Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph
Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the "wicked clowns" Violent J
and Shaggy 2 Dope.
-Wikipedia
Also known as:
ICP
Inner City Posse
JJ Boyz
From:
Delray, Detroit, Michigan
Genres:
Hip hop, horrorcore, comedy hip hop, rap rock
Years active:
1989 present
Associated acts:
Anybody Killa, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Boondox, Dark Lotus, DJ Clay, Kottonmouth Kings, Psychopathic Rydas, Twiztid, Mike E. Clark, Vanilla Ice, Mars, Lil Wyte, Big Hoodoo, The Killjoy Club, Axe Murder Boyz, Drive-By, Samhein Witch Killaz, House of Krazees, The R.O.C., Zodiac MPrint, Project Born, Da Mafia 6ix, V-Sinizter, Soopa Villainz,
Chop Shop, The Dayton Family, Cold 187um, Tha Hav Knots
Members:
Violent J (Joseph Bruce)
Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler)
Nickname:
Juggalos
Trademark:
"evil clown" makeup
Where Are They From:
Wayne, Michigan
ICP Quotes:
"When I get in the ring, I'm like, 'Fuck it, man, I just climb to the top rope and there's like 10,000 people in front of me, and man, and I'm just like, 'Fuck it.' I'll do a backflip off the top rope and the place goes nuts."
-Shaggy 2 Dope
"We moved to southwest Detroit from the suburbs, and right away, we talkin' like when you're 16, it was the cool thing to be in a gang. So we started Inner City Posse, like this is our gang. But we didn't realize that the real gangs had been around for generations, you know what I'm saying?"
-Shaggy 2 Dope
"And we got a lot of shit, we got @#$%& up 'cause of it. We'd all spray paint ICP everywhere, walk around with ICP rhinestone hats on, and we got @#$%& up real clean."
-Violent J
The way it happened was at the same time that we were dead, down and out, broke, beat up and fuckin' laughed at, the Dark Carnival came along
-Violent J
"People ask us, 'Why'd you guys sign with Hollywood?' 'Why'd you guys sign with Island?' Yo, it's always something we're @#$%& up. 'Why'd you guys do Woodstock? I never thought I'd see you on Woodstock.' Muthafucker, I'm gonna play for a hundred thousand people! What's wrong with that? When my music starts being wack, when me and Shaggy start making pussy-ass @#$%& music that doesn't sound anything like it did when we started, that's when we sell out."
-Shaggy 2 Dope
ICP Awards:
2003
DTS Surround Music Award for Most Adventurous Mix "The Wraith: Shangri-La"
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