A juggalo (feminine juggalette, or juggala in Spanish)[1][better source needed] 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]
- ^ "Juggalo (feminine Juggalette, or Juggala in Spanish speaking countries) is a name given to fans of the group Insane Clown Posse or any other Psychopathic Records hip hop group. Juggalos have developed their own idioms, slang and characteristics". Juggalos. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Mike Brown (July 2008). "Mike Brown's Juggalodown". SLUG Magazine. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- ^ Neely, Anthony; Marone, Vittorio (2014). "From fan to fam: The bonding 'counters' in the Juggalo culture" (PDF). Communication and Culture Online. 5 (1): 252–266. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ Graff, Gary (July 29, 2011). "Insane Clown Posse: Juggalos Will Love Charlie Sheen, Bobby Brown at Gathering". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2019.