Dark Lotus

Dark Lotus
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres	Hip hop, horrorcore
Years active	1998–2017
Labels	Psychopathic Records (1998–2017)
Associated acts	Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, Psychopathic Rydas, Drive-By, Triple Threat
Past members	Violent J (1998—2017) Shaggy 2 Dope (1998—2017) Jamie Madrox (1998—2017) Monoxide Child (1998—2017 Blaze Ya Dead Homie (2000—2017) Marz (2001) Anybody Killa (2001—2006)

Dark Lotus was an American hip hop group based in Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J), Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and Twiztid (Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child). The group disbanded as of January 19, 2017 in a faygoluvers.net interview with Insane Clown Posse.

Dark Lotus made its debut with the single "Echoside," which was originally intended for the group's debut, but released on Insane Clown Posse's 1999 album The Amazing Jeckel Brothers instead, because the Dark Lotus album's production took longer than expected. It was later announced that each member "would act as a 'petal' of the lotus," and that there would be six members. After speculation as to who the sixth member would be, including rumors that either Esham or Vampiro would join the group, it was announced that Marz would be a member.

Dark Lotus released their first album, Tales from the Lotus Pod, in 2001. Mike E. Clark was brought in to produce the album, but left the project after producing four songs, and Fritz the Cat produced the rest of the album. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #6 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and #158 on the Billboard 200. Marz left the group, and was replaced by Anybody Killa. In 2002, Tales from the Lotus Pod was reissued in a new version removing Marz's vocals. On April 6, 2004, Dark Lotus released their second studio album, Black Rain. It peaked at #3 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and at #71 on the Billboard 200.

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