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Insane Clown Posse: this horror core shock rock band may be more infamous than famous, more reviled than renowned, but they have made quite a mark on music history, and on the lives of the 1,000,000+ fans (Juggalos) who follow their music and their message. Where some see an underworld of bizarre painted faces jumping to a twisted mesh of rock and soda, others see one of the longest running records in Billboard Top 200 history, a full length motion picture, Big Money Hustlas, the second highest grossing wrestling organization in the U.S., Juggalo Championshit Wrestling (JCW), a career in the WWF, WCW, and ECW, and Psychopathic Records, the self-owned record label behind it all.

Perhaps one of the boldest and most successful moves made by Insane Clown Posse was the creation in 2000 of what has now become an annual tradition: The Gathering of the Juggalos. This three-day convention, drawing over 10,000 attendees from the 50 states and overseas, is a mix of concerts, games, contests, auctions, seminars, autograph signings, and everything and anything related to Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records. The Gathering has made a huge impact in every city it has come to, bringing in several million dollars in revenue to the cities it visits. This move is unique in the music industry, and is a shining example of Psychopathic Records' ability to both pioneer and succeed through direct, focused effort.

Insane Clown Posse is without a doubt one of the most successful "behind-the- scenes" bands of all time. Their fame was won without massive radio play, so it is all too easy to discount the band; however their seven certifications (two platinum, five gold) speak for themselves. Their immense popularity lays just beneath the mainstream, yet is all the more substantial and long lasting.

The story of how Insane Clown Posse reached this level of cult celebrity over the last ten years is as detailed as it is amazing. Later in this booklet is a brief history of the five previous Joker's Cards albums to set the stage for the era of sixth and final Joker's Card, beginning November 5th, 2002, when The Wraith: Shangri-La hits stores.

November 5th, 2002, will spark the most important era in Insane Clown Posse history. The release of the sixth and final Joker's Card album, The Wraith: Shangri- La, could not be more anticipated by fans worldwide. Whether followers of the music and message from day one, or introduced to it during The Great Milenko era, all eyes and ears have been waiting for this album for quite some time.

The Wraith: Shangri-La will shock the mainstream to its foundations, going far further than anything Insane Clown Posse ever previously imagined. It is a breakthrough album that not only appeals to Juggalos, but contains messages for the entire world as well. Supported by a highly trained mobile fleet of nationwide promotional teams already on the move, The Wraith will be Insane Clown Posse's most successful album of all time. ICP's biggest tour ever, set to blaze a trail across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Japan starting early in 2003, will catapult this album over everything that has gone before.

Psychopathic Records has weathered many storms and overcome nearly every obstacle imaginable on its mission to promote Insane Clown Posse, and is poised to push even harder to make the sixth and final Joker's Card album everything it was always meant and imagined to be. Insane Clown Posse themselves have made major changes in preparation for the new era. For the first time in their careers they have changed their style of face paint. Now, instead of black and white in fixed pattern, colors change within a black outline to match the mood, hair, and clothing of the duo. More changes will mark this chaotic and volatile era as it unfolds.

More important than appearances, though, is the dedication and attention to quality the sixth and final Joker's Card has received. It is an awesome record from a musical standpoint alone. That combined with its good, positive message is The Wraith: Shangri-La's greatest selling point.

Before the first Joker's Card album, Insane Clown Posse (Joseph Bruce, AKA Violent J, and Joseph Utsler, AKA Shaggy 2 Dope) were two thirds of an up and coming southwest Detroit hard core gangster rap trio called Inner City Posse (ICP). Their 1991 self-produced release, Dog Beats, quickly gained recognition in the world of Detroit underground music, with its funk influence and raw lyrics.

Still heavily involved with gang activities, these were turbulent times for the group. Between explosive gang-related conflicts and stints in county jail, ICP was looking for direction in their music. The turning point happened in 1991, when according to band front man, Joseph Bruce, he had a surreal dream about the "Dark Carnival" and six unique messages in the form of albums.

Inspired upon waking, Joe gave Insane Clown Posse its name, and a new and purposeful direction. Band members totally latched onto this, quickly developing their wicked clown alter egos. They began painting their faces like clowns, in a trademark style that would remain unchanged until 2002, with the release of the sixth and final Joker's Card album. Insane Clown Posse then immediately started work on their first full-length album and Joker's Card, Carnival of Carnage.

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MMFCL | Reviewer: juggolette 4 life | 6/30/09

ive been down with da clownz seince i wuz eight but now im twelve so its been like four yearz. My cuzn Derinna got me into it and i jst wanna thank her cuz if she never got me into it i wouldnt be a juggalette id probaly jst be normal but i never wanna be normal i would rather be down with the clownz till im dead in da ground MMFCL THANKZ Derinna

The real shit | Reviewer: Haley | 6/20/09

Ive been down with the clowns since 2000 ive worshiped the whole record lable twiztid abk blaze r.o.c. boondoxI live in texas and i have worn face paint since i was 10 an have been given soooo much shit people sayn its a trend i say to them FUCK OFF!!!!if it wasnt for these fuckers i would of died..give them shit with the axe held high!!! when i die i have one wish ....for me to be buried in cave-in-rock, illinois so that way, even when im dead i can still party hard every year!!!

whoop whoop matha fuckas | Reviewer: Ashley | 6/17/09

i have been down wit the clown since my friends have first intro me into them which was in 2000 i have always loved faygo bud the hatchet and all my homies for a long ass time i love shaggy and violent j oh so much they are such good enspiring people my homies have been there for me for like fucking eva they have always got somethin for me to chill with and we would just chill in my friends basement smoke somthin and just chill while listening to insane clown posse twizted or boondox they are so fucking amazing i love u guys and i will always be down wit the clown til i die six feet under with 2 hatchets on my chest and faygos by my side with an insane clown posse shirt on whoop whoop jaggalos and juggalettes much clown fucking love

ICP | Reviewer: wack_off_the_clown | 6/9/09

one day about 3 years ago i was hanging out with my cuz emil and he asked me if i ever hurd of icp, i was like nope so he showed me them the first song i ever hurd was Buggs on my nuggs but long story short i got love for all my juggalo homies but most of all for my cuz emil and everyone that works with/for Psychopathic Records MMFWCL

Juggolette_4life (whoop, whoop!!!) | Reviewer: Aubrey | 5/21/09

Hello my name is Aubrey Mtz I'm from NM in Bloomfield but live in the rez. I love ICP all my life because my brothers they were into them all sick, then they got me into them since I was a little girl and I've also been though alot of shit since both of my Juggalos are gone so hopfuly you'll show some love.

ICP | Reviewer: sam | 4/26/09

Ok well the painted face is to represent the people you would neve look and the poor people on our strees that you lock your door to. The whole message is not to judge a book by its cover they sing about what not to do. On the last CD they talk how they follow god. Every joker card determans if you go to hevan or hell. So the point is not to judge a book by the cover say high to the poor give the person you would never talk to in a million years a chance that's what ICP is telling you.

It's just a fad... | Reviewer: Katie | 3/28/09

I've listened to ICP since I was around 11... My older cousin used to play them in her car whenever I was with her so, naturally, they grew on me.
I'm 19 now, so it's been about eight years.
I don't listen to them that much anymore, though I had my phase that I went through from 6th grade until graduation when I was sort of obsessed with them.
Threw the WC up all the time, wrote MMFWCL on all the bathroom stall doors.
Chanted "Whose goin' chicken' huntin' (We's goin' chicken huntin')" in the halls with friends in between classes......
I was like your average "jugalette" I guess you could say.
But I grew out of it.
I guess once you hit a certain age you realize that it's rather childish to be so obsessed with a band that you threaten people's lives when they say "ICP sucks" or something of the like.

I still listen to them here and there.
Mostly when I'm in the mood to laugh, as most of their lyrics are rather hilarious.
But I don't think I'll ever go back to that obsessed, self-proclaimed "juggalette" that rewrote "Fuck The World" lyrics on the side of the gym everytime they painted over it.

It's kind of sad for me to see people who are still obsessed with ICP and other Psychopathic artists like I used to be.
Because they can't really see how pointless it is.
You get in so deep and believe the lyrics so much...
You actually convince yourself that all the stuff they preach about... The jokers cards, Shangri-La, The Carnival... You actually believe it's real.
When in actuality, it was all made up to make a quick buck.

Just like the lyrics say, "I got problems, I'm haunted by a carnival,
I could run and tell a doctor, but what for?
I just put it on tape with a phat beat,
And make a quick buck, I'm like, 'fuck!'"

Just because someone says they have visions about something that they believe will come in the future doesn't mean that it's real.
It could just very well mean that they're schizophrenic, suffer from night terrors or are manic depressive (From studying Psychology, I think schizophrenic would be the best explanation).
Or just fabricating a story to make money.

It's not bad to listen to them. It's perfectly fine.
Just don't let yourself get so obsessed with them that you become an illiterate, ignorant, asinine moron.
There's no benefit in that.

Moral of this post: Insane Clown Posse and any artist on the Psychopathic Record Label are just a phase that most kids go through around 12-18.

FAMILY! | Reviewer: Tha Wicked Kinky Killa | 2/20/09

Sup, my homiez? and as for it, i think icp is hated on cause they're not the same as the stupid mutha fuckas that are all covered in everybody. and ICP has been rollin for a while longer than 2000. More like '88 or '89, ive only recently gotten into tha family, and in the short while ive been a juggalo, ive grown attached to tha hatchetman, my axe, my faygo, and my family, MMFWCL to everyone, even haters dont get that they need us no matter what, if they didnt have us theyd have no-one to hate, so in the end, they need us.

Juggalo_4_lifeFuckEminem | Reviewer: Shorty | 1/30/09

ok ICP will go on forever just like violent J says in the song Death dont want you all we gotta do is hit play even if they gone but yea eminem is a bitch i would make him a fuckin butt crack on his fuckin forehead! ima be down down wit the clown till im dead in the GROWN!

hey clown lovers | Reviewer: kreg | 12/17/08

i love icp i moved and i saw a whole bunch of people talking about how much they love them man i like the song buggie woogie wu i hope they don't do any thing stupid to go to jail because they might go to prison and they would leave there fan behind

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