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Insane Clown Posse
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Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo composed of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Founded in Detroit in 1989, Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hip hop known as horrorcore and is known for its elaborate live performances. The duo has earned two platinum and five gold albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan, the entire catalog of the group has sold 6.5 million units in the United States and Canada as of April 2007. Originally known as JJ Boyz and Inner City Posse, the group introduced supernatural-, the duo founded the independent record label Psychopathic Records with Alex Abbiss as manager, and produced and starred in the feature films Big Money Hustlas and Big Money Rustlas. They formed their own wrestling federation, Juggalo Championship Wrestling. The group has established a following called Juggalos numbering in the tens of thousands. The songs of Insane Clown Posse center thematically on the mythology of the Dark Carnival, the Dark Carnival is elaborated through a series of stories called Jokers Cards, each of which offers a specific lesson designed to change the evil ways of listeners before the end consumes us all. The original lineup of Insane Clown Posse was John Rode, John Utsler, Joe Bruce, John Rode left after Dog Beats was released in 1991, and John Utsler left before Carnival of Carnage was released in 1992. Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler met in Oak Park, a suburb on the border of Detroit. Along with Utslers brother, John, and friend, Lacy and they also listened to hip hop music, including 3rd Bass, Beastie Boys, N. W. A and local rappers like Awesome Dre. Poverty and a home life drove Bruce to move in with Rudy The Rude Boy Hill in River Rouge. Bruce was jailed for ninety days in 1989–1990 for death threats, robbery, and violating probation, this experience convinced him to reduce his involvement in gang life. Bruce began his wrestling career after getting out of jail. During this time Bruce brought Utsler backstage with him, and all four became close friends, Bruce became frustrated with the backstage politics of the wrestling business and began searching for another career. Seeing a need for a manager, Bruces brother Robert recommended his friend and record store owner Alex Abbiss, later that year the group released the self-produced EP entitled Dog Beats. Local radio broadcasters were reluctant to play the EPs single, Dog Beats, Bruce met Esham for the first time at the station and praised him. Esham wished Bruce well and Bruce gave the rapper a copy of Dog Beats, growing popularity in the local music scene turned negative for the groups gang, which became the target of growing violence. After receiving jail sentences, the group members abandoned gang life, in late 1991, the group had the problem of having spent more money on production than was covered by returns
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Twelve (2010 film)
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Twelve is a 2010 American-French action drama teen film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film was written by Jordan Melamed, adapted from Nick McDonells novel of the same name, the film opens during Spring Break on the Upper East Side. White Mike, once a wealthy, carefree teenager, now struggles to scrape out a living as a pot dealer, dealing to his former classmates. His mother died from breast cancer a year prior to the events of the film, her treatment having completely consumed his familys wealth, Mikes good friend, Molly Norton, a sweet girl from the poorer side of town, doesnt know he is a drug dealer. Mikes supplier, Lionel, also deals the addictive drug cocktail Twelve to Mikes cousin, Charlie attempts to mug Lionel one night, as he is unable to pay for the drug. Lionel turns the gun on Charlie, shooting him at point blank range, before finding and executing Nana and he visits Harlem regularly because he detests the high society of his classmates. The party is held at the home of Yvette Vasquez and Chris Kenton, a nerd, but the host of the party. At the party, Saras friend Jessica Brayson tries Twelve for the first time, during the party, Chriss older brother, Claude, a sociopath and weapon collector, returns home after breaking out of rehab, much to the dismay of their mother. She realizes he is there while Chris is videoconferencing with her, Chris tries to mediate and asks her to talk with Claude. She says she will speak to him but disconnects—with a swallow of pills—when Chris leaves the room and she and her friends Shelly and Gabby spend the next few days inviting everyone they know in order to make Saras birthday famous. Meanwhile, Jessica has run out of money as well as Twelve, Tobias accidentally meets Molly during a drug deal with Mike, and invites her to Saras party. Mike sees him from across the street and phones him to pick up the weed he had wanted, with Tobias gone, Mike meets with Molly, where she tells him about the male model who she allowed to flatter her and who also invited her to a party tonight. They relax over hot chocolate until she suggests visiting him at his job that evening, Mike closes up, Molly is disappointed and decides to go to the party Tobias invited her to. As the party begins, Claude locks himself in his room, practicing with his weapons, Tobias disappears into one bedroom with a girl. Lionel arrives, but is infuriated that Jessica does not have the money she promised, since she has no money, she first offers him a blowjob, to which he responds that it must be one expensive blowjob. Tearfully, she offers to have sex with him, revealing furthermore that she is a virgin, Lionel agrees and they head inside. Tobias heads back into a bedroom with a different girl, Mikes father calls him to deliver the news that Charlie is dead, his body finally having been identified. Mike tries to call Molly, who doesnt answer her phone and he goes to the party to locate her, but is stopped by several drunk party-goers
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12: The Elements of Great Managing
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12, The Elements of Great Managing is a 2006 New York Times bestseller written by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter. It is the sequel to First, Break All the Rules, although the first book was written by Marcus Buckingham, both books are based on The Gallup Organizations research on employee engagement and database of employee opinions. 12 tells the story of a dozen managers selected from Gallups global database of 10 million interviews with managers, each of the chapters in 12 is based on one of the Q12 statements that emerged from Gallups meta-analysis comparing employee attitudes with workgroup performance. The story of each manager profiled in the book is interrupted mid-chapter to describe the psychology behind the particular question Gallup asks in its employee surveys, the most controversial of the statements, write Wagner and Harter, is the tenth, I have best friend at work. The authors claim friendships, in combination with the elements, create better customer scores, better retention, better safety. In the battle between company policy and human nature, human nature always wins, states the book, companies do far better to harness this kind of social capital than to fight against it. The book also includes a chapter on compensation, the authors assert that pay is such a status-laden, envy-inspiring, politically charged monster that it cannot be measured in the same way as the aspects that make up the bulk of the book. Being based in research on how people react in real life, bookreporter. com review of 12 Interview with Rodd Wagner on BusinessWeek. com 12 page on Amazon
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12 (The Notwist album)
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12 is an album by The Notwist, released in 1995. It has been described as an album between the earlier, punk rock and metal sound of The Notwist and Nook and the later, electronica and plinkerpop Shrink. It was re-released in 2003 following the success of Neon Golden. Torture Day –6,10 My Phrasebook –2,00 Puzzle –3,44 M –4,12 Noah –5,30 My Faults –3,14 The String –4,30 Instr
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Riddle Box
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Riddle Box is the third studio album by Insane Clown Posse, released on October 10,1995 on Battery Records in association with Psychopathic Records. It is the card in the Jokers Card in the groups Dark Carnival mythology. Legz997 it was released a 2nd time by Battery Records and Jive Records, in 2008 it was re-released on a Riddle Box vinyl record. It was released in four different versions, and earned a certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 2008, Riddle Box was re-released on vinyl double LP format and it is the groups 7th overall release. In 2015, it was announced that Psychopathic would reissue the album in a 20th anniversary edition, in 1995, Insane Clown Posse signed a contract with the short-lived Jive Records subsidiary label Battery Records. Anticipating the album to be their first national release, the duo work on Riddle Box. Member Joseph Bruce recalled thinking that working on the album would be all the records we had done … rolled into one single effort, Recording for Riddle Box occurred in producer Mike E. Clark’s personal studio. The group was looking to make the more theatrical, so Clark introduced them to local guitarist and vocalist Rich Murrell. Originally a member of the group Coup Detroit, Murrell later left his band to join Insane Clown Posse’s studio band along with Clark, Murrell contributed to the album through guitar and various vocals in songs and skits. Jive Records Senior Vice President of Artists and repertoire, Jeff Fenster, had told Insane Clown Posse that Riddle Box couldn’t be over one hour long, when the group turned in the album at 70 minutes and 40 seconds long, Fenster was furious. Joseph Bruce told Fenster that the album featured skits. Riddle Box is the third Jokers Card in Insane Clown Posses Dark Carnival concept album series, the Dark Carnival is a concept of the afterlife in which souls are sent to a form of limbo while waiting to be sent to heaven or hell based on their individual actions. These concepts are related by Insane Clown Posse in a series of albums called the six Jokers Cards. Each of the six Jokers Cards relate to a specific character — an entity of the Dark Carnival — that tries to save the soul by showing the wicked inside of ones self. Riddle Box is one of several used to determine the fate of the dead. Upon death, a soul enters a chamber containing a jack-in-the-box on an old wooden table. The front of the box has a question mark faded with time
