The Wraith: Shangri-La
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| Studio album by Insane Clown Posse | ||
| Released | November 5, 2002 | |
| Recorded | Various | |
| Genre | Horrorcore Rap | |
| Length | 64:19 | |
| Label | Psychopathic Records | |
| Producer(s) | Mike P. | |
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| Insane Clown Posse chronology | ||
| Bizzar (2000) |
The Wraith: Shangri-La (2002) |
The Wraith: Hell's Pit (2004) |
The Wraith: Shangri-La is an album by the rap group Insane Clown Posse, released on November 5, 2002. It is one of a series of albums based on Joker's Cards.
The Wraith, which represents the sixth Joker's Card, is in essence the grim reaper, or death. According to the group's mythology, upon your death, the Wraith takes you to either Shangri-La (heaven) or to Hell's Pit (hell). In The Wraith: Shangri-La, the ICP guides the listener as The Dark Wraith takes the listener upon an exhibition of heaven (while he may change his mind and try to pull you out of heaven), whereas in the next Joker's Card, The Wraith: Hell's Pit, The Pure Wraith takes the listener on a voyage through hell (as if to warn you not to end up in hell).
The album features the bands only mainstream hit "Juggalo Homies" (better known simply as "Homies"). The single received moderate radio and MTV2 airplay in the summer of 2003. However, the songs unusually optomisitc message and sunny music caused controversy with fans who felt this was the bands "sell out" moment.
[edit] Track listing
- "Walk Into Thy Light" featuring Jumpsteady"
- "Welcome To Thy Show"
- "Get Ya Wicked On"
- "Murder Rap"
- "Birthday Bitches" featuring Anybody Killa"
- "Blaaam!!!"
- "It Rains Diamonds/Bitch Slappaz featuring Blaze Ya Dead Homie "
- "Thy Staleness"
- "Hell's Forecast"
- "Juggalo Homies featuring Twiztid "
- "Ain't Yo Bidness"
- "We Belong"
- "Cotton Candy & Popsicles" featuring Zug Izland
- "Crossing Thy Bridge"
- "Thy Raven's Mirror"
- "Thy Wraith"
- "Thy Unveiling"
Difference in artwork between Shangri-La and Hell's Pit as detailed by Violent J. Scroll down to March 9, 2005. The excerpt is taken from ICP's own "Axe the Question". The Dark Wraith of the Shangri-La album is offering you his hand, as if to guide you to Shangri-La, but in truth is trying to pull you away from Shangri-La; while the Pure Wraith from the Hell's Pit album is reaching down to take your hand and take you away from Hell's Pit. As it is said, "one of the Wraiths will appear to guide you to that final destination, but he's actually got a goal of his own!"
