In 1992, the newly formed rap duo, Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope of the Insane Clown Posse, started a movement within the music industry without knowing it. Their outwardly explicit lyrics and clown gimmick somehow touched the souls of the community that started calling themselves "Juggalos." The music of the Insane Clown Posse brought this group of misfits and scrubs together within the Juggalo community, which can best be described as a family. However, in 2011 the FBI classified Juggalos as a "loosely
Saidee Zann Jacobs September 17, 2015 Subculture Internet Research Paper Mr. Feinberg “Whoop-Whoop” The Juggalo family is made up of Faygo drinking, face paint wearing, hatchet throwing ninjas who are misunderstood die-hard fanaticals of the Insane Clown Posse. This subculture is uncommon because it was established from a devoted fan base. From the growth and popularity a largely formed culture of their own has been created. The subject matter involving Juggalos and Juggalettes was compelling because
criticism since. One hardcore rap duo, Insane Clown Posse, is a great example of a band under extreme criticism for their hardcore, brutal lyrics and heavy beats. Their fan group, labeled as “Juggaloes”, were deemed a gang in 2011 by the FBI (Goldstein, 2013). This duo’s lyrics depict rape and murder; lyrics such as “killed the little prick” and “I’ll cut your throat out” are popular among thousands of fans. Many individuals that listen to Insane Clown Posse though are also linked to violent acts
dark blue lava lamp which is on day and night is placed near my television, which also gives the room a unique look to it. A large variety of posters fill every wall that represents few interests. The majority of the posters consist of ICP (Insane Clown Posse). These posters were collected through the internet, and some were given by friends. Anyone who walks into the room can tell what type of music is preferred by looking at some the posters on the walls. Such artists as SPM (South Park Mexicans)
The characteristic of Juggalo gang is set the individual gang colors, throwing gang signs, face paint with evil clown themed and tattoos related to Psychopathic Record, Insane Clown Posse, and Hatchet Man logo. The research conducted by the law enforcement show that Juggalo subculture is separated between violent and nonviolent factions, which means some of them are the music fans either criminal street
titled, “The Merchants of Cool” focuses on the marketing machine and the media's reliance on the machine in diffusing information to teens. One of the scenes from this documentary that stood out to me was during an Insane Clown Posse concert. As the Juggalos (fans) of Insane Clown Posse lined up outside in downtown Detroit to see the band perform, they express their reasoning behind their support of the band. In this paper, I will mainly use Neil Smelser's Value Added Theory, focusing on the Juggalos
and contains Horrorcore, which is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed lyrical content and imagery. It was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbris and Insane Clown Posse (ICP), one of the label’s many artists. Over the years the label when from having one artist the year it was created, ICP, to
controversy has taken places between then and now, but more recently it has become much more prominent in the media, and people and organizations are beginning to actually take a stand. For example, Island Records (owned by Disney) dropped the Insane Clown Posse just after their release of The Great Milenko and MTV actually refused to play Madonna's video for Justify My Love because it was considered too sexually explicit (Nuzum 1). Music content is just one of the many issues that puts the First
In today’s society media plays a major role in the perception we have of how certain issues in our society are improving, worsening, or staying the same. One hot bed issue over the years has been that of random shooting and gun control. It seems a few times a year there is a very high profile random shooting spree in schools or other public locations that draws the entire county’s attention for a week or two. During this media fallout many different strong viewpoints come out as to why gun control
Visualize in your head a rock band, and a rapper. What kind of clothes are they wearing. What lyric styles are they singing in? And what color are they? Ongoing stereotypes suggest that the rock band is a group of white musicians and the rapper would be black. However, examples from the past and present shows that these stereotypes are untrue. Music is defined as “The art of organizing tones to produce a coherent sequence of sounds to elicit an aesthetic response in a listener” (Morris, 864). This
Music is something that every person has a different opinion on. Music can range from genres such as blues, jazz, country, rock 'n' roll, hip hop, pop and even electronic. The type of music that you listen to depends solely on what you enjoy or the activity that you are doing. With music surrounding us on every car radio and in every set of headphones, there have been many studies done on how different genres of music can affect people of all ages. Many studies that have been done on the influence