Background

KLUSTERFUK was first announced in early 2011. Then, in August 2011, Tech N9ne confirmed that he was about to begin work on KLUSTERFUK and his upcoming thirteenth studio album Welcome to Strangeland. In the post, he also confirmed that production for the EP would be handled entirely by ¡Mayday!

¡Mayday!

¡Mayday! is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida that consists of lyricist Bernie Garcia , lyricist Ben Miller , keyboard player, guitarist Aaron Eckhart , percussionist Andrews Mujica , drummer Terrel , and bassist Gio .The band is known for its Miami-underground hit "Quicksand", which...

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Tech has also expressed an interest in collaboration with alternative/blues musician Citizen Cope

Citizen Cope

Clarence Greenwood is an American songwriter and producer. His eclectic mix of blues, laid-back rock, soul, and folk has a large and profoundly dedicated following, built over the past decade of touring due to solid word of mouth....

for the EP. It was later confirmed that Citizen Cope has agreed to work with Tech on the EP.

In October, 2011, Tech expressed an interest to collaborate with hip hop duo Aqualeo for the EP. It was later confirmed that the two are collaborating on a track for the EP.