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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre
You liked them because they were goofy. Just say it. And sadly half the time the aren't aware of it. I don't think the styles they borrowed from were better than the actually genres. Especially with newer **** and them jumping on the edm rap bandwagon. I don't think they are better for having Mike Clark though I do think Mike Clark is better than Fritz hands down. Fritz had his moment on Freek Show, but ****ing sucks now. And I think a lot of Green Books production wasn't so good.
Dude, I guarantee I've heard more from ICP than you. I know what they have to offer. Like I said, every once in a while they have a good song. But it's not something that connects to me anymore. I feel there are plenty of artists that do what they do but better. With out the goofy antics that keep you entertained but I don't want to hear. Yeah, they are a lot more talented in other aspects than a lot give them credit for, but they say stupid ****. It's not how technical it is. It's that I don't want to hear the stupid goofy **** that they say. I feel the same way about a lot of the genre.
It's like, ICP are these B list slasher flicks. Where a lot of what people enjoy from them is the cheesey campy fun bit of the films. While I may enjoy one of those every once in a while, I prefer horror films like Babadook. And Twiztid are Candyman. Somewhere in between but a good mix I can get behind. Analogy made sense to me.
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I definitely do not just like them just because they're goofy. If I did I'd be way more of a Gwar fan considering I listen to more thrash metal than hip hop. I love them because they have an idiosyncratic charisma I can't get anywhere else, their concept (while sadly unfulfilled) is unique and actually interesting, their simplicity also translates to immediacy (I'm a ****ing Ke$ha fan for god's sake), their production has its limitations while still being highly textured and atmospheric (I cannot overemphasize how much I love ICP's different atmospheres throughout the 90s and 00s), and I also ****ing love me some B-list schlockers. You know, like
Big Money Hustlas, which is fantastic.