After the success of their horrorcore-c*m-novelty rap outfit Insane Clown Posse, Detroit duo Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope joined forces with fellow “Juggalos” Twiztid for the doom-laden supergroup Dark Lotus at the turn of the 2000s. The idea was for two other members of the Psychopathic Records family to fill out the six petals of the Lotus. However, due to well-publicized internal strife amidst the label’s roster, those two spots would frequently rotate between the likes of Blaze, Anybody Killa, and Marz, among others. Despite the controversy, the much-hyped side project released three full-length records of ominous, murder-happy hardcore rap, from 2001’s TALES FROM THE LOTUS POD through 2008’s THE OPAQUE BROTHERHOOD.