The trifecta of Riddlebox, Milenko, and AJB are pretty much bullet proof to me. But if I have to choose just 1, it’s Riddlebox. 

Honestly, I just think it’s the most “ICP sounding” album they have. While COC and Ringmaster have some good shit (especially Ringmaster), Riddlebox is where they really made a leap forward and seemed to find all the right ingredients and inspiration. Mike E Clark was REALLY on point and the addition of Legs Diamond was key. J especially really found that balance of dark “scary” songs like the classic back-to-back “12” into “The Killings Fields” as well as having a lot of humor throughout the album such as in “The Joker’s Wild”. “Dead Body Man” I think is the epitome of ICP and really captures everything dope about that in 1 song, particularly from that time period. And also, “Ol’ Evil Eye” STILL remains my favorite ICP song all these years later. 

AJB. Okay it’s probably because it’s the first one I owned. But goddamn the guitars on that album sound amazing. From I Want My Shit to Terrible… Assassins… fucking Snoop Dogg. The intro with dude wanting to sell a candle, it just sounded so mysterious when I first heard it. Me and my fam used to laugh at ALL the skits. Bitches used to be my favorite beat. And Nothings Left might be the greatest song ICP made. 

Right behind that is Ringmaster. Only because the beats were so nice. The second half of the verses on Who Asked You are so satisfying to hear. Wax Museum’s funky keys… organ maybe? 

hands down Carnival of Carnage, saved my life , it made me tell people im close to about mental shit going on with me an i pictured myself turning into one of the people in one of the tracks if i didnt seek help..i cant even listen to a couple tracks on there, shit hits to close to home and the music is like a ethereal portal to that point in my life the agony the dispair i was feeling an still feel sometimes, so if im feeling down i can pop on hells pit an let that shit cure me with the quickness,the album overall tone to me is isolation, its straight fucking dark carnival magic

Or f I had to choose again..

Riddlebox, Okay it’s probably because it’s the first one I owned. But goddamn the guitars on that album sound amazing. From three rings to DBM… coming home… fucking MEC. The intro with dude wanting to know what happened after the car crash, it just sounded so mysterious when I first heard it. Me and my fam used to laugh at ALL the skits. Lil sumthing’ sumthin” used to be my favorite beat. And Chicken Huntin’ might be the greatest song ICP made. 

Right behind that is Ringmaster. Only because the beats were so nice. The second half of the verses on Who Asked You are so satisfying to hear. Wax Museum’s funky keys… organ maybe? 

I could go on, and on about how the Dark Carnival saved my Life man.

Karacalla said
hands down Carnival of Carnage, saved my life , it made me tell people im close to about mental shit going on with me an i pictured myself turning into one of the people in one of the tracks if i didnt seek help..i cant even listen to a couple tracks on there, shit hits to close to home and the music is like a ethereal portal to that point in my life the agony the dispair i was feeling an still feel sometimes, so if im feeling down i can pop on hells pit an let that shit cure me with the quickness,the album overall tone to me is isolation, its straight fucking dark carnival magic

Or f I had to choose again..

Riddlebox, Okay it’s probably because it’s the first one I owned. But goddamn the guitars on that album sound amazing. From three rings to DBM… coming home… fucking MEC. The intro with dude wanting to know what happened after the car crash, it just sounded so mysterious when I first heard it. Me and my fam used to laugh at ALL the skits. Lil sumthing’ sumthin” used to be my favorite beat. And Chicken Huntin’ might be the greatest song ICP made. 

Right behind that is Ringmaster. Only because the beats were so nice. The second half of the verses on Who Asked You are so satisfying to hear. Wax Museum’s funky keys… organ maybe? 

I could go on, and on about how the Dark Carnival saved my Life man.  

Woah man… we’re like… brothers

my favorite jokers card always changes…

right now though… it’s FEARLESS FRED FURY… just the love how awesome and dope and wicked it is. and how relevant it is to my life… that’s how it’s always been with me and ICP albums, it’s that dark carnival shit Loc.

so yeah… I gotta give it up to FFF! especially Sagtellite, Freedom, I mean goddamn