In what could either be the most brilliant or, ahem, insane club booking this month, shock rappers Insane Clown Posse will be performing at Republic tonight. After spending years as an easy joke to one third of America and as twin Jesuses to another, MCs Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope entered the collective conscience of much of the remaining population last year with a viral infomercial for the annual festival they curate, the Gathering of the Juggalos. The outside world’s interest became great enough that even New York’s Village Voice sent staff across the country for (juicy) coverage at this year’s Gathering (albeit with the journalistic stance of gawking safari-goers). All that matters to ICP though is what the juggalos and juggalettes (their rabid fans) think, and that impressive devotion to their fans has inspired an entire subculture—more than most artists can claim. Damn the haters, and damn basic science!

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