Freek Show

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Freek Show
Twiztid Freek Show.JPG
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)
Recorded2000
Genre
Length68:26
Label Psychopathic Records
Twiztid chronology
Mostasteless
(1998)
Freek Show
(2000)
Mirror Mirror
(2002)

Freek Show is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Twiztid. Released on October 31, 2000, the album peaked at #51 on the Billboard 200. [3]

Contents

Music

Freek Show is a horrorcore [1] [2] and rap metal [1] album which incorporates elements of other genres into its sound, including techno and pop. [2] "People Are Strange" is a cover of the 1967 single by the Doors from its Strange Days album. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Exclaim! (favorable) [1]

In his review of the album, 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] Exclaim! reviewer Thomas Quinlan wrote, "Freek Show is not as good as Twiztid's Mostatesteless[ sic ] debut, but their second outing is a good attempt to match it". [1] 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]

Release

The album was released on October 31, 2000, which coincided with Insane Clown Posse's Bizaar/Bizzar albums. The album charted at 51 on the Billboard 200, making it their first to crack the Billboard top 100. On July 6, 2015, it was announced that Twiztid will be performing the entire album at a spot show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On July 16, 2015, it was announced that the 15 Year Freek Show Anniversary Show will be held on October 21, 2015.

Twiztid also announced two more releases of Freek Show, the first being Freek Show: The 15th Anniversary Edition. This version is a Tour Exclusive sold at shows with a very limited pressing. The other announced release was a 12-inch colored double vinyl (also a limited pressing with only 1,000 to be pressed), which was released on March 18, 2016.

2021 Twiztid released a limited edition (limited to 1,000 copies) 20 Year Anniversary CD for Freek Show called Freek Show: Disturbed & Unheard, released under Magic Ninja Entertainment

Tracklist

1. FS-20

2. Track 8 (Feat. Legz Diamond)

3. All 2gether

4. Leave Me Alone (Toilet $ Mix)

5. Bad Luck Magnet (Feat. Blaze Ya Dead Homie)

6. Bagz (Vampirate Mix)

Music videos

The first music video was "We Don't Die", which was also released as a single.

Track listing

#TitleTimeProducer(s)Performer(s)
1"Intro"1:28
2"Mutant X"3:03Systasyrosis Soundsquad Twiztid
3"We Don't Die"3:09Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
4"Fall Apart"4:59Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
5"Fuck on the 1st Date"3:40Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
6"Do You Really Know?"3:25Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
7"Leave Me Alone"3:38Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
8"People Are Strange" The Doors Cover3:13Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
9"All I Ever Wanted" (feat. Insane Clown Posse)4:18Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
Insane Clown Posse
10"I Wanna Be..."1:13Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
11"Bagz"3:00Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
12"Wut tha Dead Like" (feat. Insane Clown Posse)3:59Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
Insane Clown Posse
13"Empty"4:35Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
14"Where Itz Goin' Down" (feat. Three 6 Mafia, Anybody Killa, Blaze Ya Dead Homie 4:28Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
Drive-By
Three 6 Mafia
15"Broken Wingz"4:30Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
16"Maniac Killa"5:16Shaggy 2 Dope
Systasyrosis Soundsquad
Dark Lotus
17"Different"3:33Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid
18"I'm Alright"6:59Systasyrosis SoundsquadTwiztid

Charts

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

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