Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) & Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) also have a 2 Day War pay-per-view event going down around that same time frame. Night 1 will include Mecha Wolf against former JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion Shane Mercer & Bam Sullivan in a 3 way match, the current JCW Women’s Champion Alice Crowley teaming up with former 2-time JCW World Juggalo Tag Team Champions The Backseat Boyz to take on former TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich & former GCW World Tag Team Champions The Rejects in mixed gender trios competition, former CZW World Heavyweight Champion Drake Younger taking on former BJW認定デスマッチヘビー級王座 Drew Parker during a singles bout, The Cogar Brothers & Christian Napier facing potential WWE ID prospect Quinn Whittock alongside former JCW World Juggalo Tag Team Champion Moshpit Mike & Steven Flowe in Night 1’s final 6-man contest, record 5-time JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion 2 Tuff Tony going 1-on-1 with former 2-time GCW World Champion Joey Janela, former XPW Women’s Champion Mickie Knuckles & Dr. Redacted in a death match and a non-title main event between the current 2-time JCW World Juggalo Tag Team Champions The Brothers of Funstruction & the current GCW World Tag Team Champions YDNP.
Night 2 will begin with a 20-man battle royal pitting 10 performers from each promotion against each other followed by former 2-time NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion Priscilla Kelly, Haley J, the current JCW Women’s Champion Alice Crowley & former TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich hashing it out in a 4 way match. Once the former GCW World Tag Team Champions The Rejects will take on The Outbreak in tag team action, Atticus Cogar will face former TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth in singles competition as will current GCW World Champion Effy & former 2-time JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion Willie Mack. Once the inaugural 2-time JCW American Champion Caleb Konley puts his title on the line against former IWGPジュニアヘビー級王座 ザ・グレート・サスケ, the exploding barbed wire death match main event of Night 2 will serve as former 3-time JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion Mad Man Pondo’s attempt at taking back what’s his from the current JCW World Juggalo Heavyweight Champion & former GCW World Champion Matt Tremont. Former 2-time WWE tag team champion & 4-time ECW World Television Champion 2 Cold Scorpio is also said to be making an appearance at the PPV
What better way to come off Hallowicked than Key Largo, Floridian emcee Darby O’Trill releasing his 7th LP? Emerging in the fall of 2018 off his full-length debut Blood, Guts & a Whole Lotta Love, would go on to follow it with Fester almost a year later & has extensively been working with Chapter 17/Psychopathic Records in-house producer Devereaux by bringing him into the cut to fully produce his 3rd album Piecemeal to critical acclaim during the COVID-19 pandemic. Darby’s eventually signed a 1-album deal with Lyrikal Snuff Productionz & fulfilled it over a year ago with Gully, which is a modern day wicked shit classic. Amputate was a solid prelude to The Tomb, the latter was even better. Darby’s official C17 debut Creek became his best since Gully & had a feeling GARDeN could join them in the ranks.
“Diet Root Beer Shampoo” is a 100 second demonic trap opener that Devereaux of course laced talking about the portal to Hell’s Pit in the basement of his apartment whereas “The Sound of Suffering Trapped Skin” works in some hi-hats & guitars feeling murderous. “Quit Lookin At Me, You’re Making My Shadow Nervous” wants to know what the fuck you want over another trap metal beat while “Hell Been Callin’ featuring Shaggytheairhead & produced by Mythic Mindz recaptures the aura of 10 Bandz from this spring.
As for “Dick Down in a Bucket Fulla Beans”, we have Darby delving further down the trap metal rabbit hole feeling the fire burn around him just before “Crooked Pastor Blaster” serves as a sequel to “C.P.K. (Crooked Preacher Killas)” by the Insane Clown Posse & one that does the original justice. The bassy “Fiery Fish Pizza TMDWU” has some cool Memphis undertones throughout feelin’ like something’s talking in his head, but then “The Omen of the Body Bag” is another trap metal head-smasher.
“Multicolored Mood Ring” keeps the heavy guitars & hi-hats in the fold reminding us all that life & death is alchemy while “Blistered Hands Wipe the Sweat From My Brow” maintains a trap metal flare paralleling “My Axe” by ICP except he refers to a shovel instead of an axe. Shaggytheairhead’s only singular production credit lands on Skull Bone Soccer” giving a standard trap vibe so Darby can caution his disgustingness while the lively “A Man Made of Scabs & Guilt” asks why he even tries
Ouija Macc appears for “Baptized in a Vat Acid” aggressively leaving their opposition in the dirt while “Smokeless Tobacco Spit is Gross, Just Like You” goes trap metal again to spit the wicked shit. “Curse of the Ancient Skin Tags” infernally suggests a sign towards the end being close while “The Burden of Being” remarkably mixes trap metal & emo rap. “Close the Gate, Don’t Let the World In” heinously finishes his C17 sophomore effort by talking about being dead.
Being familiar with Darby since Piecemeal, he’s come a very long way in these past 4 years & GARDeN a lot like that introductory body of work alongside Creek & of Gully further proves further in addition to Chapter 17 embodying a new generation of juggalos. It’s more trap metal sounding than his previous material aside than the emo rap undertones, colliding that style with horrorcore in a tasteful manner.
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada emcee & Death Row Records signee Merkules recruits the Insane Clown Posse for the brand new song “Swish” on his YouTube channel produced by Shaggytheairhead.
Key Largo, Florida emcee Darby O’Trill as well as Las Vegas, Nevada producer, emcee & fashion designer Shaggytheairhead teaming up for a new collaborative LP only a month after Darby had dropped Anemoia with Chapter 17 Records founder/Psychopathic Records recording artist Ouija Macc to significant acclaim. These guys have done numerous songs with each other in the past such as “Street Trash” & “Greaper Shorts” to only name a couple, so it was really a matter of time before they took it to the next level & got together to release 10 Bandz produced by none other than Devereaux.
“It’s Dem Again” gets the ball rolling with this off-the-wall trap opener talking about both of them being back in this bitch whereas “B U L L S H I T” works in a murky backdrop & hi-hats brushing off any nonsense that people try to bring their way. “Put ‘Em in the Dump Truck” has a bouncier flare instrumentally telling everyone else to simply shut the fuck up leading into “The Box” looking to put all their opps in a coffin. “Neva Mine” menacingly looks to take your whip & bitch at the same time since they caught you lackin’, but then the morbid “Fuck Shit” talks about admittedly trying to get themselves involved in some shit.
Meanwhile on “Perpetually Drifting Through the Void”, we have Darby & Shaggy hauntingly portrays what it’s like on the other side just before “Street Trash 3” serves as the final installment in the titular trilogy that Piecemeal began and Lazy & Crazy continued. “S Q U A D” draws near the end of the LP by aggressively talking about how some would never understand since they ain’t with the shit whatsoever prior to “F.U.T.G.” (Fuck Up The Game)” closing out 10 Bands with a misty trap vibe instrumentally as both MCs set out continuing to fuck up the game.
10 Bandz marks the first collaborative album to come out on C17 where Ouija isn’t one of the 2 artists performing together, opting for the label’s only other artist currently & even giving a chance for one of their in-house producers to shine on the mic with him. Needless to say: I highly enjoyed it as much as Anemoia last month. Darby O’Trill & Shaggytheairhead have always pinged off one another excellently over the years, they’re just bringing in one of the underground’s hottest producers Devereaux to elevate their chemistry.
Jaysin the Sin God is a 30 year old emcee who came to my attention as a signee to DJ Clay’s very own Armed Robbery Entertainment. He’s also dropped 13 mixtapes & a couple EPs over the course of his career up to this point whether it be The Process series paying homage to Lil Wayne’s timeless Dedication series or his 2nd EP The Legend of Joe Dirt. But just in time for the Hallowicked season, Jaysin’s bringing along Chapter 17/Psychopathic Records in-house producer Shaggytheairhead to help make Palm Trees ‘n Post Offices the best thing that he’s ever done.
“Stoner Trap” is a piano trap opener wanting to be made aware if your trap is jumping from midnight to afternoon whereas the single “Black Air Forces” works in more keys & hi-hats talking about hitting a lick in the whip until torching it later on. “Teamwork” gives off a bassier trap flare to it looking to keep it g until he’s dead & gone that is until the tropical “Jalopy” talks about enjoying himself & being independent. “Bigger Loads” flexes that his trap is faster than adderall over another piano trap crossover & “Trappin’” rounds out the EP by giving off a psychedelic edge telling the story of a trapper.
Lo & behold: Palm Trees ‘n Post Offices will quickly go down as a crown jewel of Jaysin’s discography & the best EP of his career thus far. C17/PSY’s very own Shaggytheairhead cooks up some incredibly consistent production throughout the appropriately 17 minute run & Jaysin’s hardcore performances go well with it mixed in. If juggalos have yet to give this guy a chance, start with Palm Trees ‘n Post Offices.
This is the 4th full-length album from Las Vegas producer, rapper & fashion designer Shaggytheairhead. Peaking my interesting after producing one of my all-time favorite Ouija Macc songs “Nardwuar Glocc” back in 2018, he would back that up with 4 EPs before becoming an in-house producer for Chapter 17 Records & Psychopathic Records alongside his Mythic Mindz cohort Devereaux. Shaggy dropped his last album Wakin’ Up during the 21st annual Gathering of the Juggalos, which was the only Gathering I’ve ever been to & a weekend that I’ll never forget. As far as the actual music on Wakin’ Up, it’s my favorite of his thus far because of how much he improved his lyricism & that he dabbled with a wide range of sounds to show his influences. Following the Gathering of Dreams last summer however, he dropped a producer album called Grin to the Grave featuring a wide range of artists rapping over his production from Ouija to King Iso, Project Pat, Sir Michael Rocks & even Matt Ox. But coming off the sophomore effort Coffee this past February & even the personal Blood Sweat Tears last weekend, Shaggy’s continuing to apply pressure with Lazy & Crazy.
“6 Foot Killa” starts things off with a minimal trap instrumental letting it be known exactly what people should be calling him whereas “Bang” takes a more grimy boom bap route talking about how he’s feeling good in this type of scenario & that we’re gonna get a heater as soon as you hear his producer tag. “Nice List” shifts gears into rugged territory thanks to Devereaux saying he’ll fuck you up if you’re talking shit leading into “Same” pulling from cloud rap & trap talking about skating.
On the other hand, “Beef 2” blends a delicately mellow loop & hi-hats together cautioning that those fuckin’ with the Mythic will get their wigs split just before “Old News” featuring Jake G gives off a more uncanny trap vibe talking about getting faded & that they ain’t ever gon’ stop. “Clock In” tries giving off a wavier approach to the beat encouraging listeners to dream big every single day, but then Devereaux hooks up these synths & hi-hats on “Alone Sometimes” so the Airhead can talk about the loneliness that he feels every now & then.
Chapter 17 Records’ newest signee Darby O’Trill & the Duke of the Wicked himself Violent J both come into the picture for “Greaper Shorts” flexing that they have 5 pairs of the titular shorts over an organ-laced trap instrumental while “Fe Fi Fo Fum” has a more occult feeling sonically talking about how he thinks people should be running from him since he’s out here killing shit. “Pause” has an icier sound to it asking if anyone feels alone or if they’re constantly getting the bone while “Sucker Stick” jumps top of some skittering hi-hats shoving exactly that in the earholes of his haters.
“Family All Around Me” has a more vibrantly aggressive tone getting rowdy as soon as he steps up in that bitch while “Sorry Not Sorry” gives off a bleaker trap sound talking about this shit being fire even though others could call it trash. The song “PBR” despite its brevity is a cool, psychedelic ode to the titular brand of beer that I personally enjoy as well while the penultimate track serves as a more synth-based sequel to the eerily raw “Street Trash” off Darby O’Trill’s 3rd album Piecemeal. Crowd” though tends to be a shimmery trap closer hoping those don’t know by now eventually will.
The C17/PSY in-house producer has been on a ROLL in 2023 by completing the trilogy that Sleepin’ In started & Wakin’ Up bridged with Coffee back in February on top of Blood Sweat Tears giving listeners a better look at who he is personally, but I went into Lazy & Crazy expecting it to be a soundtrack to his clothing brand of the same name & it’s a genuine one at that. It’s more summer oriented musically, the features a slight cut above Blood Sweat Tears’ & you can just tell the dude’s having more fun with it this time.
