| Ringmaster | ||||
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| Released | January 28, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | 313 Studios (Detroit, MI) | |||
| Genre | Horrorcore | |||
| Length | 70:04 | |||
| Label | Psychopathic | |||
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Ringmaster is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse, and their second Joker Card in the first Deck of the Dark Carnival mythology. It was originally released on January 28, 1994 via Psychopathic Records and was reissued in 1998 through Island Records. Recording sessions took place at 313 Studio in Detroit. Production was handled by Mike E. Clark and ICP themselves. It features guest appearances from Capitol E and Jumpsteady. The album's lyrics describe the leader of the Carnival, who serves as one of the judges of one's soul in the afterlife, as being created from the listener's own evils.
The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 7, 2004 for selling 500,000 units in the United States.
Its promotional single, "Chicken Huntin'" was remixed and featured on the duo's third studio album, Riddle Box, which was released the following year. Another remix of the song appeared on the soundtrack album to Reginald Hudlin's 1996 film The Great White Hype.