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Beverly Kills 50187 is the first EP by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released in 1993 by Psychopathic Records. It is the first "sideshow" entry in the group's Dark Carnival saga. The group felt that they should release EPs in between their studio albums during the Dark Carnival saga, in order to build and satisfy their fanbase. Beverly Kills 50187 has sold 90,000 copies.
The EP contains six studio tracks. Featured guests on the EP include temporary member Greez-E, and Esham who due to a subsequent falling out, would not collaborate with Insane Clown Posse again until his appearance on the group's 2000 album Bizzar.
[edit] Track listing
- "Beverly Kills" – 5:43
- "17 Dead" – 6:44
- "The Stalker" – 7:49
- "In the Haughhh!" – 6:15
- "Chop! Chop!" (featuring Esham) – 5:02
- "Joke Ya Mind" – 8:30
[edit] Trivia
- An entirely different, earlier version of "Chop! Chop!" was recorded for Carnival of Carnage, but was not included on the album. This version does not feature Esham and features different beats, lyrics and chorus.[1]
- At the beginning of the first track, Violent J can be heard saying, "Jugglas come out to play-ay." This is a version of the famous line from the 1979 film The Warriors.
- Beverly Kills 50187 features the only appearance of temporary member Greez-E, who appears on "In the Haughhh!" and "17 Dead". John Kickchass, Shaggy 2 Dope's brother, had left the group during the recording of Carnival of Carnage and Greez-E was drafted as a replacement. Greez-E would leave after the release of the EP.
- "Joke Ya Mind" was one of the first Insane Clown Posse songs to present a spiritual message, as evident in the lyrics, "I can breathe the magic mist, and exhale your every wish/Juggla jump from cloud to cloud/Ring them bells, ring them loud." The track was also covered by Jumpsteady for his 2002 album, The Chaos Theory.
- The answering machine message at the end of "The Stalker" is from Violent J's former girlfriend's ex-boyfriend who was stalking her.
- The cover art, like the group's "Joker's Card" albums, was drawn by Shaggy 2 Dope.[2]
- Esham's Censored Line in "Chop! Chop!" is the one of the only times ICP practiced self-censoring. The Line says "I gotta catch these carnival thrills! Newborn bloody baby heads I drill!"
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"Psychopathic" · "Chicken Huntin'" · "The Joker's Wild" · "Halls of Illusions" · "Hokus Pokus" · "Santa's A Fat Bitch" · "How Many Times?" · "Another Love Song" · "Fuck The World" · "Terrible" · "Tilt-A-Whirl" · "Let's Go All The Way" · "Juggalo Homies" · "Bowling Balls" · "The People" · "I Do This!"
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