with images like this it makes ya wonder......
the whole "wicked" thing really started blowing up in the mid west circa 1990ish.
$$$$$ started flying around.
disney signs ICP under island records and then proceeds to "Drop them from the label" cause they were too hardcore (great press for ICP) but about 2 minutes later psychodisneypathic records came out. $$$$$
said hardcore band then proceeds to wage war with the only other person that they could. Em. dividing the "Wicked" Community and cementing allegiances.
i read a very very long letter (Il try to find the link) from a man who worked in the record industry from 1989-2004 and he said all the top dogs are tied in with the private prison industry. once he found out just how bad it was he ran and blew the whistle.
i always wonder. how many people hit there old lady cause of all the eminem they listen to? or how many people do crazy drunken shenanigans wanting to be a Juggalo?
even ole whitey ford... always talking about carrying guns and committing crimes, yay extra felonies!
they all make it cool to be poor to. the hard working man is honorable and whatnot.
basically i love me some industry magik errr i mean music but the underground has its place too, which its even being exploited now due to it no longer being "the underground" theres a lot of money to be made being an unsigned artist.
i know the old argument "its just music it doesn't control me!" but in a way ya it does. especially if you drink alcohol. drink enough and your sub conscience takes control. just does what it thinks it should. which sometimes is shoving a 3 liter of faygo up your ass and running down main street.
idk why i went on this little rant lol. the whole prison/music industry connection is kinda interesting tho. think of all the artists that go do time to get cred. a lot of them.