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Insane Poetry was one of the first horrorcore groups, initially formed in 1988 by Cyco after he gained residency as a disc jockeyat a LosAngeles radio station. With members DJ Streek and Shakespear the One-Man Riot, Insane Poetry released their debutsingle, "Twelve Strokes Till Midnight", in 1988. After replacing Shakespear with Em-Dee, Insane Poetry were signed to NastymixRecords through an association with rapper Rodney O, and released their debut album, "Grim Reality", in 1992. It peaked at #98on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. After Nastymix was disestablished, Insane Poetry si ...read more
Insane Poetry was one of the first horrorcore groups, initially formed in 1988 by Cyco after he gained residency as a disc jockeyat a LosAngeles radio station. With members DJ Streek and Shakespear the One-Man Riot, Insane Poetry released their debutsingle, "Twelve Strokes Till Midnight", in 1988. After replacing Shakespear with Em-Dee, Insane Poetry were signed to NastymixRecords through an association with rapper Rodney O, and released their debut album, "Grim Reality", in 1992. It peaked at #98on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. After Nastymix was disestablished, Insane Poetry signed to Polygram Records,releasing their second album, "Blacc Plague", in 1996. Due to disagreements over promotion and support, however, InsanePoetry decided to to leave the label, and in 1998, Cyco appeared on Vanilla Ice's "Hard to Swallow" album, followed bycollaborations with M-Boogie, Dilated Peoples and DJ Revolution. In 2003, Cyco, the only remaining member of Insane Poetry,which still appears to be the lineup today. With Cyco as the sole member of Insane Poetry, the project went on to release afew more albums, and is still active to this day. « hide |
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