What up fellow ninjas,

 I wanted to take a moment to recognize the passing away of a fellow Juggalo. His name was Aaron Spencer. I was told by his fiancée that he passed away quickly on January 15 at 3:16 am. A few weeks back his friends were able to reach out to me with the help of faygoluvers.net in the hopes that I would call him. I went to the Faygoluvers post pertaining to Aaron and read that he was very sick and that he considered me to be his favorite artist on Psychopathic and that he had a dream to one day see my song Ninjas in Action performed live. I called him on Christmas Day and told him I to had the same vision and came close once to actually making it happen. He told me how he moved to Colorado back in the day and there spread the Juggalo love wherever he went and was a big part of how the Juggalo movement over there got started. He also told me how sick he was and that he chose to return home to his family to send his final days amongst those he loved. I could tell just by that one phone conversation that he was a fresh ass ninja who remained strong even when faced with the twilight of his life.

After that conversation I felt the need to see him with an almost absolute resolution. I can't explain it in any other way except that somehow it became the single most important thing for me. On the eve of my departure I told my brother Joe (Violent J) about my mission for the first time and he immediately joined me. So we drove to Troy, Ohio, met up with our Juggalo homie Will and went to Aaron's apartment. There we met Aaron's fiancée, friends and family. The amount of instant connection I felt with them was overwhelming. There was a feeling of intense Karma and love that permeated the room. There Aaron lay in bed and even in his weakened state he has able to rise to greet us. They say that you can measure your own worth by the quality of fiends that you keep and even though Aaron was having difficulty speaking; the quality of Aaron's strength, personality and freshness was evident in all those who stood in that room and in the glow emanating from his own aura.

We all shared stories, laughed, hugged and even shed a few tears. I think for a moment, for everyone in that room, everything was alight. Even my own worries and fears just simply subsided and to me that meant something. One of the most important things in this life is the relationships you create with others and I feel that karmicly I received way more reward from meeting Aaron and his crew than he could have ever received from meeting me.

In remembrance of Aaron….we at Psychopathic along with ICP, Aaron's fiancée, his family, his close Juggalo homies and David Johnson of Menace to Sobriety fame (and a close friend) are all putting on a benefit show with Insane Clown Posse, Menace to Sobriety and From Silence to Violence performing. This show will take place around March 15th with all proceeds going to Aaron's family. The details of the show are close to being finalized but it will take place in Dayton, Ohio which is very close to Aaron's hometown. We ask that all Juggalos consider coming out to this show to support the cause and to pay homage to Aaron and all our fallen brothers and sisters throughout the years.

In closing, I wanted to add that Psychopathic sends out mad love to Aaron, his fiancée, his family and Juggalo homies and our prayers are with them during this difficult time. I have no doubt that when the time comes for all of us to cross from this world and into the next, that Aaron and all our Juggalo homies who have passed away before us will be there waiting on the other side.

Peace Always,

Jumpsteady