (or beatboxing ), with traditional "shout out" style rapping. The style that Hollywood created and his partner introduced to the hip hop set quickly became the standard. Before that time, most MC rhymes, based on radio DJs, consisted of short patters that were disconnected thematically; they were separate unto themselves. But by using song lyrics, Hollywood gave his rhyme an inherent flow and theme. This
10855-452: The Funky Homosapien , Tech N9ne , People Under the Stairs , Twista , B-Real , Mr Lif , 2Mex , and Cage . MCs stay on beat by stressing syllables in time to the four beats of the musical backdrop. Poetry scholar Derek Attridge describes how this works in his book Poetic Rhythm – "rap lyrics are written to be performed to an accompaniment that emphasizes the metrical structure of
11022-520: The GOTJ in 2013. In early 2013, 2 songs were released, credited to Turncoat Dirty, one of which was "Hell or Jail". It was announced at the Gathering of the Juggalos in 2013 that Boondox is back on the label. Boondox went on the Australian leg of Insane Clown Posse 's The Mighty Death Pop! Tour , from December 4, 2013 through December 8, 2013. In February 2014, during an interview, Boondox, alongside
11189-462: The Gathering of the Juggalos infomercial . Bruce stated that he was not offended by the parody, and that he thought that the sketch was "hilarious" and "a humongous compliment". On February 17, 2010, Psychopathic Records signed a contract with Universal Music Group 's Fontana Distribution . On March 9, 2010, Insane Clown Posse were interviewed by Nightline journalist Martin Bashir . Bruce hated
11356-467: The Juggalos took place at Hogrock in Cave-In-Rock , Illinois, from August 6 to 9. The event had the largest attendance in Gathering history with over 20,000 people. Over 120 musical artists performed at the event, including the likes of Tech N9ne , Kottonmouth Kings , Ice Cube , Gwar , Coolio , Vanilla Ice , Onyx , Scarface , The Dayton Family , Bizarre , Esham , and NATAS . At the event,
11523-465: The Moon", and "Boogie Woogie Wu" be removed. Disney also asked that the lyrics of other tracks be changed, threatening to not release the album otherwise. Bruce and Utsler complied with Disney's request, and planned to go on a national tour with House of Krazees and Myzery as their opening acts. During a music store autograph signing, Insane Clown Posse was notified that Hollywood Records had recalled
11690-581: The Poetics of Identity and Kyle Adams in his academic work on flow. Because rap revolves around a strong 4/4 beat, with certain syllables said in time to the beat, all the notational systems have a similar structure: they all have the same 4 beat numbers at the top of the diagram, so that syllables can be written in-line with the beat numbers. This allows devices such as rests, "lazy tails", flams, and other rhythmic techniques to be shown, as well as illustrating where different rhyming words fall in relation to
11857-757: The Way ", a cover of a Sly Fox song from Bizzar . MTV agreed to play "Let's Go All the Way" on their network, airing it once in the late evening. Bruce and Utsler decided to bombard Total Request Live (TRL) with requests for the video. While on their "Bizaar Bizzar Tour", Insane Clown Posse posted on its website that December 8 was the day for their fans request the video. Bruce and Utsler named that day "The Mighty Day of Lienda", meaning "The Mighty Day of All or Nothing". On December 8, Rudy Hill, Robert Bruce, Tom Dub, and six other Psychopathic Records employees and friends drove down to New York City. They were met by nearly 400 Insane Clown Posse fans standing outside in front of
12024-574: The album (The Murder Tour) with supporting acts Blaze Ya Dead Homie and Lex "The Hex" Master . On January 1, 2017 Boondox was invited to the Juggalo March On Washington . On January 4, 2017 via Majik Ninja Entertainment Facebook account, it was announced that no one from the label would take part in the March, but will take part in the 2017 Juggalo Day Show: Tales From The Lotus Pod . In a January 19, 2017 Insane Clown Posse , it
12191-462: The album Boondox announced on his official Twitter, that he will be going on tour titled "The Wormwood Tour" soon with Aqualeo & Bukshot, the tour also featured rapper/singer Crucifix who collaborated on the song "Betrayal". On April 18, 2014 the track list for Abaddon was released. The album will feature guest appearances from artists such as Big Hoodoo, Violent J, Crucifix, Insane Clown Posse, Jelly Roll, Demi Demaree & Syn. The album does include
12358-464: The album a B rating, describing it as "the best material the Clowns have touched since 1999's The Amazing Jeckel Brothers ". On July 21, 2009, Tom Scharpling and Paul F. Tompkins discussed the 2009 Gathering of the Juggalos infomercial at length on The Best Show on WFMU . On December 5, 2009, Saturday Night Live aired a sketch titled "Kickspit Underground Rock Festival", which parodied
12525-413: The album is "Red Mist" (ft. Twiztid & Blaze Ya Dead Homie). In 2007, Hutto released the extended play PunkinHed . It peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and No. 27 on the Top Independent Albums chart. During the same year, he joined Psychopathic Rydas , performing under the name "Yung Dirt". On May 13, 2008, Hutto released his second studio album, Krimson Creek ,
12692-416: The album with Clark, who continued to work with them throughout their career. The album featured appearances from local rappers, including Esham and Kid Rock . Just weeks prior to the release of their album, John left the group because he felt that it was "taking up too much of [his] life". When Bruce and Utsler attempted to call a meeting to talk about the issues, John did not attend. Carnival of Carnage
12859-412: The album within hours of its release, despite having sold 18,000 copies and reaching No.63 on the Billboard 200 . The group was also informed that its in-store signings and nationwide tour had been canceled, and commercials for the album and the music video for "Halls of Illusions" (which had reached No. 1 on The Box video request channel) were pulled from television, and the group was dropped from
13026-547: The album, and was instead released on a later album, Psychopathics from Outer Space . To help increase their positive publicity, the group hired the Nasty Little Man publicity team. The team set up a photo shoot for Insane Clown Posse that was to appear on the cover of Alternative Press magazine in Cleveland. On the set of the photo shoot, a member of the publicity team approached Bruce and explained that in
13193-547: The album. Sales averaged 1,500 copies per week as a result. Manager Alex Abbiss negotiated a contract with the Disney -owned label Hollywood Records , which reportedly paid $ 1 million to purchase the Insane Clown Posse contract from Battery/Jive/BMG Records. The group started recording its fourth studio album, The Great Milenko , in 1996, during which Disney requested that the tracks "The Neden Game", "Under
13360-408: The albums "qualify as ICP's masterworks of both merchandising and music". Both albums were given a "three out of five stars" rating. The combined sales were around 400,000 copies, exceeding the bet placed previously with Sharon Osbourne; Osbourne did not come through with payment for having lost the bet. Two music videos were released from the albums: "Tilt-a-Whirl", from Bizaar , and " Let's Go All
13527-482: The albums, the duo had a fallout with long-time producer Mike E. Clark. Bizaar and Bizzar were the last complete albums Clark would produce with Insane Clown Posse until his return in 2007. Bruce and Utsler flew to Denver, Colorado , to add the finishing touches to the albums. Bizaar and Bizzar were released on October 31, 2000, peaking at No. 20 and No. 21, respectively, on the Billboard 200. In The New Rolling Stone Album Guide , Ben Sisario wrote that
13694-445: The backstage politics of the wrestling business and began searching for another career. Back on the streets, Bruce, Utsler and Utsler's brother John performed hip hop music at local nightclubs, using the stage names Violent J, 2 Dope, and John Kickjazz, under the name of their gang, Inner City Posse. Seeing a need for a manager, Bruce's brother Robert recommended his friend and record store owner Alex Abbiss, who established
13861-426: The band adapt this genre, in a bid to have Detroit represent acid rap, much as Los Angeles represented gangsta rap. The group agreed, but not to copy the style of Esham closely. Instead, they suggested using horror-themed lyrics as an emotional outlet for all their negative life experiences. They were also unanimous in deciding not to rap openly about Satan , which Esham often did. After the change in musical style,
14028-405: The beat. The Midwestern group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony was one of the first groups to achieve nationwide recognition for using the fast-paced, melodic and harmonic raps that are also practiced by Do or Die , another Midwestern group. Another rapper that harmonized his rhymes was Nate Dogg , a rapper part of the group 213. Rakim experimented not only with following the beat, but also with complementing
14195-534: The book How to Rap breaks flow down into rhyme, rhyme schemes , and rhythm (also known as cadence ). 'Flow' is also sometimes used to refer to elements of the delivery ( pitch , timbre , volume ) as well, though often a distinction is made between the flow and the delivery. Staying on the beat is central to rap's flow – many MCs note the importance of staying on-beat in How to Rap including Sean Price , Mighty Casey, Zion I , Vinnie Paz , Fredro Starr , Del
14362-408: The book How to Rap , where diagrams are used to show how the lyrics line up with the beat – "stressing a syllable on each of the four beats gives the lyrics the same underlying rhythmic pulse as the music and keeps them in rhythm ... other syllables in the song may still be stressed, but the ones that fall in time with the four beats of a bar are the only ones that need to be emphasized in order to keep
14529-476: The crowd'. Some use this word interchangeably with the term rapper , while for others the term denotes a superior level of skill and connection to the wider culture. MC can often be used as a term of distinction; referring to an artist with good performance skills. As Kool G Rap notes, "masters of ceremony, where the word 'M.C.' comes from, means just keeping the party alive" [sic] . Many people in hip hop including DJ Premier and KRS-One feel that James Brown
14696-435: The early 1980s rap became a new form of expression. Rap arose from musical experimentation with rhyming, rhythmic speech. Rap was a departure from disco. Sherley Anne Williams refers to the development of rap as "anti-Disco" in style and means of reproduction. The early productions of Rap after Disco sought a more simplified manner of producing the tracks they were to sing over. Williams explains how Rap composers and DJ's opposed
14863-403: The early 2000s before being a member of "Southern Hustlas Inc." and seeking a solo career as a rapper under the name "Turncoat Dirty". Hutto caught the attention of Insane Clown Posse while selling his cassettes at one of their concerts. Following several phone calls with group member Joseph Bruce , Hutto was signed to Psychopathic Records , making him the first Southern hip hop performer on
15030-417: The event were Vampiro – who both wrestled and performed – Project Born , and Kottonmouth Kings . On July 18, 2000, Big Money Hustlas was released direct-to-video . After the Gathering of the Juggalos, Insane Clown Posse set out to release its sixth and seventh studio albums – Bizaar and Bizzar – as a double album . While recording
15197-569: The field hollers. I was also influenced by spoken word song styles from Germany that I encountered when I lived in France." During the mid-20th century, the musical culture of the Caribbean was constantly influenced by the concurrent changes in American music . As early as 1956, deejays were toasting over dubbed Jamaican beats. It was called "rap", expanding the word's earlier meaning in
15364-478: The first PSY/MNE Tour, titled "Back From The Dead Tour" which kicks off February 14, 2015 and coincides with Twiztid 's "Be My Bloody Valentine Show" and concludes March 11, 2015. Boondox will be going back on tour with Blaze Ya Dead Homie and MNE's third tour, and the second Psychopathic Records / Majik Ninja Entertainment tour, titled, The Underground Assault Tour , which takes place in Australia from June 25, 2015 through June 28, 2015. They will be accompanied on
15531-534: The first place". Rolling Stone writer Barry Walters gave the album a "two out of five stars" rating, writing that "no musical sleight of hand can disguise the fact that Shaggy and J remain the ultimate wack MCs". At the same time as The Amazing Jeckel Brothers ' release, Island Records merged with Def Jam Records . It quickly became apparent to Bruce and Utsler that Def Jam Records had no interest in them. Eminem, who had begun to gain mainstream success, insulted Insane Clown Posse in interviews, tours, and
15698-400: The following terms – MCs use many different rhyming techniques, including complex rhyme schemes, as Adam Krims points out – "the complexity ... involves multiple rhymes in the same rhyme complex (i.e. section with consistently rhyming words), internal rhymes , [and] offbeat rhymes". There is also widespread use of multisyllabic rhymes . It has been noted that rap's use of rhyme is some of
15865-414: The fuckin' flyer like this." Bruce reported that Eminem attacked the group in radio interviews. Bruce and Utsler first responded by referring to Eminem's alter ego as "Slim Anus" on "85 Bucks An Hour" from Twiztid 's 1997 debut, Mostasteless , and later in 1999 released a parody of Eminem's " My Name Is " entitled "Slim Anus". Eminem later released a skit on his album The Marshall Mathers LP depicting
16032-423: The genre of rap music. The Jubalaires and other African-American singing groups during the blues, jazz, and gospel era are examples of the origins and development of rap music. Grammy-winning blues musician/historian Elijah Wald and others have argued that the blues were being rapped as early as the 1920s. Wald went so far as to call hip hop "the living blues". A notable recorded example of rapping in blues
16199-539: The group decided it needed a new name. Utsler suggested keeping the "I.C.P." initials to inform the community that Inner City Posse was not defunct. 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 . The group decided they would all don face paint due to the success of their former clown-painted hype man . Upon returning home that night, Bruce says he had
16366-514: The group introduced supernatural and horror-themed lyrics as a means of distinguishing itself stylistically. 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 . They formed their own professional wrestling promotion, Juggalo Championship Wrestling , and have collaborated with many hip hop and rock musicians . The songs of Insane Clown Posse center thematically on
16533-766: The group's fans as overweight suburbanites. On the group's website, Bruce responded to the article by stating, "I could give a fuck less". After a show in Indianapolis , Insane Clown Posse's tour bus stopped at a Waffle House in Greenfield, Indiana . When a customer began to harass Spaniolo and Bruce, a fight broke out between the customer and all of the bands' members. Months later on June 4, 1998, Bruce and Utsler pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges (reduced from battery ) in an Indiana court and were fined $ 200 each. Members of Twiztid, Myzery, and Psycho Realm were charged with battery. The group's tour
16700-440: The heavily orchestrated and ritzy multi-tracks of Disco for "break beats" which were created from compiling different records from numerous genres and did not require the equipment from professional recording studios . Professional studios were not necessary therefore opening the production of rap to the youth who as Williams explains felt "locked out" because of the capital needed to produce Disco records. More directly related to
16867-468: The hype of new TCD material. In mid March 2018 twiztid-shop released an Audio Box for Boondox, and inside was a CD containing 2 brand new Turncoat Dirty songs. In late March 2018 during a Brunch N Bake with Monoxide Child stated that Boondox would probably have 4 brand new projects out on Majik Ninja Entertainment in 2018. On April 25, 2018 Boondox released the album cover for his new Turncoat Dirty album titled Dirty Days Of Night , and will also be
17034-551: The label. It was later revealed that Disney was being criticized by the Southern Baptist Convention at the time because of Disney's promotion of "Gay Days" at Disneyland , in addition to presiding over the gay-themed television sitcom Ellen . The Convention accused Disney of turning its back on " family values ". Although Abbiss told the press that Disney had stopped production of The Great Milenko to avoid further controversy, Disney claimed instead that
17201-400: The label. Bruce and Joseph Utsler helped Hutto create the character Boondox, which took six months to fully develop. Hutto released his first album under the Boondox name, The Harvest , on July 11, 2006. A music video directed by Bruce was filmed for the album's first single, "They Pray With Snakes" and Hutto toured with Blaze Ya Dead Homie to promote the album. The second music video from
17368-559: The late 1970s, the term emcee, MC or M.C., derived from " master of ceremonies ", became an alternative title for a rapper, and for their role within hip-hop music and culture. An MC uses rhyming verses, pre-written or ad lib (' freestyled '), to introduce the DJ with whom they work, to keep the crowd entertained or to glorify themselves. As hip hop progressed, the title MC acquired backronyms such as 'mike chanter' 'microphone controller', 'microphone checker', 'music commentator', and one who 'moves
17535-546: The local music scene turned negative for the group's gang, which became the target of growing violence. After receiving jail sentences, the group members abandoned gang life. In late 1991, the group had the problem of having spent more money on production than was covered by returns. The group decided that its gangsta rap style was the cause: most emcees at the time used similar styles, making it difficult for Inner City Posse to distinguish itself stylistically. Referring to local rapper Esham 's horrorcore style, Bruce suggested
17702-587: The lyric. In response, Bruce fired Nasty Little Man and asked its team to leave the photo shoot. The Amazing Jeckel Brothers was released on May 25, 1999, and reached No. 4 on the Billboard album charts, and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA . Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a "four out of five stars" rating, stating that "[Insane Clown Posse] actually delivered an album that comes close to fulfilling whatever promise their ridiculous, carnivalesque blend of hardcore hip-hop and shock-metal had in
17869-423: The lyrics in time with the music". In rap terminology, 16-bars is the amount of time that rappers are generally given to perform a guest verse on another artist's song; one bar is typically equal to four beats of music. Old school flows were relatively basic and used only few syllables per bar, simple rhythmic patterns, and basic rhyming techniques and rhyme schemes. Melle Mel is cited as an MC who epitomizes
18036-486: The making of the album titled Southern Bled . It was his highest charting album, peaking at #54 in the Billboard 200. In early 2012 Boondox released 2 songs from his upcoming album. The two songs were "Abaddon" and "Monster". He said they were released as a thank-you to all the fans that have stood by him, and have supported him. He said that he has about 10 songs done for the album. In May 2012, Boondox's Twitter account
18203-509: The members of Insane Clown Posse having sex with the fictional homosexual Ken Kaniff. In the skit, Kaniff asks Shaggy 2 Dope to "say my name." When Shaggy replies "Eminem," Kaniff is angered and leaves. Barbs between Insane Clown Posse and Eminem continued until the feud was ended in 2005 by hip hop group D12 and Psychopathic Records. One month after ICP's Strangle-Mania Live , Insane Clown Posse began their second nationwide tour, "The House of Horrors Tour", with Myzery added as one of
18370-440: The mic. Different DJs started embellishing what they were saying. I would make an announcement this way, and somebody would hear that and they add a little bit to it. I'd hear it again and take it a little step further 'til it turned from lines to sentences to paragraphs to verses to rhymes." One of the first rappers at the beginning of the hip hop period, at the end of the 1970s, was also hip hop's first DJ , DJ Kool Herc . Herc,
18537-501: The military ( United States Navy ). It was within the lyrics of a rap song called " This Wall " that Hammer first identified himself as M.C. Hammer and later marketed it on his debut album Feel My Power . The term MC has also been used in the genre of grime music to refer to a rapid style of rapping. Grime artist JME released an album titled Grime MC in 2019 which peaked at 29 on the UK Albums Chart . Uncertainty over
18704-415: The most "wickedest, darkest shit he can possibly come up with". Boondox went on "The Family Fun Time Tour" with Anybody Killa and Big Hoodoo from November 26 – December 31, 2014. The tour also featured a 2-song set by ABK & Big Hoodoo group (Tha Hav Knots). Boondox will be going on tour with Majik Ninja Entertainment and former Psychopathic Records artist Blaze Ya Dead Homie , on MNE's first tour and
18871-402: The most advanced in all forms of poetry – music scholar Adam Bradley notes, "rap rhymes so much and with such variety that it is now the largest and richest contemporary archive of rhymed words. It has done more than any other art form in recent history to expand rhyme's formal range and expressive possibilities". In the book How to Rap , Masta Ace explains how Rakim and Big Daddy Kane caused
19038-546: The movie. Bruce and Utsler were contacted by John Cafiero , who said that he was a fan of Insane Clown Posse, and offered to direct the movie. Insane Clown Posse asked Mick Foley to appear in the movie as "Cactus Sac", a parody of his "Cactus Jack" persona. Cafiero retained the Misfits , Fred Berry , and, at Bruce's request, Harland Williams . The script was written by Bruce, and filmed in New York City. Bruce played
19205-780: The music industry. Some people perceived participating in Woodstock '99 was a sell-out for the group; however, Bruce and Utsler disagreed. As Bruce explains, "[Woodstock] sold out the mainstream style for us! Woodstock never came to us and asked us to change one fuckin' thing about us or our show! They wanted ICP just as ICP is, and nothing else. If that ain't fresh, then I don't know what the fuck is!". After Woodstock 1999, Insane Clown Posse began its "Amazing Jeckel Brothers Tour", along with musicians Biohazard , Krayzie Bone , Twiztid, Mindless Self Indulgence , and Coal Chamber . Biohazard, Mindless Self Indulgence, Krayzie Bone, and Twiztid were well received by audiences; however, Coal Chamber
19372-402: The music. To successfully deliver a rap, a rapper must also develop vocal presence, enunciation , and breath control . Vocal presence is the distinctiveness of a rapper's voice on record. Enunciation is essential to a flowing rap; some rappers choose also to exaggerate it for comic and artistic effect. Breath control, taking in air without interrupting one's delivery, is an important skill for
19539-530: The mythology of the Dark Carnival , a metaphoric limbo in which the lives of the dead are judged by one of several entities. The Dark Carnival is elaborated through a series of stories called Joker's Cards, each of which offers a specific lesson designed to change the "evil ways" of listeners before "the end consumes us all". Joseph Bruce (Violent J) and Joseph Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope) met in Oak Park ,
19706-399: The old school flow – Kool Moe Dee says, "from 1970 to 1978 we rhymed one way [then] Melle Mel, in 1978, gave us the new cadence we would use from 1978 to 1986". He's the first emcee to explode in a new rhyme cadence, and change the way every emcee rhymed forever. Rakim, The Notorious B.I.G. , and Eminem have flipped the flow, but Melle Mel's downbeat on the two, four, kick to snare cadence
19873-587: The one. Guys back then weren't concerned with being musical. I wanted to flow with the record". And in 1975, he ushered in what became known as the "hip hop" style by rhyming syncopated to the beat of an existing record uninterruptedly for nearly a minute. He adapted the lyrics of Isaac Hayes ' "Good Love 6-9969" and rhymed it to the breakdown part of "Love Is the Message". His partner Kevin Smith, better known as Lovebug Starski , took this new style and introduced it to
20040-401: The opening acts. While searching for the second opening act, Bruce received a telephone call at his home from former House of Krazees members Jamie Spaniolo and Paul Methric , who told Bruce that the group was officially disbanded and asked to be on the tour. Spaniolo and Methric provided a demo tape containing three songs: "2nd Hand Smoke", "Diemotherfuckdie", and "How Does It Feel?" Bruce
20207-409: The other 2 members of The Underground Avengers (Bukshot & ClaAs), was asked about his new album on Psychopathic. He said that it was finished and should be out hopefully around April or May 2014. Another question was asked about a new Avengers album and tour, and all seemed uncertain due to all three of them being busy with their own stuff right now, but it was said that if they do, it would be out in
20374-722: The police. Robida was shot twice in the head during the shootout with the police, and later died in the hospital. On February 7, Insane Clown Posse released a statement on the Robida attacks. The group's manager Alex Abbiss extended Bruce and Utsler's condolences and prayers to the families of the victims, stating that "It's quite obvious that this guy had no clue what being a Juggalo is all about. If anyone knows anything at all about ICP, then you know that they have never, ever been down or will be down with any racist or bigotry bullshit". On October 21, 2006, Insane Clown Posse performed at one of twenty benefit shows organized by Myspace as part of
20541-440: The record a C-minus rating: "[With] its puerile humor and intentionally ugly metal-rap tunes, the album feels oddly dated". The Great Milenko was certified platinum with over 1.7 million copies sold. One of the group's first projects with Island Records was an hour-long documentary titled Shockumentary , which aired on MTV . The station initially refused to play the documentary, but Island Records persuaded them to air it as
20708-468: The release of The Wraith: Shangri-La , Bruce admitted that he was considering not completing the production of Hell's Pit . He is quoted as describing Shangri-La as "the end of the road. It's the end of the Joker's Cards. After this I could do anything I want, for the rest of my life. The positivity was so unbelievable". On August 31, 2004, Insane Clown Posse released their ninth studio album, Hell's Pit ,
20875-561: The release of the album was an oversight by their review board, and that the album "did not fit the Disney image" because of its "inappropriate" lyrics, which they claimed were offensive to women. After the termination of the Hollywood Records contract, Insane Clown Posse signed a new contract with Island / PolyGram Records , which agreed to release the album as intended. Entertainment Weekly music critic David Browne gave
21042-588: The same activities as the first Gathering of the Juggalos, as well as guests such as Bone Thugs-n-Harmony , Vanilla Ice , and Three 6 Mafia . On June 15, 2001, Bruce was arrested in Columbia, Missouri , for an outstanding warrant in St. Louis stemming from an incident in February 2001. That incident involved Insane Clown Posse allegedly attacking employees of a St. Louis radio station over disparaging remarks that
21209-410: The same time" and Allmusic writes, "rhymers like PE 's Chuck D , Big Daddy Kane , KRS-One , and Rakim basically invented the complex wordplay and lyrical kung-fu of later hip-hop". The golden age is considered to have ended around 1993–94, marking the end of rap lyricism's most innovative period. "Flow" is defined as "the rhythms and rhymes" of a hip-hop song's lyrics and how they interact –
21376-415: The second exhibit of The Wraith, intended to warn listeners of the horrors of Hell . Bruce described the album as the darkest, most painful work he had ever done. Two versions of the album were released, each containing a different DVD. One release featured a live concert and a twelve-minute music video for the song "Real Underground Baby", and another featured a short film for the song "Bowling Balls", which
21543-544: The show went on air, Osbourne bet Bruce and Utsler $ 50,000 that Insane Clown Posse's next album would not even sell 200,000 copies – a bet that Bruce accepted. On air Osbourne informed Bruce and Utsler that Coal Chamber filed a lawsuit for breach of contract . Osbourne stated that her group was to receive $ 12,500 per show for a scheduled two-month package tour. Bruce reiterated that Coal Chamber's music did not appeal to Insane Clown Posse fans, and that ticket refunds decreased after Coal Chamber had been removed from
21710-615: The single titled " Party at the Top of the Hill " under the name of JJ Boys, but the group did not pursue a serious career in music. Poverty and a difficult home life drove Bruce to move in with Rudy "The Rude Boy" Hill in River Rouge , a city near the industrial southwest side of Detroit. Feeling a sense of home and belonging, Bruce formed a gang called Inner City Posse, which was composed of Joseph Utsler, Rudy Hill, other friends of Bruce, and
21877-589: The song "Fuck the World", the lyric that stated "Fuck the Beastie Boys and the Dalai Lama " needed to be changed. Insulted, Bruce exclaimed that his music would not be censored again—referring to Disney's previous requirement for censorship. Nasty Little Man told Bruce that the Beastie Boys were not only clients of the company but also personal friends, and the Beastie Boys told the company to make Bruce change
22044-538: The song "The Shaggy Show". Snoop Dogg also helped them contact Ol' Dirty Bastard, who was paid $ 30,000 for his appearance. Ol' Dirty Bastard recorded his track in a matter of two days; however, his recording consisted of nothing more than him rambling about "bitches". It took Bruce and Utsler a week to assemble just four rhymes out of his rambling, and had to re-record the track and title it "Bitches". Finally, Insane Clown Posse contacted Ice-T , who charged them only $ 10,000. The group felt that Ice-T's song did not belong on
22211-452: The song "Till Hell Freezes Over". On Insane Clown Posse's previous tour (The House of Horrors Tour), they had watched the movie Big Ballers . The group, as well as Twiztid, loved the video. After Insane Clown Posse finished its The Amazing Jeckel Brothers album, Bruce and Utsler decided to create their own movie, Big Money Hustlas , with the same low-budget comedy style as Big Ballers . Island Records gave them $ 250,000 to begin work on
22378-501: The song's melody with his own voice, making his flow sound like that of an instrument (a saxophone in particular). The ability to rap quickly and clearly is sometimes regarded as an important sign of skill. In certain hip-hop subgenres such as chopped and screwed , slow-paced rapping is often considered optimal. The current record for fastest rapper is held by Spanish rapper Domingo Edjang Moreno, known by his alias Chojin, who rapped 921 syllables in one minute on December 23, 2008. In
22545-638: The spring of 2001, Insane Clown Posse's road manager William Dail was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska , for allegedly choking a man who waved an Eminem T-shirt in front of the band. Dail was charged for misdemeanor assault and battery. The charges were reduced to a $ 100 fine after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. The second Gathering of the Juggalos was held from July 13–15 at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio . The event featured
22712-460: The summer of 2014. In the March 14, 2014 Hatchet Herald it was announced the new Boondox album is titled Abaddon and it will be released on May 13, 2014. No track list has yet to be given, but it is a guess that the album will be the 10 songs he recorded before he left Psychopathic in May 2012, including the songs "Abaddon" and "Monster", and a few new recorded songs. That is still unknown. To promote
22879-518: The term is similar to the racial slur jigaboo . The group's second studio album, Ringmaster , was released on March 8, 1994, and its popularity enabled the group to sell out larger nightclubs across Detroit. Because Bruce and Utsler made reference to the Detroit-produced soft drink Faygo in their songs, they "figured it would be cool to have some on stage with [them]". During a concert in 1993, Bruce threw an open bottle of Faygo at
23046-443: The tour because of equipment problems, but later revealed the true reason for their actions on The Howard Stern Show , which aired August 19, 1999. Bruce continued by saying, "Nobody will tell you that, because everybody's afraid of your crumpet-ass bitch manager". Later that night, Stern contacted Bruce and Utsler, asking them to appear on his show the following day to talk with Coal Chamber's manager, Sharon Osbourne . Before
23213-484: The tour by Australian native Kid Crusher . Boondox will go on the third Psychopathic Records / Majik Ninja Entertainment tour, titled Welcome To The Underground Tour with Twiztid , Blaze Ya Dead Homie , Prozak , Wolfpac and Scum , scheduled for fall 2015. Boondox has also stated that he is soon to begin work on new music. During his GOTJ 2014 seminar he was asked if he was leaving Psychopathic Records to sign with Majik Ninja Entertainment , and he replied that "it
23380-470: The tour. Osbourne then made public the bet with Bruce about Insane Clown Posse's next album, also stating that the duo would be subsequently dropped from their distributor. In Osbourne's words, "You're dead. Your career is over." Bruce predicted that the group's next album would sell at least 500,000 copies; however, the bet officially stood at 200,000 copies as agreed by both Bruce and Osbourne backstage. On January 10, 2000, Utsler collapsed on stage during
23547-399: The verse". He says rap lyrics are made up of, "lines with four stressed beats, separated by other syllables that may vary in number and may include other stressed syllables. The strong beat of the accompaniment coincides with the stressed beats of the verse, and the rapper organizes the rhythms of the intervening syllables to provide variety and surprise". The same technique is also noted in
23714-468: The word". Kool Moe Dee states that Biggie introduced a newer flow which "dominated from 1994 to 2002", and also says that Method Man was "one of the emcees from the early to mid-'90s that ushered in the era of flow ... Rakim invented it, Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, and Kool G Rap expanded it, but Biggie and Method Man made flow the single most important aspect of an emcee's game". He also cites Craig Mack as an artist who contributed to developing flow in
23881-453: Was "hacked", and Hutto announced that he would be leaving Psychopathic because of personal issues, but is still on good terms with the label. He also plans to release a gangsta rap album independently under the alias Turncoat Dirty , and is currently in the production of a new Boondox album. Boondox teamed up with Bukshot and ClaAs to form the group The Underground Avengers, and they released their debut EP, Skarecrows, Weirdos & ClaAsholes at
24048-504: Was all speculation". He also stated in his seminar that he is working on his new album, and that it is mostly being produced by Seven . It was announced on December 10, 2016 that The Murder will be out in 2017. The first single from the album titled PYEO (Peck Your Eyes Out) was released on December 10, 2016 and was accompanied by a music video. On December 30, 2016 it was announced that The Murder will be released on March 24, 2017, and Boondox will go on tour starting in March to promote
24215-596: Was announced that Majik Ninja Entertainment artists Twiztid and Boondox would be performing at the 2018 Blue Ridge Festival . On August 1, 2018 Bukshot took to Facebook to announce that Lyte's feature on Thanos has been removed, stating in part: "Neither Twiztid, me, MNE or Lyte had anything to do with it being removed. I'll let you connect the dots". On Black Friday 2018, preorders went up for Boondox's new album titled Liquor, Lies & Legacy set to be released on January 18, 2019 alongside Gorilla Voltage' s new album Gods & Claws . In December 2020, Krimsom Crow
24382-491: Was announced that all Majik Ninja Entertainment artists have been removed from Juggalo Day Show: Tales From The Lotus Pod and replaced. Boondox will also be performing on the Eat Your Heart Out Tour ( Twiztid , Blaze Ya Dead Homie , Boondox, Lex "The Hex" Master , G-Mo Skee , and The R.O.C. ). On January 29, 2017 the cover art for The Murder was released. On February 8, 2017 the official tour flyer
24549-453: Was born in '72 ... back then what rapping meant, basically, was you trying to convey something—you're trying to convince somebody. That's what rapping is, it's in the way you talk." Rap is sometimes said to be an acronym for ' R hythm A nd P oetry', though this is not the origin of the word and so may be a backronym . Similarities to rapping can be observed in West African chanting folk traditions. Centuries before hip-hop music existed,
24716-520: Was briefly derailed in January 1998, when their tour bus drifted off a highway and down an embankment, leaving Frank Moreno of Psycho Realm with a concussion. As a result of the accident, Insane Clown Posse postponed two shows scheduled for Cleveland, Ohio , on January 22 and 23, but honored their promise to perform on January 25 and 26. They face a lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment. On April 19, 1998, in Minneapolis, Minnesota , Bruce suffered
24883-708: Was delivered in a hip, rhythm-conscious manner. Art forms such as spoken word jazz poetry and comedy records had an influence on the first rappers. Coke La Rock , often credited as hip-hop's first MC cites the Last Poets among his influences, as well as comedians such as Wild Man Steve and Richard Pryor . Comedian Rudy Ray Moore released under the counter albums in the 1960s and 1970s such as This Pussy Belongs to Me (1970), which contained "raunchy, sexually explicit rhymes that often had to do with pimps, prostitutes, players, and hustlers", and which later led to him being called "The Godfather of Rap". Gil Scott-Heron ,
25050-457: Was extremely impressed, and immediately had a contract drafted with Psychopathic Records for the new group to sign. Bruce, Spaniolo, and Methric agreed on the band name Twiztid . The House of Horrors Tour thus featured Insane Clown Posse, with opening groups Twiztid, Myzery, and Psycho Realm . On November 16, 1997, Bruce was arrested on an aggravated battery charge after allegedly striking an audience member thirty times with his microphone at
25217-400: Was forced to focus on their flow". Kool Moe Dee explains that before Rakim, the term 'flow' was not widely used – "Rakim is basically the inventor of flow. We were not even using the word flow until Rakim came along. It was called rhyming, it was called cadence, but it wasn't called flow. Rakim created flow!" He adds that while Rakim upgraded and popularized the focus on flow, "he didn't invent
25384-576: Was hand-picked by Insane Clown Posse and free to the public. Halfway through the tour, Brian Jones of House of Krazees had a falling out with his band members. Jones left the group, forcing House of Krazees to quit the tour. The success of the tour enabled Bruce and Utsler to purchase new houses both for each other and for their families. Bruce even told his mother to quit her job because he would pay her expenses. In late 1997, Bruce took Myzery to St. Andrew's Hall. Eminem , then an unknown local emcee, approached Bruce and, according to Bruce, handed him
25551-459: Was never mentioned during the show. MTV later informed Island Records that the heads of the network must choose the band first before it can become eligible to be featured on TRL . Bruce and Utsler left Island Records, signing a contract with D3 Entertainment to distribute every release on Psychopathic Records, which would remain independently funded, produced, and recorded. Insane Clown Posse had their own studio built, called "The Lotus Pod". In
25718-523: Was not a diss in his podcast , the album strained the relationship between Bruce and Esham. Insane Clown Posse's eleventh studio album, Bang! Pow! Boom! , was released on September 1, 2009. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The album was later revealed to be the first of a "second deck" of Joker's Cards. The Detroit News music critic Adam Graham gave
25885-481: Was not on lyrical technique, but simply on good times", one notable exception being Melle Mel , who set the way for future rappers through his socio-political content and creative wordplay. Golden age hip hop (the mid-1980s to early '90s) was the time period where hip-hop lyricism went through its most drastic transformation – writer William Jelani Cobb says "in these golden years, a critical mass of mic prodigies were literally creating themselves and their art form at
26052-417: Was not. Insane Clown Posse fans were not purchasing tickets, as they did not like Coal Chamber. For the three shows that Coal Chamber played, there were multiple ticket refunds. Bruce and his brother, Rob, made the decision to eliminate Coal Chamber from the tour. After doing so, there were no tickets returned for the remainder of the tour dates. Bruce and Utsler claimed that Coal Chamber had been removed from
26219-475: Was over 4 years old Boondox restated that he will be heading back up to the DOJO in mid January 2018 to start work on a new project a long time in the making, and that 2018 may see multiple releases from him as well, including a Turncoat Dirty album. On January 12, 2018 Boondox posted to Facebook a picture of new Turncoat Dirty T-shirt that he will put up for sale, with the date soon to be announced. It also furthers
26386-449: Was posted via Boondox's Facebook page. During the summer of 2017, Boondox performed at Shiner Fest , a festival that is put on annually by Moonshine Bandits . On July 13, 2017 via Twitter, it was announced that Boondox is working on a follow-up to The Murder . In August 2017, Bukshot posted a flyer to social media asking if people would genuinely be interested in a reunion of The Underground Avengers ( Boondox , Bukshot , ClaAs ) and
26553-541: Was quickly noticed, and the style spread. By the end of the 1970s, artists such as Kurtis Blow and the Sugarhill Gang were starting to receive radio airplay and make an impact far outside of New York City, on a national scale. Blondie 's 1981 single, " Rapture ", was one of the first songs featuring rap to top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Old school rap (1979–84) was "easily identified by its relatively simple raps" according to AllMusic , "the emphasis
26720-524: Was ready for its fifth album, The Amazing Jeckel Brothers . Working with Mike E. Clark and Rich " Legz Diamond " Murrell, Bruce and Utsler developed their album with the highest of hopes. The group was known nationally, but were not taken very seriously. Hoping to receive the respect Bruce and Utsler felt they deserved, they planned to feature well-known, respected rappers on their album. Bruce stated outright that he wanted to involve Snoop Dogg and Ol' Dirty Bastard . They paid Snoop Dogg $ 40,000 to appear on
26887-465: Was released on October 18, 1992, with distribution within a 120-mile (190-kilometer) radius of Detroit. Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine compared the group's performance on the album to "a third-rate Beastie Boys supported by a cut-rate Faith No More , all tempered with the sensibility that made Gwar cult heroes—only with...more sexism and jokes that...wind up sounding racist". The follow-up EP, Beverly Kills 50187 , sold well and gained
27054-420: Was released. Hutto's music is an amalgamation of the "Southern twang of banjos and harmonicas" with hip hop . It combines elements of country with hip hop beats and funk -derived grooves, and includes live instrumentation, including slide guitar and banjos . Hutto also used Auto-Tune on his song "We All Fall". His lyrics center around Southern culture , doom, gloom, and murder, as well as partying. Hutto
27221-436: Was the 1950 song "Gotta Let You Go" by Joe Hill Louis . Jazz , which developed from the blues and other African-American and European musical traditions and originated around the beginning of the 20th century, has also influenced hip hop and has been cited as a precursor of hip hop. Not just jazz music and lyrics but also jazz poetry . According to John Sobol, the jazz musician and poet who wrote Digitopia Blues , rap "bears
27388-553: Was the first 3-D film shot in high-definition video . Also in 2004, music by Insane Clown Posse was featured in the film Demons at the Door , directed by Roy Knyrim . In 2005, D12 and Insane Clown Posse ended their feud, with the help of member Proof . Attempts to officially end the feud between Eminem and Insane Clown Posse have been unsuccessful, but Bruce states that the rivalry has ended. On February 1, 2006, Insane Clown Posse fan Jacob D. Robida attacked individuals in
27555-481: Was the first MC. James Brown had the lyrics, moves, and soul that greatly influenced a lot of rappers in hip hop, and arguably even started the first MC rhyme. For some rappers, there was a distinction to the term, such as for MC Hammer who acquired the nickname "MC" for being a "Master of Ceremonies" which he used when he began performing at various clubs while on the road with the Oakland As and eventually in
27722-456: Was too young while in Jamaica to get into sound system parties: "I couldn't get in. Couldn't get in. I was ten, eleven years old," and that while in Jamaica, he was listening to James Brown: "I was listening to American music in Jamaica and my favorite artist was James Brown. That's who inspired me. A lot of the records I played were by James Brown." However, in terms of what was identified in
27889-485: Was touch a lot of people. We definitely wanted it to be something everlasting. Maybe a 19-year-old might not understand or like that ending now. But later, when he has four kids, he might think, "That was the shit." Following the release of The Wraith: Shangri-La , Bruce and Utsler signed a new contract with Sony BMG 's RED Distribution and launched the Psychopathic Europe record label. The duo went on
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