Juggalo facts for kids
A juggalo (feminine juggalette, or juggala in Spanish) is a fan of the group Insane Clown Posse or any other Psychopathic Records hip hop group. Juggalos have developed their own idioms, slang, and characteristics. The Gathering of the Juggalos, 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, the festival had an average attendance of about 10,000 fans, with a peak of 20,000 in 2010.
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History
The term originated during a 1994 live performance by Insane Clown Posse. During the song "The Juggla", Violent J addressed the audience as Juggalos. The fan base 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.
Characteristics
Juggalos come from all walks of life, from poverty, from rich, from all religions, all colors. Juggalos have compared themselves to a family.
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Common characteristics of identifying a member of the Juggalo subculture are as follows:
- Drinking and spraying the inexpensive soft drink Faygo.
- Listening to horrorcore and other types of underground rap music.
- Wearing face paint, generally like an evil clown.
- Wearing HatchetGear.
- 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.
- Displaying the gesture of wicked clown, the westside sign with the left hand and the C sign in ASL with the right, with arms crossed over.
- Making and responding to "whoop, whoop" calls.
Charities, benefits and community activity of Juggalos
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.
In Buffalo, New York, a group of Juggalos formed the Juggalos outreach program and started cleaning up Buffalo's East Side. 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.
Juggalos in Denver, Colorado, founded the charity Juggalos Making A Difference.
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 their label in 2000. The Gathering has featured bands of a variety of genres within hip hop and rock.
Described by Joseph Bruce as a "Juggalo Woodstock", the Gathering of the Juggalos spans four days and includes concerts, wrestling, games, contests, autograph sessions, karaoke, and seminars with artists. Over its first eleven events, the festival has drawn an attendance of about 107,500 fans.
Other media
In July 2012, the media organization Vice released American Juggalo, a twenty-minute film documenting the festival.
In 2012, Shaggy and Violent J created the annual Juggalo Day, a yearly event to thank and celebrate its fans.
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.
Notable Juggalos
Several celebrities and other well known figures have identified themselves as Juggalos. These include actors Kane Hodder and Charlie Sheen; professional wrestlers Kazushige Nosawa, Vampiro, Colt Cabana, and Willie Mack; and rappers Chuck D, Coolio, Kung Fu Vampire, MURS,, MC Lars and Vanilla Ice.
Images for kids
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A car painted with a reproduction of the Psychopathic Records logo and the word juggalo, a name given to fans of Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic
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A juggalo on his bike in California
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A man in Juggalo face paint next to a small child.
