Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Dark Lotus

 
Artist: Dark Lotus
Home > Library > Entertainment & Arts > Pop Artists

Group Members:

Shaggy 2 Dope, Monoxide Child, ABK, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Jamie Madrox, Violent J

Similar Artists:

Two Dope, Kottonmouth Kings, D12, Anybody Killa, Esham

Influenced By:

Natas, Eminem, Geto Boys, Gravediggaz, Kid Rock, Necro, Divine Styler, 2Pac

Formal Connection With:

Insane Clown Posse, Violent J, Twiztid
  • Genres: Rap
  • Representative Albums: "The Opaque Brotherhood", "Black Rain", "Opaque Brotherhood

Biography

The Detroit based hip-hop "supergroup" has a rather dramatic story to go along with the story of its membership, Dark Lotus was -- at its outset and at its core -- the result of a collaboration between Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid. With the announcement that each member -- Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Jamie Madrox, and Monoxide Child -- would act as a "petal" of the lotus, and that there would be six petals on this particular "flower," speculation ran wild among Psychopathic Records' fan base as to who would be filling out those positions. While still a four-piece, however, Dark Lotus recorded the single "Echoside," which appeared on Insane Clown Posse's Amazing Jeckel Brothers. Shortly thereafter, it was made public that the fifth petal would be Blaze Ya Dead Homie. With Blaze entering into an on-again off-again period with ICP's label, it appeared that Esham the Unholy may be taking the fifth petal role, but Blaze soon returned and kept his spot. Eventually, a sixth petal was found when Violent J took the young rapper Marz on board after ICP's 2000 tour. With the formation in place, Dark Lotus released their debut full-length, 2001's Tales from the Lotus Pod. While response was good from the Juggalo camp, internal tensions were high, and soon Marz left the group. ABK came on board to fill in the vacancy, in addition to recording his own vocals on the reissue of the debut album, which was stripped of all Marz' work. In 2004, the "new look" Dark Lotus released their second album, Black Rain, but it was to be the last with ABK, who would leave in 2006 after the group's tour. It was assumed that Dark Lotus had finished, but in late 2006, it was announced that the group would indeed continue. In 2008, they returned with their third album, The Opaque Brotherhood. An EP was recorded and sold exclusively on the subsequent tour. ~ Chris True, All Music Guide
Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Wikipedia: Dark Lotus
Top
Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Wikipedia
Dark Lotus
Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres Hip hop
Years active 1996—present
Labels Psychopathic Records
Associated acts Insane Clown Posse
Twiztid
Krazy Klan
Members
Joseph Bruce
Joseph Utsler
Jamie Spaniolo
Paul Methric
Chris Rouleau
Former members
James Lowery
Marz
Vampiro

Dark Lotus is an American hip hop supergroup based in Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1999, the group consists of Psychopathic Records-associated rappers Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler of Insane Clown Posse, Jamie Spaniolo and Paul Methric of Twiztid, and Chris Rouleau.

Contents

History

Dark Lotus made its debut with the single "Echo Side,"[1] which was later released on Insane Clown Posse's 1999 album The Amazing Jeckel Brothers. It was later announced that each member "would act as a 'petal' of the lotus,"[2] and that there would be six members. After speculation as to who the sixth member would be, including rumors that Esham would join the group, it was announced that Marz would be a member.[2]

Dark Lotus released their first album, Tales from the Lotus Pod, in 2001. Mike E. Clark was brought in to produce the album, but left the project after producing four songs, and Fritz the Cat produced the rest of the album.[3] The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #6 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and #158 on the Billboard 200.[4] Marz left the group, and was replaced by James Lowery. In 2002, Tales from the Lotus Pod was reissued in a new version removing Marz' vocals.[5] On April 6, 2004, Dark Lotus released their second studio album, Black Rain. It peaked at #3 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and at #71 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Lowery left the group, and a third album, The Opaque Brotherhood, was released without him.[2][6] It peaked at #4 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #45 on the Top Internet Albums chart, and #45 on the Billboard 200.[4] Allmusic reviewer Stewart Mason praised the album, writing "Nothing on The Opaque Brotherhood will convince anyone who isn't already a fan, but the tormented lyrics and matter-of-fact delivery remove a layer or two of distance and artifice from the band's familiar themes, and make them that much more disturbing as a result."[7]

Discography

References

  1. ^ Bruce, Joseph; Hobey Echlin. "Complete Discography". in Nathan Fostey. ICP: Behind the Paint (2nd Edition ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 560–561. ISBN 09741846083. 
  2. ^ a b c True, Chris. "Dark Lotus > Biography". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifqxqy0ldae~T1. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  3. ^ Bruce, Joseph; Hobey Echlin. "Hatchet Rising". in Nathan Fostey. ICP: Behind the Paint (2nd Edition ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 470–496. ISBN 09741846083. 
  4. ^ a b c "Charts and awards for Dark Lotus". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wifqxqy0ldae~T5. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  5. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (September 25, 2001). "Insane Clown Posse Axed By Label, Launching Tour". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1449157/20010925/i_c_p.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  6. ^ Bonaventura, Andrea (October 25, 2006). "The Calm Before the Storm". Real Detroit Weekly. http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/article_1954.shtml. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  7. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Review of The Opaque Brotherhood". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fxftxzwjldse~T1. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 

External links

v • d • e
Dark Lotus
Joseph Bruce · Joseph Utsler · Jamie Spaniolo · Paul Methric · Chris Rouleau
James Lowery · Marz · Vampiro
Studio albums
Related articles
Stub icon This biographical article related to hip hop music in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

 
 
Learn More
Dark Lotus (Rap Band, '90s, 2000s)
DJ Clay (Rap Artist, 2000s)
The Opaque Brotherhood (2008 Album by Dark Lotus)

What is lotus emailing? Read answer...
What is lotus note? Read answer...
What color is lotus? Read answer...

Help us answer these
What is the Lotus?
What does lotus disperse by?
What is Lotus 1-2-3?

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Artist. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Dark Lotus".  Read more