The Legend
The History of Raging Leprechaun
Ireland, March 17, 1987. The Irish Government has put the most loved and respected of Irish creatures — “The Leprechaun” — on the endangered species list, and ordered the Irish conservation army to capture all remaining leprechauns. An underground colony is created at an undisclosed location to monitor the population and encourage them to mate for a period of 20 years. There is uproar and chaos in the leprechaun community.
At that time, two leprechauns, Laurence O’Looney and Phelan Mc Groovaughn, were the hottest prospects in leprechaun music. Known as “The Laughin’ Leps,” the lads had created a fresh sound combining traditional Irish ballads with modern techno. They called this new style “Leptech” — an eclectic, rhythmic and raunchy mix that had the critics in ecstasy.
But the imprisonment of “The Laughin’ Leps” stopped their climb to musical stardom. They and the remainder of the depleted leprechaun population embarked on their exile in the colony known only as Leptropolis. Bitter at the reality of their lives, the once happy-go-lucky lads eventually changed their name to Raging Leprechaun and added hip-hop and gangsta rap to the recipe.
The formula worked, and soon the lads were controlling the underground leprechaun music scene. As the population grew, so did the immense popularity of Raging Leprechaun.
On March 17, 2007, Leptropolis was shut down. Today, filled with 20 years of bottled-up anger, Raging Leprechaun are ready once again to conquer the music world. With their musical reincarnation, they are out to make a statement to “The Man” who stole the best years of their lives.
“Put your Celtic hip-hop, techno groove on.”