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, Crunchy Black & Koopsta Knicca). The album was released by

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on September 2, 2014.

Background

In March 2014,

announced Da Mafia 6ix and Insane Clown Posse would release a collaboration album in August 2014. In July 2014, during the Insane Clown Posse 2014 GOTJ seminar, it was announced that they had formed a group with Da Mafia 6ix called The Killjoy Club and that their debut album, titled ''Reindeer Games'', would be released on September 2, 2014. DJ Paul had stated that The Killjoy Club collective was originally slated to be himself, Insane Clown Posse and Houston based rapper ''Scarface''. No specifications were given on why this lineup changed.

Promotion

In August 2014, it was announced Insane Clown Posse and Da Mafia 6ix would be going on tour to promote the album, but doing their own respective sets. They toured with

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and

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titled ShockFest, starting on September 25, 2014, and ending on October 31. On August 14, 2014, the track listing was released, the album features guest appearances from Young Wicked aka Otis of

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, Sugar Slam, Big Hoodoo and

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Track listing

Credits

The Killjoy Club

- Vocals, Lyrics, Production *

- Vocals, Lyrics, Production * Crunchy Black - Vocals, Lyrics, Production * Koopsta Knicca - Vocals, Lyrics, Production

Other personnel

* Young Wicked - Vocals, Lyrics, Production (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15) * Sugar Slam - Vocals, Lyrics (2, 4, 11, 13) * Big Hoodoo - Vocals, Lyrics (9, 10) *

- Vocals, Lyrics (11) * Kuma - Production (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15) * T-Why - Production (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16) * FNA - Production (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16) * Seven - Production (5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15)

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2014 albums Three 6 Mafia albums Insane Clown Posse albums Psychopathic Records albums Albums produced by DJ Paul Albums produced by Seven (record producer)