Great Troll, or Greatest Troll?
The response to the video has been remarkably varied. In addition to standard responses to any music video, because of Shaggy 2 Dope’s above mentioned line, many have commented that the video might be a politically or religiously charged, right-leaning, anti-scientific diatribe hoping to sway the opinions of ICP’s notoriously loyal fans.
What is even more notable, however, is Violent J’s own response to the overwhelming popularity of the video, both with Juggalos and ICP detractors alike:
VIOLENT J I know this sounds crazy, but I’m being as honest as I can: We planned all this out. Our tour starts in May. And then we have our nuclear weapon, which is the movie “Big Money Rustlas.” That comes out in August. This is all happening so perfectly for us.
This raises the question of whether ICP constructed Miracles as the perfect execution of an internet-meme ready music video. Did they plan – and then succeed – in making a piece of media for the sole purpose of provoking a response from these many internets?