Hating on The Running Man...

You know I was guilty of hating on the Running Man (the Running Man (they call it Hatchetman) being the mascot of Psychopathic Records (Insane Clown Posse's (ICP) label who has themselves , and other bizarre artists Hip Hop artists signed)). I thought they were talentless weirdos, and when they first got my attention they were. 

However, I was thinking of a Blog post and thought I would continue to "hate on the Running Man" and piss a lot of Juggalos and Juggalets off... Haha! (that is what there fans are called, male, and female, respectively...). However, during me weekly walks this week (I have back problems and it helps so I walk) I created a Station for ICP on Pandora on my DROID X. I figured I would get caught up on how this weird cult like fan base around these weirdos started, and grew to what it is today (last summer I saw Hatchman stickers on cars on my commute home from work several times (Cincy to Dayton, OH)).


So I have been listening to them for several days... I have heard a good 80 songs from Psychopathic Record's artists... and after that I do not feel I can hate on them. They are not talentless hacks that I first saw them as. They have a unique culture that surrounds their music  that has a lot of followers when you think about it.


So I was going to get on here and put Juggalos and Juggalets on blast because they artists they are in love with suck but now I cannot due it because there is talent on that label, now, and then. Tech N9ne was an asscoiated artist to ICP and was on the label for awhile. 9 is great, his songs are good, he has a unique voice, and a niche. Hell, Weezy said he wanted to do work with him. When Weezy F. was in Rikers he said he only wanted with two artists that he hadn't before and that was Andre 3000 and Tech N9ne, that say's something for 9, and ICP. 


I never thought I would say this but I have respect for ICP as artists, for a number of reasons, a couple being, never selling out from their original ideals, staying true to their fans, having special talent, and really had good marketing, and that is just to name a few).


Now I am not going out and buying a bunch of ICP, Twiztid, or whatever records but I won't make fun of Juggalos and Juggalets, or what they hold so dear anymore. 

I can never hate on artists doing what they have done. To those Juggalos and Juggalets I have made fun of in the past I apologize... Hell, I think I might go buy a Tech N9ne record sometime soon as that Cat has mad talent. I am not usually one to judge but I hate clowns so I guess I was being prejudiced towards them, my fault...


To those of you who have not heard of them and are wondering what I am talking about check the link below.
http://www.psychopathicrecords.com/index.html

NEXT POST WILL BE REVIEWING TRAVIS BARKER'S GIVE A DRUMMER SOME!!!!!