Stepping out of the whipping and peircing
rain,
In Walks A Wicked Clown.
Violent J.
One of death's good friends they say.
You Never see a cloud that dark in the middle of the day,
Headed straight this way.
I hope everything's okay.
Spinning down to Earth riding on a tornado,
Shaggy 2 Dope,
Known to give the dead hope.
Sweeping over these Lands on the Winds of Change,
Juggalo Saints,
Here to Break the world's Reins.
When It Rains, It Pours.
In the beggining there was the Carnival of Carnage, which came out in 1991, selling 17 copies on it's first day on the shelves. Many of you juggalo's that are reading this are very familiar with this album, as it is the first album I.C.P. put out under "Insane Clown Posse." This album was the start of one of the biggest, most controversial, wickedest fucking things ever to happen to this Earth. Anyway, I.C.P. starts talking about this wicked Carnival that is supposed to prelude something after the six Joker's Cards have fallen. We aren't told what it preludes yet, but, at this point, I don't know if Violent J ans Shaggs even did. This shit got put out in the inner-city Detroit area, building a very small, yet strong fan base. They put out only one album during the break between thier "Joker's Cards," as they were now calling them.
1994: The Ringmaster is put out onto shelves. This is the second card in their series. During this time, they reach out to thier fans by comforting them with the name "Juggalos." We are now accepted in a category that not only never exsisted, but also has no social boundaries. We are veiwed as crazy, insane, and "psychopathic"
, if you will. Now, us Juggalos have been integrated into the story of the Dark Carnival. More and more fans, at this point, start to appear. Thier music has now become popular in most of the major cities in Michigan. They start to become recognized enough for Jive record labels to notice them. Yet again, only putting one album out during the next break between Joker's Cards.
They now have a major distrobution plan with Radio records, owned by Jive, for the Michigan, Northern Indiana, and Northern Illinois areas. They put out thier third, and most recognized at the time, album, "The Riddle Box." On this album, they put out "Chicken Huntin'." Chicken Huntin' is heard by almost everyone in the district including those who consider themselves Juggalos and those who don't. I.C.P. has now raised enough popularity and fame to start touring other states and travling across the U.S., gaining more and more loyal fans, Juggalos, and making themselves known to the world.
1997: The Great Milenko comes out. Now, people are listening. This album goes fucking PLATINUM. Woot woot! I.C.P. is known to the world and are either absolutely hated or absolutely LOVED. Now, thier story gets a little more complicated. There are Juggalos across the fucking board just waiting for these guys to put out another Joker's Card, continuing this saga of the Dark Carnival, and continuing thier ruthless revenge on the reality that they have come to dispise. People have devoted a great portion of thier lives to these guys and thier story, living and breathing the life of a Juggalo.
Along this road, creating familiarities like "17" and "the Butterfly," we are all family, and we'd do anything for our family. But, not only do Violent J and Shaggs use these in thier life, but the Juggalos take these ideas to heart, just as they did.
1999: The fifth Joker's Card comes out, The Amazing Jeckel Brothers. They've gotten so popular in the underground ranks that they appear on Woodstock with the single "Fuck the World." Now, I don't care who you are, you know who I.C.P. is, and you know who the Juggalos are. They are now feared as a social group, a social group that, like I said, has no boundaries. With this being the fifth Joker's Card, there is a lot of anticipation in the air. The Juggalos can almost smell the Sixth. The Sixth that I.C.P. said, in the beggining, would be the last instalment before this "storm," that they had now come to call it, would come and change everything.
The Sixth had finaly come. The Wraith is a sybolism of death, a reaper of both good and bad sorts. It comes out with two instalments: Shangri-la and Hell's Pit, creating a divider between the good and the bad. They also revealed that they beleive in a god, not just God, keeping every religion and denomination perfectly okay with them. Everyone is accepted if your a Juggalo. Nothing matter's if your down, just as long as your going to Shangri-lizzaall!!! The Dark Carnival has now completed it's show, changing many lives, and changing this world into a mind-blowing reality of love and, well, family. But what's after this? A lot of people thought they'd quit. But no. I.C.P. wouldn't quit. They continued the saga, the saga that no one really even saw coming, the saga that they said was coming all along. It's what's after the Carnival, the Storm that they had spoke of since, hell, the beggining of their careers. During this period, they released "The Calm," which is supposed to resemble the calm before "the storm," now known as "The Tempest." The release of The Calm really told the real Juggalos apart from the fake Juggalos, because they changed up thier act, just to see what people would think, creating a calm peaceful setting before this storm.
2007: THE TEMPEST. This is the Wickedest, most diabolical shit you can think of, all on one album. But, there is only one message clear on this album, and that is to rebel. Rebel to everything, metaphorically of course... or so the public is led to beleive. But if you really think about it, this year has been kind of fucked up, just like they said it would be before the storm actually gets here. The weather is all fucked up, and hell, everything they've ever said, if you think about it, has come true, ironicly to our beleif. But I kind of think it's a possiblity that maybe this wasn't a stroy. Maybe this wasn't just a thing to get involved in. Maybe this shit is real. There are a lot of ironies about this year. This year is supposed to be "The Second Coming," which is mentioned in some of their songs, refferencing 2007. The storms are growing longer and stronger, like they said, refferencing 2007. But, there is one more irony that most have overlooked. It is also year seventeen. Yes, seventeen. That rings a bell for all you Juggalos out there, I know it does. Dare we question the fact that something could happen? I think not. But I know this, I'm down 'til I'm fucking dead in the ground. And as far as I'm concerned, I can't wait 'til whatever is going to happen, happens. I'm with them one-hundred percent. Plus, would it be that bad of a place if I.C.P. just took over? Honestly, how many Juggalos would just go "Hell Yeah," and paint their face up like a clown and emmerge from the sewers (just like they said in the beggining of "Bizzar") and take this bitch over, if I.C.P. said? Hell, I'm with 'em. Aren't you?
-Relyt
Friend: Calls your parents "Mr." or "Mrs."
Juggalo: Call your parents "Mom" or "Dad."
Friend: Has never seen you cry.
Juggalo: Has the best shoulder to cry on.
Friend: Will leave you hanging to be with a crowd.
Juggalo: Always has your back.
Friend: Runs for help in a fight.
Juggalo: Jumps in the fight to help.
Friend: Will bail your stale ass out of Jail.
Juggalo: Will be sittin' right next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!"
Friend: Will help you move out of a house.
Juggalo: Will help you move a dead body out of the house.
Friend: Bums you a cigarette
Juggalo: Bums you his last pack
Friend: Is there when you need them
Juggalo: Is there even when you dont need them
Friend: Gets drunk at a party and pukes on your carpet
Juggalo: Feels worse than you do about puking on your carpet in the morning
Friend: Hides you from the cops
Juggalo: Is probably the reason the cops are after you in the first place
Friend: Lets you make an ass out of yourself in public
Juggalo: Is up there with you making an ass out of themselves too
Friend: Likes you cause your always doing stupid shit
Juggalo: Loves you even though you do stupid shit
Friend: Is shocked to find out your actually gay
Juggalo: Already knew but really could care less
Friend: Doesn't tell anyone if you kill the guy who tried to kill you
Juggalo: Helped you kill that asshole
Friend: Comes with you to your moms funeral
Juggalo: Cries with you at your moms funeral
Friend: Tells you when his parents doesnt want him to hang out with you any more
Juggalo: Laughs in his parents faces for saying that
Friends: Fade
Juggalos: Are 4 Ever
Listen To the Tempest Y'all. There's some shit you need to hear on there.
The wickedest show on earth presented by the man, it's the News at 6 o'clock and again at eleven.
You can't think up this horrors show
What's next, what's comin, what's around the corner?
You couldn't think of nothin' wickeder than what's already real And on the news.
-It's honestly pretty hard to say anything about this song. It kinda speaks for itself the whole way through. Shaggy pegged it. Look at our world. We did this to ourselves. We just don't care. And it's not getting any better, folks. Nobody's doin' a damn thing about it. It's going to take a hell of an event to wake everyone up to reality. And a hell of an event is on it's way. The Winds of Change are Coming.- naI
Fuck the Police, The Citezens, And Fuck the Judge.
We'll Blow the whole House down with some Old Clown Love.
-Here, J and Shaggy expressed thier frustration with whole system. And notice how House is capitalized, as in House of Representatives? I think so. Is it just me? And They clearly state, "We Will Blow The Whole House Down With Some Old Clown Love." Now I wonder, if these guys were ever to do such a thing, how many people would back 'em up? I would... or, I'm sorry... I am.-naI
Watch Where you fall Down
Now I'm Growin' Again
finally gravity took me away
I ran right off the planet into the black of outer space
-Look people, as a race we're growin' pretty damn quick. Just look at the past 50 years. What's the next 50 going to look like? As fast as were moving, on such a large scale, our mistakes will be just as big as us. Look at all this. World wars, controling governments, most of the world is poor. Shit's startin' to suck around here. We're screwing up as a whole. The world is headed downhill. I think it'd to us all some good to watch where we fall down, Like J said.
But here there's another phrase that caught my interest. It implies that ICP grows to be too big for this world. More food for thought.-naI
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