ICP Mighty Death Pop Review

Yes it is finally here, my review of ICP's newest release "The Mighty Death Pop!"




 

The Mighty Death Pop Review

Insane Clown Posse

By: Juggalotus

I have the awesome task of reviewing ICP’s newest release, The Mighty Death Pop. Being an old-school Juggalo, I take great pride in giving my most honest assessment of the album and its bonus disks. I’m going to break it down into four parts (one for the main album, and one per each bonus disk), give my impression of each part, and then give each disk a rating. At the end, I’ll give what I think are the top three tracks from each album (not including the black bonus disks).



The main album, The Mighty Death Pop, comprises seventeen tracks and one bonus track of outtakes. Right from the intro, I knew this would not be anything like Bang Pow Boom. While I liked that album, I could tell right away that this one was geared more toward old-school Juggalos. The first six tracks bring back great memories from my intro to ICP back in 2006-2007. The next three are more humorous and intended to lighten the mood. Then we get to my favorite track on the disk, “Hate Her to Death.” This track stands alone as the deepest track on the album, with a very slow but deliberate beat. Next is the only track on the album with guests, called “Screeem!,” featuring Tech Nine and Hopsin. It’s a good track in which all the artists get a chance to shine with their various styles. “Ghetto Rainbows” follows, and I can say that I was VERY apprehensive when it first came on, due to the music alone. As I have listened further, it really works for them, and it’s catchy, although it’s definitely a departure from the norm for ICP. After that, the album becomes somewhat disjointed, however it ends on a very emotional track called “Forever,” which is a fitting culmination to the main album. There is one more track that contains outtakes from the album recording process. All in all, the main album does not disappoint. You can definitely tell that ICP made it with their long-time fans in mind.



MDP Disk Rating: 9/10



The Red Pop set is called Smothered, Covered, and Chunked. It contains ICP’s covers of popular tracks from the past. With collabs on this disk from Fred Durst, Downtown Brown and Lil Wyte, there’s really nothing to complain about. ICP did all of the songs justice, while also making them their own. The remake of the Tears for Fears track, “Shout” is a little weird at first, but it grows on you. Their collab with Fred Durst, “Bitch Betta Have My Money” is dope as hell. The Yo Gabba Gabba track, “Hold Still,” (yes you read that right) is fresh and will make for an interesting concert experience. This disk is fun and has a lot of energy.



SC&C Disk Rating: 8/10



The White Pop set, called Mike E. Clark’s Extra Pop Emporium, is a blend of remixes and outtakes from the main disk. Hands down, my favorite remix is “Chris Benoit.” Ice Cube and Scarface come in with some amazing verses, and the beat Kuma came up with is absolutely killer. My major criticism of this disk is track 3. It’s a remix of “When I’m Clownin, feat. Kreayshawn.” I didn’t know her music prior to this track and I won’t be going out to find any hereafter. Her verse kills one of the better tracks from the main disk, and not in a good way. My other criticism is that the remix of “Ghetto Rainbows, feat. Color Me Badd” should have been the one on the main disk. It sounds so much better than the version that made the album. Mike E. Clark and Kuma do an amazing job of remixing the tracks.



EPP Disk Rating: 8/10



The Black Pop set, titled Freaky Tales, is an hour long sex-rap inspired by Too Short’s song of the same name. The biggest problem with this one is that more than sixty minutes of hearing about J and Shagg’s sexploits was, at least for me, about fifty minutes too long. Too Short kept his track to eight minutes, and that was just about perfect. This disk is ICP going over all the hoes they have been with and the special “features” of each girl. I was able to listen to about 35 minutes of it before it got stale and repetitive. I went to track 2, which was the outtakes, hoping for some good humor, but found none. I feel like this disk should have been left off the release, but others out there might enjoy the novelty.



FT Disk Rating: 2/10



Track listing:

MAIN ALBUM:

1. Intro

2. The Mighty Death Pop

3. Night Of The Chainsaw

4. Chris Benoit

5. The Blasta

6. Kickin’ Kickin’

7. Bazooka Joey

8. Shooting Stars

9. Juggalo Juice

10. Hate Her To Death

11. SKREEEM!! feat. Tech N9ne and Hopsin

12. Ghetto Rainbows

13. When I’m Clownin’

14. Dog Catchers

15. Daises

16. Where’s God?

17. Forever



RED POP (Smother, Covered, and Chunked):

1. Prelude feat. Psychopathic Family

2. Jump Around

3. Shout feat. Blaze Ya Dead Homie

4. Ain’t No Future In Yo Frontin

5. Hold Still feat. Downtown Brown

6. Bitch Betta Have My Money feat. Fred Durst

7. Night Of The Living Baseheads

8. Beautiful (Indestructible)

9. Mind Playin’ Tricks feat. ABK and Lil Wyte

10. State of Shock

11. Love For Dem Gangsters feat. Cold 187um

12. Guess My Religion



WHITE POP (Mike E. Clark’s Extra Pop Emporium):

1. Traveling Circus

2. Chris Benoit (Kuma’s Crub remix feat. Ice Cube and Scarface)

3. When I’m Clownin’ (Kuma’s Clownin’ Remix feat. Kreyshawn)

4. Lost In The Music feat. Swollen Members

5. Up Ya Ass (outtake)

6. Ghetto Rainbows (Soft Ass R-N-B remix feat. Color Me Badd)

7. Birthday Party (outtake)

8. Scrubstutite Teachers feat. Twiztid and Willie D

9. Playin’ In The Woods (outtake)

10. Pass It To The Sky feat. Kottonmouth Kings

11. Shugston Brooks 1959-2004 (outtake)

12. Night Of The Chainsow (Joe Strange remix feat. Three Six Mafia)

13. Forever (Extended Geto Mix feat. The Geto Boys)

BLACK POP (Freaky Tales):

1. Freaky Tales

My Top 3 Tracks:

Main Album

1. Hate Her to Death
2. Night of the Chainsaw
3. Where’s God?

Red Pop bonus disk

1. Bitch Betta Have My Money, feat Fred Durst
2. State of Shock
3. Guess My Religion 

White Pop bonus disk

1. Chris Benoit Remix, feat Ice Cube and Scarface 
2. Birfday Party 
3. Night of the Chainsaw remix, feat Three 6 Mafia



Length:

Main Album- 62:14

Red Pop- 54:00

White Pop- 53:45

Black Pop- 60:15

Record Label:

Psychopathic Records

Release Date:
08/14/2012


There you have it. My own personal opinion of all of the albums included in the release. Take it for what it is.

MMFWFL,

Juggalotus