PopMatters reviewer Brendan Maher accused Insane Clown Posse of misogyny and described "The Amazing Jeckel Brothers" as "music to strangle your ex-girlfriend to". Robert Christgau gave the album a C+, writing "Though they claim clown, they rarely get funnier than 'I'd cut my head off but then I would be dead'." However, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a four out of five star rating, writing that "Clown Posse actually delivered an album that comes close to fulfilling whatever promise their ridiculous, carnivalesque blend of hardcore hip hop and shock-metal had in the first place".