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Furious

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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

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.

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!

First off I am NOT a juggalo. And in fact I think most of Psy's music has SUCKED lately. With this in mind I had absolutely ZERO expectation for this disc whatsoever. Boy was I wrong, heh heh. Soopa Villainz is perhaps my favorite Psy album since the first Dark Lotus, after that most of the Clowns music has been trash expect a few here and there. The Soopa Villainz are Mr. Club- ICP's Shaggy 2 DOpe, Mr. Diamond- ICP's VIolent J, Mr. Spade- Legendary Rapper Esham, and Mr. Heart- Krazy Klan's Lavel. This DOES NOT SOUND LIKE ANY PSY RELEASE, this reminds me of old school house party days, Shaggy's scratching is really, really damn good. All of the tracks are pretty good, and have almost an industrial feel to them. Best songs off the disc are, "Mr. Club", "P*ssy", "The Van" and "So What". If you're a fan of old school rap, or, dare I say it?, a juggalo, be sure to pick up this release it's worth the 14 dollars I spent on it. Let's hope Psy's got their groove back.

This album blew me away, I didn't know what to expect, which is a good thing, because the sound is completely different than anything else out right now (and I mean that in the best way possible). Shaggy is Mr. Club, the DJ, his role is scratching (which is very good) and the hooks (which are reminiscent of old school ICP) The album plays through smooth, no filler here, J/Esham/Lavel all come through great and play their characters perfectly. The booklet has each characters picture with full bio, I hope they make Soopa Villainz comic books, they'd be awesome. I love the concept and the characters on this cd, and leaves me anticipating the Soopa Heroes cd (which will be Twiztids group with 2 other yet to be named artists). Other artists should try and come up with something as fun and innovative as this album, I'd say it's been one of my favorite releases this year

i had really high expectations for this album becuase the song soopa villainz and silence of the hams and conquer were all the sh*t. and this album was way above my expectations. it had a lot of fast rapping and almost every song was laced with guitars. and esham owns every track hes on. the songs on the album are "black plauge" " i shot the dj" "hostile" and "list of demands". even if you are not a juggalo you should own this album.

First off let me say that I've been down since Ringmaster. No, I'm not a juggalo who thinks every Psychopathic release has to be amazing, but I do also kind of feel insulted when juggalos claim that everything coming out of Psy. is trash. Yeah, I'll admit that this last year hasn't been that great, but it still had its fair share of good music (Mans Myth & Mutant, for instance). Anyway, I'm just gonna leave it at that & say that I agree with most of the points FROSTBITE made. Now, back to the review:

I picked this album up off the strength of just knowing I would enjoy it. I hadn't heard s**t from or about the Soopa Villainz since The Wraith: Shangri-La & on that record I really wasn't feelin them. Anyway, when they announced this record droppin I had to go pick it up. I expected wicked ass raps from ICP, Esham & Lavel, who's been really impressing me lately as a new member on Psy.

So yeah, I'm not doing a track-by-track review like I usually do for 2 reasons. 1.) Frostbite already did a pretty good one and 2.) it's really hard to do that with this record. The album kind of all stays on the same level. A good level, but most of the songs are about the same in ranking (about a 4-4.5/5). Most of the tracks have the same elements beatwise (bumpin hip hop beat injected with rock & some scratching/cutting from Mr. Club), which can make it hard to like some of the tracks, but they're all good in the end.

Anyway, there are 4 Soopa Villainz. Each with their own super powers & such. Also, on the album, there is 1 track to highlight each SV.

Mr. Club - The DJ assasin who uses his DJ-ing skills to draw you in, then uses his razor sharp "disks of death" to kill you. This was a really cool idea for a SV, and I was really expecting Shaggs to rip this LP. Unfortunately he sticks to 2 things: scratching/cutting & screaming the hooks. This isn't bad, as he is the best of the 4 to do these 2 things, but I really wanted him to rap a couple times & he didn't. His highlight track is...what else? "Mr. Club".

Mr. Spade - The black plague, the militant, call him whatever. He is a leader who only led us to our own destruction. He hates all races & breathes hate for every living being around him. Esham really shines as Mr. Spade, and he has the evil personality to match this SV perfect. His highlight track is "Black Plague".

Mr. Diamond - The Soopa Doopa Billionaire Mr. Diamond. He shines brighter than the sun, but has no pity for the pathetic souls that walk the Earth. (WOW these descriptions rawk don't they? <_<). He can shoot out laser beams from his eyes & kill millions in seconds. He is...Mr. Diaomnd. Violent J is perfect for this role...'nuff said. His highlight track is "Hook Up The Cut".

Mr. Heart - The lady killer. He steals our wives & causes mass destruction in other cases. He hates all & is a ruthless assasin. He even kills the women right after abusing their p***y's. Anyway, Lavel really shines as Mr. Heart & its a good role for him. His highlight track is "P***y".

Track-wise, like I said before, alot of the tracks are on the same level for me. Every SV drops solid verses on damn near every track...and most of the tracks are bumpin'. However, if I had to pick highlights they would be Furious, Mr. Club, The Van, List of Demands, P***y, I Shot The DJ & Hook Up The Cut.

So yeah, overall, this is a fresh album. I really enjoyed it & its a step back to the darker Psy. (think TFTLP). Definitely cop this if your a fan of Psy. right now.

Nothing to do now except wait for the Heroes to come...

Not really much to say about this cd. The beats and style of this album are just terrible. The only song that I can play is So What. This very well could be the worst PSY release.

it say's it all in the title...lavel kinda droped the ball ...meaning he just didnt stand out ,he kinda went to the wast side ...esham did a good job...and icp did a good job...i liked 6 of the tracks on this cd ...enough said

I'm trying to collect all of the psychopathic records stuff and this was a great buy rare cd and low price un-opened I love it!