Pro wrestling's visibility has gone in and out of the mainstream over the years, but its popularity has rarely waned. In fact these days, besides the juggernaut that is WWE, there seem to be more promotions than ever.

Besides groups like TNA and Ring of Honor, there's even an Insane Clown Posse wrestling promotion. Yes, Insane Clown Posse wrestling meaning a promotion sponsored by the infamous underground rap group made up of Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J.

While such a link between wrestling and underground rap is unusual, it's not weird if you consider the entertainment career history of Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J. The Insane Clown Posse wrestling connection goes way back to the '80s, before Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J were even very involved in underground rap.

As teens, in fact, Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J were more interested in wresting than underground rap, and met in the northern Detroit backyard wrestling circuit. The earliest incarnation of Insane Clown Posse wrestling was their early made-up promotions, which they called Tag Team Wrestling and National All-Star Wrestling.

Eventually, Violent J started a bona fide career in indie pro wrestling, bringing Shaggy 2 Dope along with him. Not long after, though, both Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope became disillusioned with the backstage politics of indie pro wrestling.

They then quit to pursue their other passion, underground rap. (In fact, this is when they definitively settled on the stage names Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J.)

In the ensuing years Insane Clown Posse underground rap music would take precedence over Insane Clown Posse wrestling. But Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J never forgot that early passion. After Insane Clown Posse found success in underground rap, the Insane Clown Posse wrestling connection again resurfaced.

A pro wrestling tag team asked ICP to record its theme song. Eventually Insane Clown Posse wrestling came closer to the mainstream when Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J appeared as a tag team act in the late '90s for then-major promotions like WCW.

Eventually, they decided to start their own Insane Clown Posse wrestling promotion in 1999, naming it Juggalo Championshit Wrestling. At the beginning, this Insane Clown Posse wrestling project was largely made up of parody matches, with ICP themselves and other underground rap stars and entertainers performing under pseudonyms.

Eventually, though, the Insane Clown Posse wrestling promotion got much more serious. JCW started signing a number of established stars from the hardcore and indie pro circuits, and even changed its name in 2006 to the more printable Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J rarely actually wrestle themselves now, but they work on JCW almost as much as they do their various underground rap projects. Juggalo Championship Wrestling now puts on live shows around the country, and offers pay-per-view events and DVDs.

In fact, Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J have dedicated a big chunk of the entertainment at their annual Gathering of the Juggalos summer festival to the JCW and indie pro wrestling.

That makes it probably the only summer festival to showcase both music and wrestling almost equally. But it's just another way these underground rap stars continue to pay homage to their unusual roots.

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To learn more about Insane Clown Posse wrestling or just the music by these underground rap stars, visit the official Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com. 

Practically since hip-hop was invented, its lyrical content has been the subject of much debate. But while mainstream hip-hop offers much about which to raise eyebrows, underground rap is really where the craziness begins.

Not that that's all bad. Where mainstream rap is constrained by certain radio-ready formulas, underground rap needs to worry about no such rules. In underground rap, artists can be as creative, clever, or just as crazy as they want.

In certain underground rap circles, shocking, outrageous content is prized -- no subject is too taboo. Here are five underground rap artists whose lyrics often aren't for the faint of heart.

Cage: The underground rap artist born Chris Palko was known at the beginning of his career for broaching uncomfortable subjects and often being "Crazy for the sake of being crazy," as he himself put it in interviews. Much of his early material told long, involved tales of drug use and included violent fantasies.

Cage has much matured as an underground rap artist, these days, and often draws from his own uncomfortable personal history for lyrics. He never shies away from taboo subjects when discussing them, though, and Cage songs still broach subjects like child abuse, mental illness, and addiction.

Necro: Necro often collaborated with Cage when the two rappers were younger. However, as Cafe's style of underground rap became more confessional, Necro's became more and more fantasy-driven. These days, Necro is considered largely to be a horrorcore artist whose music bears a metal influence and whose lyrical subjects touch on violence and the occult.

Twiztid: This underground rap group is signed to Insane Clown Posse's Psychopathic Records, and Twiztid lyrics live up to the precedent set by the label. Twiztid lyrics definitely fall under the category of horrorcore, and unabashedly so. With album titles like Heartbroken and Homicidal, it's clear that Twiztid lyrics are often uber-violent.

From the group's first album, Mostateless, Twiztid lyrics have included raps about murder, drug use, and even more out-there Twiztid lyrics subjects like the undead. That's not to say that Twiztid lyrics are meant to be taken literally, though.

The kind of horror and mayhem expressed in Twiztid lyrics are clearly flights of fantasy influenced by horror movies, comic books, and the like. The group has cited rock acts like KISS as an influence on Twiztid lyrics, for example.

Insane Clown Posse: Insane Clown Posse lyrics influenced Twiztid lyrics, and those of other similar acts. In fact, Insane Clown Posse lyrics were actually influenced by those of earlier Detroit acts like Esham and his group Natas. Those artists' "acid rap" style influenced certain aspects of Insane Clown Posse lyrics, like a particular psychedelic vibe and out-there imagery.

But Insane Clown Posse lyrics were also influenced by their beloved comic books and horror movies. That filtered into Insane Clown Posse lyrics that never shied away from outrageous tales of violence and gore.

Still, like Twiztid, Insane Clown Posse lyrics were never meant to be taken seriously. In fact, a close reading of Insane Clown Posse lyrics shows that the violence only befalls evil people who perhaps deserve an unhappy end.

The Insane Clown Posse lyrics from the band's Dark Carnival mythical cycle also served a didactic purpose. It turned out all of those crazy Insane Clown Posse lyrics were actually meant to serve as moral fables, instructing listeners on how not to act. Still, the pictures they painted were definitely shocking at the surface.

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If anyone best represents the certain crazy, colorful, unique underground rap scene known as horrorcore in its current form, it's Insane Clown Posse. They've been going for more than two decades now, so to learn more about the group's influential history in underground rap, visit the official Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com. 

Over the years, the guys of the underground rap duo Insane Clown Posse have floated in and out of the mainstream. Insane Clown Posse music itself has gone on and off the charts, but that hardly matters. Insane Clown Posse music, and the group itself, has built up a huge underground fan base that loves both its underground rap style and its outrageous persona.

In fact, the underground rap group's crazy visual style -- complete with hip-hop clothing and circus-worthy face paint -- sometimes lands them in the mainstream media more than actual Insane Clown Posse music does.

Here are a few odd moments when ICP landed in the mainstream media, either because of Insane Clown Posse music or the often circus-like atmosphere surrounding this underground rap group. This covers everything from a fight with Sharon Osbourne to the fuss surrounding Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos.

The Howard Stern Show, 1999: This began after an Insane Clown Posse music tour in 1999 with the band Coal Chamber as well as some other acts. Most of the bands and underground rap acts were well-received except them. ICP decided to remove them from the tour, claiming it  was due to equipment problems.

But the feud between the underground rap stars and the band continued to brew, until they agreed to appear on Stern's radio show.

A fight erupted between ICP and Coal Chamber's manager, Sharon Osbourne, who bet them that the next Insane Clown Posse music album wouldn't sell more than 200,000 copies. Osbourne underestimated the draw of ICP's underground rap, though, and she lost the bet.

Saturday Night Live, 2009: Insane Clown Posse music and its underground rap and rock festival, Gathering of the Juggalos, got spoofed on SNL in 2009 after the festival's video trailers became an Internet success.

The sketch in question was itself a fake commercial for the so-called "Kickspit Underground Rock Festival." ICP themselves said publicly they thought the skit was hilarious and didn't offend them.

Gossip Blogs around the world, 2010: Every year the Insane Clown Posse music festival goes off more or less without a hitch. In 2010 the Insane Clown Posse music festival was designed to be more female-heavy, billed as the "Revenge of the Juggalettes." This included an announcement of a performance by internet-infamous Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos.

The booking of Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos raised many eyebrows from fans. But the festival always draws a grab-bag of performers, so the thought of Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos wasn't necessarily that unusual. However, fans didn't take to Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos too kindly.

There are different theories as to why Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos was so poorly received. Perhaps they felt that she didn't have enough of an under dog status. Many also felt that Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos was generally a mockery of the music stage since she isn't really a musician.

Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos also somewhat inflamed the situation by taking her top off during her performance and taunting the audience. They responded by pelting her with garbage and even rocks, making Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos one of the festival's most infamous performances ever.

The reports of Tila Tequila at the Gathering of the Juggalos landed ICP again all over the mainstream media, especially gossip blogs, even though ICP itself had nothing to do directly with the incident.

Tila had been informed of what to possibly expect, and other celebrity performances that year and the following year went off without similar issues. Still, this was another bizarre appearance in the mainstream media for the infamous underground rap duo Insane Clown Posse.

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Insane Clown Posse music and the group itself has always incited crazy reactions every time they surface in the mainstream. But to learn the real history and background behind Insane Clown Posse music, visit the official Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com.

A juggalo is, in simplest terms, the word for a hardcore fan of the underground rap duo Insane Clown Posse. A juggalo is often recognized in public and at music events by his or her crazy outfits and, often, clown-style face paint. But at the center of the subculture is, of course, music, namely underground rap music and some hard rock.

The most significant underground rap act for a juggalo to know is, of course, ICP, so if you're just starting out as a juggalo, there is plenty to listen to from your back catalog.

But if you've been a juggalo for a while, or you're already looking for other music that would appeal to a juggalo, there are a number of places online where you can go to discover similar underground rap and download hip-hop music.

Generally, a juggalo will like other underground rap artists with a horrorcore style similar to ICP. Sometimes a juggalo will also like certain underground hard rock acts too.

Here are a few top sites where a juggalo can go to download hip-hop music or just listen to new underground rap and hard rock online.

iTunes: This huge service is a great place to download hip-hop music in general, and it offers a surprisingly large selection of underground rap and rock. Its major downfall, of course, is that it offers few tracks for free and only short samples of other tracks that cost money.

If you're using it to completely discover a new underground rap artist, you may not get an accurate picture of the music. It also doesn't have the most up-and-coming, totally independent artists. But it is a reliable place to safely download hip hop music by established acts like ICP and others on their Psychopathic Records roster.

Online radio like Pandora and Last.FM: These services allow you to type in the name of an underground rap or rock artist you like, and then generate a free streaming "radio station" based on similar artists. This can be a great way to hear full songs and discover new underground rap artists for free.

However, you cannot download hip-hop music or other music directly from these services. They will usually redirect you to the iTunes link to purchase individual songs. Also, the stations will usually not mix genres -- you won't hear underground rap, and then, say, also an underground rock group a juggalo might like.

WF*ckoff Radio: WF*ckOff Radio is the official Psychopathic Records online radio station, streaming original programming live most days of the week.

You can't download hip-hop music directly through its site, but you will hear many up-and-coming artists that  juggalos like. Then later you can download hip-hop music by the new ones you discover. The station also hosts a lot of talk shows hosted by juggalo-loved underground rap acts, and sometimes live-streams concerts.

Insane Clown Posse's web site: This is ground zero for juggalo music. This is where you can go to find links to download hip-hop music by ICP and all other Psychopathic Records artists like ABK, Boondox, and Twiztid.

If you don't want to download music and instead want to get actual hard copies, you can order CDs and DVDs through the site's Hatchetgear store online. It's important to note that if you want to download hip-hop music, you will be redirected to iTunes, but starting through ICP's site saves you a lot of time searching on the iTunes store.

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If you want to download hip-hop music or buy any other merchandise from ICP and the related underground rap acts on its label, Psychopathic Records, it's best to go straight to the source. Visit the official Insane Clown Posse web site to see it all at http://www.insaneclownposse.com. 

The Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse has one of the most memorable images in rap. Like the name indicates, the group, made up of Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J, take on the musical persona of wicked clowns.

Yes, this means full, clown-style ICP face paint, which has become the visual calling card of both the group and its fans. Look out on the crowd of an ICP show, and you'll see a sea of wicked clowns in ICP face paint.

If you're a new fan of ICP, you might want to show your allegiance by also wearing ICP face paint to a concert by the group or a gathering of its fans. Appearing like wicked clowns is a popular choice for gatherings of these fans, called juggalos.

Some make up their own ICP face paint designs to represent their own personalities. Others, meanwhile, pay homage by copying the ICP face paint designs of the original wicked clowns, Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J.

If you choose to go this route, have no fear -- doing your own ICP face paint in the style of Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J is easy. You'll just need a few basic supplies to copy the ICP face paint style of these wicked clowns. First, make sure you have a good mirror in a brightly lit area so you can watch your work.

You'll also need special grease paint -- regular drugstore cosmetics won't work for ICP face paint. Go to a costume store and get regular opaque clown makeup in white, silver, and black. A special sponge for blending your ICP face paint might also help to fill in large solid-colored areas. You might also consider getting a special greasepaint make-up remover to make cleanup easier.

Finally, and most importantly, you need to research Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J's own face designs to appear as wicked clowns. Decide first if you want to copy either Shaggy 2 Dope or Violent J. You can use Google to look up images of these wicked clowns, or go straight to the source and look up photos on the official Insane Clown Posse web site.

Let's say you pick Shaggy 2 Dope out of these two wicked clowns. Over most of the years he's favored largely the same ICP face paint design, with huge, exaggerated eyebrows, a filled-in nose, and a large, sinister mouth. There are a couple of different options to color in this Shaggy 2 Dope design. You can either fill in the large areas with silver, and outline them in black, or fill them in totally in black.

If you're going to use silver, first lightly trace the outline of the Shaggy 2 Dope eyebrow and mouth shapes. If you make a mistake, use the make-up remover to fix the shape now and start over. If you're satisfied, fill everything in with the silver, maybe using the sponge. If you want this area to just be black, do the same thing but in black.

Now, carefully take your white grease paint and trace the outside of the solid shapes, then trace the outline of your face from your forehead to your jawline. Don't extend the white area past your chin. When you have the white areas blocked out, take your white grease paint and carefully fill it all in.

If you chose to fill in the large shapes with black, you're basically done. If you used silver, take your black grease paint and now carefully outline the edges of the silver shapes. When you're done with either of those sets, be careful to let the makeup dry before you do anything else. Eventually the grease paint will set and you'll be ready to head out and meet up with the other wicked clowns.

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For the ultimate source of official ICP wicked clowns photos, visit the official Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com. You can also find a bunch of official ICP merchandise there, too, to complete your look. 

For more than 20 years, the Detroit horror rap duo Insane Clown Posse has been freaking out the squares and gaining legions of loyal fans with its outrageous lyrics and appearance. The duo, made up of Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J, were lone wolves at the beginning of their time in the horror rap scene, and remain very much a singular force.

However, being totally unique, and not caring about trends in horror rap or rap as a whole, has benefited ICP. While at first they were the only ones plying this specific horror rap trade, now, Insane Clown Posse has an entire movement around it.

Even though they released some albums through major labels, eventually the group had enough clout to form its own label, Psychopathic Records, in the early '90s.

These days, Psychopathic Records is the home of several hand-picked, similar-minded horror rap groups that have also become fan favorites. Some of these Psychopathic Records artists include up-and-comers like Boondox, while others are technically ICP spin-off groups, like Dark Lotus.

In fact, Dark Lotus isn't the only Psychopathic Records group to also feature members of ICP. Throughout the years, there have been several horror rap groups on the label that have included Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J. Here is a quick guide to ICP spinoff groups, from Dark Lotus and beyond:

Soopa Villainz: This was one of the shortest-lived Psychopathic Records artists to feature the members of ICP in different roles. The concept of this horror rap group was that the members, including ICP's Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope along with rappers Esham and Lavel, were comic book supervillains.

The group released its own original album for Psychopathic Records titled Furious in 2005 and it actually sold quite well, reaching 42 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop charts. However, the group broke up soon after, when Esham and Lavel had a dispute with Psychopathic Records and left the label.

Dark Lotus: Dark Lotus remains one of the most popular acts on Psychopathic Records, and is always a top draw at the label's annual Gathering of the Juggalos summer festival. Dark Lotus is basically a Psychopathic Records horror rap supergroup, featuring Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope alongside the two members of Twiztid, plus Blaze Ya Dead Homie.

Some of the Dark Lotus style is similar to that of other Psychopathic Records artists, but it's a little more wide-ranging sonically. The basis of the Dark Lotus sound is rap, but the music itself also draws heavily from rock and metal.

Psychopathic Rydas: Like Dark Lotus, this is another supergroup. This one features different members of Psychopathic Records groups under pseudonyms, this time performing in a more mainstream style of gangster rap.

The current lineup includes both members of ICP, both members of Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Boondox, and Anybody Killa. Most Psychopathic Rydas albums are effectively bootlegs since they reuse popular rappers beats, so not all of them are widely available.

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Of course, none of these groups would exist without the group at its core, Insane Clown Posse, and much of their activity level depends on what else ICP is up to. To get the latest news on ICP and these other spin-off  horror rap groups, visit the official ICP web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com.

The Insane Clown Posse wrestling promotion, known as JCW -- once short for Juggalo Championshit Wrestling -- has become a major force in the indie pro wrestling world in recent years. Yes, that's Insane Clown Posse, the Detroit rap duo known for performing outrageous lyrics in circus-worthy face paint. But Insane Clown Posse wrestling isn't as far-fetched as it sounds!

In fact, the history of Insane Clown Posse wrestling goes back several decades to the beginning of ICP's career. In fact, Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J, the members of ICP, began their entertainment careers as indie pro wrestlers. Eventually they moved on to making music, but the Insane Clown Posse wrestling love remained.

After sponsoring several one-off matches throughout the years, the group finally founded its own Insane Clown Posse wrestling promotion in 1999. It was initially known as Juggalo Championshit Wrestling.

Early Juggalo Championshit Wrestling matches drew heavily from backyard and hardcore styles. But most of the early Juggalo Championshit Wrestling stars were actually performers from other disciplines performing under fake names. In fact, most of Juggalo Championshit wrestling generally consisted of parody matches meant to be humorous.

Over the years, though, Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J decided Juggalo Championshit Wrestling needed to take the sport a little more seriously. In 2006, Juggalo Championshit Wrestling officially became the more printable Juggalo Championship Wrestling.

Also, the old parody-type focus of Juggalo Championshit Wrestling was dropped in favor of a new juggalo wrestling promotion that featured actual wrestlers. The new Insane Clown Posse wrestling roster grew to include known names from the indie pro and hardcore wrestling circuits.

These days, there are numerous juggalo wrestling events throughout the country on a regular basis. Many Insane Clown Posse wrestling shows also combine a musical element.

For example, juggalo wrestling shows scheduled in October 2011 also included performances by Psychopathic Records acts like Dark Lotus. As such, Insane Clown Posse wrestling shows are much sought after by fans of both these musical acts, and fans of indie pro wrestling in general.

The best way to see juggalo wrestling is, of course, to buy tickets to a live performance. However, this may be hard depending on your location, as many juggalo wrestling events take place in the northeast and the midwest.

Once a year, though, the biggest juggalo wrestling event takes place at ICP's annual summer Gathering of the Juggalos event in Illinois. If you're a huge juggalo wrestling fan, it may be worth saving up for a ticket -- the other musical performances activities at the festival justify the price, anyways.

If an in-person show isn't possible, though, don't worry. Every Insane Clown Posse wrestling show is also available as a pay-per-view online.

You can order a code in advance that will allow you to watch a stream of the events through the various official Insane Clown Posse sites. What's more, all of these juggalo wrestling pay-per-views are archived online so you can order them and watch them any time afterwards.

Finally, you can get a bunch of juggalo wrestling DVDs through Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records. The company's online stores offer DVDs of both past juggalo wrestling pay-per-views and huge matches at the Gathering of Juggalos.

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If you want to learn more about juggalo wrestling in general, the best place to start is the Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com.

That's where you'll find basic information about all of ICP's projects, as well as a link to their online store, where you can also purchase Insane Clown Posse wrestling DVDs and merchandise. 

Juggalos are among the most unique musical subcultures around today. To put it simply,  juggalos are super-devoted fans of the Insane Clown Posse, an outrageous over-the-top rap group from Detroit. Insane Clown Posse, or ICP for short, is best recognized visually in the mainstream for its clown-style face paint.

Juggalos, too, can often be recognized for wearing juggalo face paint, too. Besides juggalo face paint, juggalos are also known for crazy self-presentation in other aspects. On top of their juggalo face paint, often favor brightly colored, crazy hairstyles and wild fashion influenced both by hip-hop and other subcultures like punk and rave.

In other words, juggalos often make an impression, especially at special events like concerts by ICP and other similar artists. Juggalos value individuality and like to stand out form a crowd. 

But the juggalo face paint, clothing, and favored music is all highly unusual by design. That's why so many juggalos are drawn to the subculture as teenagers or young adults, the life stages in which people are searching for identity and uniqueness.

Later on in life though, juggalo face paint and the other visual trappings of the juggalos can seem a little much. So is it possible to still be an adult and be part of the juggalo family?

The answer is an emphatic yes. There is a reason the term "juggalo family" is used so often to describe the subculture. The juggalo family goes beyond simple things like wearing juggalo face paint and acting crazy at shows. Those parts of the subculture may appeal to younger juggalos, but they're not essential.

The most important aspect of the juggalo family to its members is just that -- family. The main tenets of the subculture are open-mindedness and acceptance without judgement. Many juggalos don't even get this from their biological families, so they turn to the juggalo family where they can feel accepted.

The juggalo family welcomes with open arms people from all walks of life, no matter how the rest of society perceives them. Consider the juggalo face paint and visual style just an extra on top of all of that.

So, you don't have to stop participating in any of those larger ideas just because you're an "adult." Plus, if you came to the juggalo family largely through music, there's no reason to stop liking the music you like just because of a chronological number.

The members of ICP themselves, of course, have been at this for several decades and are decidedly grown up on paper. Yet they're still rocking juggalo face paint and entertaining crowds in their trademark provocative, shockingly humorous way.

You'll also notice when you attend juggalo family gatherings that there are plenty of people of all ages. Many juggalos have grown up and brought their biological families into the metaphorical juggalo family.

At ICP concerts and the Gathering of the Juggalos, you'll see parents and children -- sometimes even grandparents -- rocking juggalo face paint and enjoying the music together. Juggalos are among the few musical subcultures in which that kind of sight isn't unusual.

In other words, there are any number of adult juggalos contributing to society through high-level jobs, charitable organizations, and other "grown-up" activities. Yet they're still juggalos at heart and staying down with ICP and the rest of their juggalo family throughout.

Age is just a number and you're only as old as you feel, so once you enter the juggalo family, you're a member for life if you want to be.

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The epicenter of the juggalo family is, of course, the group Insane Clown Posse. If you're interested in their music and juggalo subculture, check out the web site to find out the latest concert and gathering news. 

There's no doubting that Eminem has enjoyed a spot as one of the top hip-hop artists of the past decade and a half. But the outspoken Detroit rappers has also been one of the top hip-hop artists to battle through public feuds over and over again.

Eminem feuds have included spats with the mother of his daughter and his own mother, infamously. Eminem feuds have, however, also included public fights with other top hip-hop artists, and even musicians from other genres. Here are some of the most infamous Eminem feuds from the musical world.

Christina Aguilera vs. Eminem: This was one of the earliest Eminem feuds, when both he and Aguilera were basically starting out in their careers and Eminem wasn't yet one of the country's top hip-hop artists. Apparently Eminem had tried to flirt with her and she dismissed it publicly in an interview.

So in typical Eminem style, he made fun of her in his top hip-hop song "The Real Slim Shady," implying she had slept with MTV's Carson Daly and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst. Years later Aguilera attended a screening of Eminem's film 8 Mile, though, proving that this was one of the least serious Eminem feuds.

Moby vs. Eminem: This was one of the less serious Eminem feuds, but it came when Em had just firmly established himself as one of the country's top hip-hop artists.

Moby took offense to many of the lyrics popular in the top hip-hop of the late '90s, but particularly Eminem's, calling it misogynistic and homophobic. Eminem answered by including a jab at Moby in his top hip-hop song "Without Me." He even dressed up as Moby to parody him in the video for the song.

Ja Rule vs. Eminem: This was one of the most public Eminem feuds with a fellow top hip-hop artist. Unlike other Eminem feuds, Eminem didn't start this one himself but rather continued it out of solidarity with his associate, top hip-hop artist 50 Cent.

50 Cent had himself been feuding with Ja Rule, ostensibly over the latter's level of authenticity as a rapper. It escalated from there, and Eminem jumped in, releasing dis tracks with lines meant to insult Ja Rule, like "Bump Heads" and "Hail Mary."

ICP vs. Eminem: ICP vs. Eminem is one of the most infamous Eminem feuds. Both Insane Clown Posse and Eminem hail from Detroit, but ICP had established its career long before Eminem's.

As legend has it, the ICP vs. Eminem feud began when Eminem falsely promoted a show in Detroit saying ICP would play. They were angry he didn't even bother to ask until they confronted him about the flyer.

From there, the ICP vs. Eminem feud escalated. For one thing, Eminem said in an interview he personally didn't take the ICP vs. Eminem feud seriously because he didn't consider them artists. Later he took aim at them in tracks like "Marshall Mathers," making the ICP vs. Eminem feud worse by referring to ICP as "Fa**ot 2 Dope and Silent Gay."

While those were fighting words, in the long run the ICP vs. Eminem feud did more to help ICP than anything else. At that point, Eminem had mainstream status while ICP was still somewhat underground, and the ICP vs. Eminem feud drove new fans to at least check out their music.

Many became fans of the group's outrageous lyrics and nonchalant attitude to the ICP vs. Eminem feud, and wound up squarely in ICP's camp.

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The ICP vs. Eminem feud wasn't the only thing that attracted fans to Insane Clown Posse. The group had already been building up a massive underground fan base for years based on their provocative lyrics and unforgettable appearance.

To find out more about ICP, visit the official Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com.

With Halloween right around the corner, many juggalos are rejoicing. Juggalos, to put it simply, are fans of the Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse, best known to the mainstream for their over-the-top murderous clown persona. As such, juggalos have a love of outrageous imagery and costumes, as well as horror-movie style imagery. So Halloween is right up the juggalos alley.

If you count yourself among this unique group, but haven't thought of a Halloween costume yet, there's no need to worry. There are a number of possible Halloween costume ideas for juggalos, and they're easy to get together. Here are five dress-up possibilities for juggalos.

A Juggalo: Juggalos are generally misunderstood by the mainstream public, and they're known for their crazy looks. So you could always just get out your juggalo face paint and be a juggalo!

Many other people use Halloween as an opportunity to dress crazy without a specific costume, so why not you too? You already have all the juggalo face paint and gear you need. You might even get an opportunity to educate people about juggalos if they notice your juggalo face paint and ask about your costume.

ICP themselves: A similar idea would be to dress up as Insane Clown Posse themselves. This time around, you can use your juggalo face paint to imitate one of the juggalo face paint styles they wear onstage.

Besides copying their juggalo face paint, you can style your hair like Shaggy 2 Dope or Violent J from your favorite time period in ICP's career. You get extra credit for rapping your favorite lyrics while in costume.

Boondox: Boondox is one of the Psychopathic Records artists most ripe for a Halloween costume tribute. Boondox is an up-and-comer but already beloved by fans for his crazy image, of a reanimated, murderous avenging scarecrow.

To get the Boondox scarecrow look, one of the most important parts is the clothes. You'll need old farmer-style rags, like a plaid shirt, old jeans, and work boots.

On top of that, Boondox also wears juggalo face paint. The Boondox juggalo face paint design is solid black on plain skin, usually, instead of a white background. Study photos of Boondox to get his juggalo face paint right. Finally, Boondox always wears a black or straw cowboy-style hat.

Blaze Ya Dead Homie: Another Psychopathic Records artist similarly theatrical to Boondox is Blaze Ya Dead Homie, whose persona is that of a reincarnated West Coast gang member. This one is slightly easier because he prefers typical hip-hop style clothing.

What makes him scary-looking is his juggalo face paint, which incorporates a design that looks like black juggalo face paint spilling over a white background. Again, study photos to get it right. He tops this off with a gangster-style backwards hat.

Other horror characters: Of course, your Halloween costume idea doesn't have to be directly juggalo-related. A big part of juggalo culture is a love of horror movies, so think about your own personal favorite horror movies for inspiration.

Try picking characters who don't need many props or special clothing to identify them to make your costume assembly easier. You could also always go for the generic serial killer or victim in a pinch.

Resource Box

For countless photos of Insane Clown Posse and other Psychopathic Artists like Boondox, visit the web's epicenter of juggalo culture, the official Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com.

There you can get ideas for your own juggalo face paint and juggalo style for Halloween and beyond.