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Inner City Posse (1984-1991) was a rap group from suburban Michigan. Its three members were known as Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, and John Kickchass (Violent J's brother). It released albums such as Intelligence and Violence, Bass-ment Cuts and Dog Beats.

Inner City Posse began in 1989 in Southwest Detroit. Having just moved to the inner city from the suburbs, Joseph Bruce (Violent J) and Joseph Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope), along with a group of friends from their neighborhood, started an ill-fated street gang called ICP (Inner City Posse). They also began to rap, with a mildly successful independent release, Dog Beats. The Young J and Shaggy had no knowledge of any real gang life, but attempted to throw ICP's name right into the dangerous mix of Southwest Detroit's street gangs anyway. The little notoriety ICP received from their music also proved to be an almost fatal setback. Southwest Detroit's established gangs, some of which had been around for generations, began to harbor serious resentment towards ICP. The entire Inner City Posse became the target of much gang-related violence, and after 2 years of battery most members bailed out, some barely escaping town with their lives. J and Shaggy were among the last few that remained true to their weakened ICP clique. They remained in Southwest Detroit, still trying to uphold their name, while basically trapped, alone, and fearing for their lives. It finally looked as if ICP's road had reached a dead end when Violent J took his 4th trip to the county jail and was put away for the entire winter of 1990. In 1991 he was released. They eventually formed into the Insane Clown Posse, without former member John. During the transformation to the Insane Clown Posse, a rapper named Greez-E was brought in to replace John Kickchass. Greez-E is best known for his verse on the song "In Da Haughhh!" on the Beverly Kills 50187 album. However, Greez-E left the group before they released their first "Joker's Card," Carnival Of Carnage. Since then it has been only Joseph Bruce (Violent J) and Joseph Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope) who are both originally from the Ghetto. They then formed (ICP) Insane Clown Posse, and continued to release the JOKERS CARDS, and other albums. Their newest being "The Tempest"

• Enter The Ghetto Zone (1989)
• Intelligence and Violence (1990)
• Bass-ment Cuts (1991)
• Bass-ment(Very rare, mostly unknown)(Late [[1991] or early 1992)
• Dog Beats (1991)
• Gangsta Codes (1992) (unfinished album:Most songs appear on the first "jokers Card" "Carnival of Carnage".)(See Carnival of Carnage)

• Insane Clown Posse

• Insane Clown Posse official site