Hatchet Chat: Recent Episodes
MC Lars & MC Snax
Welcome to Hatchet Chat, the weekly podcast where we dive into the history behind Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records. Hosted by nerdcore rapper MC Lars and Canada's favorite juggalo, MC Snax, Hatchet Chat is guaranteed to flip your wig back and teach you things you never thought could be possible.
Lars and Snax ask Esham about his new album, and how it connects to Dante's Divine Comedy. They get his perspective on Hip-Hop culture, and how he thinks it has changed over the years. Esham's work with Psychopathic Records is also discussed, as are his plans for future projects. Don't miss this in-depth interview with one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in Hip-Hop!
Lars and Snax dive deep into this EP as they share their thoughts on its place in the Dark Carnival mythology. Connections are drawn to the transcendentalist and anti-transcendentalist literary movements, as well as David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest". Please enjoy Hatchet Chat's in-depth review of this great EP!
Lars and Snax's in-depth discussion covers a wide variety of topics, including the benefits of collaboration in an algorithm-driven world, as well as how the perception of institutional power has shifted over the years. Happy listening!
As Lars and Snax discuss Shaggy 2 Dope's latest solo effort, they cover a variety of topics, including the subgenres that may have influenced its production, and the differences between an independent and industry music career. Happy listening!
Original YouTube description: "Hey Juggalos! This is the third episode of my series on the history of the Insane Clown Posse. This week, I review Dog Beats, released in 1991, the last project ICP dropped as the Inner City Posse. I talk about the samples they use as well as their lyrics topics and the link between Inner City Posse and Insane Clown Posse."
An intefview with V Sinizter, an American rapper who signed with Psychopathic Records for a one album contract, releasing "Hunting Season" in 2003. Three years later, V-Sinizter re-recorded some of the Hunting Season tracks for a new album, "Hunting Season: Annihilation".
This week on Hatchet Chat, MC Snax talks about Insane Clown Posse's 2005 EP, "The Calm". After the "The Wraith: Hell's Pit" came out in 2004, one question was on every Juggalo's mind - what did the Dark Carnival have in store now that the original six Joker's Cards were complete? This release had an answer!
On this remastered edition of the second ever Hatchet Chat, MC Lars chops it up about Inner City Posse's "Bass-ment Cuts". As we get closer and closer to seeing the Dark Carnival mythology take shape, we hear ICP come into their own as hip-hop artists with this release!
On this episode of Hatchet Chat, Lars and Snax delve deep into "Forgotten Freshness Volume 3", the third installment of this b-side and rarities series has become a Juggalo classic itself. Listen to hear these two Juggalo homies discuss what they love about this record, and also how it connects to everything from Ancient Rome to the Detroit auto industry!
In this audio podcast release of the first ever Hatchet Chat, MC Lars talks about the early origins of ICP. Violent J was one half of "Intelligence & Violence", along with rapper and Juggalo legend D-Lyrical. How did this DIY release contribute to the musical phenomenon we now know as Insane Clown Posse? Listen to find out! Also featured is MC Lars' interview with D-Lyrical, originally heard on The MC Lars Podcast! Enjoy!
MC Lars and MC Snax discuss the third EP around "Yum Yum Bedlam", "Pug Ugly the Stink Bud". They also talk about the 2022 Gathering of the Juggalos and speculate on whether Andy Warhol would have been a juggalo or not. Our first "audio" podcast after doing the YouTube ones for years, thank you for listening!