Joseph Bruce

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Violent J

Background information
Birth name Joseph Frank Bruce
Also known as Diamond Donovan
"3D" Douglas (JCW)
Bullet
Dropkick Daniels
Corporal Darrell Daniels
Mr. Diamond
The Juggla
Big Baby Sweets
Doppelganger
Born April 28, 1972 (age 36)
Origin Berkley, Michigan, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Producer
Rapper
Wrestler
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1987 – Present
Label(s) Psychopathic
Associated acts Insane Clown Posse
Dark Lotus
Psychopathic Rydas
Soopa Villainz
Website InsaneClownPosse.com

Joseph Frank 'Joe' Bruce (b. April 28, 1972) is a rap musician, record producer, professional wrestler, and actor. Bruce is most commonly known as Violent J of Insane Clown Posse (I.C.P). Bruce is also the co-founder of the record label of the band, Psychopathic Records, with fellow I.C.P. rapper Joseph Utsler (a.k.a Shaggy 2 Dope) and their former manager, Alex Abbiss. He also has an older brother, the rapper Robert Bruce, (a.k.a. Jumpsteady).

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[edit] Personal life

Bruce has a girlfriend and a son who also goes by the name Joseph Bruce. He strongly believes in the dark carnival.[1] In 2007, his daughter, Ruby, was born. He is also known to be very humerous, and outgoing, as seen in his tour bus videos.

Over the years, Bruce has also had some run-ins with the law. In 2001, he was arrested following a gig in Columbia, Missouri for assaulting a radio DJ in St. Louis, Missouri.[2][3] He was charged with two counts of assault, released on bail and received a suspended sentence.[4]

He was arrested after clubbing an audience member with his microphone in late 1997, and soon after the incident, the group's tour bus ran off the road, leaving J with a concussion.

He along with Shaggy 2 Dope, Twiztid and their entourage were arrested following brawl at a Waffle House in Indiana in 1998. The incident occurred when a customer verbally harassed and insulted the group and others therefore leading into the resulted brawl. He along with Shaggy 2 Dope, Myzery, Twiztid and others eventually pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges.[5][6] The charges were dismissed so they could perform later that night.

[edit] Wrestling career

Bruce started off backyard wrestling alongside his friends Joseph Utsler and "The Rude Boy" Rudy Hill during the 1980s. By 1989, Bruce had started training to become professional wrestler. He worked as an independent wrestler under the moniker Dropkick Daniels and Corporal Darrell Daniels. His first match ever was working for Al Snow, and it was also the same night where Rob Van Dam and Terry Brunk (Sabu) had their first matches.

Bruce then went on to wrestle in the WWF, ECW, and a long stint in WCW with Shaggy 2 Dope, Vampiro and Raven as The Dead Pool. After WCW, he and Shaggy created Juggalo Championshit Wrestling (now known as Juggalo Championship Wrestling), which was a huge success with "juggalos" (ICP's fan base), and the backyard wrestling fan base. Bruce remains friends with many wrestlers including Sabu, RVD, and Vampiro.

[edit] In wrestling

  • Entrance themes
    • 1997-1998: "Oddities" performed by Insane Clown Posse, in WWF.
    • 1998-2000: "Take It," performed by Insane Clown Posse, in WCW.
    • 2000-Present: "Chicken Huntin' (Slaughterhouse Remix)," performed by Insane Clown Posse, in JCW, TNA, and anywhere else he competes.
    • 2000-Present: "Hokus Pokus" and "Assassins," both performed by Insane Clown Posse, have been occasionally used in indy promotions, but only a short number of times.

[edit] Championships

[edit] Solo releases

In 2003, Bruce released a solo album, The Wizard of the Hood, inspired by a song of the same name from Insane Clown Posse's first Joker's Card album, Carnival of Carnage. Wizard of the Hood is an urban spin to the classic tale of The Wizard of Oz in which Violent J is trying to get back to Detroit, The Scarecrow (Monoxide of Twiztid) needs "homies to smoke with", the Tin Man (Jamie Madrox of Twiztid) needs a gun, and The Lion (Blaze Ya Dead Homie) is looking for female lion/human hybrids to copulate with. The album also features Shaggy 2 Dope as the Wizard and Anybody Killa as the Gatekeeper.

In a 2007 interview with Faygoluvers.net Violent J said he would be working on another solo album to be released in 2008.

[edit] Solo discography

  • Wizard of the Hood (2003) (This Album is a compilation of all of the Psychopathic Family as well)
  • Untitled Album Set for release in 2008.

[edit] Filmography (as himself, unless otherwise specified)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Violent J
  2. ^ Violent J Low After Arrest | News | Nme.Com
  3. ^ ICP's Violent J Out On Bail - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
  4. ^ Eminem Enemy Gets Suspended Jail Sentence | News | Nme.Com
  5. ^ Insane Clown Posse mugshot - Mugshots.com - Biggest Directory of Mug shots on the internet
  6. ^ Insane Clown Posse Plead Guilty : Rolling Stone
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