Our Exclusive Interview with VIOLENT J is Here!

Juggalos and Juggalettes...I've been SO excited about bringing this interview to you, and now it's finally here! For those of you who are out of the loop, we got the opportunity to speak to both Violent J and Young Wicked on the Scottsdale, AZ stop of the Violent J Solo Charity Tour!  There's a TON covered in this interview, and you really just need to watch it to get the full flavor of it! So what I'll do so you don't have to scroll so far is post the video links for it first, and then tell you what's covered.

YouTube Link:

[youtube]https://youtu.be/ymzK9JgnMqc[/youtube]

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Now, let's go over what all was discussed: Topics Covered:

• Karma Forest (Violent J Solo Album) and the producers involved
• Shaggy 2 Dope's "F.T.F.O.M.F." solo album
• Jumpsteady's "Into the Echoside" deck building game
• How well J and Shaggy know each other
• How devastating the Gathering 17 will be
  • Announcements leading up to the Gathering
• How Shaggy 2 Dope is recovering from his surgery
• Doing press, including Love Line
• Reiterates how much Psychopathic is killing shit right now; states that they are in their prime
  • The future of Psychopathic Records
• THREE Documentaries coming out!
• 20th Anniversary Riddlebox Tour
  • Don't have to worry about whether or not people like the next song coming up
  • Fun tour with no frills!
• Feels guilty about being out on tour without Shaggy
• Will never do a solo tour again
• What influenced the "Sick Kidz" song
• How are they going to pull "Wizard of the Hood" off on the 2nd stage??
  • Stage changes
  • possibly moved to the main stage
  • Wizard of the Hood story best told in the mind (but they are going to do their best to create the visual)
  • WOTH / Twiztid / ICP / Lotus tour
• The Saga / legacy of the Dark Carnival is still unravelling
• Keep making music until the wheels fall off!
• Hasn't had a chance to play "Into the Echoside" yet, but helped create it!
  • such an awesome product that people don't know what level of freshness it is
• People are underestimating what's going to happen at the 17th Gathering!!
• Psychopathic has been restructured and rebuilt
• FBI lawsuit is taking forever, but it is going to trial. They want the FBI to publicly admit that Juggalos aren't and never were a gang.
  • so many people look at Juggalos as a gang now.
  • Possible march on Washington
• What's in store for the future of ESHAM and ICP?
  • Will ESHAM play the Gathering?
• Back to the Riddlebox tour: All of the dates are at small venues with a small stage and a seemingly low ticket price. Why did you decide to approach it this way?
  • Openers for the tour? (Young Wicked, Dayton Family, Project Born, ESHAM being discussed)
• ABK "Shapeshifter" album - what's the status? When will it be released?
• Big Hoodoo is finishing his next album "Asylum"; They're on the final mix right now.
  • ICP did a song with Hoodoo for his new album
  • Cover is shot for the album
• Video has been shot for "I See The Devil" in 8 MM film!
  • Ryan Archibald shot it
• Young Wicked has been doing production on Shaggy 2 Dope's record WITH Shaggy in the studio
• Shaggy 2 Dope is writing and recording on his own a lot. Hasn't asked for help from J on it.
• Violent J is recently single; talks about posting and removing his sexcapades story on the Hatchet Herald
• When is the next AMB album dropping?
• Young Wicked Solo Album?
• New project revolving around Young Wicked that's going to come out;
• New video for SLAUGHTER being edited
• How was Young Wicked's experience playing The Ringmaster show?
• How did Psychopathic work out the deal with Twiztid to play Juggalo Day?
• They are going to have to come up with something BIGGER for Juggalo Day to top this year's
• Violent J speaks on the Flint water crisis
  • Juggalo donations
• Speaks on the track "The News" from "The Tempest"
  • recalls story about a guy killing prostitutes, decapitating them, and having sex with their neck
• Speaks on the GoFundMe donations that J brought to the Juggalos' attention

And I probably missed a few things too!  I know we didn't cover EVERYTHING under the sun, but there was a LOT! What do you think about it?  What are your reactions to some of Violent J's answers?  Let us know in the comments below!  Please remember to like and share so all of your Juggalo homies see it too! Before I end this post, I have to thank Doenut for the incredibly amazing job that he did shooting and editing this video interview.  It is BY FAR the best looking interview that we've ever put out! The cut-ins are on point, we've got 3 different camera angles, and Did you see that fuckin' intro?!  Holy shit!  Make sure you check out more of his handiwork at Doe-Nut.com! Also, props to Chad Thomas Carsten, PunkRockJuggalo, Polmar, and the rest of the Faygoluvers crew for helping come up with these questions last minute!  I couldn't do this without you ninjas!