Psychopathic Rydas

Psychopathic Rydas
Origin	Detroit, Michigan
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Joe & Joey
Associated acts	Insane Clown Posse Twiztid Krazy Klan Natas
Members
Lil' Shank Foe Foe Bullet Full Clip Cell Block Yung Dirt Sawed Off
Past members
Twin Gats Converse

Psychopathic Rydas is an American hip hop group based in Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1999, the group consists of Psychopathic Records-associated rappers performing under alternate stage names in the style of mainstream gangsta rap.^[1] The group's current lineup consists of Insane Clown Posse's Joseph Bruce (Bullet)^[1] and Joseph Utsler (Full Clip),^[1] Twiztid's Paul Methric (Foe Foe)^[1] and Jamie Spaniolo (Lil' Shank),^[1] Chris Rouleau (Cell Block),^[2] David Hutto (Yung Dirt),^[3] and James Lowery (Sawed Off).^[4]

Psychopathic Rydas reuses the beats of popular rappers within the genre without paying to license the original songs or requesting permission from copyright owners to use the music, effectively making their albums bootlegs^[5] and resulting in the releases becoming difficult to find in some markets.^[1] Psychopathic Rydas' debut album, Dumpin', was originally given away for correctly answering a series of trivia questions printed in the liner notes of Insane Clown Posse's album, The Amazing Jeckel Brothers.^[5]

Discography

• Dumpin' (1999)
• Pendulum #7 "The Rydas EP" (2001)
• Ryden Dirtay (2001)
• Check Your Shit in Bitch! (2004)
• Limited Edition EP (2004)
• Duk Da Fuk Down (2007)
• EatShitNDie (2011)^[4]
• Backdoor Ryda EP (2011)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Valdivia, Victor W.. "Review of Psychopathic Rydas Dumpin'". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r475824/review. Retrieved 2008-06-28. 
2. ^ "Thug Back from the Dead". Psychopathic Records. http://www.blaze.psychopathicrecords.com/iframe.php?page_id=biography2. Retrieved 2008-07-14. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Friedman, David. "Interview with Boondox". Murder Dog. http://www.murderdog.com/july_2008/Boondox.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-08. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ ^{a b} "The Return of The Psychopathic Rydas". Hatchet Herald (Psychopathic Records) 13 (23). March 18, 2011. http://psychopathicrecords.com/hatchetherald/110318/fuck/index.html. Retrieved March 20, 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Insane Clown Posse (1999). The Amazing Jeckel Brothers. Liner notes. Island/Psychopathic. ISBN 731452465924