Dayton Daily News: Controversial ‘wicked clown’ rap group to play Dayton benefit show
A controversial ‘wicked clown’ hip hop duo will perform as part of a benefit show for one of its loyal fans.
The Insane Clown Posse — Joseph Bruce (AKA Violent J) and Joseph Utsler (AKA Shaggy 2 Dope) — will headline a March 15 concert at Rockstar Wrestling Pro Arena, 1106 E. Third St. in Dayton.
Doors open at 7
Big Hoodoo, From Silence To Violence, and Menace 2 Sobriety will also perform.
Proceeds will benefit the family of Aaron Spencer.
The engaged 33-year-old Troy resident died Jan. 15 , according to his obituary published by the Dayton Daily News.
Below is a passage posted about Spencer on the site Faygoluver.net.
“Hey guys, i just wanted to see if you would post something for me and my homies here in Troy, Ohio. One of our homies is laid up in the hospital and not doing too well. His name is Aaron Spencer. He’s an old school juggalo. Doctors told us yesterday that his liver is failing and is only working at 20 percent. Aaron’s only 33 years old. Spencer (which is what we call him) just got engaged not long before this. We are all here are hoping for the best and he is keeping positive about all this. If he pulls throw this me and the homies are going to try to get jumpsteady (his fav psychopathic artist) to perform at his wedding no matter the cost.”
Juggalo is a name given to Insane Clown Posse’s fans.
Violent J and his brother Robert “Jumpsteady” Bruce, a musician and wrestler, visited Spencer before his death.
Here is some of what Jumpsteady wrote on his online journal:
I went to the Faygoluvers post pertaining to Aaron and read that he was very sick and that he considered me to be his favorite artist on Psychopathic (Records) and that he had a dream to one day see my song Ninjas in Action performed live. I called him on Christmas Day and told him I had the same vision and came close once to actually making it happen. He told me how he moved to Colorado back in the day and there spread the Juggalo love wherever he went and was a big part of how the Juggalo movement over there got started. He also told me how sick he was and that he chose to return home to his family to send his final days amongst those he loved. I could tell just by that one phone conversation that he was a fresh … ninja who remained strong even when faced with the twilight of his life.
After that conversation I felt the need to see him with an almost absolute resolution. I can’t explain it in any other way except that somehow it became the single most important thing for me. On the eve of my departure I told my brother Joe (Violent J) about my mission for the first time and he immediately joined me. So we drove to Troy, Ohio, met up with our Juggalo homie Will and went to Aaron’s apartment. There we met Aaron’s fiancee, friends and family. The amount of instant connection I felt with them was overwhelming. There was a feeling of intense Karma and love that permeated the room. There Aaron lay in bed and even in his weakened state he has able to rise to greet us. They say that you can measure your own worth by the quality of friends that you keep and even though Aaron was having difficulty speaking, the quality of Aaron’s strength, personality and freshness was evident in all those who stood in that room and in the glow emanating from his own aura.”
Known for its “horrorcore” lyrics, the Insane Clown Posse often expresses loyalty to its fans.
Earlier this year the Detroit-based band and The American Civil Liberties Union sued the FBI over a 2011 report in which the agency’s National Gang Intelligence Center listed Juggalos, a name for Insane Clown Posse fans, as “a loosely organized hybrid gang.”
The report said Juggalos have committed assaults and vandalism, and a “small number” of them have engaged in more serious crimes, the Associated Press reports.
The lawsuit contends the designation constitutes a violation of free speech and due process rights.
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