Insane Clown Posse Album: “Riddle Box”
 Description :
Insane Clown Posse: 2 Dope, Violent J (vocals).
<p>Additional Personnel includes: Dave Greenburg, M. Niles, Crazy Doug, Rich Murrell (guitar); Mike E. Clark (programming).
<p>Producers: Mike E. Clark, Insane Clown Posse, D. Greenburg, H. Dodd, M. Niles.
<p>Engineers: Mike E. Clark, Laura Grabb.
<p>Once relegated to the status of wannabe rappers that fans loved to hate (as frequent guest appearances on Howard Stern's radio show would indicate), Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J have slowly built a juggernaut (or would that be "juggalo-naut") of a music and merchandising empire around the Insane Clown Posse brand and mystique. RIDDLE BOX (1995) was the third installment of ICP's Dark Carnival concept, and features a jack-in-the-box creature that decides the fate of mortal souls. Though the album showcases the early stages of the ICP's horro-rap/metal sound, it shows that the group's conceptual elements were fully formed from day one.
Track Listing :
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Riddle Box Video |
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Chicken Huntin' (Slaughter House Mix) |
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Toy Box Video |
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Cemetery Girl |
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3 Rings Video |
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Headless Boogie |
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Dead Body Man Video |
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Lil' Somthin' Somthin' |
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Ol' Evil Eye |
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12 Video |
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I'm Coming Home Video |
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(Untitled) - (hidden track) |
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(Untitled) - (hidden track) |
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(Untitled) - (hidden track) |
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Album Information :
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UPC:012414600127
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:R&B - Underground/Alt Rap
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Artist:Insane Clown Posse
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Label:Battery Records
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Distributed:BMG (distributor)
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Release Date:1995/10/10
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Original Release Year:1995
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Discs:1
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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Zagnorch (Terra, Sol System) - May 26, 2000
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
- I'm going to Hell for loving this CD...
I've heard most of ICP's works, and out of all of them, I believe `Riddle Box' tops them all. It's one of the most perverted, subversive, sickening albums out there... so needless to say, it's one of my all-time favorites. Violent 'J' and Shaggy 2 Dope definitely earn the adjective `Insane' in this collection. Where else can you find raps about relationships with corpses (`Cemetery Girl')? Or a game show where not getting hacked to death is the grand prize (`The Joker's Wild')? Howzabout a boy's deadly revenge against his overbearing classmates at show-and-tell (`Toy Box')? And let's not forget the `Tell-Tale Heart'- style story of a kid's plot to murder the neighborhood freak (`Evil Eye'). You're definitely heeding the beckoning call of Lucifer when you're blasting these works of depravity at high volume. So crank it UP!
The only thing that would make `Riddle Box' less appealing to me would be if Pat Boone ever decided to sing covers of any of the tunes. Scary thought. I'd probably listen to it anyway, just for a goof. Then again, I probably shouldn't give him any encouragement...
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Customer review - October 29, 1999
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
- The best ICP album ever!
I feel that out of all of there Cd's, The riddle box is the best! My favorite songs are 'Lil Somthing Somthing and Toy box. 54971wi (Ripon, WI USA) - March 11, 2000
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
- A little bit SICK!
This CD is far sicker than their other ones (that I've heard anyway), but it is also a lot better! The song Toy Box is truly hilarious, and The Joker's Wild is probably the funniest thing that I have ever heard. Some of the songs towards the end are actually good quality, especially Ol Evil Eye. That is about the only one of their songs that actually has decent background music, it's quite amazing. The problem with this CD is that almost half the songs deal with NECROPHILIA, not a happy topic for me! So, I would recommend this if you have a sick sense of humor. Customer review - October 03, 1999
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
- this cd is fricken tight
ic fricken p's in da house y'all juggalo 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
- Old school ICP
This was ICP in there heyday. In my opinion, Riddlebox and Great Milenko are the best music ICP has ever put out. The beats range from dark and wicked, such as on Cemetary Girl, to funky party beats, such as Headless Boogie. The thing that made ICP so great to listen to were their story telling ablities, and this album has there best stories on it. Mike E. Clark also did his best producing job on this album. There aren't really any bad songs, so you can pretty much listen to it from start to finish. Everybody be on the look out for the Tempest in 2006, since it features the return of Mike E. Clark! |
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