Violent J

Violent J
Nazionalità	Stati Uniti
Genere	Hardcore hip hop Gangsta rap Horrorcore Rap metal Rap rock Midwest rap
Periodo di attività musicale	1988 – in attività
Strumento	voce
Etichetta	Psychopathic Records
Gruppi attuali	Insane Clown Posse
Album pubblicati	14
Studio	17 (14 con gli Insane Clown Posse)
Raccolte	13

Violent J, pseudonimo di Joseph Bruce (Michigan, 28 aprile 1972), è un rapper, wrestler e attore statunitense.

Carriera musicale

Joseph Bruce (Violent J) e Joseph Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope) si conobbero a Oak Park, Michigan. Nel 1989, pubblicarono un singolo dal nome Party at the Top of the Hill sotto il nome di JJ Boys. La povertà e la vita di strada, costringono Bruce a trasferirsi in una città al sud di Detroit, River Rouge. Successivamente, sempre con Shaggy 2 Dope iniziò a eseguire musica Rap in un locale notturno adottando il nome "Inner City Posse" e pubblicando vari EP. Nel 1992 cambiano il nome in "Insane Clown Posse", iniziando ad adottare tematiche Horrorcore e pubblicano il loro primo album di debutto, Carnival of Carnage. Negli anni a venire il gruppo pubblica altri diversi album come Ringmaster, Riddle Box, The Great Milenko e The Amazing Jeckel Brothers.

Nel 1997 iniziano una faida con Eminem; quest'ultimo proprio in quegli anni stava iniziando ad avere successo internazionalmente e inizia ad insultarli in concerti, interviste e canzoni. Il gruppo risponde pubblicando la canzone Slim Anus, presa in giro all'alterego di Eminem, Slimshady. Nel giugno del 2000, Eminem minaccia con una pistola Douglas Dail, un affiliato del gruppo; nello stesso anno, gli ICP rilasciano due album: Bizzar & Bizaar. Successivamente il gruppo pubblicherà vari album come: The Wraith: Shangri-La, descritto come l'album più cupo della band, Hell's Pit, The Tempest, Bang! Pow! Boom!, The Mighty Death Pop!, Smothered, Covered & Chunked e Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium. Nel 2005 grazie ai D12 e alla Psychopathic Family termina la faida tra Eminem e il gruppo. Violent J ha anche pubblicato 2 EP e 1 album ufficiale di debutto solista, ovvero Enter the Ghetto Zone (EP), Wizard of the Hood (EP) e The Shining.

Stili e influenze

Lo stile di Violent J, come quello di Shaggy 2 Dope è l'Horrorcore. Violent J ha citato come proprio influenze Ice Cube, Esham e Michael Jackson.

Discografia

Con gli Insane Clown Posse

Album in studio

• Carnival of Carnage (1992)
• Ringmaster (1994)
• Riddle Box (1995)
• The Great Milenko (1997)
• The Amazing Jeckel Brothers (1999)
• Bizaar (2000)
• Bizzar (2000)
• The Wraith: Shangri-La (2002)
• Hell's Pit (2004)
• The Tempest (2007)
• Bang! Pow! Boom! (2009)
• The Mighty Death Pop! (2012)
• Smothered, Covered & Chunked (2012)
• Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium (2012)

EP

1. Ghetto Territory (1990)
2. Intelligence and Violence (1990)
3. Bass-ment Cuts (1990)
4. Dog Beats (1991)
5. Beverly Kills 50187 (1993)
6. The Terror Wheel (1994)
7. A Carnival Christmas (1994)
8. Tunnel of Love (1996)
9. The Calm (2005)
10. GOTJ 2005 (2005)
11. Eye of the Storm (2007)
12. American Psycho (2011)
13. Freaky Tales (2012)

Raccolte

1. Forgotten Freshness (1995)
2. Mutilation Mix (1997)
3. Forgotten Freshness Volumes 1 & 2 (1998)
4. Psychopathics from Outer Space (2000)
5. Forgotten Freshness Volume 3 (2001)
6. The Pendulum (2002)
7. Psychopathics from Outer Space Part 2 (2003)
8. Forgotten Freshness Volume 4 (2005)
9. The Wraith: Remix Albums (2006)
10. Jugganauts: The Best of Insane Clown Posse (2007)
11. Psychopathics from Outer Space 3 (2007)
12. The Old Shit (2010)
13. Featuring Freshness (2011)

Solista

Album in studio

1. The Shining (2009)

EP

1. Enter the Ghetto Zone (1990)
2. Wizard of the Hood (2003)

Apparizone come ospiti

Solista

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Label	Role	Performed as
1998	Witching Hour	Myzery	Para la Isla EP	Psychopathic Records	Guest Verse
2001	Panic Attack	Esham	Tongues	Reel Life Productions
	Everyone
	Str8 Outta Detroit (w/Anybody Killa)	Blaze Ya Dead Homie	1 Less G n da Hood	Psychopathic Records
2002	Leff Field	Twiztid	Mirror Mirror EP
2003	Sticky Icky Situation (w/Blaze Ya Dead Homie & Esham)	Anybody Killa	Hatchet Warrior
	Gang Related
	Marsh Lagoon	Twiztid	The Green Book
	Boom!	Esham	Repentance
	Dem Boyz
2004	Lil Secret	Twiztid	Cryptic Collection Vol. 3
	Down Here	Anybody Killa	Dirty History
	Mr. Deadfolx	Blaze Ya Dead Homie	Colton Grundy: The Undying
2005	Ima	Jumpsteady	Master of the Flying Guillotine
	So High	Twiztid	Man's Myth, Vol. 1
	Get Ready
	Manakin		Mutant, Vol. 2
2006	This Bitch (Mic Mix) (w/Monoxide Child)	Jamie Madrox	Phatso: Earth 2 Version
2007	Zip Codes N Time Zones	Blaze Ya Dead Homie	Clockwork Gray
2008	Freak Bitch	Boondox	Krimson Creek
	Trailer Park Creepin'
	Sex, Drugs, Money & Murder pt. 2	Twiztid	Toxic Terror EP
2009	Hell Ride		End Of Days EP
2010	3 Evil Wizards	Blaze Ya Dead Homie	Gang Rags
2011	Born On Halloween	Vanilla Ice	W.T.F.
	Nightline	Axe Murder Boyz	Body In A Hole EP	Hatchet House
2012	Homies To Smoke With	Twiztid	Kronik Collection	Psychopathic Records
	So High
2013	Mountain Climbing (w/Awesome Dre)	Big Hoodoo	Crystal Skull
2014	Kickdoe	Boondox	Abaddon
	Infectshun	Various	The Wormwood Tour EP	Mobstyle Music	Backing Vocals (w/Sugar Slam)
	Knocking On Heavens Door (w/T.O.N.E.-z)	Myzery	Demon Angel	Poor Manz Entertainment
2015	F U 2 (w/Yelawolf)	DJ Paul	Master Of Evil	Psychopathic Records
2016	Run (w/JellyRoll & Madchild)	Bukshot	Non Album Single	Mobstyle Music
2017	Foggin' Up The Window	Shaggy 2 Dope	F.T.F.O.M.F.	Psychopathic Records
2018	Witching Hour	Myzery	20th Anniversary: Para la Isla	Psychopathic Records/Poor Manz Entertainment
	The Demon Angel		Knocking On Heavens Door
2022	Saddle Up And Ride	The Lucid	Saddle Up And Ride	SpoilerHead Records
2023	Sweet Toof	The Lucid	Saddle Up and Ride	SpoilerHead Records

w/Shaggy 2 Dope (Insane Clown Posse)

Year	Song	Artist	Album	Label	Performed As
1995	Graveyard	Project Born	Born Dead EP	Psychopathic Records
1997	$85 Bucks An Hour	Twiztid	Mostasteless
	Spin The Bottle
	Meat Cleaver (w/Myzery)
	Hound Dogs (w/Blaze Ya Dead Homie)				Dark Lotus
2000	Wickit Klowns	Kottonmouth Kings	High Society	Suburban Noize Records
	Just Another Crazy Click (w/Twiztid)	Three 6 Mafia	When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1
	Shittalkaz (w/Twiztid)	Blaze Ya Dead Homie	Blaze Ya Dead Homie EP	Psychopathic Records
	Maniac Killa	Twiztid	Freek Show
	All I Ever Wanted
	Wut Tha Dead Like
2001	Given Half A Chance (w/Twiztid)	Blaze Ya Dead Homie	1 Less G n da Hood
	Hatchet Execution (w/Twiztid)
	I Don't Care	Twiztid	Cryptic Collection Vol. 2		Dark Lotus
	Drunken Ninja Master (w/Drive-By)
2002	Ninjas In Action (w/Twiztid & Drive-By)	Jumpsteady	The Chaos Theory EP
2003	Hard Times	Esham	Repentance
2004	Keep It Movin	Twiztid	Cryptic Collection Vol. 3
	Shock & Awe				Dark Lotus
2005	Bonus Flavor		Man's Myth (Vol. 1)
2006	Lady In The Jaguar	Boondox	The Harvest
2007	Monsters Ball	Twiztid	Independents Day
	Think 4 Yourself (w/Lady Love)	Kottonmouth Kings	Cloud Nine	Suburban Noize Records
2008	Walking After Midnight	Boondox	Krimson Creek	Psychopathic Records
	Insane	Prozak	Tales from the Sick	Strange Music
	U Ain't No Killa	Anybody Killa	Mudface	Psychopathic Records
2010	Fuck The Police	Kottonmouth Kings	Long Live The Kings	Suburban Noize Records
	Birthday	Blaze Ya Dead Homie	Gang Rags	Psychopathic Records
	Keep It Wicked	Anybody Killa	Medicine Bag
2011	Gimme More	Twiztid	Cryptic Collection Vol. 4
2012	Abominationz		Abominationz
2013	Spells	Big Hoodoo	Crystal Skull
2014	Might Go Mad	Axe Murder Boyz	The Garcia Brothers
	My Night	Boondox	Abaddon
2015	Fuck Off	Kottonmouth Kings	Krown Power	United Family Music
2016	Monster Squad (w/Axe Murder Boyz, Anybody Killa & DJ Paul)	Big Hoodoo	Asylum	Psychopathic Records
2017	FTTBBR	Lyte	Psychopathic Monstar EP
2018	Diamonds	Ouija Macc	Gutterwater
	Let Me Go	Myzery	The Demon Angel

• Anybody Killa: Hatchet Warrior (2003) - "Gang Related", "Sticky Icky Situation"
• Anybody Killa: Dirty History (2004) - "Down Here", "Charlie Brown"
• Blaze Ya Dead Homie: 1 Less G n da Hood - (2001) "Str8 Outta Detroit", "Given Half The Chance", "Hatchet Execution"
• Blaze Ya Dead Homie: Colton Grundy: The Undying - (2004) "Mr. Dead Folx"
• Blaze Ya Dead Homie: Clockwork Gray - (2007) "Zip Codes 'n Time Zones"
• Boondox: South of Hell (2010) - "Watch Your Back"
• Boondox: The Harvest (2006)
• Boondox: Krimson Creek (2008) - "Freak Bitch", "Trailer Park Creepin'"
• Boondox: PunkinHed (2007) - "Sleep Stalker"
• Cold 187um a.k.a. Big Hutch: From Pomona With Love: The Mixtape (2011) - "Rock The Hate"
• Esham: Repentance (album) (2003) - "Dem Boyz"
• Esham: Race Riot (compilation) (2000) - "Cunt Killer"
• Jumpsteady: Chaos Theory (album) (2002) - "Joke Ya Mind"
• Jumpsteady: Master of the Flying Guillotine (album) (2005) - "Ima"
• Prozak:Tales from the Sick (2008) - "Insane"
• Shaggy 2 Dope: F.T.F.O. (2006) - "Fuck the Fuck Off", "They Shootin'" and "Half Full"
• Shaggy 2 Dope: Fuck Off! (1994) - "3 Rings","Fuck Off" and "Clown Love"
• Twiztid: Mirror Mirror - (2002) "Leff Field"
• Twiztid: The Green Book - (2004) "Marsh Lagoon"
• Twiztid: Cryptic Collection Vol. 3 - 2004 "Lil Secret"
• Twiztid: Man's Myth (Vol. 1) - (2005) - "So High", "Get Ready"
• Twiztid: Mutant (Vol. 2) - (2005) - "Manikin"
• Twiztid: The Toxic Terror Tour EP - (2008) - "Sex, Drugs, Money & Murder Ver. 2"
• Zug Izland: Cracked Tiles - (2003) - "Fire"
• Ol' Dirty Bastard: The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones - "Dirty & Stinkin'" & "Dirty & Stinkin'(Remix)"
• Myzery: Demon Angel - (2014) - "Knocking On Heaven's Door"

Vita privata

Violent J, ha due figli, Joseph "JJ" Bruce II nato nel 2005 e Ruby Bruce, inoltre ha dedicato due tracce ai propri figli, "Song 4 Son" & "Ruby Song". Shaggy 2 Dope e Violent J hanno intrapreso oltre la carriera di Rapper anche quella di Wrestler. Violent J è anche attore e ha recitato in diversi film, ovvero: Big Money Hustlas (2000), Bowling Balls (2004), Death Racers (2008) e Big Money Rustlas (2010).

Altri progetti

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Collegamenti esterni

• (DE, EN) Violent J, su cagematch.net, Philip Kreikenbohm.
• (EN) Violent J, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) Joseph Bruce / Violent J (American Rapper), su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
• (EN) Violent J, su IMDb, IMDb.com.
• (EN) Violent J, su AllMovie, All Media Network.