''Bizaar'' is the sixth studio album by the American

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group

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. Released on October 31, 2000, by

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in association with

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, it is the first half of the ''Bizaar Bizzar''

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, released the same day as its companion album, ''

Bizzar ''Bizzar'' is the seventh studio album by the American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse. Released on October 31, 2000, by Island Records (in association with Psychopathic Records), it is the second half of the ''Bizzar Bizaar'' double album, rel ...

''. It is the 14th overall release by Insane Clown Posse.

Release and reception

On the August 20, 1999, episode of ''

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'', Insane Clown Posse clashed with fellow guest

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, and she bet Violent J $50,000 that ICP's next album would not sell more than 200,000 copies, and that it would be subsequently dropped from its distributor. Violent J then increased the bet, predicting that the group's next album would sell at least 500,000 units. ''Bizaar'' and ''Bizzar'' combined to sell 400,000 units, which fell short of Violent J's prediction, but exceeded Sharon Osbourne's expectations. Following the release of the albums, Insane Clown Posse left Island Records after its contract expired because, according to the group, they did not want to release its sixth Joker's Card through Island Records. Both ''Bizaar'' and ''Bizzar'' received three-out-of-five-star ratings in ''

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'', the highest rating that the magazine ever gave to any Insane Clown Posse album. "Tilt-a-Whirl" was ranked by

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as one of the ''40 Most Awesomely Bad Metal Songs...Ever''. The song "Still Stabbin'" is a sequel to "I Stab People".

Track listing

Charts

References

General * Specific 2000 albums Albums produced by Mike E. Clark Horrorcore albums Insane Clown Posse albums Island Records albums Psychopathic Records albums {{2000-hiphop-album-stub