The Riddle Box
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| Studio album by Insane Clown Posse | ||
| Released | Oct 10, 1995 | |
| Recorded | Unknown | |
| Genre | Horrorcore Rap | |
| Length | 68:00 | |
| Label | Jive Records | |
| Producer(s) | Mike E. Clark | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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All Music Guide (3/5) link |
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| Insane Clown Posse chronology | ||
| Terror Wheel (1994) |
The Riddle Box (1995) |
Tunnel of Love (1996) |
The Riddlebox is an album by the Insane Clown Posse. It is the third in a series of six "Joker's Cards" albums which form an extended religious allegory.
The eponymous "Riddlebox" is a jack-in-the-box that decides where you go: Shangri-La or Hell's Pit. The Riddlebox album is about death. In the song "12", ICP rapper Violent J takes revenge and kills 12 people (juror members) who were involved in sentencing him to death. Despite its title, the song is track 14 on the CD.
The album makes several references to American popular culture. The track The Joker's Wild is based on the quiz show of the same name, though ICP's version is set in Hell and is used as a means to punish the wicked rather than reward people. Ol' Evil Eye is loosely based around Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story The Tell-Tale Heart and indeed features excerpts from the story being read. The CD had sold well and later was certified Gold.
[edit] Track listing
- "Intro [Hidden Track]"
- "Riddle Box"
- "Show Must Go On"
- "Chicken Huntin'" [Slaughter House Mix]
- "Interview" [Hidden Track]
- "Toy Box"
- "Cemetery Girl"
- "Three Rings"
- "Headless Boogie"
- "The Joker's Wild"
- "Dead Body Man"
- "Lil' Somthin' Somthin'"
- "Ol' Evil Eye"
- "12"
- "The Killing Fields"
- "I'm Coming Home"
