History Music / BizaarBizzar

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Violent J got the idea to record a cover of Sly Fox's song "Let's Go All the Way" after buying a compilation of NewWaveMusic on cassette at a gas station. There's a TakeThat towards Sharon Osbourne because of the bet they made. There's a Take That towards Music/KidRock because he'd recorded a couple songs dissing ICP[[note]]after Shaggy 2 Dope dissed Kid Rock first, on the 1994 solo song "Fuck Off!", where 2 Dope rapped, "I won't [[RapRock mix no rap with rock & roll]], like somebody else I know!", Kid Rock dissed them on two songs from ''Music/EarlyMorninStonedPimp'', "Ya Keep On", where Rock raps, "don't call me Joe, 'cause the Joes I know can't even flow", referring to Joe Bruce (Violent J) and Joe Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope), and "Freestyle Rhyme", where Rock raps, "is there anything wacker than a wicked clown? Nope"[[/note]] and the end of "Please Don't Hate Me", where Violent J reveals that the person he'd just left a phone message informing them of having had sex with their mother was Music/{{Eminem}} came as a result of their real-life feud.[[note]]During the release of ''The Slim Shady EP'', Eminem, who was influenced by ICP, gave them a flyer saying that ICP, as well as House of Krazees, the group that became Twiztid, Esham, Kid Rock and dozens of other popular Detroit rappers, ''might'' appear at Eminem's release party. Violent J pointed out that this was deceptive, because ICP hadn't agreed to appear at Eminem's release party, or even been asked, and when Eminem informed them that this was his way of inviting them, Violent J flat out refused in a way that Eminem perceived as a diss towards him, which Violent J later admitted may have been more disrespectful towards Eminem than he'd intended, Eminem subsequently rapped in a radio freestyle, "Fuck ICP! Buy my CD!" ICP responded by redubbing Eminem's then-recent hit "My Name Is" as "Slim Anus", starting a long-running feud between Eminem and ICP, which D12's Proof helped bury in the mid-2000's. Eminem later rapped in the 2013 song "Wicked Ways" that he was a cross between Skylar Grey, Music/TylerTheCreator and Violent J, a CallBack to when he'd previously described himself as a cross between Music/MarilynManson, Esham and Music/OzzyOsbourne in the lyrics to 1999's "Still Don't Give a Fuck".[[/note]]

# "The Pendulum's Promise" – [[HiddenTrack 21:25]]

# "Crystal Ball" (featuring Twiztid) – [[HiddenTrack 22:44]]

# "The Pendulum's Promise" – 21:25

# "Crystal Ball" (featuring Twiztid) – 22:44

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Violent J got the idea to record a cover of Sly Fox's song "Let's Go All the Way" after buying a compilation of NewWaveMusic on cassette at a gas station. There's a TakeThat towards Sharon Osbourne because of the bet they made. There's a Take That towards Music/KidRock because he'd recorded a couple songs dissing ICP[[note]]"Ya Keep On", off ''Music/EarlyMorninStonedPimp'', where Rock raps, "don't call me Joe, 'cause the Joes I know can't even flow", referring to Joe Bruce (Violent J) and Joe Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope), and "Freestyle Rhyme", off the same album, where Rock raps, "is there anything wacker than a wicked clown? Nope"[[/note]] and the end of "Please Don't Hate Me", where Violent J reveals that the person he'd just left a phone message informing them of having had sex with their mother was Music/{{Eminem}} came as a result of their real-life feud.[[note]]During the release of ''The Slim Shady EP'', Eminem, who was influenced by ICP, gave them a flyer saying that ICP, as well as House of Krazees, the group that became Twiztid, Esham, Kid Rock and dozens of other popular Detroit rappers, ''might'' appear at Eminem's release party. Violent J pointed out that this was deceptive, because ICP hadn't agreed to appear at Eminem's release party, or even been asked, and when Eminem informed them that this was his way of inviting them, Violent J flat out refused in a way that Eminem perceived as a diss towards him, which Violent J later admitted may have been more disrespectful towards Eminem than he'd intended, Eminem subsequently rapped in a radio freestyle, "Fuck ICP! Buy my CD!" ICP responded by redubbing Eminem's then-recent hit "My Name Is" as "Slim Anus", starting a long-running feud between Eminem and ICP, which D12's Proof helped bury in the mid-2000's. Eminem later rapped in the 2013 song "Wicked Ways" that he was a cross between Skylar Grey, Music/TylerTheCreator and Violent J, a CallBack to when he'd previously described himself as a cross between Music/MarilynManson, Esham and Music/OzzyOsbourne in the lyrics to 1999's "Still Don't Give a Fuck".[[/note]]

The only problem was that they didn't want to release the Sixth Joker's Card albums on Island/Def Jam[[note]]Island merged with Def Jam after signing ICP, so ICP wasn't feeling the atmosphere with the new executives, as, on Island, they stood out as one of the only Hip-Hop acts on the label, but on Def Jam, they were just another rap act, and while Island was excited to work with ICP, Def Jam didn't care about marketing them.[[/note]] So they would have to come up with two completely different, unrelated albums to give to Island so they could release them on the same day. Additionally, through their contract with Creator/PsychopathicRecords, Island had already reissued Twiztid's debut album ''Mostasteless'', and would also get to distribute Twiztid's second album, ''Freek Show'', on the same day as ICP's ''Bizaar Bizzar'' albums, which would more than complete their Island contract.

The only problem was that if they released the Sixth Joker's Card albums on Island Records, Island would own them, and so they needed to complete their contract with the label so that they could release the Sixth Joker's Card albums independently and own all rights themselves.[[note]]Additionally, Island had merged with Def Jam after signing ICP, so ICP wasn't feeling the atmosphere with the new executives, as, on Island, they stood out as one of the only Hip-Hop acts on the label, but on Def Jam, they were just another rap act, and while Island was excited to work with ICP, Def Jam didn't care about marketing them.[[/note]] So they would have to come up with two completely different, unrelated albums to give to Island so they could release them on the same day. Additionally, through their contract with Creator/PsychopathicRecords, Island had already reissued Twiztid's debut album ''Mostasteless'', and would also get to distribute Twiztid's second album, ''Freek Show'', on the same day as ICP's ''Bizaar Bizzar'' albums, which would more than complete their Island contract.

* AffablyEvil: "Mr. Happy" is a cheerful little song about a friendly(if slightly-odd) fellow that really, really loves people. He just also happens to consider gruesomely murdering people the ultimate expression of love. The fact that he appears to be singing this song to a group of children simply adds [[NightmareFuel a whole other layer of creepy to this already-disturbing track]].

[[caption-width-right:410:''Witnesses now tell us thousands upon thousands of people are emerging from sewers everywhere, their faces are painted and, [[UsefulNotes/{{Juggalo}} and they look like clowns...]]'']]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Violent J got the idea to record a cover of Sly Fox's song "Let's Go All the Way" after buying a compilation of NewWaveMusic on cassette at a gas station. There's a TakeThat towards Sharon Osbourne because of the bet they made. There's a Take That towards Music/KidRock because he'd recorded a couple songs dissing ICP[[note]]"Ya Keep On", off ''Music/EarlyMorninStonedPimp'', where Rock raps, "don't call me Joe, 'cause the Joes I know can't even flow", referring to Joe Bruce (Violent J) and Joe Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope), and "Freestyle Rhyme", off the same album, where Rock raps, "is there anything wacker than a wicked clown? Nope"[[/note]] and the end of "Please Don't Hate Me", where Violent J reveals that the person he'd just left a phone message informing them of having had sex with their mother was Music/{{Eminem}} came as a result of their real-life feud.[[note]]During the release of ''The Slim Shady EP'', Eminem, who was influenced by ICP, gave them a flyer saying that ICP, as well as House of Krazees, the group that became Twiztid, Esham, Kid Rock and dozens of other popular Detroit rappers, ''might'' appear at Eminem's release party. Violent J pointed out that this was deceptive, because ICP hadn't agreed to appear at Eminem's release party, or even been asked, and when Eminem informed them that this was his way of inviting them, Violent J flat out refused in a way that Eminem perceived as a diss towards him, which Violent J later admitted may have been more disrespectful towards Eminem than he'd intended, Eminem subsequently rapped in a radio freestyle, "Fuck ICP! Buy my CD!" ICP responded by redubbing Eminem's then-recent hit "My Name Is" as "Slim Anus", started a long-running feud between Eminem and ICP, which D12's Proof helped bury in the mid-2000's. Eminem later rapped in the 2013 song "Wicked Ways" that he was a cross between Skylar Grey, Music/TylerTheCreator and Violent J, a CallBack to when he'd previously described himself as a cross between Music/MarilynManson, Esham and Music/OzzyOsbourne in the lyrics to 1999's "Still Don't Give a Fuck".[[/note]]

"Bizzar" (featuring Twiztid and Music/{{Esham}}) – 3:36

The only problem was that if they released the Sixth Joker's Card albums on Island Records, Island would own them, and so they needed to complete their contract with the label so that they could release the Sixth Joker's Card albums independently and own all rights themselves.[[note]]Additionally, Island had merged with Def Jam after signing ICP, so ICP wasn't feeling the atmosphere with the new executives, as, on Island, they stood out as one of the only Hip-Hop acts on the label, but on Def Jam, they were just another rap act, and while Island was excited to work with ICP, Def Jam didn't care about marketing them.[[/note]] So they would have to come up with two completely different, unrelated albums to give to Island so they could release them on the same day. Additionally, through their contract with Creator/PsychopathicRecords, Island had already reissued Twiztid's debut album ''Mostasteless'', and would also get to distribute Twiztid's second album, ''Freek Show'' on the same day as ICP's ''Bizaar Bizzar'' albums, which would more than complete their Island contract.

[[caption-width-right:410:''Witnesses now tell us thousands upon thousands of people are emerging from sewers everywhere, their faces are painted and, and they look like clowns...'']]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Violent J got the idea to record a cover of Sly Fox's song "Let's Go All the Way" after buying a compilation of NewWaveMusic on cassette at a gas station. There's a TakeThat towards Sharon Osbourne because of the bet they made. There's a Take That towards Music/KidRock because he'd recorded a couple songs dissing ICP[[note]]"Ya Keep On", off ''Music/EarlyMorninStonedPimp'', where Rock raps, "don't call me Joe, 'cause the Joes I know can't even flow", referring to Joe Bruce (Violent J) and Joe Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope), and "Freestyle Rhyme", off the same album, where Rock raps, "is there anything wacker than a wicked clown? Nope"[[/note]] and the end of "Please Don't Hate Me", where Violent J reveals that the person he'd just left a phone message informing them of having had sex with their mother was Music/{{Eminem}} came as a result of their real-life feud.[[note]]During the release of ''The Slim Shady EP'', Eminem, who was influenced by ICP, gave them a flyer saying that ICP, as well as House of Krazees, the group that became Twiztid, Esham, Kid Rock and dozens of other popular Detroit rappers, ''might'' appear at Eminem's release party. Violent J pointed out that this was deceptive, because ICP hadn't agreed to appear at Eminem's release party, or even been asked, and when Eminem informed them that this was his way of inviting them, Violent J flat out refused in a way that Eminem perceived as a diss towards him, which Violent J later admitted may have been more disrespectful towards Eminem than he'd intended, Eminem subsequently rapped in a radio freestyle, "Fuck ICP! Buy my CD!" ICP responded by redubbing Eminem's then-recent hit "My Name Is" as "Slim Anus", started a long-running feud between Eminem and ICP, which D12's Proof helped bury in the mid-2000's. Eminem later rapped in the 2013 song "Wicked Way" that he was a cross between Skylar Grey, Music/TylerTheCreator and Violent J, a CallBack to when he'd previously described himself as a cross between Music/MarilynManson, Esham and Music/OzzyOsbourne in the lyrics to 1999's "Still Don't Give a Fuck".[[/note]]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Violent J got the idea to record a cover of Sly Fox's song "Let's Go All the Way" after buying a compilation of NewWaveMusic on cassette at a gas station. There's a TakeThat towards Sharon Osbourne because of the bet they made. There's a Take That towards Music/KidRock because he'd recorded a couple songs dissing ICP[[note]]"Ya Keep On", off ''Music/EarlyMorninStonedPimp'', where Rock raps, "don't call me Joe, 'cause the Joes I know can't even flow", referring to Joe Bruce (Violent J) and Joe Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope), and "Freestyle Rhyme", where Rock raps, "is there anything wacker than a wicked clown? Nope"[[/note]] and the end of "Please Don't Hate Me", where Violent J reveals that the person he'd just left a phone message informing them of having had sex with their mother was Music/{{Eminem}} came as a result of their real-life feud.[[note]]During the release of ''The Slim Shady EP'', Eminem, who was influenced by ICP, gave them a flyer saying that ICP, as well as House of Krazees, the group that became Twiztid, Esham, Kid Rock and dozens of other popular Detroit rappers, ''might'' appear at Eminem's release party. Violent J pointed out that this was deceptive, because ICP hadn't agreed to appear at Eminem's release party, or even been asked, and when Eminem informed them that this was his way of inviting them, Violent J flat out refused in a way that Eminem perceived as a diss towards him, which Violent J later admitted may have been more disrespectful towards Eminem than he'd intended, Eminem subsequently rapped in a radio freestyle, "Fuck ICP! Buy my CD!" ICP responded by redubbing Eminem's then-recent hit "My Name Is" as "Slim Anus", started a long-running feud between Eminem and ICP, which D12's Proof helped bury in the mid-2000's. Eminem later rapped in the 2013 song "Wicked Way" that he was a cross between Skylar Grey, Music/TylerTheCreator and Violent J, a CallBack to when he'd previously described himself as a cross between Music/MarilynManson, Esham and Music/OzzyOsbourne in the lyrics to 1999's "Still Don't Give a Fuck".[[/note]]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Violent J got the idea to record a cover of Sly Fox's song "Let's Go All the Way" after buying a compilation of NewWaveMusic on cassette at a gas station. There's a TakeThat towards Sharon Osbourne because of the bet they made. There's a Take That towards Music/KidRock because he'd recorded a couple songs dissing ICP[[note]]"Ya Keep On", off ''Music/EarlyMorninStonedPimp'', where Rock raps, "don't call me Joe, 'cause the Joes I know can't even flow", referring to Joe Bruce (Violent J) and Joe Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope), and "Freestyle Rhyme", where Rock raps, "is there anything wacker than a wicked clown? Nope"[[/note]] and the end of "Please Don't Hate Me", where Violent J reveals that the person he'd just left a phone message informing them of having had sex with their mother was Music/{{Eminem}} came as a result of their real-life feud.[[note]]During the release of ''The Slim Shady EP'', Eminem, who was influenced by ICP, gave them a flyer saying that ICP, as well as House of Krazees, the group that became Twiztid, Esham, Kid Rock and dozens of other popular Detroit rappers, ''might'' appear at Eminem's release party. Violent J pointed out that this was deceptive, because ICP hadn't agreed to appear at Eminem's release party, or even been asked, and when Eminem informed them that this was his way of inviting them, Violent J flat out refused in a way that Eminem perceived as a diss towards him, which Violent J later admitted may have been more disrespectful towards Eminem than he'd intended, Eminem subsequently rapped in a radio freestyle, "Fuck ICP! Buy my CD!" ICP responded by redubbing Eminem's then-recent hit "My Name Is" as "Slim Anus", started a long-running feud between Eminem and ICP, which D12's Proof helped bury in the mid-2000's. Eminem later rapped in a 2013 song that he was a cross between Skylar Grey, Music/TylerTheCreator and Violent J, a CallBack to when he'd previously described himself as a cross between Music/MarilynManson, Esham and Music/OzzyOsbourne.[[/note]]

* TroubledProduction: On top of having to complete two albums at once to get out of their Island contract, and having to win a bet with one of Rock's most powerful business people, Mike E. Clark quit working with ICP after producing these albums, over a disagreement in regard to the artistic direction ICP was going to take on [[Music/TheWraithShangriLa the Sixth Joker's Card]]. He came back later, but many fans felt that his absence hurt ''The Wraith: Shangri-La'' and ''Music/HellsPit'' albums.

The only problem was that if they released the Sixth Joker's Card albums on Island Records, Island would own them, and so they needed to complete their contract with the label so that they could release the Sixth Joker's Card albums independently and own all rights themselves.[[note]]Additionally, Island had merged with Def Jam after signing ICP, so ICP weren't feeling the atmosphere with the new executives, as, on Island, they stood out as one of the only Hip-Hop acts on the label, but on Def Jam, they were just another rap act, and while Island was excited to work with ICP, Def Jam didn't care about marketing them.[[/note]] So they would have to come up with two completely different, unrelated albums to give to Island so they could release them on the same day. Additionally, through their contract with Creator/PsychopathicRecords, Island had already reissued Twiztid's debut album ''Mostasteless'', and would also get to distribute Twiztid's second album, ''Freek Show'' on the same day as ICP's ''Bizaar Bizzar'' albums, which would more than complete their Island contract.

''Bizaar'' and ''Bizzar'' are a DistinctDoubleAlbum by the HipHop act Music/InsaneClownPosse, released on [[HalloweenEpisode October 31, 2000]] as two separately sold discs to be their final releases on Creator/IslandRecords. The albums were produced at the same time the duo was writing ''Tales from the Lotus Pod'', the debut album of Music/DarkLotus, their side project with Music/{{Twiztid}}, and ICP were riding high off the success of ''Music/TheAmazingJeckelBrothers'' when Violent J got the idea to make the Sixth Joker's Card a Double Album about death, [[Music/TheWraithShangriLa one album about Heaven]] and [[Music/HellsPit another about Hell]], separately released.

The only problem was that if they released the Sixth Joker's Card albums on Island Records, Island would own them, and so they needed to complete their contract with the label so that they could release the Sixth Joker's Card albums independently and own all rights themselves.[[note]]Additionally, Island had recently merged with Creator/DefJamRecordings, so ICP weren't feeling the atmosphere with the new executives, as, on Island, they stood out as one of the only Hip-Hop acts on the label, but on Def Jam, they were just another rap act.[[/note]] So they would have to come up with two completely different, unrelated albums to give to Island so they could release them on the same day. Additionally, through their contract with Creator/PsychopathicRecords, Island had already reissued Twiztid's debut album ''Mostasteless'', and would also get to distribute Twiztid's second album, ''Freek Show'' on the same day as ICP's ''Bizaar Bizzar'' albums, which would more than complete their Island contract.

The only problem was that if they released the Sixth Joker's Card albums on Island Records, Island would own them, and so they needed to complete their contract with the label so that they could release the Sixth Joker's Card albums independently and own all rights themselves. So they would have to come up with two completely different, unrelated albums to give to Island so they could release them on the same day. Additionally, through their contract with Creator/PsychopathicRecords, Island had already reissued Twiztid's debut album ''Mostasteless'', and would also get to distribute Twiztid's second album, ''Freek Show'' on the same day as ICP's ''Bizaar Bizzar'' albums, which would more than complete their Island contract.

* NewSoundAlbum: Both albums are more RapRock-oriented than ''Music/TheAmazingJeckelBothers'', pushing the Rock sound further than even ''Music/TheGreatMilenko'' on "Tilt-A-Whirl" and "[[CoverVersion Let's Go All the Way]]".

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On top of the TroubledProduction, ICP had gotten into beef with [[Series/TheOsbournes Sharon Osbourne]], the wife of Music/OzzyOsbourne and manager of a NuMetal band called Music/CoalChamber, who had been touring to support ICP on ''Music/TheAmazingJeckelBothers'' tour, alongside [[Music/BoneThugsNHarmony Krayzie Bone]], Twiztid and Music/MindlessSelfIndulgence. The audiences would wind up demanding refunds on shows with Coal Chamber, whose Nu Metal style didn't mesh well with the Hip-Hop favoring audience. ICP made a business decision to kick Coal Chamber off the tour, lying to the band and claiming it was due to equipment problems. The attendence significantly improved. However, Osbourne threatened to sue ICP for breaking their contract, and eventually confronted them on ''Radio/TheHowardSternShow'', where ICP admitted that they really kicked Coal Chamber off the tour because the audiences hated the band's music. On the show, Osbourne bet ICP $50,000 that their next album would not even sell 200,000 copies and told them that their careers were over. Violent J agreed to the bet, predicting the album would sell 500,000, although the bet officially stood at 200,000.

''Bizaar'' and ''Bizzar'' are a DistinctDoubleAlbum by the HipHop act Music/InsaneClownPosse, released on [[HalloweenEpisode October 31, 2000]] as two separately sold discs as their final releases on Creator/IslandRecords. The albums were produced at the same time the duo was writing ''Tales from the Lotus Pod'', the debut album of Music/DarkLotus, their side project with Music/{{Twiztid}}, and ICP were riding high off the success of ''Music/TheAmazingJeckelBrothers'' when Violent J got the idea to make the Sixth Joker's Card a Double Album about death, [[Music/TheWraithShangriLa one album about Heaven]] and [[Music/HellsPit another about Hell]], separately released.

''Bizaar'' and ''Bizzar'' are a DistinctDoubleAlbum by the HipHop act Music/InsaneClownPosse, released on [[HalloweenEpiaode October 31, 2000]] as two separately sold discs as their final releases on Creator/IslandRecords. The albums were produced at the same time the duo was writing ''Tales from the Lotus Pod'', the debut album of Music/DarkLotus, their side project with Music/{{Twiztid}}, and ICP were riding high off the success of ''Music/TheAmazingJeckelBrothers'' when Violent J got the idea to make the Sixth Joker's Card a Double Album about death, [[Music/TheWraithShangriLa one album about Heaven]] and [[Music/HellsPit another about Hell]], separately released.

''Bizaar'' and ''Bizzar'' are a DistinctDoubleAlbum by the HipHop act Music/InsaneClownPosse, released as two separately sold discs as their final releases on Creator/IslandRecords. The albums were produced at the same time the duo was writing ''Tales from the Lotus Pod'', the debut album of Music/DarkLotus, their side project with Music/{{Twiztid}}, and ICP were riding high off the success of ''Music/TheAmazingJeckelBrothers'' when Violent J got the idea to make the Sixth Joker's Card a Double Album about death, [[Music/TheWraithShangriLa one album about Heaven]] and [[Music/HellsPit another about Hell]], separately released.

''Bizaar'' and ''Bizzar'' are a DistinctDoubleAlbum by the HipHop act Music/InsaneClownPosse, and their final releases on Creator/IslandRecords. The albums were produced at the same time the duo was writing ''Tales from the Lotus Pod'', the debut album of Music/DarkLotus, their side project with Music/{{Twiztid}}, and ICP were riding high off the success of ''Music/TheAmazingJeckelBrothers'' when Violent J got the idea to make the Sixth Joker's Card a Double Album about death, [[Music/TheWraithShangriLa one album about Heaven]] and [[Music/HellsPit another about Hell]], separately released.

''Bizaar'' and ''Bizzar'' are a DistinctDoubleAlbum by the HipHop act Music/InsaneClownPosse, and their final releases on Creator/IslandRecords. The albums were produced at the same time the duo was writing ''Tales from the Lotus Pod'', the debut album of Music/DarkLotus, their side project with Music/{{Twiztid}}, and ICP were riding high off the success of ''Music/The amazing JeckelBrothers'' when Violent J got the idea to make the Sixth Joker's Card a DoubleAlbum about death, [[Music/TheWraithShangriLa one album about Heaven]] and [[Music/HellsPit another about Hell]], separately released.