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.
Resource Box
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.
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.
Resource Box
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.
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