Insane Poetry
| Insane Poetry | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Horrorcore |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Nastymix/Ichiban Records (1988–1992) Nitebreed/React Records Grim Reality Entertainment Long Range Distribution/Koch Records Never So Deep Records Lyrical Snuff Productions |
| Associated acts | Sutter Kain, Rodney O & Joe Cooley, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Vanilla Ice |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/insanepoetry |
| Members | |
| Cyco | |
| Past members | |
| DJ Streek Shakespear the One-Man Riot EmDee JP tha Hustler |
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Insane Poetry is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1988, Insane Poetry is considered to be one of the first horrorcore groups.
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[edit] History
The group was formed by Cyco, then known as Psycho (born Andrew "Drew" Holiman, on April 29, 1967, in Los Angeles, California), after he was hired as a disc jockey at a Los Angeles radio station. With members DJ Streek and Shakespear the One-Man Riot, Insane Poetry released its debut single, "Twelve Strokes Till Midnight," in 1988.[1] After replacing Shakespear with Em-Dee, Insane Poetry signed with Nastymix/Ichiban Records through an association with emcee Rodney O[1] and released its debut album, Grim Reality, in 1992, which peaked at #98 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2] After Nastymix went out of business, Insane Poetry signed with independent React Records, which released its second album, Blacc Plague, in 1996, but disagreements over promotion and support led the group to leave the label.[1] In 1998, Cyco appeared on Vanilla Ice's Hard to Swallow album,[3] followed by collaborations with M-Boogie, Dilated Peoples, and DJ Revolution.[1] In 2001, Cyco hooked up with producer Jason "JP" Pearl and together they formed Grim Reality Entertainment. In 2003, Insane Poetry released Faith in Chaos. In 2007, the group released Fallen From Grace with nationwide distribution through Long Range/Koch Records. It was announced at Black X-Mas 2010 that he is now part of Lyrikal Snuff Productions. Insane Poetry collaborated on a song with Las Vegas-based hip hop group called War Paint, titled "Wasted."
[edit] Discography
- 1992: Grim Reality
- 1996: Blacc Plague
- 2003: Faith in Chaos (Book of Revelations)
- 2007: Fallen from Grace
- 2008: Sutter Kain Presents Cyco the Snuff Reels
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Cordor, Cyril. "Biography of Insane Poetry". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p22385. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ "Charts and awards for Grim Reality". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r54887. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ Jost, Matt. "Review of Faith in Chaos". Rap Reviews. http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_02_faithinchaos.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
