Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records put on an annual horror rap music festival every year called Gathering of the Juggalos. This year’s Gathering of the Juggalos will be taking place from August 11th to August 14th in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois.
What is Horror Rap?
Horror rap, also referred to as Horrorcore, can be defined as sub genre of hip hop music with heavy emphasis on horror-themed lyrics. Satan, murder, suicide, and gore in general are all common topics in this genre of music, and all are put on display at every Gathering of the Juggalos music festival.
Who Invented Horror Rap?
Many horror rap artists of the early ‘90s can be credited for developing the genre and making horror rap what it is today. Of these artist, the most prominent is arguably Esham, a Detroit based emcee whose vivid lyrics about death, drug use, paranoia, and evil were termed “Acid Rap” in the early ‘90s. This style was embraced by Juggalos (fans of horror rap outfit Insane Clown Posse) in 1992 when Esham was involved in Insane Clown Posse’s debut album, Carnival of Carnage.
Other artists, such as Geto Boys, Ganksta N-I-P, Big L and Insane Poetry were releasing horror rap material at this same time as well, and are also credited with growing the genre.
Horror Rap Today
While horror rap remains a largely underground genre, it has reached mainstream with some acts. Eminem’s depictions of ultra violence are considered Horror rap, and he’s the best selling artist of the last decade. At this year’s Gathering of the Juggalos, more modern horror rap acts will be performing, including Twiztid, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Dark Lotus and more.
As the Gathering of the Juggalos grows larger each and every year, horror rap will continue to expand as well. And who knows, now that Insane clown Posse and Eminem have squashed their feud, maybe Eminem will perform one year at Gathering of the Juggalos if it gets big enough!
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