Juggalo

[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.

[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?"

[20] 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] According to a 2011 National Gang Intelligence Center report, the Juggalo subculture is split between violent and nonviolent factions.

[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.

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.

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

[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.

[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.

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.