It wasn't even two years ago that the only way to listen to free ICP songs was to do it illegally through things like P2P file sharing sites and Insane Clown Posse torrents. As you can imagine the opportunity provided by the Internet for such things like Insane Clown Posse torrents made a large dent in the income that all artists and record labels, including ICP and Psychopathic Records, saw on a regular basis.
These illegal avenues were also a boon to Psychopathic Records, the music industry powerhouse behind the horror rap group that too felt the impact from free ICP song enjoying and Insane Clown Posse torrents. But in the end, it's difficult to blame Juggalos who don't have the cash to spend but still want to enjoy free ICP songs.
Thankfully, it would appear now that there is a happy medium for both the artistic parties involved (ICP, Psychopathic Records) and rabid Juggalos who can't get enough horror rap. The answer: Streaming.
Music streaming services are not that new on a global scale, but they are new to the United States. In the past, Insane Clown Posse torrents enabled Juggalos to download files for free and enjoy ICP free songs without ever paying a dime to the band or its label, Psychopathic Records. Now, with the advent of streaming services like Spotify and Rdio, Juggalos and listen to free ICP songs while the band and Psychopathic Records still get paid.
This, of course, is preferential to both Violent J and 2 Dope, as well as Psychopathic Records, as it is better than the goose egg they get from Insane Clown Posse torrent sites. And their impact probably goes further than you think.
With these services in play, and ICP songs being enjoyed for free, now the guys can spend more time focusing on writing amazing horror rap songs instead of having to stress about marketing plans that will take attention away from things like Insane Clown Posse torrents and free ICP songs that they don't get paid for.
Because Violent J and 2 Dope of ICP are also thoroughly involved in Psychopathic Records' roster and marketing activities, this also means that the guys can spend more time developing and promoting other horror rap acts on Psychopathic Records, like Twiztid, ABK, Blaze Ya Dead Homie and more instead of fretting over Insane Clown Posse torrent sites.
As you can see, these innovative services benefit everyone in the endthe fans because ICP free songs are now legal, and the bands because they'll have more time to do what they love.
The losers in this deal are the Insane Clown Posse torrent sites, but they deserve to be losers because what they were doing (and are still doing, to an extent) was bringing everyone down. To date, the streaming services mentioned above have their flaws, but here's to hoping free ICP songs can continue to be enjoyed while the artist and label (Psychopathic Records) are compensated for years to come!
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