''F.T.F.O.'' (an

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for ''Fuck The Fuck Off'') is the debut solo studio album by American rapper

Shaggy 2 Dope Joseph William Utsler (; born October 14, 1974), known by his stage name Shaggy 2 Dope, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ, podcast host of Shaggy and The Creep Show, and professional wrestler. He is part of the hip hop duo Insane Clow ...

. It was released on February 21, 2006 via

Psychopathic Records Psychopathic Records is an American independent record label headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The label is most associated with the hip hop music subgenres horrorcore and rap rock. The label was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbiss and hip ...

. Recording sessions took place at the Lotus Pod in

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and at the Funhouse Studio in

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. Production was handled by

Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse, often abbreviated as ICP, is an American hip hop duo. Formed in Detroit in 1989 as a gangsta rap group, ICP's best known lineup consists of rappers Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (originally 2 Dope; Joseph Utsl ...

Mike E. Clark Michael Earl Clark (born December 25, 1962) is an American record producer and DJ from Michigan, best known for working with Kid Rock, Insane Clown Posse, Prozak and Mickey Avalon. Clark has also worked with George Clinton, Patti Smith, R.L. ...

, Polar Bear and Fritz the Cat. It features guest appearance from

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. The album art alludes to the ICP tradition of spraying the audience (and themselves) with the American soft drink

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. The album debuted at No. 88 on the ''Billboard'' 200, No. 24 on the

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, No. 7 on the Independent Albums and No. 11 on the

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with nearly 14,000 copies sold in its first week in the United States.

Track listing

Personnel

*Joseph "

" Utsler – lyrics, lead vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 12, 14, 16) *Paul "

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" Methric – lyrics & vocals (track 10) *James "

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" Spaniolo – lyrics & vocals (track 10) *Joseph "

Violent J Joseph Frank Bruce (born April 28, 1972), known by his stage name Violent J, is an American rapper, record producer, professional wrestler, and part of the hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse. He is a co-founder of the record label '' Psychopathic R ...

" Bruce – lyrics (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 17), additional vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17), producer (tracks: 1, 7, 13) *James "Lavel" Hicks – additional vocals (tracks: 3, 7, 13), engineering (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6-8, 12-17) *Chris "

Blaze Ya Dead Homie Chris Rouleau, also known as Blaze Ya Dead Homie or simply Blaze (born April 27, 1976), is an American rapper from Mt. Clemens, Michigan. A representative of the hip hop subgenres gangsta rap and horrorcore, his stage persona is a resurrected ...

" Rouleau – additional vocals (tracks: 4, 10) *Michelle "Sugar Slam" Rapp – additional vocals (track 13) *James "

Anybody Killa James Lowery (born June 26, 1974), also known as Anybody Killa, or ABK, is an American Rapping, rapper from Detroit, Michigan, United States, whose stage persona is that of a Native American warrior. He was signed to Psychopathic Records, but is ...

" Lowery – additional vocals (track 14) *Annette Utsler – additional vocals (track 14) *

– producer (tracks: 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15), engineering (track 10), mixing *Polar Bear – producer (tracks: 3, 8) *Fritz "The Cat" Vankosky – additional producer (tracks: 5, 14), engineering (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 10, 11) *Brian Debler – graphics *Michael Scotta – graphics

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 debut albums Shaggy 2 Dope albums Psychopathic Records albums Albums produced by Joseph Bruce Albums produced by Mike E. Clark