The Calm

EP by

Released

May 17, 2005

Studio

The Lotus Pod (Detroit, MI)

Genre

Horrorcore

Length

27:23

Insane Clown Posse chronology

Dark Carnival Action Figures
(2000)

The Calm
(2005)

Eye of the Storm
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The Calm is the eleventh extended play by American hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse. It was released on May 17, 2005 via Psychopathic Records. Recording sessions took place at the Lotus Pod in Detroit. Production was handled entirely by ICP themselves.^[2] It features the lone guest appearance from Esham. The EP peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200, number five on the Top Rap Albums and topped the Independent Albums in the United States.

The album's title refers to the popular phrase "the calm before the storm". According to Violent J, the EP serves as "a prelude to The Tempest, this was only the beginning of the end, the coming storm". On the cover art, the crop circles make up the letters "ICP" in a logo adopted by the group since the end of the first Deck of the Dark Carnival saga. Several tracks on the album make references to crop circles.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:30
2.	"Rollin' Over"	3:42
3.	"Rosemary"	3:40
4.	"Crop Circles"	3:49
5.	"Deadbeat Moms" (featuring Esham)	3:07
6.	"We'll Be Alright"	4:37
7.	"Like It Like That"	3:02
8.	"Off the Track"	3:56
Total length:		27:23

Personnel

Joseph "Violent J" Bruce – songwriter, vocals, programming, producer, engineering, recording, mixing
Joseph "Shaggy 2 Dope" Utsler – songwriter, vocals, programming, producer, engineering, recording, mixing
Esham Smith – vocals (track 5)
Fritz "The Cat" Van Kosky – additional mixing
Brian Debler – graphic design

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	32
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[4]	5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

References

External links

Insane Clown Posse

Insane Clown Posse
Violent J Shaggy 2 Dope
Studio albums	Carnival of Carnage Ringmaster Riddle Box The Great Milenko The Amazing Jeckel Brothers Bizaar Bizzar The Wraith: Shangri-La The Wraith: Hell's Pit The Tempest Bang! Pow! Boom! The Mighty Death Pop! The Marvelous Missing Link: Lost The Marvelous Missing Link: Found Fearless Fred Fury Yum Yum Bedlam
EPs	Intelligence and Violence Bass-ment Cuts Dog Beats Beverly Kills 50187 The Terror Wheel A Carnival Christmas Tunnel of Love Dark Carnival Action Figures The Calm Eye of the Storm American Psycho House of Wax Flip the Rat
Compilations	Forgotten Freshness Mutilation Mix Forgotten Freshness Volumes 1 & 2 Forgotten Freshness Volume 3 The Pendulum Forgotten Freshness Volume 4 The Wraith: Remix Albums Jugganauts: The Best of Insane Clown Posse The Old Shit Featuring Freshness Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium Forgotten Freshness Volume 5
Box sets	The First Six
Collaborative albums	Tales from the Lotus Pod Black Rain Furious The Opaque Brotherhood The Mud, Water, Air & Blood Reindeer Games Hurricane of Diamonds
Cover albums	Smothered, Covered & Chunked
Singles	"Chicken Huntin'" "Santa's a Fat Bitch" "Halls of Illusions" "Hokus Pokus" "Another Love Song" "Fuck the World" "Let's Go All the Way" "Homies" "Bowling Balls" "Miracles" "Leck mich im Arsch" "Chris Benoit" "Freaky Tales"
Filmography	Big Money Hustlas Bowling Balls Death Racers Big Money Rustlas
Supergroups	Dark Lotus Psychopathic Rydas Soopa Villainz Psychopathic Family
Related articles	Dark Carnival Discography Behind the Paint Psychopathic Records Gathering of the Juggalos Juggalo Juggalo Championship Wrestling Mike E. Clark Legz Diamond Professional wrestling career

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