Before we pose the question, it’s best to define just what media type is being referred to with the term rare ICP. Because there are rare ICP merchandise items, rare ICP footage, rare ICP music, and other rare ICP or horror rap material in general, the media type is an important distinguisher.

Let’s begin with Rare ICP footage. This could mean concert footage, backstage footage, footage of the guys just hanging out before they were famous, or maybe even footage of the guys hanging out with members of their Juggalo fan base or Psychopathic Records’ horror rap entourage.  Some of the coolest rare ICP footage out there is of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope just being themselves.

There’s a couple videos of J putting Shaggy 2 Dope’s makeup on for him before he learned to do it himself back in the early 90s, and one exceptionally rare video of the guys writing music in producer Mike E. Clark’s bedroom studio in 1994, without makeup or any other usual ICP horror rap decorations. That video only has 14,000 views on YouTube, has it been overlooked by Juggalos looking for rare Insane Clown Posse footage? Probably!

To Juggalos, or any fan of horror rap in general for that matter, the most inspiring thing about all the rare ICP footage is that it proves Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope haven’t changed one bit since they started in the early 90s. The rare ICP interviews will prove that their philosophy is still the same, and they were just as invigorated about it then as they are today. They still stick up for the less fortunate, and have never forgotten their roots.

On top of that, there’s some excellent rare ICP footage taken by Juggalos themselves, and not by a TV network or ICP insider. For example, a rare ICP concert footage google search will turn up fan-generated video of waiting outside in line for the group’s horror rap concerts, and some times even from inside the venue when the horror rap performers were actually performing. Another inspiring thing about these Juggalo generated videos – they show that the Juggalo has not evolved since the early 90s either.



Juggalos are still as madly passionate about ICP as they were in the early 90s, the only thing that’s changed is their age and the number of them in existence. Older Juggalos who may have retired from the horror rap scene would undoubtedly be impressed by the fervor that Juggalos still show in 2012, just like they did 20 years ago in 1991.

Rare ICP merchandise, while not as revealing per se, is still extremely valuable to Juggalos and all who follow the horror rap game. The Hollywood Records version of ICP’s 1995 release Great Milenko is rare because it was only on shelves for 6 hours before the record label realized what kind of music ICP was and pulled it. Another cool merch item is the Carnival of Carnage Crew BMX Jersey. ICP rolling papers and old, colorful t-shirts are other highly sought after rare ICP items for Juggalos.

 

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Horror rap enthusiasts will find some pretty appealing gems if they Google “Rare ICP.” To learn more about horror rap, Juggalos, and all things  rare ICP, please visit http://insaneclownposse.com.