Throughout ICP’s entire career, they’ve been ridiculed for being different, and often times harshly so. But at the same time, this renegade streak is the very reason ICP is the global horror rap juggernaut they are today.
But does the constant public ridicule ever get to their heads? Is there ever a point when Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope will say “enough is enough, let’s write some mainstream music?” It hasn’t happened yet, and it will probably never happen, but one of the closest instances had to have been during the time two years ago when Insane Clown Posse on SNL garnered much in the way of unwanted attention directed towards the song “Miracles” by ICP.
It all started when Insane Clown Posse and SNL (Saturday Night Live) got to know each other through a spoof SNL had conducted about the song “Miracles” by ICP. “Miracles” by ICP is a song in which the guys rhyme about the mystifying world we live in. How do magnets work? Where to Zebras and Giraffes come from?
Despite the fact that science has answered most of the questions put forth in “Miracles” by ICP, Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope decide to spend life wondering instead. Where’s the mystery in life if you know all the answers?
The Insane Clown Posse on SNL skit involved SNL comedians asking more ridiculous questions than J and Dope did in the original version of “Miracles” by ICP, and yes, when Insane Clown Posse on SNL was filmed, the comedians impersonating J and Dope were indeed wearing the trademark Juggalo face paint.
“Miracles” by ICP was intended to be a serious song that opened the minds of Juggalos everywhere, but when Insane Clown Posse on SNL aired, it was spoofed to make the guys look uneducated, to put it lightly.
Whatever the fall out may have been from Insane Clown Posse on SNL, or any other spoofing of “Miracles” by ICP done by other outlets, one questions remains: With new album Mighty Death Pop! slated for release this August, will ICP go a different route?
Both Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J have made it known how seriously they are taking the recording process of Mighty Death Pop! In fact, both have vowed to not smoke cannabis at all during the Mighty Death Pop! recording process, which to some signals a change in direction. The tone of the album sounds different than “Miracles” by ICP already. Insane Clown Posse and SNL might not work together on Mighty Death Pop!
Are they trying to make Mighty Death Pop! a smart album after “Miracles” by ICP was so heavily ostracized? Are they concerned that they lost a little credibility after Insane Clown Posse on SNL went viral online?
Only time will tell – Mighty Death Pop! drops in 6 months!
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“Miracles” by ICP was made fun of on Saturday Night Live 2 years ago, but was it severe enough to make ICP rethink their artistic direction with Mighty Death Pop? Could Insane Clown Posse’s SNL spoof change their sound on Mighty Death Pop? To learn more about Insane Clown Posse, their merchandise and Mighty Death Pop!, please visit http://www.hatchetgear.com/bands/icp.html.
But does the constant public ridicule ever get to their heads? Is there ever a point when Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope will say “enough is enough, let’s write some mainstream music?” It hasn’t happened yet, and it will probably never happen, but one of the closest instances had to have been during the time two years ago when Insane Clown Posse on SNL garnered much in the way of unwanted attention directed towards the song “Miracles” by ICP.
It all started when Insane Clown Posse and SNL (Saturday Night Live) got to know each other through a spoof SNL had conducted about the song “Miracles” by ICP. “Miracles” by ICP is a song in which the guys rhyme about the mystifying world we live in. How do magnets work? Where to Zebras and Giraffes come from?
Despite the fact that science has answered most of the questions put forth in “Miracles” by ICP, Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope decide to spend life wondering instead. Where’s the mystery in life if you know all the answers?
The Insane Clown Posse on SNL skit involved SNL comedians asking more ridiculous questions than J and Dope did in the original version of “Miracles” by ICP, and yes, when Insane Clown Posse on SNL was filmed, the comedians impersonating J and Dope were indeed wearing the trademark Juggalo face paint.
“Miracles” by ICP was intended to be a serious song that opened the minds of Juggalos everywhere, but when Insane Clown Posse on SNL aired, it was spoofed to make the guys look uneducated, to put it lightly.
Whatever the fall out may have been from Insane Clown Posse on SNL, or any other spoofing of “Miracles” by ICP done by other outlets, one questions remains: With new album Mighty Death Pop! slated for release this August, will ICP go a different route?
Both Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J have made it known how seriously they are taking the recording process of Mighty Death Pop! In fact, both have vowed to not smoke cannabis at all during the Mighty Death Pop! recording process, which to some signals a change in direction. The tone of the album sounds different than “Miracles” by ICP already. Insane Clown Posse and SNL might not work together on Mighty Death Pop!
Are they trying to make Mighty Death Pop! a smart album after “Miracles” by ICP was so heavily ostracized? Are they concerned that they lost a little credibility after Insane Clown Posse on SNL went viral online?
Only time will tell – Mighty Death Pop! drops in 6 months!
Resource Box
“Miracles” by ICP was made fun of on Saturday Night Live 2 years ago, but was it severe enough to make ICP rethink their artistic direction with Mighty Death Pop? Could Insane Clown Posse’s SNL spoof change their sound on Mighty Death Pop? To learn more about Insane Clown Posse, their merchandise and Mighty Death Pop!, please visit http://www.hatchetgear.com/bands/icp.html.
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