The Great Milenko

Someone had to do it. Insane Clown Posse started a whole following of "Juggalos" with their psychopathic killer Clown carnival rap music, which is still strong today, and as a teenager I found this album to be hilarious. So I decided to take one for the team and submit this album, regardless of how it will probably be universally hated. But, in my opinion, it's not as bad as a majority of the shitty user submitted albums.

Oh boy I love this album! I'm sure it's going to get some hate but the truth is you SHOULD hear this b4 you die. There has never been anything like them- they started an entire underground culture - the FBI labeled the juggalos a gang for fucks sake lol And it amuses me they went ahead & sued the FBI bc they authentically don't give a fuck! Ya there's some pretty offensive shit in here but it's hilarious & there's nuggets of wisdom throughout. I love the submission & the idea of folks who have never heard them experiencing it for the first time ha I guess what I'm really trying to say is...I AM DOWN WITH THE CLOWN!

The Great Milenko is the fourth album by hip-hop group Insane Clown Posse. All songs are (co)written by Mike E. Clark who is known for his work with the legendary Kid Rock. That gives an indication of the pure quality, or seriously the lack of any quality on this album. The lyrics are not ok and certainly not funny. The rap skills, compositions and instrumentation are mediocre. The album also has aged terribly. It is almost as bad as the Digital Underground album on the original list.

I had a good run. I managed to go 43 years without hearing an ICP album.

I have always been aware of Insane Clown Posse but have gone through several phases with them: * Firstly, the "they're just Eminem but not as good" phase. * Then, as I got older, the "aren't they a bit homophobic and misogynistic" phase. * Then the "oh that's weird, they're doing a cruise" phase. * And then hearing them be very apologetic for how they were when they were younger men and seeming like they've grown up significantly since then. So I was looking forward to giving my first Insane Clown Posse album a chance. I am delighted. It is dumb in a way that Mötley Crüe are dumb and AC/DC are dumb. And yes, it does contain some stuff that has aged like milk, but it's as if Cypress Hill only did the smoking weed and being nihilistic thing and didn't have more to say, in the best of all possible ways. It sounds like the stoner guys from your school were mistakenly allowed to access the school recording equipment for a few afternoons. This is the sort of thing that would come out, but of a higher quality. I cannot in good conscience badly rate an album that is so nihilistic it has a line "I'll rip your fucking face off and wipe my fucking arse with it". It's genius in the most moronic way possible. I think I may have to deal with the fact that, at the age of 42, I have become... A juggalo.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Hokus pokus, How many times, Down with the clown

I did not read too much into this group. But hell, is this album weird and also enjoyable. The circus-themed sound fit the narrative quite well, without trying to be too much cliché. I am often prejudiced on hiphop music. But I sorta liked this one. This is an unique take on the genre and I'm glad this was suggested

I like repping anyone from Detroit, and I love that ICP hates fascists. But I’ve never really given them the time of day because they seem very silly. Maybe it’s the fact that the last several albums I’ve listened to on here were trash, but I ended up liking this more than I expected. It would normally be a 2 for me. Good for them, but not my jam. But compared to some of the absolute drivel that is being posted on this website recently, I’m feeling extra charitable. Will i ever listen to this again? No. Do i have a newfound respect for the artists and their fans? Also no. But much better than I expected.

I've heard of ICP, but never really listened to them. I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed hearing it. It starts out pretty strong, but by the end I felt it was too much of the same thing... Guess it's just too different for me. I'd definitely keep listening to it in the future. 3 / 5

I am glad this is on here. I would never have chosen to listen to an ICP record on my own. I can see why some people are so into the music. At times it is very catchy. It has lots of hooks. A lot of different things going on in here. Add to it a community that seems to support its own and you have the recipe for a very connection with a band and its music. Unfortunately for me I still didn’t love the record. It has that rap/rock thing that I am not a huge fan of and to be honest from time to time I found the content a tad juvenile. All in all I am really glad this is on here. I think it is why I am more than 550 albums into the user list - music that matters to people that is not in my usual world. Just for me I didn’t love it.

Everything I've heard about Juggalos is positive and they are an accepting community. That video of Joe Goes at the Gathering of the Juggalos is great and the people are self-aware and get it. ICP should be on the list. Saying all that, I absolutely detest everything about the music. It's just awful to listen to and I hated it. My personal rating: 2/5 My rating relative to the list: 2/5 Should this have been included on the original list? Yes.

WAY better than I was expecting. Some really great stuff on this album. 4/5

It’s not the kind of music I would naturally reach for, but I enjoyed listening to this. The background music (don’t know the technical term) had something about it that made it stand out. Glad this was on the list.

Horrorcore, rap metal. Ni fu ni fa.

Pretty sure this quintupled my lifetime total of ICP listening. So yeah, this was all pretty dopey, and peurile. I will say I followed the narrative of it without difficulty, which is far from the norm for this list. In honesty the general attitude launched me right back to my middle school and high school days - had I been born 10 years later I'm pretty sure solid contingent of my small town midwest friend group would have been listening to this. I got sort of briefly fascinated by the Juggalos more than a decade ago, when annual video promos for their Gathering were going viral. I watched some kind of documentary style video about the same festival, and was struck by how consistently interviewed attendees invoked found family as the central value of their lifestyle. It's not for me and I'm not going to listen to any more of it, but I didn't aboslutely hate it and wouldn't trash anyone for liking it.

I can’t imagine an album less suited to my taste. I feel like it's everything I hate about Eminem without any of the things I like. Detroit in the 90s was weird I guess.

Wild that there's been no ICP on the user list up until this point given their dedicated fanbase. From a cultural/music history standpoint I can see the Juggalos deserving a nod here, but musically it's not for me. There is a bit more substance to the beats I was expecting, but the bars land in shock-jock territory, the braggadocio lyrics feeling more middle school than aggressive rap duo. I didn't hate the hour and change of this LP per se, just not my cup of tea when every song/skit feels a little goofy and repetitive.

Sheesh. Gimmicky music for angry 13 year old boys.

Bleh

OK, this album is far too over the top and a bit silly at times. Not really to my taste, but I strangely feel glad I listened to it once, while also never wanting to listen to it again at the same time.

If I was 12 years old, I'd probably think this is hilarious. But I'm not, so i don't. Fills the gap between Beastie Boys / Cypress Hill and Eminem / Limp Bizkit. This is not a niche that needed filled. Stupid as hell, but neither funny nor scary. I'm glad to have heard it only so that I can go back to disregarding their whole discography - but with even 100% certainty that there is nothing of merit that I am missing.

I remember this being a thing that seemed slightly scary, but like most scary music things it's actually really immature and stupid. I liked the title track, but it just descends into adolescent mysogyny. Totally paved the way for Eminem though, not sure if that's a good thing.

I really wanted to give this a chance but haha oh no