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Originally Posted by CoNtrivedNiHilism
Man, I just cannot, however I try, regard anything those guys have put out, as good. I had not heard two guys talk about their dick, and one another's dicks that much, until I listened to ICP. Exactly what is it about their music people praise so highly? Whatever it is, I am just not getting it.
My opinion on ICP being laughably bad, has not changed since I first heard them in 98. I have tried, and tried to find anything I like from them, but NOTHING has succeeded in winning me over, every damn song, and I just want to mail them a dictionary. I am sorry to anyone on this forum that listens to ICP, I'm not dissing you for listening to them, but I am dissing ICP. They're just not good, not even decent. They're the kind of group that make me want to go deaf.
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The things that people say are bad about them are certainly bad: they can't rap, they're morons, and juggalos are a plague. But they actually have qualities that go under the radar that are actually non-ironically good.
They have far more personality than even many of the best rappers. Their idiosyncratic, high energy personas are engaging---if you turn your brain off---in a way that really makes them feel larger than life.\/\/\/
They're actually pretty good story tellers. They don't tell a nuanced tale, but they still know how to bring it to life when they want to.\/\/\/
They certainly are two-dimensional rappers at best, but when they're firing on all cylinders they manage to work within their limitations to make something unique. Whether they were ever aware of these limitations, or if they just instinctively play to their strengths, is anybody's guess. \/\/\/
It's easy to brush this off as incompetent, but I think the monotone delivery, lack of variety, and ultra-simple, sing song delivery actually create a sinister atmosphere that would be ruined by someone with more "talent".
They're certainly not for everybody, but I think a lot of people dismiss them without really looking past their obvious flaws.