Richard Bruce left Linda and the 3 children when Violent J was two. He stole the family money and left.

In 2013 ICP released Forgotten Freshness Volume 5. There's one song on the disc called "Fuck My Dad (Richard Bruce)"

In 2017 ICP released a video for the song "Fuck My Dad". At the end of the video they show a picture of a man which could probably Richard Bruce. Watch the video in the Media Section or click HERE.