Psychopathic Records is an American independent record label based in Farmington Hills, Michigan that specializes in hip hop music. Owned by Insane Clown Posse members Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, the label was founded by the group and their manager Alex Abbiss in 1991. [1] Then known as Inner City Posse, the group released the label's first album, Dog Beats , that year. [2] Since its foundation, the label has featured 23 artists and bands from the United States, predominantly around Detroit, Michigan.
Two now defunct subsidiary labels, Ax & Smash Records and Urban Music Zone, were created under Psychopathic Records. In 2007, Psychopathic founded its third subsidiary label, Hatchet House. [3]
Year | Artist | Title | Peak chart positions | RIAA Certification (sales thresholds) | Co-labels | |||||||
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US | US Indie | US Rap | US Heat | US Hip-Hop/R&B | US Tastemakers | US Top Album Sales | ||||||
1991 | Inner City Posse | Dog Beats | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1992 | Insane Clown Posse | Carnival of Carnage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1993 | Insane Clown Posse | Beverly Kills 50187 EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1994 | Insane Clown Posse | Ringmaster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | |
Shaggy 2 Dope | Fuck Off! EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | The Terror Wheel EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
A Carnival Christmas EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1995 | Project Born | Born Dead EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Insane Clown Posse | Forgotten Freshness | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Riddle Box | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | Gold | Battery Records | |||
1996 | Insane Clown Posse | Tunnel of Love EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1997 | Insane Clown Posse | Mutilation Mix | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Great Milenko | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Platinum | Hollywood Records/Island Records | |||
1998 | Twiztid | Mostasteless | 149 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Myzery | Para La Isla EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | Forgotten Freshness Volumes 1 & 2 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Island Records | ||
1999 | Insane Clown Posse | The Amazing Jeckel Brothers | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Platinum | Island Records | |
Psychopathic Rydas | Dumpin' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe & Joey Records | ||
2000 | Blaze Ya Dead Homie | Blaze Ya Dead Homie EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Phantom Zone | |
Insane Clown Posse | Bizzar | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Island Records | ||
Bizaar | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Twiztid | Freek Show | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Cryptic Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2001 | Various | Big Money Hustlas soundtrack | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Dark Lotus | Tales from the Lotus Pod | 158 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Blaze Ya Dead Homie | 1 Less G n da Hood | — | 25 | — | 19 | 86 | — | — | — | — | ||
Twiztid | Cryptic Collection Vol. 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | Forgotten Freshness Volume 3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Psychopathic Rydas | Ryden Dirtay | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe & Joey Records | ||
2002 | Twiztid | Mirror Mirror EP | 103 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Jumpsteady | The Chaos Theory EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Various | Hatchet History: Ten Years of Terror | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | The Pendulum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Esham | Acid Rain | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | The Wraith: Shangri-La | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003 | Zug Izland | Cracked Tiles | — | 31 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | Ax & Smash Records | |
Anybody Killa | Hatchet Warrior | 98 | 4 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
Twiztid | The Green Book | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Violent J | Wizard of the Hood EP | 89 | 3 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | ||
V—Sinizter | Hunting Season | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Esham | Repentance | — | 10 | — | 9 | 71 | — | — | — | — | ||
Various | Psychopathics from Outer Space 2 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004 | Dark Lotus | Black Rain | 71 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Twiztid | Cryptic Collection Vol. 3 | 85 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Zug Izland | 3:33 | — | 22 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | Ax & Smash Records | ||
Anybody Killa | Dirty History | 152 | 10 | — | 7 | 53 | — | — | — | — | ||
MC Breed | The New Prescription | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Urban Music Zone | ||
Insane Clown Posse | The Wraith: Hell's Pit | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Blaze Ya Dead Homie | Colton Grundy: The Undying | 167 | 16 | — | 9 | 57 | — | — | — | — | ||
Monoxide Child | Chainsmoker LP | 191 | 14 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Psychopathic Rydas | Check Your Shit In Bitch! | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe & Joey Records | ||
2005 | Jumpsteady | Master of the Flying Guillotine | — | 31 | — | 21 | 78 | — | — | — | — | |
Anybody Killa | Road Fools EP | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Esham | A-1 Yola | 176 | 12 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | The Calm EP | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Twiztid | Man's Myth (Vol. 1) | 62 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Mutant (Vol. 2) | 80 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Soopa Villainz | Furious | 92 | — | 9 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
Drive-By | Pony Down (Prelude) EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | Forgotten Freshness Volume 4 | 88 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006 | Shaggy 2 Dope | F.T.F.O. | 88 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Axe Murder Boyz | Blood In, Blood Out | 199 | 22 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Jamie Madrox | Phatso | 107 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Boondox | The Harvest | — | 18 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | The Wraith: Remix Albums | 158 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007 | Insane Clown Posse | The Tempest | 20 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 20 | — | — | |
Boondox | PunkinHed EP | — | 27 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Twiztid | Independents Day | 57 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | Eye of the Storm EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Blaze Ya Dead Homie | Clockwork Gray | — | 14 | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | ||
Various | Psychopathics from Outer Space 3 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Psychopathic Rydas | Duk Da Fuk Down | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe & Joey Records | ||
2008 | Dark Lotus | The Opaque Brotherhood | 45 | 4 | 7 | — | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Boondox | Krimson Creek | 113 | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Anybody Killa | Mudface | — | 43 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009 | Twiztid | W.I.C.K.E.D. | 11 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Violent J | The Shining | 48 | 5 | 14 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | Bang! Pow! Boom! | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010 | Boondox | South of Hell | 54 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | |
Insane Clown Posse | The Old Shit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Blaze Ya Dead Homie | Gang Rags | 52 | 5 | 9 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||
Twiztid | Heartbroken & Homicidal | 29 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 29 | — | — | ||
Anybody Killa | Medicine Bag | 117 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011 | Twiztid | Cryptic Collection Vol. 4 | 108 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Insane Clown Posse | Featuring Freshness | 193 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Psychopathic Rydas | EatShitNDie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe & Joey Records | ||
Backdoor Rydas EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joe & Joey Records | |||
2012 | Insane Clown Posse | The Mighty Death Pop! | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Twiztid | Abominationz | 18 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 18 | — | — | ||
Cold 187um | The Only Solution | 133 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||
Various Artists | Psychopathic Psyphers Collectors Disc EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013 | Legz Diamond & The Purple Gang | 9 Pistolas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
DJ Clay | A World Upside Down: The Mixxtape | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hatchet House | ||
Big Hoodoo | Crystal Skull | — | 48 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Zug Izland | Toxicology: Zug Izland's Dopest Bangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Jumpsteady | The Road And Other True Stories | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | Forgotten Freshness Volume 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014 | Axe Murder Boyz | The Garcia Brothers | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | Canonize Productions | |
Boondox | Abaddon | 147 | 29 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Anybody Killa | The Perfection Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Dark Lotus | The Mud, Water, Air & Blood | 43 | 4 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
The Killjoy Club | Reindeer Games | 133 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | 20th Anniversary Hallowicked | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The First Six | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
House of Wax EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2015 | Insane Clown Posse | The Marvelous Missing Link: Lost | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
The Marvelous Missing Link: Found | 136 | 9 | 9 | — | 13 | 13 | 58 | — | — | |||
The Phantom EP | — | — | ||||||||||
Young Wicked | Slaughter | — | — | — | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | The Marvelous Missing Link: The Outtakes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
DJ Paul | Master Of Evil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | 20th Anniversary: Riddle Box | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Phantom: X-tra Spooky EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2016 | Blahzay Roze | Broken EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Big Hoodoo | Asylum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017 | DJ Clay | The Sidewayz Room (mixxtape) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shaggy 2 Dope | F.T.F.O.M.F. | 72 | 1 | — | — | 39 | — | 18 | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | Incredible Collectable Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Lyte | Psychopathic Monstar EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | 20th Anniversary: The Great Milenko | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Various | Bloody Screams Of 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018 | Hurricane Of Diamonds (17 Mixtape) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Ouija Macc | GutterWater | — | 37 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Trashfire EP (rerelease) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rotten Cake | |||
Myzery | 20th Anniversary: Para la Isla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Demon Angel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Insane Clown Posse | Hell's Cellar EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Ouija Macc | J EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Project Infinite | ||
Waterdamage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rotten Cake | |||
2019 | Violent J | Brother EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shaggy 2 Dope | Gloomy Sunday EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Insane Clown Posse | Fearless Fred Fury | 44 | 2 | 24 | — | 26 | 2 | 7 | — | — | ||
Flip The Rat EP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Forgotten Freshness Volume 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Ouija Macc | 50 Shades Of Dead | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rotten Cake | ||
Resistance: The Walk to Wasteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Soopa Villainz | Hit List | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big Baby Records | ||
2020 | Ouija Macc | Resistance II: Hell's Holotape | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rotten Cake | |
Pretty/Ugly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Big Hoodoo | The HooDini Chronicles (Part 1) [The Redbook] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ear Drug Musik | ||
Ouija Macc | Wasteland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rotten Cake | ||
Zodiac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rotten Cake | |||
2021 | Ouija Macc | Pretty Ugly 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Dirtbag | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chapter 17 | |||
Insane Clown Posse | Yum Yum’s Lure | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
You Produce (ICP's House Party Peep Show) | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | |||
Yum Yum’s Bedlam | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Baby E x Ouija Macc | We Never Forget | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chapter 17 | ||
2022 | Insane Clown Posse | Pug Ugly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wicked Vic The Weed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2023 | Violent J | Bloody Sunday | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Shaggy 2 Dope | Professor Shaggs And The Quest For The Ultimate Groove | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
3 Headed Monster | Obliteration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Rampage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Artist | Album | Scheduled Release Date | Co-label |
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Violent J | Walking Home, Tuesday | TBA | |
The Wraith: Shangri-La is the eighth studio album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released on November 5, 2002, by Psychopathic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in 2002 at multiple recording studios throughout the United States. The album is the first of two albums representing the sixth Joker's Card in the group's Dark Carnival mythology. The album's lyrics describe the titular Wraith's exhibition of heaven.
Carnival of Carnage is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released on October 18, 1992, by Psychopathic Records.
Riddle Box is the third studio album by the American hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse, released in 1995 on Battery Records and Island Records in association with Psychopathic Records. It is the third Joker's Card in the group's Dark Carnival mythology. It was released a second time by Battery Records and Jive Records. In 2008 it was re-released on a Riddle Box vinyl record. The album was the first Insane Clown Posse album in which the group worked with studio vocalist and guitarist Rich Murrell, who would work with the group throughout much of their career under the name Legz Diamond. It was released in four different versions, and earned a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2008, Riddle Box was re-released on vinyl double LP format. In 2015, Psychopathic Records reissued the album in a 20th anniversary edition, featuring bonus tracks.
Dark Lotus was an American hip hop group based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Formed in 1998 as a side project of Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid, Dark Lotus was a representative of the horrorcore subgenre. From 1998 to 2017, Dark Lotus' lineup changed multiple times, with the most consistent members of the group being Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Jamie Madrox, Monoxide and Blaze Ya Dead Homie.
Forgotten Freshness is a rarities album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse. Released in 1995, the album features unreleased and "lost" tracks that are harder to find elsewhere.
Jamie Michael Spaniolo, known professionally as Jamie Madrox, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan, and performs as a member of the hip hop groups Twiztid and House of Krazees. Spaniolo's stage name is a reference to Marvel Comics's character Multiple Man.
Beverly Kills 50187 is the first extended play by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse. It was released on July 16, 1993 via Psychopathic Records as the first "sideshow" entry in the group's Dark Carnival saga. The group felt that they should release EPs in between their studio albums during the Dark Carnival series, in order to build and satisfy their fanbase. It is the second overall release by Insane Clown Posse.
Dog Beats is a 1991 EP by Inner City Posse, later to be known as Insane Clown Posse. Having previously created and released three homemade "basement tapes" that were recorded on cassette via karaoke machine, Dog Beats was both the Inner City Posse's first release to be recorded professionally and was also the first record ever released by Psychopathic Records.
Forgotten Freshness Volumes 1 & 2 is a rarities album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse. Released in 1998, it features unreleased and lost tracks that are harder to find elsewhere. It also contains some tracks that were remixed or changed. Before this album's release the ICP released Forgotten Freshness in 1995, but because of sample-clearing problems it was only released in the Detroit area and the mid-west. Many of the tracks on that album appeared again on these albums for wider distribution purposes.
Joseph William Utsler, known by his stage name Shaggy 2 Dope, is an American rapper, record producer and professional wrestler. He is part of the hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse. He is the co-founder of the record label Psychopathic Records, with fellow Insane Clown Posse rapper Violent J and their former manager, Alex Abbiss. Along with Bruce, Utsler is the co-founder of the professional wrestling promotion Juggalo Championship Wrestling, where he currently acts as color commentator.
Tunnel of Love is the fourth extended play by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse. It was released on April 19, 1996, through Psychopathic Records, serving as the third and final "sideshow" entry in the group's Dark Carnival saga. The EP was recorded at the Fun House with Mike E. Clark, who produced the album together with ICP.
Intelligence and Violence is an album by Inner City Posse, self-released by Violent J and "D-Lyrical" in 1990.
Tales from the Lotus Pod is the first album by American hip hop group Dark Lotus. Released on July 17, 2001, the album featured the only appearance of former member Marz, who was soon dismissed from the group. This was the first Insane Clown Posse/Twiztid related album to be released after their label Psychopathic Records left Island Records.
Behind the Paint is the 2003 autobiography of American hip hop artist Joseph Bruce, better known as Violent J, one half of the Detroit, Michigan hip hop group Insane Clown Posse. The book focuses on Bruce's entire life until 2002. It begins with a chronological account of his childhood, professional wrestling career, and musical career, including the conception of Insane Clown Posse's Dark Carnival mythology and the development of their fan base, known as "Juggalos".
Paul Robert Methric is an American rapper and producer from Detroit, Michigan, also known as Monoxide Child of the rap group Twiztid.
"Homies" is a song written by Insane Clown Posse, Mike Puwal and Twiztid for ICP's 2002 album The Wraith: Shangri-La. After the 1992 single "Psychopathic", "Homies" is the second single released by the group to not be produced by Mike E. Clark, who had stopped working with Psychopathic Records due to a disagreement with ICP's Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler. Clark later produced a remix of the song, which appeared on Forgotten Freshness Volume 4, after Clark reconciled with ICP.
"Chicken Huntin'" is a single by hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse, from their second studio album, Ringmaster. The "Slaughter House Mix", from the group's third studio album, Riddle Box, has become one the duo's most popular songs.
Insane Clown Posse, often abbreviated as ICP, is an American hip hop duo. Formed in Detroit in 1989, ICP's best-known lineup consists of rappers Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore and is known for its elaborate live performances. The duo has earned two platinum and five gold albums. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the entire catalog of the group had sold 6.5 million units in the United States and Canada as of April 2007. The group has established a dedicated following called Juggalos numbering in the "tens of thousands".
Robert Bruce is an American retired rapper and professional wrestler who would go on to become a Don for Psychopathic Records.
Richard Murrell is an American guitarist and singer from Detroit, Michigan, United States, better known as Legz Diamond. A former member of the rock band Coup Detroit, Murrell is best known as an affiliate of the hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse, for which he has provided production work, guitar and backing vocals and has also served as a Ring Announcer on their JCW wrestling tours. In 2013, Murrell signed as a solo artist with Psychopathic Records.
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