Freek Show

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Freek Show
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ReleasedOctober 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)
Recorded2000
Genre
Length1:08:25
Label
Producer
Twiztid chronology
Mostasteless
(1998)
Freek Show
(2000)
The Green Book
(2003)

Freek Show is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Twiztid. It was released on October 31, 2000 via Psychopathic Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group. Production was handled by Systasyrosis Soundsquad and Shaggy 2 Dope. It features guest appearances from Insane Clown Posse, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Anybody Killa, Three 6 Mafia and Legz Diamond.

Contents

The album debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States.

A music video was directed for the promotional single "We Don't Die". [1] The song was later used in 2003 video game Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home , while its music video was included in 2007 DVD compilation Psychopathic: The Videos .

Music

Freek Show is a horrorcore [2] [3] and rap metal [3] album which incorporates elements of other genres into its sound, including techno and pop. [2] "People Are Strange" is a cover version of the 1967 single by the Doors from its Strange Days album. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

AllMusic's Brad Mills wrote that "this kind of music appeals to a small sector of hip-hop listeners and will probably do well within [its] niche market, but the average hip-hop listener will just have to understand that this is a different kind of album". [2] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! wrote: "Freek Show is not as good as Twiztid's Mostasteless [ sic ] debut, but their second outing is a good attempt to match it". [3] In 2014, Rolling Stone writer Nick Murray described "We Don't Die" as "one of turn-of-the-millenium[ sic ] rap-metal's best tunes". [4]

Releases

Originally released on Halloween 2000, which coincided with Insane Clown Posse's Bizaar and Bizzar albums, Freek Show marks the only Twiztid's album to be released for Island Records.

The album was first re-released with a different cover art subtitled '15th Anniversary Edition' for the 15 Year Freek Show Anniversary Show in Philadelphia in 2015. This 1,000 copies pressed version was sold exclusively during the tour and its leftovers were available on the duo's official website. It was reissued as a limited edition double vinyl LP on March 18, 2016 through Twiztid's own independent record label Majik Ninja Entertainment. On September 12, 2017, it was digitally reissued as a Memory Stick in MP3 format.

In December 2020, Twiztid released a limited edition extended play Freek Show: Disturbed & Unheard (A Celebration of 20 Years) via Majik Ninja Entertainment. The EP is composed of six tracks from the original recordings during the 'Freek Show' sessions.

For Twiztid's 25th anniversary, Majik Ninja Entertainment re-released hard copies of the album in 2023.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" (featuring Legz Diamond) Systasyrosis Soundsquad1:28
2."Mutant X"Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:03
3."We Don't Die"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:09
4."Fall Apart"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad4:59
5."Fuckonthe1stdate"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:40
6."Do You Really Know?"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:25
7."Leave Me Alone"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:38
8."People Are Strange" The Doors Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:13
9."All I Ever Wanted" (featuring Insane Clown Posse)
Systasyrosis Soundsquad4:18
10."I Wanna Be..."SpanioloSystasyrosis Soundsquad1:13
11."Bagz"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:00
12."Wut tha Dead Like" (featuring Insane Clown Posse)
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
  • Bruce
  • Utsler
Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:59
13."Empty"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad4:35
14."Where Itz Goin Down" (featuring Three 6 Mafia, Blaze Ya Dead Homie and Anybody Killa)Systasyrosis Soundsquad4:27
15."Broken Wingz"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad4:30
16."Maniac Killa" (performed by Dark Lotus)
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
  • Bruce
  • Utsler
  • Rouleau
5:16
17."Different"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad3:33
18."I'm Alright"
  • Spaniolo
  • Methric
Systasyrosis Soundsquad6:59
Total length:1:08:25
Freek Show: Disturbed & Unheard (A Celebration Of 20 Years) EP
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."FS-20"Fritz The Cat 
2."Track 8" (featuring Legz Diamond)Fritz The Cat 
3."All 2gether"Fritz The Cat 
4."Leave Me Alone (Toilet $ Mix)"Fritz The Cat 
5."Bad Luck Magnet" (featuring Blaze Ya Dead Homie)Fritz The Cat 
6."Bagz (Vampirate Mix)"Fritz The Cat 

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (2000)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 51

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