If you like my music, we can be friends? - Page 7

elSicomoro · 08-30-2007, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Who the hell is ICP?

A hip-hop duo from Detroit.

08-30-2007, 01:40 PM

The ICP thing, and similar... I will say that people who are into groups and stuff to the point of being fanboys and take on identities based on their liking something does put me off. I see it as a sign of mental weakness and just really weird.

Cicero · 08-30-2007, 01:49 PM

What is the "good reason" you have for liking ICP Sycamore?

elSicomoro · 08-30-2007, 02:48 PM

I find some humor in them. The shit they say is so ridiculous, I can't help but laugh. Having said that, I can't listen to one of their CDs all the way through because it becomes a bit much to me.

Flint · 08-30-2007, 03:00 PM

They are total satire, but it seems that their fanboys take them way too seriously.
They don't see the joke because they are actually the kind of people being made fun of?

Which reminds me of something else: rap artists flaunting big wads of money on their album cover, when the people buying the album, and listening to the lyrics about how much money the guy has, are actually providing the money! The rap artist must be laughing, because all that money on the album cover is your money! He's rapping about taking your money, in exchange for rapping about taking your money.

Cicero · 08-30-2007, 03:12 PM

Interesting............We were talking about fans Syc.....here's a couple:
http://www.fradical.com/Insane_Clown...k_visitors.htm

Idiots.

elSicomoro · 08-30-2007, 03:22 PM

Oh, some of the Juggalos are fucking nuts...it's overkill, IMO.

Flint, have you ever since the video for The Roots' "What They Do"? A total parody of hip-hop...very funny.

And I'd argue that the money some rappers throw around is more likely to be the label's money initially.

Flint · 08-30-2007, 03:25 PM

Whatever the case may be, it's a circular phenomenon. Paying money to listen to a rap about money. Rapping about money, to make money, to rap about the money you made rapping about the money you have, that you made by rapping about having the money.

piercehawkeye45 · 08-30-2007, 10:26 PM

15 year old kids just buy it up. Its really sad that hip hop is being represented by that shit. The Underground moment is growing but it won't be enough to topple the diluted down fake gangsta/dance rap.

wolf · 08-31-2007, 12:50 AM

One of my lunatics stalked ICP. Went to their business office and ended up in a nuthouse there, too.

08-31-2007, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicero

Interesting............We were talking about fans Syc.....here's a couple:
http://www.fradical.com/Insane_Clown...k_visitors.htm

Idiots.

There is a Juggalo's religion site somewhere. I kid you not.
Edit:
http://www.juggalofaith.com/

http://juggapriest-gravy.tripod.com/

http://www.petitiononline.com/12w33d/petition.html

There are more.

Hime · 08-31-2007, 01:24 PM

Eh. My really close (as in, if I knew I had 20 minutes to live I would call them) friends and I don't necessarily have tastes in common -- we turn each other on to new stuff and sometimes make fun of each other for liking certain bands/movies/tv shows. I like to hear about the different and sometimes (from my POV) wacky stuff that other people are interested in.

On the other hand, as a person with a day job, I get a lot of my socializing at nighclubs and concerts -- meaning that a lot of the people I socialize with like the same kinds of music I like, or they wouldn't be there. Some of the people I've met at these events get to be friends, either of the close variety or (more likely) just people I see around sometimes and stop to have a drink with. Sure, I have met people who agree with me about music but are total assholes otherwise (including one of the best DJs I have ever heard, who is a giant cock in my not-so-humble opinion), but I have also met people through music who turn out to be worthwhile to hang out with in other ways -- just like meeting people through any other interest or hobby.

kerosene · 08-31-2007, 03:02 PM

"1.21 Juggalos!"
"What the hell is a Juggalo?"

wolf · 09-03-2007, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by case

"1.21 Juggalos!"
"What the hell is a Juggalo?"

The Urban Dictionary, while having numerous entries on the topic, is of absolutely no help here.

elSicomoro · 09-03-2007, 03:44 PM

Juggalo

08-30-2007, 01:49 PM	#93
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	What is the "good reason" you have for liking ICP Sycamore? __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

08-30-2007, 03:00 PM	#95
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	They are total satire, but it seems that their fanboys take them way too seriously. They don't see the joke because they are actually the kind of people being made fun of? Which reminds me of something else: rap artists flaunting big wads of money on their album cover, when the people buying the album, and listening to the lyrics about how much money the guy has, are actually providing the money! The rap artist must be laughing, because all that money on the album cover is your money! He's rapping about taking your money, in exchange for rapping about taking your money. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-30-2007, 03:12 PM	#96
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Interesting............We were talking about fans Syc.....here's a couple: http://www.fradical.com/Insane_Clown...k_visitors.htm Idiots. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

08-30-2007, 03:25 PM	#98
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Whatever the case may be, it's a circular phenomenon. Paying money to listen to a rap about money. Rapping about money, to make money, to rap about the money you made rapping about the money you have, that you made by rapping about having the money. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-31-2007, 12:50 AM	#100
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	One of my lunatics stalked ICP. Went to their business office and ended up in a nuthouse there, too. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-30-2007, 01:40 PM	#92
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	The ICP thing, and similar... I will say that people who are into groups and stuff to the point of being fanboys and take on identities based on their liking something does put me off. I see it as a sign of mental weakness and just really weird.

08-30-2007, 02:48 PM	#94
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I find some humor in them. The shit they say is so ridiculous, I can't help but laugh. Having said that, I can't listen to one of their CDs all the way through because it becomes a bit much to me.

08-30-2007, 03:22 PM	#97
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Oh, some of the Juggalos are fucking nuts...it's overkill, IMO. Flint, have you ever since the video for The Roots' "What They Do"? A total parody of hip-hop...very funny. And I'd argue that the money some rappers throw around is more likely to be the label's money initially.

08-30-2007, 10:26 PM	#99
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	15 year old kids just buy it up. Its really sad that hip hop is being represented by that shit. The Underground moment is growing but it won't be enough to topple the diluted down fake gangsta/dance rap.

08-31-2007, 01:24 PM	#102
Hime Extraordinary Machine Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Outside of Washington, DC Posts: 307	Eh. My really close (as in, if I knew I had 20 minutes to live I would call them) friends and I don't necessarily have tastes in common -- we turn each other on to new stuff and sometimes make fun of each other for liking certain bands/movies/tv shows. I like to hear about the different and sometimes (from my POV) wacky stuff that other people are interested in. On the other hand, as a person with a day job, I get a lot of my socializing at nighclubs and concerts -- meaning that a lot of the people I socialize with like the same kinds of music I like, or they wouldn't be there. Some of the people I've met at these events get to be friends, either of the close variety or (more likely) just people I see around sometimes and stop to have a drink with. Sure, I have met people who agree with me about music but are total assholes otherwise (including one of the best DJs I have ever heard, who is a giant cock in my not-so-humble opinion), but I have also met people through music who turn out to be worthwhile to hang out with in other ways -- just like meeting people through any other interest or hobby.

08-31-2007, 03:02 PM	#103
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	"1.21 Juggalos!" "What the hell is a Juggalo?"

09-03-2007, 03:44 PM	#105
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Juggalo

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