F.T.F.O.

Shaggy 2 Dope | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Psychopathic
• ASIN: B000E1XOFI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,601 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

The facepaint gets you first, but the real threat’s in his eyes. It's the confidence of a dozen years runnin’ the underground. It's the cockiness of a young punk who never had to settle down. It’s character of a true individual, dominating a musical niche he helped create. It’s the class of a man who knows where he’s at. It’s all 2 Dope, now step back or you might get hurt.

This is a guy who knows what he’s doing. His skills are so honed, his delivery so natural, that every rhyme feels reflexive, every verse sounds unrehearsed, yet his words still pump like bullets from an angry gun. And you won’t miss him on stage—whether he’s lobbing pop bottles, leaping from ledges, or whipping the pit into a sloppy froth, the fans and the spotlight are there for 2 Dope. He’s the King of the Crowd, don’t make him show you his crown.

Shaggy 2 Dope is a hip-hop anomaly. He’s ruthless but smooth, outlandish but accessible. A big baller and a scrub thug. He’s a painted madman, and an iced-out pimp. He’s an Insane Clown with a unique sound, and now he’s got a full-length album that’s all Shaggy, all solo, and all shameless. Prepare yourselves.

Joey "Shaggy 2 Dope" Utsler entered the music industry with a bang. Literally, the sound of gunfire erupting from the gang turf of Southwest Detroit. His first album was an EP self produced in Detroit with his brother and a long-time friend, Joe "Violent J" Bruce. They rapped under their gang name, The Inner City Posse, and the now notorious EP was called Dog Beats. Shaggy was just a teenager then, and now, fifteen years later, his first album is a collectible sought by legions of fans.

F.T.F.O. comes at the cusp of a career loaded with amazing conquests and accomplishments. With his rap partner, Violent J, he co-wrote the seminal, phenomenal "Joker’s Card Saga," a decade-spanning, six-album epic which has left its platinum mark on the music world. Even the projects he worked on between Joker’s Cards have brought him success, with a collection of rarities certified gold, and a two-album release holding two spots on the Billboard Top 20 simultaneously.

Like the chains around his neck, everything he touches turns to bling. He starred in a movie, the DVD went gold. He wanted to wrestle; he worked with every major federation. He wanted to be in a video game; play Backyard Wrestling and he’ll whip your ass. He wanted to be on the radio; now he gets personal calls from Howard Stern. He wanted to party; come see him host a four day music festival, known as the Annual Gathering of the Juggalos. He put his name on a T-shirt; now he co-owns one of the largest music merchandising empires in the world, with clothes and collectibles in hundreds of store nationwide. He even loves his mother. How’s that for diverse?

Product Description

2 Dope solo. Jumpin' out in front, and all 'cross the mixing board with this one. It's fluid flows and even beats, then staccato screamin' or hard headbangin'. He's an O.G. gangbanger, spittin' street stories, keepin' it all kinds of real. He's the old-school angry Shaggs, a smooth smartass, and the wry, ruthless, rapper the fans have grown to love. He's funny, f**ked-up, and fresh, and puttin' it down the way you love, a way you ain't ever heard it before. Believe that. Musically he's hittin' from all directions, with straight-up classic samplin', Klub cuts, and all-original beats, with a lick of guitars in the mix. It'll have your hands in the air, quick like a stick-up, and they'll bounce, they'll wave, even throw up some devil horns. It's cruel, it's ruthless, and it's smooth like Zen Buddha. Shaggy's all over this one, with his homies in tow, featuring guest shots by the Psychopathic family.

He's one-half of the Insane Clown Posse, droppin' his first solo album in 10 years, but that don't quite cover it...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly good., February 21, 2006

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Real Music Lover "J-Man" (Wilmore, Ky USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: F.T.F.O. (Audio CD)

The vast majority of ICP fans, myself included, consider Violent J to be the more talented one of the group, but Shagg's solo album is suprisingly really good. Mike E. Clark returns and lays down some phat beats, as always, and Violent J and Twiztid both make great guest appearances through out the album. Almost every song is good, and in my opinion, it was worth the wait. This doesn't have the feel of an ICP album, but it's not suppossed to be because it's a Shaggy 2 Dope album, and if you don't like that, then you can F.T.F.O!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS WHY I'M IN LOVE WITH SHAGS!!, June 10, 2006

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madame hatchet - See all my reviews

This review is from: F.T.F.O. (Audio CD)

My guy is so f***king awesome here, he blows me away. I have been a devout ICP fan for some time and have always wished Shaggy was more in the limelight than Violent J - who's presence overshadows just about anyone he works with (don't get me wrong, I love J, too). Shaggy's first solo album was good, this one is 10 x's better. My favorite? "Pull Me Over" - he executes the lyrics effortlessly and sounds sooo sexy on that track.
All I have to say is - too bad he's married, he'd be in trouble if he wasn't!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shaggz Schoolz It, May 30, 2006

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Lil King "PMC" (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: F.T.F.O. (Audio CD)

Wuddup Juggalos. If you're reading this and ain't picked up the album, DO IT NOW!! Forget reading this review. Just run to the nearest CD shop and pick it up. Then return and check the review out. Shaggz really stepped his game up and came out of J's shadow. I've been a fan of 2 Dope since I first found the Carnival, but it's real pimp to see him doing his own thang. The album is executed perfectly though. Violent J, while not providing any verses, often sings on the hooks and has lil voiceovers in songs like "Pull Me Over". TWIZTID shows up as the only real guest appearance on "Always F*ckin With Us". The song "Owl Face Hoe" is kind of somber because it is the last time we'll probably hear ABK on a Hatchet track, since he has since moved on. The songs are all catchy for the most part and "Your Life" closes the album with an upbeat feeling that only the Juggalos can understand and feel. I'm still waitin to pick up Madrox's "Phatso" joint and as all the Juggalos should know, ICP's new full length (maybe 2 disk album) "The Tempest" will be dropping September 19th. Peace Out.