Founded in Detroit in 1989, Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore and is known for its elaborate live performances. Originally known as JJ Boyz and Inner City Posse, the group introduced supernatural- and horror-themed lyrics as a means of distinguishing itself stylistically. The duo founded the independent record label Psychopathic Records with Alex Abbiss as manager, and produced and starred in the feature films Big Money Hustlas and Big Money Rustlas. They formed their own professional wrestling promotion, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, and later collaborated with many hip hop and rock musicians.
The songs of Insane Clown Posse center thematically on the mythology of the Dark Carnival, a metaphoric limbo in which the lives of the dead are judged by one of several entities. The Dark Carnival is elaborated through a series of stories called Joker's Cards, each of which offers a specific lesson designed to change the "evil ways" of listeners before "the end consumes us all". The original lineup of Insane Clown Posse was John Utsler (John Kickjazz), Joe Bruce (Violent J) and Joey Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope). John Utsler left before Carnival of Carnage was released in 1992.
Insane Clown Posse's performance style is often described as horrorcore hip hop, which "utilize shocking (and blatantly over-the-top) narratives to give an over-exaggerated, almost cartoon-like version of urban deprivation in Detroit", according to author Sara Cohen. Bruce and Utsler describe many of their lyrics as being tongue-in-cheek. The group's early work features a raw, minimalistic sound, which later evolved into a more rock-oriented style. The group's lyrics serve as morality tales, with songs focusing on subjects such as cannibalism, murder and necrophilia. Insane Clown Posse's debut album, Carnival of Carnage, features a politically-oriented focus, criticizing elitism and prejudice against those who live in the ghetto, while the album's liner notes criticize the Gulf War. The group's lyrics have opposed racism, bigotry, domestic violence, and child abuse.
Insane Clown Posse has covered songs by Geto Boys, Sly Fox, and Above the Law. Bruce and Utsler refer to Ice Cube, Awesome Dre, Geto Boys, and Esham as influences on their own music, while Bruce has expressed admiration for Gong, Pearl Jam, and Michael Jackson. Mike E. Clark's production for the group incorporates elements such as "carnival organ riffs, power chords and shotgun blasts...banjolike plucking and Van Halen-esque guitar squeals", while Bruce and Utsler sometimes alternate between rapping and screaming. Bruce has credited pop music as an influence on some of the group's material, even terming the music "Wicked Pop". Bruce has also stated "We do our own genre of music". In his review of The Tempest, Allmusic's David Jeffries writes that Bruce and Utsler "[rap] in a carnival barker fashion that fits with their circus motif, their Insane Clown disguises, and Mike E. Clark's big top-inspired production." Insane Clown Posse has influenced similar acts, such as Axe Murder Boyz, Blaze Ya Dead Homie and Boondox.
Assassins
Insane Clown Posse Lyrics
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W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-wicked clowns(x2)
Wicked clowns(x4)
Don't fuck with me
Wicked clowns(x8)
Don't fuck with me
Wicked clowns(x4)
As I walked through River Rouge, I saw this man
He was covered he was buttered snatched his jewelry and ran
I cought up with Nate and said, "I think It's worth a grand"
He smiled and he giggled and he shook my hand
His hand was going down handed me money so I'm giddy
The fucking snake was cruel, all they gave was $7.50 [What?]
My mamma threw me out I called my sister a whore
Now my house is abandoned, my bed is the floor
It's been a week I haven't eaten, I starve and I call
Saw my teacher Miss Elena up in Weatherton mall
I broke into her Docson, and jumped in the back
And waited for the bitch them put my shank to her neck
She offered her car keys, cried and said, "Please!"
She promised not to tell and give me A's and be 's
I said, "I want your money, bitch, and all I can sell" [Now]
I looked into her eyes and she was SCARED AS HELL!
I new she was a snitch, so I cut off her tongue
Got happy with the trigger now I'm on the run, I'm an assassin!
Wicked clowns(x4)
Don't fuck with me
Wicked clowns(x8)
Don't fuck with me
Wicked clowns(x4)
You know who you fucking with?
W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-wicked clowns(x2)
My father was a priest, cold-blooded, he's dead
Hypocrite, he was a bigot so I cut off his head
Poured on the holy water, "Bless the dead" is what I said
And heard the demon screaming as his body bled
Now I'm drunk on the freeway, just the other day
I saw a fine hitchiker and I wanted to play
Pulled up to the curb so I can offer a ride
She said, "Thanks," I said, "No thang," and she got inside
Peepin' as I'm creepin', I'm packing an erection
I'm staring with my dick I'm like 'look,' with direction
Made it to her app. she got out and said, "See ya"
"Yo babe like won't you chill and help me kill this 2-liter?"[Baby]
Went into my trailer, I filled up a glass
Before she took a sip I had my dick in her ass
I banged it and banged it, this shit was absurd!
Like she was Sporty Spice and I was some fucking nerd
Then she rolled over and gave me a kiss, and said
"So when am I getting paid?" WHAT BITCH?!?!
First I tried to choke her, she went for the door
And said, "Welcome to the disease there's no cure for"
Bitch, I love you, but now you gotta die
I chased her through the door but she slammed it in my eye
She passed by my boy and I knew he was strapped
Billy pulled out his gun and shot the bitch in her back
Still wanting booty, I went for the hatchet
And screamed at the moon like a sick psychopathic
Choppin' and choppin' they said, "J, WHAT THE FUCK?!"
On the news they found her head stuffed up her butt, what?
I'm an assassin, hahahaha, a motherfucking assassin, eeeaahhhh, AN ASSASSIN!
Wicked clowns(x4)
Don't fuck with me
Wicked clowns(x8)
Don't fuck with me
Wicked clowns(x4)
A fucking assassin
Ah, an assassin
A motherfucking assassin
An assassin
Assassin
The song "Assassins" by Insane Clown Posse is a violent and disturbing narrative split into two verses sung by two different narrators. The first verse is narrated by a man who is down on his luck and turns to a life of crime. He steals from a man and, after being given only a small amount of money, robs, assaults, and murders his high school teacher. The second verse is narrated by a man who claims to be an assassin. He tells the story of murdering his father, picking up a female hitchhiker, raping her, and then brutally murdering her. Both descriptions in the song are graphic and violent, illustrating violent behavior and psychopathic tendencies.
Line by Line Meaning
You know who you fucking with?
Do you know who you are messing with? (addressing challengers)
W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-wicked clowns(x2)
Repeatedly chanting the name of their group (Insane Clown Posse)
Wicked clowns(x4)
A reminder of their group name
Don't fuck with me
Do not mess with me
Wicked clowns(x8)
Repeating the name of their group again to establish dominance
As I walked through River Rouge, I saw this man
Narrating a story of how he encountered a man while walking through a certain area
He was covered he was buttered snatched his jewelry and ran
Describing how the man he encountered was wearing a lot of valuable jewelry and he stole it and ran away
I cought up with Nate and said, "I think It's worth a grand"
Met his friend, assessed the value of the stolen jewelry and thought it was worth a large sum of money
He smiled and he giggled and he shook my hand
Explaining the reaction of his friend when he told him the jewelry's worth
His hand was going down handed me money so I'm giddy
His friend handed him cash to buy the jewelry, and he felt excited with the prospect of making a profit
The fucking snake was cruel, all they gave was $7.50 [What?]
The people at the pawn shop gave him a low price for the stolen jewelry, which he found insulting
My mamma threw me out I called my sister a whore
Sharing a personal experience where he got kicked out by his mother and showed disrespect to his sister
Now my house is abandoned, my bed is the floor
He is currently homeless, and he sleeps on the floor
It's been a week I haven't eaten, I starve and I call
Describing his extreme hunger and desperation
Saw my teacher Miss Elena up in Weatherton mall
He saw his former teacher while wandering around the mall
I broke into her Docson, and jumped in the back
He broke into her car and hid in the backseat
And waited for the bitch them put my shank to her neck
He threatened his former teacher with a shank (sharp object), forcing her to give him money and good grades
She offered her car keys, cried and said, "Please!"
His former teacher pleaded with him to let her go and offered him her car keys
She promised not to tell and give me A's and be's
The teacher promised to not report him and to give him good grades
I said, "I want your money, bitch, and all I can sell" [Now]
He demanded money from her and all of her valuable items
I looked into her eyes and she was SCARED AS HELL!
He enjoyed the feeling of terror he caused his former teacher
I new she was a snitch, so I cut off her tongue
He believed that his former teacher would report him to the authorities, and he took drastic measures by injuring her
Got happy with the trigger now I'm on the run, I'm an assassin!
He enjoyed the feeling of power he got from controlling his former teacher with violence, established himself as an assassin and left the scene
My father was a priest, cold-blooded, he's dead
Revealing that his father, who was a priest, has passed away
Hypocrite, he was a bigot so I cut off his head
He was angry at his father's hypocritical and prejudiced behavior, so he took revenge by killing him
Poured on the holy water, "Bless the dead" is what I said
Performing a ritual by pouring holy water on his father's dead body
And heard the demon screaming as his body bled
Imagining that his father's body was possessed by a demon and was still in pain after death
Now I'm drunk on the freeway, just the other day
Switching to a different story where he got drunk and drove on the freeway
I saw a fine hitchiker and I wanted to play
He saw an attractive hitchhiker and wanted to have sex with her
Pulled up to the curb so I can offer a ride
He approached the hitchhiker and offered her a ride
She said, "Thanks," I said, "No thang," and she got inside
The hitchhiker accepted his offer, and he let her in the car
Peepin' as I'm creepin', I'm packing an erection
Admitting to being aroused while driving the hitchhiker
I'm staring with my dick I'm like 'look,' with direction
Making suggestive comments to the hitchhiker
Made it to her app. she got out and said, "See ya"
He drove the hitchhiker to her destination, and she left the car
"Yo babe like won't you chill and help me kill this 2-liter?"[Baby]
He invited the hitchhiker to help him kill a two-liter soda bottle and called her babe
Went into my trailer, I filled up a glass
He took the hitchhiker to his trailer and poured her a drink
Before she took a sip I had my dick in her ass
Without her consent, he forced himself upon her sexually
I banged it and banged it, this shit was absurd!
He was enjoying the sexual encounter, stating it was absurd how much he enjoyed it
Like she was Sporty Spice and I was some fucking nerd
Comparing himself to a nerdy outcast and the hitchhiker to a popular girl
Then she rolled over and gave me a kiss, and said
After their sexual encounter, the hitchhiker kissed him and spoke to him
"So when am I getting paid?" WHAT BITCH?!?!
The hitchhiker demanded money for the sex, angering him
First I tried to choke her, she went for the door
He became violent upon hearing the hitchhiker's demand for payment and tried to choke her, but she tried to escape
And said, "Welcome to the disease there's no cure for"
The hitchhiker insulted him and cursed him with an incurable disease upon escaping
Bitch, I love you, but now you gotta die
While admitting attraction to the hitchhiker, he became enraged and wanted her dead
I chased her through the door but she slammed it in my eye
He tried to catch the hitchhiker, but she was able to defend herself and injured him
She passed by my boy and I knew he was strapped
The hitchhiker passed by his friend, who he knew had a gun
Billy pulled out his gun and shot the bitch in her back
His friend shot the hitchhiker in the back, killing her
Still wanting booty, I went for the hatchet
Even after the hitchhiker was dead, he still wanted her body and went for a hatchet (sharp object)
And screamed at the moon like a sick psychopathic
He went into a rage and screamed at the moon like a mental patient
Choppin' and choppin' they said, "J, WHAT THE FUCK?!"
He continued to mutilate the corpse of the hitchhiker, which his friend found disturbing and called him out for it
On the news they found her head stuffed up her butt, what?
The news reported on the gruesome way the hitchhiker's body was mutilated
I'm an assassin, hahahaha, a motherfucking assassin, eeeaahhhh, AN ASSASSIN!
Proclaiming himself as an assassin, enjoying the sadistic acts he committed and taking pride in it
A fucking assassin
Repeating the self-proclaimed title with profanity
Ah, an assassin
Asserting himself as an assassin
A motherfucking assassin
Emphasizing the self-proclaimed title with profanity
An assassin
Repeating the self-proclaimed title
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