Furious

Soopa Villainz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 16, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Psychopathic
• ASIN: B000A2HA0Q
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,878 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > Dance & DJ > Turntablists

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Soopa What?, August 18, 2005

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Jaygo Shauers (Cincinnati, OH, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Furious (Audio CD)

I have been a Juggalo for a looong time now..but I have to say, I was disappointed with this album. First of all, every track sounds the same. J, Lavel, and Esham rap and Shaggy takes the hook. Granted, Shaggy is excellent on this album with scratching and mixing, but the beats are terrible and it sounds too all-over-the-place. The verses don't go well with the beats and it seems that when they needed a hook they asked Shaggs to scream something. No one has ever, in my opinion, messed up at Psychopathic until now.

And people that think being a true Juggalo means you have to like everything Psychopathic puts out, it's not true. If the only reason you like this album is because it was done by Psychopathic Artists, then you probably don't really like it. You're just afraid to say that you don't because of how many "Juggalos" will call you a hater. I'm not afraid to say I don't like this album, in fact, it sucks. Yes, I said it, this album is not worth listening to.

Think back, you know there was a song, album, or even a beat that you just didn't like. It's probably the one that never ends up in your CD player. Furious is that one for me.

Now, I know that ICP, Esham, Lavel, and whoever else worked on "Furious" put a lot of work into it, or maybe not, but they did work. These people are dedicated to keeping the Juggalos interested and keeping us satisfied. But there's a point where you gotta stop trying to come up with new stuff and just keep kickin what we like.

Now obviously, if you loved this album and you're a Juggalo, you're probably hating on me right now. You might not have even gotten this far because you're so angry. As I said earlier, I love everything the now Psychopathic artists have ever done...Inner City Posse to Insane Clown Posse, from HoK to Twiztid, from COC to The Calm, from Mostasteless to Mutant. You get it. But this...this just doesn't do it. This is where they finally messed up.

I live for, I die for, I pray for The Carnival.

Much Clown Love

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Soopa Average!, October 21, 2005

By 

J. Miller "Twizta-J" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Furious (Audio CD)

Considering that I love ICP & Esham (and the small amount of material that I've heard from Lavel seems pretty good too), this CD is ultimately disappointing. Psychopathic Records has a habit of marketing every release as if it were the best album to ever be released... and many times the final products are worthy of the hype. Unfortunately, the Soopa Villainz debut is not anywhere near as enjoyable as I was hoping it would be. All the juggalos know that SV have been hyped for the past several years with hints and "teaser" tracks being dropped every once in a while (e.g. the short but sweet "Soopa Villainz" on Shangri-La, as well as other tight ICP/Esham collaborations like "Silence of the Hams" and "Conquer" w/ ABK). Mostly all of the "hype" tracks were great, which is probably why my expectations were so high for this album.

I don't want to be completely negative, because there are some aspects of this CD that I like. The sound is definately something new and different, so once again you have to give Psychopathic credit for keeping things fresh. I LOVE Shaggy's scratching on the album and some of the production is great too. As always, the rapping itself is good too. However, one of the main problems that I have with this album is that Shaggy's voice on just about every chorus gets annoying and obnoxious. I agree with the ninja who said that it is difficult to do a "track-by-track breakdown", simply because most of the songs follow the same formula... there is a loud & strong beat, fast rapping, and Shaggs doing his hardcore choruses... no slow songs, not much vocal variation. This works sometimes, but not all of the time. "Furious" is an album that I will put into my CD player, skip around to bump a few tracks, and then eject it to play something else. The repetativeness makes it difficult to listen to the whole album from start to finish, without obtaining a headache at some point.

Still, there are some awesome songs. My personal favorites are "Furious," "Mr. Club," "The Van," "So What," and "I Shot the DJ." I'd say that those are the album's five best tracks. The three other "solo" tracks are slightly above average, but nothing to get too excited about either ("Black Plague," "Pxssy," and "Hook Up The Cut"). Then there are the tracks that suck, whether it's because they are just flops ("To The Rescue" and "It's Over") or simply because they are ruined by Shaggy's mind-numbing choruses ("Guided Missles" and "Hostile"). The tracks that I didn't mention all fall somewhere in the average category.

Overall, this album isn't a complete loss, but it is nowhere near as good as some other recent Psychopathic releases. I'm hoping that the Soopa Heroez will come out with some stronger material than this. And i'm hoping it will be Twiztid, Tech N9ne & Big Krizz Kaliko, instead of Twiztid, Blaze & ABK... but I don't think we'll be that lucky.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just a Dull CD, September 25, 2005

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Proffy B (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Furious (Audio CD)

I've liked everything from Psychopathic. And I like everyone on this CD, but it just falls flat.

You see my other reviews, and you know I've dug everything from the Ringmaster through The Calm. But this...it's fun hearing the guys I like, but the songs and the music are just incredibly disappointing. I agree with others, "The Van" is pretty good but hardly salvages this overall muddled CD.

Project Dead Man is stuck back in my player again for awhile. Incredible stuff, easily rivaling the best of Mike Clark's work with ICP. I think it's really good timing for him to come back and breathe some life into the recording again.

Can't wait for The Tempest!