This is the tenth studio record from Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring Ouija Macc. Nearly a decade ago, Insane Clown Posse signed Ouija to Psychopathic Records shortly after the independent release of his debut EP Trashfire, and Ouija rose to prominence, proving himself to be one of the greatest solo performers in the space of nearly 8 years, releasing his last 9 full-length albums, 2 greatest hits compilations, 8 mixtapes, and 5 EPs. He even started his own record label, Chapter 17 Records, and Darby O’Trill is now the only artist signed to it. He has been declaring himself America’s Most Evil since last November and hopes to enter the Skeleton Pyramid a month after CoKane and 2 Tuff Tony and Willie Mack became the new JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion and JCW World Juggalo Tag Team Champion respectively.
Devereaux samples Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” as the intro to “Chalupa Mode,” mocking all the fools who get salty because they can’t find any dirt on him, while “0 Day” wickedly suggests getting out of his zone if you want to emulate what he’s been doing. “Faygo n’ Crown” flips Project Born’s “The Graveyard” and features ICP talking about the blend of Juggalo juice and whiskey before “The World is Hell” recounts his long-held observation that despite the name that probably got all the Juggalos of the previous generation hooked on Ouija, remember Esham for a song on my personal Book Twiztid. “The Boogieman” in the early 2000s.
“Gnome Sayin'” shows a bit of Memphis influence, talking about stacking skulls to the ceiling, while “Leviticus” mixes a bass line with some hi-hats and takes apart a bitch with a gun, but the Ouija Board knows he’s too bitch to pull the trigger. Things tend to go in a more ghostly direction on “Behind the Beyond,” talking about messages he’s received from spirits that have been haunting him, leading him to fill his head in severed heads on “Fillin’ Up My Bag.”
Halfway through, “On My Mind” takes on a more hellish sound, telling the story of how thoughts of murder lingered in his mind until he narrated the story of him stuffing all the bodies into a “haunted closet.” “Up 2 Something” continues the second act of Skull Pyramid, telling the story of the chosen few being left out when the end of the world finally arrives, while “Chest Pain” makes it clear that once they’re gone, all real people don’t come back because he got the death hole so his ass rested.
“Killem All,” the lead single, opens with a story about murdering everyone, while “Bloody Mess” gets mired in an emotional quagmire thanks to the weirdest of instrumentals, constantly thinking about death because of his depression. “No Place Like Home” follows him as he continues to pile up skulls as if he were building a masterpiece, while “Candle of Revenge” graphically depicts him dismembering men who abuse women. “Crying in the Pyramid” may be one of Ouija’s greatest songs, with introspective lyrics using samples over a somber beat, while “Never Die” ends with him making sure his brother lives forever.
Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) tonight kicks off the March Massacre weekend taped by JCW Lunacy, and of course I have to mention that Juggalohio IV takes place next weekend, so America’s Most Evil will lead the followers of the Sunken Church through the Pyramid of Skulls while reaffirming the continued balance of quantity and quality of Ouija Boards. It’s been teased since the days of Temple of Ashes about a year and a half ago, and thematically picks up where Sunken Church left off, coming straight off the top of his head.
Rating: 9/10
