I don't think this blog will come as a surprise to most that
frequent here. But in recent months, ever since Twiztid left Psychopathic
Records, there have been numerous reports, interviews, emails, and lawsuits
that are exposing a side of the label I think most of us didn't want to ever
see. The side of the label that is focused on money, lust, and mob style
tactics.
A report was released last week of a lawsuit from a former
"in-house" legal Counsel/publicist claiming that many employees
within Psychopathic Records engaged in prolonged sexual harassment,
intimidation, and creating a hostile work environment. Having read the lawsuit
here are the highlights:
1. She was consistently called a bitch by everyone
around her including Billy.
2. She was consistently subject to unwanted sexual advances
from Dirty Dan and others.
3. Sugar Slam created a hostile work environment due to her
jealousy toward the woman suing them.
4. Dirty Dan gave a glass dildo upon finding out she had
recently separated from her boyfriend.
5. She was asked to cover up wage issues being investigated
by the US Labor board.
6. She was asked to act unethically in a legal capacity to
cover up many things within the organization.
Now those are the major issues in the lawsuit. It is 17
pages long and filled with a ton of fluff such as "I was always being
flirted with" type comments. But looking at those six issues I can say if
they are true there is a serious issue within the label. Yet another sign
things are sliding downhill quicker than anyone in Psychopathic wants to admit.
Then a few days later it came out that many vendors from this year’s Gathering
either hadn’t been paid or the checks they were given would not clear the bank.
The total of those debts is around $300,000. Are we really seeing that
Psychopathic is broke? Maybe or maybe not but either way it doesn't look good
at this point.
So I log in today and see yet another story about the
business dealings in the label in the form of two anonymous emails sent to
testdummy22 from someone he says is in the inner circle of the label and a very
reliable source. Those 2 emails state:
ANONYMOUS MESSAGE SENT
TO: TestDummy 22 from ?????, (A EMPLOYEE AT PSYCHOPATHIC RECORDS, AND A VERY
RELIABLE SORCE) TESTDUMMY 22 *Some of this e-mail was cut out to protect the
identity of sender* I gotta be honest man, I'm deeply disapp...ointed in this
company. I had hooked up with Mike Clark down in Detroit at the fowling
warehouse. We had a long conversation that night about Psychopathic and at one
point Mike was almost in tears telling me about how he believed they were
brothers (Him,Joe and Joey) and when it came down to it Joe tossed their
friendship in the trash and chose to steal millions of dollars from him. The
money he was referring to was from the first 5 cards and associated Eps that he
was was tricked into signing away all his publishing on. Fucking devastating
right? What if you made millions and someone stole it from you? How would you
feel? I was fucking floored that they would do that to him but it doesn't
surprise me because its the music business and he was naive to the workings of
the music business. They fucked Mike HARD and it hurt him, he's still bitter
today make no mistake. The only reason he does shit with them anymore is
because he has to make money and he loves the juggalos. At the GOTJ last year
and he was literally sobbing because the potential for what this movement could
have been in the hands of people who cared could have been massive. Mikes just
going through the motions now, his heart is not with ICP anymore. Mike isn't a
problem, he's fine the way he is, its everyone else thats the problem. I mean,
Joe doesn't exactly pick Mikes best stuff and at the end of the day EVERYTHING
you hear out of Psychopathic is a product of Joe Bruce is some way shape or
form. Mike still makes great shit, but Joe don't know how to pick it and in my
opinion he actually picks some of the worst beats I have ever heard regardless
of who the producer is.
And:
ANONYMOUS MESSAGE SENT
TO: TestDummy 22 from ?????, (A EMPLOYEE AT PSYCHOPATHIC RECORDS, AND A VERY
RELIABLE SORCE) TESTDUMMY 22 Here's the reality of Psychopathic. It's not a
business, its a hustle. ... I noticed Kuma is not really talked about in the
juggalo community, First of all Kuma is Joe's bitch, I don't know if you know
that or not? Kuma wears all hats at psychopathic and basically fails at all of
them. When I first met Kuma I thought he was a super cool genuine dude and he
had me believing that for the majority of my time at psychopathic,but as time
went on and I started to question his abilities is when I started seeing a
drastic change in his attitude towards me. Kuma is the source of all things
generic at Psychopathic. He's the reason everything comes out like watered down
cheap rip offs, he's the reason the informercials suck, he's responsible for
the worst videos in ICP history and thats why Joe is using outside directors
and producers now, i'm not just being a dick i'm being honest, Kuma is the
source of suck but they refuse to fire him because he's loyal and he rides that
dick HARD. Ok, so, Eric Heiden is the only special effects guy at psychopathic
and he calls Kuma out on not being able to his job in front of Billy and Rob.
Billy and Rob decide instead of firing Kuma they will remove him from the video
department, fire me and stick him in the lotus pod. I honestly feel deep sorrow
for the fans at this point because the future of this label is pretty much
completely abandoned. It obvious they don't give a fuck and honestly Big Hoodoo
is just a way for Joe to make himself feel better about Twiztid leaving the
label, thats all. I wouldn't be surprised if he only lasted one or two records
tops. You said it yourself, when were juggalos most happy? That was when ICP,
Twiztid,Lotus,Blaze were rocking out. That will never happen again bro, it's
over.
Now with that out there let me just say if the first email
is true, which wouldn't surprise me, I am truly disappointed they would do Mike
Clark like that. I do feel that Mike Clark supports the fans and has nothing
but love for the movement. I also think that we are seeing that Violent J and
Billy have a firm grip on everything and everyone under Psychopathic, they have
given into greed and arrogance, and they have become everything they claim to despise
in the business.
I think things like this point to more and more reasons why
Twiztid walked away. Although they are
unable to say anything about their release publically I would not be surprised
if once the timeframe of that silence is over we see the final pieces fall from
the masks J and Billy have worn for so long.
I have long said that Alex leaving changed the entire
dynamic of the label. It went from a movement that meant something to a gross
exploitation of a dedicated and rabid fan base. I am going to get hate mail for
this post and I expect it. Don't misunderstand me, I support ICP and all other
artists on the label but I do not support the business tactics that Billy and
Joe have instituted to make millions. I respect what they built, what they have
done independently, and the movement they started. But having done business
with certain members within the label I can attest that the mob tactics are
used to get things out of people. Threats are made to ensure they make money
even if they do nothing to earn or deserve that money. They will threaten not
only the person they have the dispute with but also their wives, husbands, and
children to get paid. The reason the FBI began to investigate them was
extortion, wage payment issues, and illegal activities similar to street gangs.
As long as they and their fans continue to act like thugs we will never shake
this stigma.
I am saddened by the state of the record label. I am even
more saddened by the fact Joe has become everything he hated. I sincerely hope
He and Billy realize this is the wrong path to be on and can save what all of
us have come to love. If not I know Twiztid, Strange, Mad Insanity and Subnoize
are poised to take over the underground and make us proud.
MMFWFL,
Juggalotus
