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Juggalo

January 01, 1970

For the street gangs, see Juggalo gangs.
Not to be confused with Gigolo.

A juggalo (feminine juggalette, or juggala in Spanish)[1] is a fan of the hip hop group Insane Clown Posse or any other hip hop group signed to Psychopathic Records. Juggalos have developed their own idioms, slang, and characteristics.[2] The Gathering of the Juggalos,[3] alternatively known as just "The Gathering", is a notable annual festival held by juggalos and the artists that they support, which have included rap stars such as Busta Rhymes, Ice Cube, and MC Hammer; over its first eleven events (2000–2010),[needs update] the festival drew a total attendance of about 107,500 fans, averaging nearly 9,800 per year, with a peak of 20,000 in 2010.[4]

A car painted with a reproduction of the Psychopathic Records logo and the word juggalo
A juggalo on his bike in California

History

The term juggalo originated during a 1994 live performance by Insane Clown Posse. During the song "The Juggla", Violent J addressed the audience as Juggalos, and the positive response resulted in Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope using the word thereafter to refer to themselves and their friends, family, and fans, including other Psychopathic Records artists.[5] The fanbase boomed following the release of their third album, Riddle Box, in 1995, leading Insane Clown Posse to write the songs "What Is a Juggalo?" and "Down With the Clown" for their 1997 album The Great Milenko.[6]

Characteristics

The roots music journal No Depression classified Juggalos as "goth clowns", as well as "a true community of music-lovers with a strange and warped view of today’s music scene and a strong connection to modern hillbilly culture."[7] According to Shaggy 2 Dope, "[Juggalos come] from all walks of life – from poverty, from rich, from all religions, all colors. ... It doesn't matter if you're born with a silver spoon in your mouth, or a crack rock in your mouth."[8] Juggalos have compared themselves to a family.[9][10] However, the subculture is most predominant in rural North America.[7]

Common characteristics of identifying a member of the Juggalo subculture are as follows:

  • Drinking and spraying the inexpensive soft drink Faygo[11][12]
  • Listening to horrorcore and other types of underground rap music
  • Wearing face paint, generally those either like an evil clown or perhaps similar to corpse paint
  • Wearing Hatchet Gear or Chapter 17 branded clothes
  • Having the Hatchet man logo applied on personal effects and, die cast, worn as jewelry
  • Doing hair in the "spider legs" style, i.e. like the Twiztid members[9]
  • Displaying the gesture of "wicked clown", the "westside" sign with the left hand and the "C* sign in American Sign Language with the right, with arms crossed over
  • Making and responding to "whoop whoop" calls
  • Expressing a (generally) tongue-in-cheek obsession with murder, committed with a blade weapon

Juggalos view the lyrics of Psychopathic Records artists, which are often violent, as a catharsis for aggression.[13][14]

Many characteristics of the Juggalo culture originated in the 1980s, when Joseph Bruce (Violent J) and his family were living in poverty. He and his brother Robert received all their clothes from rummage sales, and their food from canned food drives held at their school.[15] Due to their poverty, the Bruce Brothers were the butt of many jokes in school. However, the brothers were not ashamed of their living standards and instead embraced them.[15] Joe even made a name for themselves, Floobs.[15] According to Joe, a Floob was essentially a scrub, but not just an ordinary scrub. A Floob "wore the same old shoes and shitty clothes from rummage sales ... but ... didn't even have to be cool. [Floobs] turned [their] scrubbiness into something [they] could be proud of."[15] Though Joe only specifically names himself and his brother as Floobs, he alludes to other Floobs whom he had not met or known of, but were living in the same conditions as he and his brother; the respect that Floobs had for each other and their family-like embrace of likewise people influenced the philosophy held among Juggalos.[15]

Charities, benefits and community activity of Juggalos

The Dead Stephanie Memorial Cleanup

Since 2008, Florida Juggalos organized The Juggalo Cleanup Crew to pick up trash for the Dead Stephanie Memorial Cleanup, in honor of Stephanie Harris, a high school student who died of diabetes in 2008.[16][17]

Hatchet House and community outreach

In Buffalo, New York, a group of Juggalos formed the Juggalos outreach program and started cleaning up Buffalo's East Side.[18] In addition to the community cleanup they run Hatchet House which operates a 24/7 helpline referring community members in crises to services and serves as a base of operations for volunteer work and community service programs.[19]

Juggalos Making A Difference (J.M.A.D.)

Juggalos in Denver, Colorado, founded the charitable organization Juggalos Making A Difference.[20]

Juggalo gangs

Main article: Juggalo gangs

Although the Juggalo subculture stems from the horrorcore subgenre of the general hip hop music fandom, criminal and gang-related activity has been attributed to self-described 'Juggalos' in recent years,[when?] including assaults,[21][22][23] drug trafficking,[21][22] vandalism,[21] burglary,[22] shootings,[22] theft,[21][22] robbery,[22] and numerous murders.[21][24][25][26]

Interaction between violent and nonviolent Juggalos

According to a 2011 National Gang Intelligence Center report, the Juggalo subculture is split between violent and nonviolent factions. Some members of the Juggalos street gang even look down on non-criminal Juggalos, considering them to be weak,[21] and criminal Juggalo gangs have committed attacks on non-gang-related Juggalos.[27] Both Juggalo gang affiliates and nonviolent Juggalos believe in the Juggalo "family." However, some nonviolent Juggalos do not believe that any gang-related activity should be associated with the Juggalo lifestyle.[21]

Public and artist reactions

The Insane Clown Posse filed a lawsuit against the FBI about the gang-listing.[28] In December 2012, ICP agreed to withdraw their involvement as plaintiffs.[29]

Psychopathic Records launched the website juggalosfightback.com for fans to submit stories about unfair treatment by law enforcement. ICP hopes to use these stories in their legal battle to declassify Juggalos as a gang.[30]

The classification of Juggalos as a criminal gang was ridiculed by the technology magazine Wired in a November 2011 article, with journalist Spencer Ackerman referring to previous scandals involving FBI harassment of Muslim-Americans.[31]

On January 8, 2014, Insane Clown Posse along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed suit again against the FBI. The suit aims to have Juggalos no longer considered to be a gang and to have any "criminal intelligence information" about Juggalos destroyed.[32]

Gathering of the Juggalos

Main article: Gathering of the Juggalos

The Gathering of the Juggalos (The Gathering or GOTJ) is an annual festival put on by Psychopathic Records, featuring performances by the entire label as well as numerous well-known musical groups and underground artists. It was founded by Robert Bruce, Insane Clown Posse, and its label in 2000. The Gathering has featured bands of a variety of genres within hip hop and rock, though the majority of the acts perform horrorcore and hardcore hip hop, similar to that of Psychopathic Records artists.[33][34]

Described by Joseph Bruce as a "Juggalo Woodstock",[33] the Gathering of the Juggalos spans four days and includes concerts, wrestling, games, contests, autograph sessions, karaoke, and seminars with artists. According to the roots music journal No Depression, the event displays the Juggalo culture's connection to hillbilly culture, by featuring "backyard wrestling, Wild West imagery, county fair performers like Naughty by Nature and Gallagher [and] acres and acres of white guys [wearing wife beater shirts] getting high."[7] Over its first eleven events, the festival has drawn an attendance of about 107,500 fans.[4]

In July 2012, the media organization Vice released American Juggalo, a twenty-minute film documenting the festival, through their subsidiary music channel, Noisey. Sean Dunne directed the work.[35]

On August 9, 2013, 24-year-old Cory Collins died at the festival, following three more deaths at previous festivals.[36]

Juggalo Day

In 2012, Shaggy and Violent J created the annual Juggalo Day, a yearly event to thank and celebrate its fans.[37]

2013 started the album shows, playing a joker card album from front to back. 2013 was the "Riddle Box Show" in Detroit.[38]

2014 was the "Great Milenko Show" in Columbus, Ohio.[39]

2015 had the free concert called "Take Me Home" at the Detroit Masonic Temple.[40]

In popular media

 
A man in Juggalo face paint next to a small child

Psychopathic Records launched the professional wrestling company Juggalo Championship Wrestling in 1999.

In 2009, Psychopathic Video filmed a documentary about Juggalos entitled A Family Underground.[41][42][43]

Mainstream media has also made references to the Juggalo subculture. In 2009, television sketch comedy Saturday Night Live began a reoccurring series of sketches about the "Kickspit Underground Rock Festival" which parodies Juggalos and the Gathering of the Juggalos.[44][45] The following year, the television show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia featured a Juggalo character in the episode "Dee Reynolds: Shaping America’s Youth".[46] In 2011, the television show Workaholics aired an episode called "Straight Up Juggahos" that revolved around Juggalos and an Insane Clown Posse concert.[47] Later that year, an independent documentary entitled American Juggalo was released.[48] Gathering Prey, the 2015 crime novel in the Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford, features a villain named Pilate who, with his disciples, are Juggalos. Much of the book takes place at the Gathering of the Juggalos.[49] The 2018 Film Family includes characters that identify as Juggalos and a pivotal scene takes place at a Gathering of the Juggalos.

Notable Juggalos

Several celebrities and other well-known figures have identified themselves as Juggalos. These include actors Kane Hodder[50] and Charlie Sheen;[51] professional wrestlers Kazushige Nosawa,[52] Vampiro,[53] Colt Cabana,[54] and Willie Mack;[55] and rappers Chuck D,[56] Coolio,[57] Kung Fu Vampire,[58] MURS,[59] MC Lars[60] and Vanilla Ice.[61]

See also

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Further reading

  • Bruce, Joseph; Echlin, Hobey (2003). Nathan Fostey (ed.). ICP: Behind the Paint (2nd ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
  • Watson, Elijah (September 19, 2017). "Yes, Female Juggalos Exist — And They Want You To Know Why They Marched On Washington". Bustle. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

External links

  •   Media related to Juggalos at Wikimedia Commons
  • Juggalos Fight Back, a website established by Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records as part of their legal action against the Federal Bureau of Investigation

January 01, 1970
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For the street gangs see Juggalo gangs Not to be confused with Gigolo A juggalo feminine juggalette or juggala in Spanish 1 is a fan of the hip hop group Insane Clown Posse or any other hip hop group signed to Psychopathic Records Juggalos have developed their own idioms slang and characteristics 2 The Gathering of the Juggalos 3 alternatively known as just The Gathering is a notable annual festival held by juggalos and the artists that they support which have included rap stars such as Busta Rhymes Ice Cube and MC Hammer over its first eleven events 2000 2010 needs update the festival drew a total attendance of about 107 500 fans averaging nearly 9 800 per year with a peak of 20 000 in 2010 4 A car painted with a reproduction of the Psychopathic Records logo and the word juggalo A juggalo on his bike in California Contents 1 History 2 Characteristics 3 Charities benefits and community activity of Juggalos 3 1 The Dead Stephanie Memorial Cleanup 3 2 Hatchet House and community outreach 3 3 Juggalos Making A Difference J M A D 4 Juggalo gangs 4 1 Interaction between violent and nonviolent Juggalos 4 2 Public and artist reactions 5 Gathering of the Juggalos 6 Juggalo Day 7 In popular media 7 1 Notable Juggalos 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksHistoryThe term juggalo originated during a 1994 live performance by Insane Clown Posse During the song The Juggla Violent J addressed the audience as Juggalos and the positive response resulted in Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope using the word thereafter to refer to themselves and their friends family and fans including other Psychopathic Records artists 5 The fanbase boomed following the release of their third album Riddle Box in 1995 leading Insane Clown Posse to write the songs What Is a Juggalo and Down With the Clown for their 1997 album The Great Milenko 6 CharacteristicsThe roots music journal No Depression classified Juggalos as goth clowns as well as a true community of music lovers with a strange and warped view of today s music scene and a strong connection to modern hillbilly culture 7 According to Shaggy 2 Dope Juggalos come from all walks of life from poverty from rich from all religions all colors It doesn t matter if you re born with a silver spoon in your mouth or a crack rock in your mouth 8 Juggalos have compared themselves to a family 9 10 However the subculture is most predominant in rural North America 7 Common characteristics of identifying a member of the Juggalo subculture are as follows Drinking and spraying the inexpensive soft drink Faygo 11 12 Listening to horrorcore and other types of underground rap music Wearing face paint generally those either like an evil clown or perhaps similar to corpse paint Wearing Hatchet Gear or Chapter 17 branded clothes Having the Hatchet man logo applied on personal effects and die cast worn as jewelry Doing hair in the spider legs style i e like the Twiztid members 9 Displaying the gesture of wicked clown the westside sign with the left hand and the C sign in American Sign Language with the right with arms crossed over Making and responding to whoop whoop calls Expressing a generally tongue in cheek obsession with murder committed with a blade weapon Juggalos view the lyrics of Psychopathic Records artists which are often violent as a catharsis for aggression 13 14 Many characteristics of the Juggalo culture originated in the 1980s when Joseph Bruce Violent J and his family were living in poverty He and his brother Robert received all their clothes from rummage sales and their food from canned food drives held at their school 15 Due to their poverty the Bruce Brothers were the butt of many jokes in school However the brothers were not ashamed of their living standards and instead embraced them 15 Joe even made a name for themselves Floobs 15 According to Joe a Floob was essentially a scrub but not just an ordinary scrub A Floob wore the same old shoes and shitty clothes from rummage sales but didn t even have to be cool Floobs turned their scrubbiness into something they could be proud of 15 Though Joe only specifically names himself and his brother as Floobs he alludes to other Floobs whom he had not met or known of but were living in the same conditions as he and his brother the respect that Floobs had for each other and their family like embrace of likewise people influenced the philosophy held among Juggalos 15 Charities benefits and community activity of JuggalosThe Dead Stephanie Memorial Cleanup Since 2008 Florida Juggalos organized The Juggalo Cleanup Crew to pick up trash for the Dead Stephanie Memorial Cleanup in honor of Stephanie Harris a high school student who died of diabetes in 2008 16 17 Hatchet House and community outreach In Buffalo New York a group of Juggalos formed the Juggalos outreach program and started cleaning up Buffalo s East Side 18 In addition to the community cleanup they run Hatchet House which operates a 24 7 helpline referring community members in crises to services and serves as a base of operations for volunteer work and community service programs 19 Juggalos Making A Difference J M A D Juggalos in Denver Colorado founded the charitable organization Juggalos Making A Difference 20 Juggalo gangsMain article Juggalo gangs Although the Juggalo subculture stems from the horrorcore subgenre of the general hip hop music fandom criminal and gang related activity has been attributed to self described Juggalos in recent years when including assaults 21 22 23 drug trafficking 21 22 vandalism 21 burglary 22 shootings 22 theft 21 22 robbery 22 and numerous murders 21 24 25 26 Interaction between violent and nonviolent Juggalos According to a 2011 National Gang Intelligence Center report the Juggalo subculture is split between violent and nonviolent factions Some members of the Juggalos street gang even look down on non criminal Juggalos considering them to be weak 21 and criminal Juggalo gangs have committed attacks on non gang related Juggalos 27 Both Juggalo gang affiliates and nonviolent Juggalos believe in the Juggalo family However some nonviolent Juggalos do not believe that any gang related activity should be associated with the Juggalo lifestyle 21 Public and artist reactions The Insane Clown Posse filed a lawsuit against the FBI about the gang listing 28 In December 2012 ICP agreed to withdraw their involvement as plaintiffs 29 Psychopathic Records launched the website juggalosfightback com for fans to submit stories about unfair treatment by law enforcement ICP hopes to use these stories in their legal battle to declassify Juggalos as a gang 30 The classification of Juggalos as a criminal gang was ridiculed by the technology magazine Wired in a November 2011 article with journalist Spencer Ackerman referring to previous scandals involving FBI harassment of Muslim Americans 31 On January 8 2014 Insane Clown Posse along with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed suit again against the FBI The suit aims to have Juggalos no longer considered to be a gang and to have any criminal intelligence information about Juggalos destroyed 32 Gathering of the JuggalosMain article Gathering of the Juggalos The Gathering of the Juggalos The Gathering or GOTJ is an annual festival put on by Psychopathic Records featuring performances by the entire label as well as numerous well known musical groups and underground artists It was founded by Robert Bruce Insane Clown Posse and its label in 2000 The Gathering has featured bands of a variety of genres within hip hop and rock though the majority of the acts perform horrorcore and hardcore hip hop similar to that of Psychopathic Records artists 33 34 Described by Joseph Bruce as a Juggalo Woodstock 33 the Gathering of the Juggalos spans four days and includes concerts wrestling games contests autograph sessions karaoke and seminars with artists According to the roots music journal No Depression the event displays the Juggalo culture s connection to hillbilly culture by featuring backyard wrestling Wild West imagery county fair performers like Naughty by Nature and Gallagher and acres and acres of white guys wearing wife beater shirts getting high 7 Over its first eleven events the festival has drawn an attendance of about 107 500 fans 4 In July 2012 the media organization Vice released American Juggalo a twenty minute film documenting the festival through their subsidiary music channel Noisey Sean Dunne directed the work 35 On August 9 2013 24 year old Cory Collins died at the festival following three more deaths at previous festivals 36 Juggalo DayIn 2012 Shaggy and Violent J created the annual Juggalo Day a yearly event to thank and celebrate its fans 37 2013 started the album shows playing a joker card album from front to back 2013 was the Riddle Box Show in Detroit 38 2014 was the Great Milenko Show in Columbus Ohio 39 2015 had the free concert called Take Me Home at the Detroit Masonic Temple 40 In popular media nbsp A man in Juggalo face paint next to a small child Psychopathic Records launched the professional wrestling company Juggalo Championship Wrestling in 1999 In 2009 Psychopathic Video filmed a documentary about Juggalos entitled A Family Underground 41 42 43 Mainstream media has also made references to the Juggalo subculture In 2009 television sketch comedy Saturday Night Live began a reoccurring series of sketches about the Kickspit Underground Rock Festival which parodies Juggalos and the Gathering of the Juggalos 44 45 The following year the television show It s Always Sunny in Philadelphia featured a Juggalo character in the episode Dee Reynolds Shaping America s Youth 46 In 2011 the television show Workaholics aired an episode called Straight Up Juggahos that revolved around Juggalos and an Insane Clown Posse concert 47 Later that year an independent documentary entitled American Juggalo was released 48 Gathering Prey the 2015 crime novel in the Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford 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