outside the US? not likely. I would even argue they’re not even that popular or known in all of the US. but in the midwest and for some reason Southern Arizona? 100%.
I went to high school in Southern Arizona when my family lived in the US and yeah, pretty much everyone at my high school loved them. I liked one of their albums but I wasn’t like a face painting merch buying fan. They didn’t radio play or anything, it was all word of mouth and early internet stuff.
in college I worked at a local Best Buy and EVERY TIME a new ICP album would come out (which was frequently) we always had to put a couple extra people in the media department cruising the CD aisles and one posted outside the washroom because the Juggalos would constantly come in to steal the album. You could see them coming from a mile away cause they quite literally were advertising the band with all the merch they had on. But they would NEVER pay for the album, it was so odd. like buying a $50 ICP Hockey Jersey? sure. Paying $15 for the new album? no way fam, they’re stealing that shit.
They did extensive marketing there early in their career due to a dart throw on a mad to see if they could recreate their success in metro Detroit elsewhere.
They did it around there and Colorado iirc. It’s been decades since I read Violent J’s autobiography. Interesting read, they worked their asses off with promotion.
People make fun of them but they built their own little empire busting their asses consistently and a little luck. It’s admirable, they never sold out and had creative control the whole time.
I loved them…in high school. I still like some of their songs, but it’s not for everyone. Besides their music and the gathering festival they got into wrestling, made some movies (old western, and more modern gangsta ones). I never followed them out of rapping and the dark carnival, but they looked like they were having fun. They made faygo so popular they started selling it at Hot Topic.
Also every now and again I watch that youtube video of people making fun of Miracles (the fucking magnets song)
The article sounds like they’re really well known… never heard of them though lol
Are they popular outside of the US?
Genuine question
“fucking magnets, how do they work?”
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/miracles-fucking-magnets-how-do-they-work
The whole world knows them.
outside the US? not likely. I would even argue they’re not even that popular or known in all of the US. but in the midwest and for some reason Southern Arizona? 100%.
I went to high school in Southern Arizona when my family lived in the US and yeah, pretty much everyone at my high school loved them. I liked one of their albums but I wasn’t like a face painting merch buying fan. They didn’t radio play or anything, it was all word of mouth and early internet stuff.
in college I worked at a local Best Buy and EVERY TIME a new ICP album would come out (which was frequently) we always had to put a couple extra people in the media department cruising the CD aisles and one posted outside the washroom because the Juggalos would constantly come in to steal the album. You could see them coming from a mile away cause they quite literally were advertising the band with all the merch they had on. But they would NEVER pay for the album, it was so odd. like buying a $50 ICP Hockey Jersey? sure. Paying $15 for the new album? no way fam, they’re stealing that shit.
They did extensive marketing there early in their career due to a dart throw on a mad to see if they could recreate their success in metro Detroit elsewhere.
really? that’s interesting because yeah when I lived in Tucson they were huge.
They did it around there and Colorado iirc. It’s been decades since I read Violent J’s autobiography. Interesting read, they worked their asses off with promotion.
People make fun of them but they built their own little empire busting their asses consistently and a little luck. It’s admirable, they never sold out and had creative control the whole time.
I’m from Detroit. They’re from Detroit. I cannot begin to tell you how popular they were or can be in Detroit.
They had one or two good albums but as of right now they’re just trying to stay relevant.
Fuckin magnets, how do they work?
I loved them…in high school. I still like some of their songs, but it’s not for everyone. Besides their music and the gathering festival they got into wrestling, made some movies (old western, and more modern gangsta ones). I never followed them out of rapping and the dark carnival, but they looked like they were having fun. They made faygo so popular they started selling it at Hot Topic.
Also every now and again I watch that youtube video of people making fun of Miracles (the fucking magnets song)
https://youtu.be/rO4Xz8D46z8