March 12, 2010 IN THIS ISSUE: DEAD HOMIE EXCLUSIVE THE DUKE OF THE WICKED MUSIC'S MAD SCIENTIST PARTY WITH ICP & DJ CLAY	THE DOWN & DIRTY OF GANG RAGS       Gang Rags, set to drop June 22, 2010, is the fourth solo album from Blaze but his influence on the underground spans across many years and multiple projects. We could simply tell you how he has pushed the envelope and himself on every single track. How he has stretched himself to the limits and has surpassed all expectations. But after much contemplation we've come to a unanimous decision... FUCK THAT!       The best way for you to get the inside source on this latest Blaze joint is for us to talk to the man himself and those involved with the album. So, we tracked down Blaze along with Violent J and Mike E. Clark and asked them the questions you want to hear! HH: We know that a few titles were floating around for this album, but what finally made you decide on the name Gang Rags? Blaze: For years I’ve been kicking around this crazy idea of bringing back the old school in the form of clothing. Much like Used Jeans and Damage ruled the urban scene in the late 80’s to mid 90’s, I thought it was time to bring that style back. I may never be a designer or some shit, but I do know my music, so I’m taking it back on wax. Gang Rags was what it was all about back then and it will be that way again. HH: What can Juggalos expect from Gang Rags? Blaze: The return of the one and only Blaze Ya Dead Homie, the Zombie King! A full length LP of straight fire! Music ‘los an’ ‘lettes can ride to, shit to rattle the trunk. Shit to get you hyped up, shit you can get down to. Shit you can smoke a joint/blunt/bong/or vapo to. Shit you can work on your car to, shit you can work on the corner to. It’s some straight dope Juggalo music. Made for the Juggalos by a Juggalo! Violent J: Gang Rags is set to a sound they’ve never heard before. I can’t say enough great shit about Mike E. Clark’s production. He closes in and creates the perfect music for that artist. When he sets out to do an album project, he goes there mentally. For this album he went to the East Side of Detroit, Ya Dead Homie Style. He makes Blaze sound louder and stronger than he ever has. Blaze stepped up his game in ways you’ll never see coming. Every challenge Mike threw out there Blaze answered with the hottest rapping the man has ever done. Once you put this album on, you’ll see for yourself. It’s Blaze’s time. This album will make a milestone in the career of the Dead Man, no doubt. This is the one. This is the album. cont on page 2...
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Mike E. Clark: What Juggalos can expect from this new Blaze record is a collection of really dope ass songs, all unique in their own right. We tried to do a lot of different stuff on this record. For the first time on any Blaze record I myself did all the music tracks. Violent J and I are producing it together. It’s been a lot of fun. Violent J and I work so well together and Blaze has been schooling it as well! There is a great energy poppin’ off on this record. The three of us working so tight together in the studio has proven to be an awesome combination. There is a lot of variety of music and style on this record. This is going to be a mad fun record to listen to. A lot of crazy shit! A lot of style! I’m lovin’ it!! HH: Are there any special guests on Gang Rags you can tell us about? Violent J: Blaze has some bomb ass special guests on this album. Blaze: My homies ABK and ICP will definitely be making an appearance on the record and that’s the shit on the real. Violent J: Yep, Shaggy and I did a track with him called “How About A Birthday.” It’s a really upbeat fast jam I think ninjas will really dig. Blaze: But I also worked with a couple different artists this time around. The west coast weed smoking homies KMK jumped on a track that’s straight heat, and the Flint-town thugs the Dayton Family dropped some dope verses just the other day on some other fire. Violent J: Kottonmouth Kings and Blaze together, they nailed a grand slam called “Ridin’ The Whip” which is guaranteed to give you chills of freshness every time you hear it. And that joint called “Damn Bitch” with the Dayton Family is hella dope. There’s so much hotness on this record, you don’t have to skip one jam. It’s a solid masterpiece and we’re still fine tweakin’ this bitch. Blaze: And there’s more in the works everyday to be honest. HH: What has you most hyped about Gang Rags? Blaze: The works of the legendary Mike E. Clark. No doubt he is a genius at his craft. His ear is like no other. I’ve worked with him before on previous projects like Dark Lotus, but this was the first time he was working with me on a Blaze Ya Dead Homie record. The proof is in the sound, from bass drum to the kick drum to the snare, the man knows his shit! Violent J: The shock factor has me more excited. Blaze has always incorporated the help of Twiztid behind the scenes on his music. This time he chose a completely different route. He enlisted Mike E. Clark and me. We’ve always wanted to do a Blaze album ever since day one. I’ve told Blaze that forever. It’s been an ongoing joke around Psychopathic for years. I would always ask Blaze when he was gonna let me and Mike do one of his albums and somehow, someway this time it actually went down. I just think that it’s still very much Blaze, but I feel like the sounds and concepts around him have changed. I think it’s extra dope how Blaze was brave enough to try something different for his fourth album. I mean his shit was always hella dope, only this time it’s dope in a much different kind of way. It’s like hitting some brand new skins. Mike E. Clark: What gets me most hyped is it will be my first time I have done a whole record with Blaze!! I’m hyped about the reaction we’re going to get when it’s released. There is so much fucking flavor on this joint Juggalos are going to lose their minds! If I had to "sum up" the record, I would say this record is "Bangin’, Bumpin’, Crushin’ & Ruthless!" Cont on page 3...

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HH: Are there any songs Gang Rags that really jump out at you as your favorite so far? If so can you drop a little knowledge on us about them? Blaze: “Dub Sack” is a dope track. It’s all about slanging them thangs, 20 dollars a dub sack. The beat is straight pimp, an’ the homies AMB are rocking the chorus. “Party” is another dope joint. It’s about drinking and smoking or doing your thing when and where the fuck you want to. Fuck the consequences! What’s another night in jail, but a cold bench and shitty food? Violent J: I think one of the dopest tracks on the album is a song he did called “The Sun Went Black.” It’s about one morning; the sun never came up and what would happen with the world if one night the sun just went away. The moon would then become everything. I think that song is awesome. Mike E. Clark: Yeah! A lot of them! That song with Kottonmouth Kings called "Ridin’ The Whip" is dope as hell. It just thumps and Blaze is doing a dope ass vocal style I never heard anyone do before! Real pimpin’! And there is a song called "Damn Bitch!" That’s the song with the Dayton Family and it’s like a badass club joint! It’s about goin’ down the street and then you see this little freak walk by and you’re just like ..."DAAAAAMN BITCH!!!" Like just crazy bangin’!! I could go on and on. I love all the songs we got so far! I don’t want to give all the titles away right now. All I can tell you is we got eleven bangers in the can and were doin’ a few more. Mark my words; this record is going to be a true masterpiece! HH: Any other tidbits you can drop? Blaze: Don’t smoke Crack! Don’t shoot Heroin! Stay away from Meth! Don’t pop pills less they prescribed! Smoke some weed, drink a beer or some liquor, and relax! Now bump some Blaze Ya Dead Homie! Violent J: Blaze has some new vocal styles he does on this album. We got him to use some really cool voices and rhyme styles I don’t think he’s ever done before. Blaze really worked hard on this one and as I just said we’re really still workin’ on it. Some songs took four days to finish but they were all labors of love. We all really took our time on this album and we really set out to make something extra special for Blaze at this point in his career. We wanted to give his long time fans some new dopeness they might not be expecting. The few ears that have heard shit from it so far have completely gone batty over the freshness. I just can’t fuckin’ wait man. Mike E. Clark: Yeah! I will tell you this... we here at Psychopathic Records have been doing this a long time and are on top of our game! 2010 and the years to come are going to be an incredible time for Juggalos. We’re comin’ correct!! Byaaaaaaaatch!!! Look out! As of the printing of this article Blaze has a show booked Tuesday, April 20th at Main Street in Tucson, AZ and another Thursday, May 20th at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI. For ticket details visit blaze.com.

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THEY'RE THE PSYCHOPATHIC PARTIES AND YOU'RE INVITED!       From The Big Ballas X-Mas Party, Hallowicked, the Gathering of the Jugglos and everything in between you know that Psychopathic Records knows how to throw a party. The Faygo is always flowing! The tunes are bumping hard! And the Juggalos are packed shoulder to shoulder going buckwild!       Well, if you're in need of your Psychopathic Party fix then we have two big options for you that are unable to dissapoint!       First up, we've got DJ Clay's Let 'Em Bleed: The Mixxtapes Boxset Release Party which is coming up on March 23rd! DJ Clay is inviting his entire Juggalo family of all ages out for the night to join him at Blondies in Detroit, Michigan to help him celebrate his boxset release!       DJ Clay made a name for himself spinning at parties way back in the day so it's only fitting that he's going to be grindin' vinyl all night long for his own big event! There is a laundry list of huge acts that have added their talents to the Let 'Em Bleed series so who knows who will be dropping in to give DJ Clay his props for this momentous event and help him party the night away?       This is an evening you won't want to miss! Tickets can be purchased on DJ Clay's official site, dj-clay.com, or simply hit up the Hatchet Herald's classifieds section. And don't forget that Let 'Em Bleed: The Mixxtapes Boxset is available for pre-order on hatchetgear.com.       If that's not enough to soothe your need to get down with the family then we recommend hitting the Bang! Pow! Boom! Nuclear Edition Release Party as well! There will be so much devastation under one roof it's going to turn The Cro Foot and the rest of Pontiac, Michigan into rubble on Tuesday, April 6th!       While all the details of the festivites have been kept on the down low we have been able to get a few huge details.       When you grab your ticket to the ICP release party you can look forward to some dope live performances! Although the names of the acts have yet to be revealed you know that the Insane Clown Posse would only get the biggest and best acts for this show!       In addition to that, the men of JCW Wrestling will be present and accounted for! What would an evening of hard partying be without some hard hits and bloodshed in the ring to go along with it?       For full details and ticket purchases head to insaneclownposse.com or the classifieds section of the Hatchet Herald. As of the printing of this article the Insane Clown Posse's Bang! Pow! Boom! Nuclear Edition is available for pre-order on hatchetgear.com.

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Squarepakk_666 said:

	Gang Rags sounds like a dope album.This has got me ready for some blaze now
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 18:05
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UniversalJuggalo said:

	Hell yeah,he should get tech n9ne on that bitch!
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 18:17
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juggaloscrub99 said:

	features on every song? or moist songs?
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 18:25
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Squarepakk_666 said:

	Hell yeah,he should get tech n9ne on that bitch! that would be dope as hell that track would be hot as the sun
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 18:54
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gang member juggalo 3323 said:

	fuck ya blaze need me some gang ragz
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 19:37
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thatnigguhfrosty said:

	does anyone else have a hard on?
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 20:03
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miklovelka said:

	I saw Tech N9NE in Toronto last night. Dope show.There were some Juggalos sprinkled throughout the crowd and Tech shouted out the Juggalos and Kottonmouth Kings fans in between one of the songs.This kid had on a sweet Amazing Jeckle Bros hockey jersey I hadn't seen before!MCL
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 20:46
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Shasta McNasty said:

	i got fuckin hammed at that show... fuckin awesome time. i was the drunk ass mofo crowd surfing and being pulled up on stage. lol
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 21:30 | url
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Spadizzle said:

	i got fuckin hammed at that show they threw ham at you? fuck i wish i was there. nothing like ham at a psychopathic show.
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 22:00
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Spadizzle said:

	i apologize. the TECH N9NE show. i guess now that i made a correction my ham comment won't be as good.
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 22:01
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Spadizzle said:

	you know what just completely disregard that i said anything because i obviously cannot operate on this thread.
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 12, 2010- 22:01
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foolonthehill said:

	does anyone else have a hard on? lol....... i'm actually looking forward to this Blaze album. I passed on the last one but MEC has me hyped on this one..
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 00:26
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tha nateball said:

	Blaze: Don’t smoke Crack! Don’t shoot Heroin! Stay away from Meth! Don’t pop pills less they prescribed! Smoke some weed, drink a beer or some liquor, and relax! Now bump some Blaze Ya Dead Homie! ^^^straight up
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 02:39
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Aries said:

	I've never been much of a fan of Blaze's music but This album just might be diferent for me. I'll definitely keep an open mind.
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 03:03
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Nyarlath0tep said:

I have been a Blaze Ya Dead Homie fan since he was rocking the brown paint with the panty hose. I,m hype as hell to hear this offering from ya dead Zombie. I think J said it perfect here Violent J: The shock factor has me more excited. Blaze has always incorporated the help of Twiztid behind the scenes on his music. This time he chose a completely different route. He enlisted Mike E. Clark and me.

Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 03:43
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Spadizzle said:

Violent J: The shock factor has me more excited. Blaze has always incorporated the help of Twiztid behind the scenes on his music. This time he chose a completely different route. He enlisted Mike E. Clark and me. i have all the optimism in the world for the new album, but i still am a little uneasy about this and how it's going to sound. twiztid's help has always made blaze sound of the hook, and i think twiztid's production in the last 5 or 6 years has surpassed what mike clark has done for psychopathic RECENTLY. fritz was the shit for twiztid and blaze.

Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 10:47
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piggofdoom said:

	Does anyone else think Mike E. Clark's comments on this seem a little ridiculous sounding? Just the way they are worded and presented sound corny to me. Idk...
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 11:46
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juggalo_mo_wv said:

i hope this album is banging just like they are hyping it up to be. I liked colton grundy better than clockwordy grey. i would like to see some official new about boondox south of hell instead of reading about it on twitter. put your hands up this is a robbery put your hands up come up off your jewels and your money put your hands up you know that you done fucked up cuz put your hands up now your in the presence of a thug life in the city is out of control what you gone do where you go how you gone live man that song is the fucking shit and so is shotgun shotgun double barreled sawed off stay strapped homie the shit is about to pop off

Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 11:53
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Aries said:

	lol you all should check out Lamas with hats if you haven't seen it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZUPCB9533Y
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 12:02
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HaTChETLiFE said:

	This new Blaze record sounds like its gona be fresh as fuck... idk sumthin bout hearin new styles of Blaze rappin is deff good... plus hes always the shit so i dont think hell disappoint. WHOOP WHOOP!
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 12:05
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E L M O said:

	It sounds like Gang Rags is gonna be da shit ! I jus hope it's comes out once. I can't wait 4 the tour ! No a.m.b. would be nice !
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 13, 2010- 18:10
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Spadizzle said:

	the anal mangina brothers???
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 14, 2010- 04:25
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tha nateball said:

	^^^ nice
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 14, 2010- 06:22
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wicked ninja said:

	oh my god!!! i cannot fuckin wait for this shit to fuck smack the stores!!
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 14, 2010- 13:01
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DUSTLO_DARKSIDE_RECORDS said:

	Blaze always comin out wit dope shit..garrontee gang rags gunna be CRACK! Much Luv Fam! -DuStLo-DSR-
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 14, 2010- 18:28
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foolonthehill said:

Does anyone else think Mike E. Clark's comments on this seem a little ridiculous sounding? Just the way they are worded and presented sound corny to me. Idk... thats because your 17 and he is close to 50. no offense. but that's just how it goes. to be honest the same thing crossed my mind. upon looking for an exact age on wiki i found this- On January 23, 2010, Mike E. Clark was officially made a "Don" of Psychopathic Records. This incredible achievement took place at the official Big Money Rustlas movie premier in Detroit, Michigan was i sleeping when this happened? either way, thats badass....

Snitch Stale Fresh

March 14, 2010- 22:52
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foolonthehill said:

	i will add that i really have no clue how old MEC is... 'close to 50' just sounded good at the moment.
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 14, 2010- 22:53
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Tech_Madrox said:

	ELMO, why the hate on AMB? I just got back a few hours from the Boondox and AMB show and they killed it!
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 15, 2010- 01:46
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E L M O said:

	It's jus so e.z.! That's why!
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 15, 2010- 19:54
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enemy6912 said:

	Anybody else think it's dope as hell that the Dayton family is on this record????
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 17, 2010- 04:47
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tha nateball said:

	fuck yes!
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 17, 2010- 06:07
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Cali Ninja said:

i have all the optimism in the world for the new album, but i still am a little uneasy about this and how it's going to sound. twiztid's help has always made blaze sound of the hook, and i think twiztid's production in the last 5 or 6 years has surpassed what mike clark has done for psychopathic RECENTLY. fritz was the shit for twiztid and blaze. I 100% agree. I love Blaze's shit, but I'm definitly uneasy over the "new direction". And Twiztid better be on this shit somewhere. I want some more ISI dammit!

Snitch Stale Fresh

March 18, 2010- 14:14
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Cali Ninja said:

	On January 23, 2010, Mike E. Clark was officially made a "Don" of Psychopathic Records. This incredible achievement took place at the official Big Money Rustlas movie premier in Detroit, Michigan Would anybody care to point out to me where on JUGGALONEWS this piece of JUGGALO NEWS is? I never heard a damn thing about this shit.
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 18, 2010- 14:45
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JUGGALORYANJ said:

	im fuckin pumped for sum new blaze i hope its like 1 less g in da hood deluxe g edition that album was so g. i cant wait for all the albums droppin blaze abk boondox the nuke edition of bang pow boom the book of the wicked BUT WE NEED SUM RYDAS AND SUM LOTUS THEN SUM NEW TWIZTID
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 20, 2010- 03:49
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Poison said:

	i cant wait for the new album im going to get that for my birthday which is the same day it is released
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 24, 2010- 09:23
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Poison said:

	WE NEED SUM RYDAS AND SUM LOTUS THEN SUM NEW TWIZTID hell yeah homie that would be fresh as hell
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 24, 2010- 09:24
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NickYaDeadHomie said:

	hell yeah homie that would be fresh as hell for sure
	Snitch Stale Fresh

March 27, 2010- 20:09
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