Juggalo Judgment

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You like the Psychopathic Rydas? No? Well, neither does Schmeev. You like gold? Well, neither does Mike. We're 0-for-2 right now... How about we combine the 2 and hope for the best? Around the Riddle Box era, ICP and a bunch of friends and Psychopathic Records employees did a gimmick supergroup that was basically Rydas before Rydas, but everyone had a gold name and had an incredibly limited time frame to write their lyrics and only 1 take to lay those vocals down. Is this album a fun novelty? Is it easy to tell who's a rapper and who should never enter a vocal booth ever again? Is Legz Diamond a goddamn treasure on this Earth and should be on every project ever? Find out the answers to these and more today, but before you do that, make sure you... Gimme Dem Fuckin' Nuggets Bitch, Or I'll Punch Your Fuckin' Face.

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Mike took some time out of his busy schedule to chat with you all today. Did he listen to some new stuff? Did he inform you of some other albums that were announced while potentially forgetting about others (he totally did, points if you know what they are). Whatever, here you go!

In the early days of Psychopathic, ICP were slowly but surely making names for themselves. The Detroit area would know of the 2 white guys painting themselves up as clowns rapping about murder and carnivals. But Violent J wanted more for the label. He wanted to show that Psychopathic wasn't just ICP. Enter Project Born, Psychopathic's attempt to expand past what ICP was doing at the time. Would Juggalos accept the group? Were guest features from ICP and Esham The Unholy enough to satisfy their desire for horrorcore? Were some of the songs just too goddamn long to keep the attention of the Juggalos in the early 90's? Find out today as we venture into the graveyard and find those who were... Born Dead.

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Mike's back with some info for the future as well as his thoughts on the first Yum Yum Seed EP, Wicked Vic The Weed!

Eagle-eared listeners will remember way back when we discussed Forgotten Freshness Vol. 2 that we really dug the track "Dog Beats" towards the end. It was fun to hear something that was almost entirely different than what we'd heard from Violent J & Shaggy 2 Dope up to that point. But why leave that as some freshness meant to be forgotten? Pre-clowny Joe & Joey was a welcome treat to hear at that time, so surely an entire EP of that would be just as fun, right? (Clearly Schmeev has been enjoying this entire "shit we missed" journey, if you haven't noticed). So continuing this fun little romp through the early years, we had to hit up this CD as well. For being another Violent J-heavy project, have his skills improved significantly since Bass-Ment Cuts? Does J have a weird obsession with The Wizard Of Oz? And why did they feel compelled to add an alleged Carnival Of Carnage B-side on this 2020 re-release? Find out the answers to the questions and more as we hit up that drive-thru and order some of Inner City Posse's... Dog Beats.

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On "Down With The Clown", Shaggy 2 Dope declares that "this one goes out to the ninjas that's been down since Carnival Of Carnage". He proceeds to correct himself by then saying it's for those who have been down since Dog Beats. And then he mentions some other random album before Dog Beats, stating it's for the people who allegedly started listen upon THAT album's release. Well, we decided to continue our trip to the past and search for that hallowed record. Violent J, still pursuing fame as a gangsta rap artist, would press on with honing his lyrical abilities as a member of Inner City Posse. Does this record show more flashes of early greatness? Are there any hints of clowny hijinks yet? Can we please have D-Lyrical back? We answer these and more today as we go down the stairs and dig up... Bass-Ment Cuts.

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If you can't guess what Mike is gonna talk about this episode, well... I guess you get to be surprised.

Juggalo Judgment has been going on for nearly 3 years. It's insane to think of everything we've been able to talk about on this show and all the people who have taken time out of their busy schedules to listen to 2 dorks who have taken time out of their busy schedules to sit down, listen to, and analyze music of the Juggalo variety. Over that time, Mike has made it a point that we only cover the albums he has purchased, and because of that, there's been some stuff that he's missed. As time has gone on, he's been able to acquire more albums, including some that we already passed up. So we thought it was a good time to go back in time to cover the shit we missed! Up first, we have the first official ICP record, back when it was Inner City Posse comprised of Violent J and D-Lyrical flexing their skills with a karaoke machine. But an episode so monumental could not be tackled by just your lovable duo, so we enlisted the help of Aaron and Erik of ICP With We to join in on the fun! Does Violent J show flashes of greatness so early in his career? Should D-Lyrical have been more present here? And is Violent J ACTUALLY the mack? We find out the answers to these questions and more today as we dive headfirst into some schooling and fighting, or rather... Intelligence & Violence.

Again, big shout out to Aaron and Erik for joining us for this episode. We had an incredible time talking about this record and it's always a joy to chat with them. Make sure you check out their podcast ICP With We wherever you get your podcasts and show them some love!

Hit us up on our socials here: https://linktr.ee/JuggaloJudgment, or get at one of us directly on Twitter @MikeSpohnTheSEJ and @Schmeev, OR hit up Mike on Instagram @StraightEdgeJuggalo. We'd love to hear your feedback, let us know what you think!

Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show, particularly Andrew Crocker, Carl Zayas, Derek Miles, Robbie Pankow, Robert, and quinten segundo. If YOU would also like to contribute to making this show happen, head over to patreon.com/JuggaloJudgment and join!

New Year, same old Mike! Let's chat about some music and some Juggalo news!