History Music / InsaneClownPosse

* CanonDiscontinuity: The announced ''Chronicles of the Dark Carnival'' HorrorAnthology TV series, which was announced for 2006, was apparently never released.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Violent J has always been "the fat one" but he's pretty mobile on stage and is pretty quick on his feet whenever he's in a wrestling ring. As of 2016, the "fat" part is less prominent than it used to be since he's actually [[https://monumentalevents.com/assets/uploads/monumentalevents/2016/01/411ce3c9d6c7a209e2171403faedba15_event-medium.jpg lost quite a bit of weight.]]
* ArchEnemy: Currently, Music/{{Twiztid}}, [[WeUsedToBeFriends their former labelmates]], due to unresolved issues involving them and Music/AxeMurderBoyz. Previously, this status had been held by Music/{{Eminem}}, but their beef was squashed in 2005. Music/KidRock was this as well, but this appears to have been squashed at some point.

* FatAndSkinny: Further on in ICP's career, Violent J gained some weight, thus fulfilling the role as the fat one, while Shaggy remains skinny. Violent J has slimmed down considerably in recent years, however.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: J and Shaggy have been damn near inseperable since they were kids, and it's clear the two of them have every intention of remaining "homies for life".

* {{Acrofatic}}: J can perform a moonsault, pretty impressive for a near three hundred pounder.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The announced ''Chronicles of the Dark Carnival'' [=DVD=], which was announced for 2006, was apparently never released.

* ContinuityNod: In several songs.

* {{Ninja}}

* WhiteGangbangers: Both members of ICP were this in real life, in their gang the Inner City Posse, which was also the original name of their rap group, before it was changed to Insane Clown Posse, with added fantasy themes.

* ArchEnemy: Currently, Music/{{Twiztid}}, [[WeUsedToBeFriends their former labelmates]], due to unresolved issues involving them and Music/AxeMurderBoyz. Previously, this status had been held by Music/{{Eminem}}, but their beef was squashed in 2005. Music/KidRock was as well, but this appears to have been squashed at some point.

* ArchEnemy: Music/{{Eminem}}, Music/KidRock[[note]]Kid Rock appeared on "Is That You?" on ''Carnival of Carnage.'' He later dissed them in the song "Ya' Keep On," with the lyric "Don't call me Joe/Cause the Joes I know can't even flow."[[/note]], the mainstream and critics.
** The beef with Eminem was actually ended officially back in 2005 when D12 and Psychopathic Records met at a concert to talk out their differences and then [[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647067/eminem-beef-with-insane-clown-posse-long-over.jhtml even had a bowling game/party together as a peace offering]].[[note]]That's how you know they're all from Detroit: Settle a beef? Go bowling! (UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}} in general Detroit area in particular has more bowling centers per capita than anywhere else in the world.[[/note]] Don't expect any Internet fanboys on either side to pay attention to this, though.

ICP originated as a GangstaRap group called "Inner City Posse," derived from the name of a Detroit gang (formed by Bruce). The group's popularity resulted in them becoming the target of growing violence, leading its members to abandon gang life and adopt a Music/GetoBoys-esque style instead, taking the new clown theme and name from a dream Bruce had involving a clown running around in Delray, the most depressed and blighted area of Detroit (currently slated to be largely demolished to make way for a bridge to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}).

* LighterAndSofter: Many say ''Bang! Pow! Boom!'' is this compared to the group's previous works.

* GenreMashup: Insane Clown Posse are a [[ProgressiveRock Progressive]] HipHop act who have a cycle of [[ConceptAlbum Concept Albums]] with {{Horrorcore}} lyrics that incorporate musical elements from PopRap and RapRock. Violent J has categorized ICP's music as "Wicked Pop", insisting that ICP is {{Pop}}, rather than a Hip-Hop.

* GenreMashup: Insane Clown Posse are a [[ProgressiveRock Progressive]] HipHop act who have a cycle of [[ConceptAlbum Concept Albums]] with {{Horrorcore}} lyrics that incorporate musical elements from PopRap and RapRock.

ICP have also been the subject of a number of parodies, including a music video parody on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive.'' Their albums ''Music/TheAmazingJeckelBrothers,'' ''Music/BangPowBoom'', and ''The Mighty Death Pop!'' have all peaked at #4 on the ''Billboard 200.''

ICP have also been the subject of a number of parodies, including a music video parody on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive.'' Their albums ''The Amazing Jeckel Brothers,'' ''Bang! Pow! Boom!'', and ''The Mighty Death Pop!'' have all peaked at #4 on the ''Billboard 200.''

* GenreMashup: Insane Clown Posse are a [[ProgressiveRock Progressive]] HipHop act who have a cycle of [[ConceptAlbum Concept Albums]] with {{Horrorcore}} lyrics that incompetent musical elements from PopRap and RapRock.

* ArcWords: "Fite back" in ''Fearless Fred Fury'' and ''Flip The Rat''.

* BackFromTheDead: "12" and "Piggie Pie" are two examples.

* CallingYourAttacks: "Bang! Pow! Boom!" plays with this trope.

* CircusOfFear: The point of the Dark Carnival.

* [[ConceptAlbum Concept Cycle]]: The Joker Cards.

* DanceSensation: "Clown Walk"
* DarkerAndEdgier: The ''Hell's Pit'' album, which was to be expected, as [[spoiler: the entire album is themed around hell, with many songs describing hell itself, or songs about brutally violent killing sprees, etc.]]

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: "Mom Song".

* ForTheEvulz

* HallOfMirrors: "House of Mirrors"
* HazardousWater: [[TakeOurWordForIt "Don't go in the water at Fonz Pond!"]]

* IHaveManyNames: Both of them.

* IWantSong: "I Want My Shit."
* {{ILLKILLYOU}}: "Imma Kill You"
* ImAHumanitarian: "Dead Body Man."

* MeasuringTheMarigolds: "Miracles."

* OfCorpseHesAlive: "I Found a Body."

* RefugeInAudacity: Every song is built on this to some extent.

* RockStarSong: "Radio Stars" is a parody of this, mocking music genres like glam rap, pop punk, and boy bands.
* SadClown: A few of their songs, notably those on ''Hell's Pit,'' particularly "Manic Depressive."

* SanitySlippage: "Under the Moon."
** Although, when the group has the word ''insane'' right there in its name, clearly they are presenting themselves as having gone far beyond this already.

* TheStoner: Violent J.
* SubliminalSeduction: "Echo Side" has one of the more unusual examples.

* {{Horrorcore}}

%% ICP built a media and distribution empire all on their own. They were independent music before anyone else. They didn't want or need radio or {{Creator/MTV}} (back when either of those mattered) and they were an affront to the gatekeepers who owned every single aspect of the music industry. ''The Great Milenko'' was #8 on the charts and not a single video or song was played on MTV[=/=]Clear Channel. ''The Amazing Jeckel Brothers'' debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 100, with guest appearances by Music/SnoopDogg (back when he was relevant) and Ol' Dirty Bastard (RIP). This was at a time when everything in the Top 10 was Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, or boy bands. There was--and still is--a lot of resentment toward them since they basically invented a new way rap empires could be built. And they did it out of necessity because no one else would invest in the music.

ICP originated as a GangstaRap group called "Inner City Posse," derived both from the name of a Detroit gang (formed by Bruce) and a dream Bruce had involving a clown running around in Delray, the most depressed and blighted area of Detroit (currently slated to be largely demolished to make way for a bridge to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}). The group's popularity resulted in them becoming the target of growing violence, leading its members to abandon gang life and adopt a Music/GetoBoys-esque style instead.

* Greez-E -- He left after their first EP (''Beverly Kills 50187'') due to things not really working out, since he only contributed to one song.

* 2004: ''Music/HellsPit''