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What is a Struggalo? Inquiry at the Juggalo March

September 19, 2017 Gavin Mueller
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The Struggalo Circus, a group of radical activists who are also dedicated fans of Insane Clown Posse and Psychopathic Records, were finishing their preparations before we headed to the Juggalo March. The four (nom de guerres: Ape, Dimension, Kitty Stryker, and RaiderLo) had split a hotel room in Chinatown, waking up early to don their regalia. Ape, his fully made-up face framed by bleached blonde hair and beard, looked oddly appropriate for the juggalos’ leap into DC protest politics: he wore a suit. “I dress like this all the time,” he told me. During the day he fielded at least a dozen interviews.

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In Essays, September 2017 Tags juggalo, struggalo, class struggle, rap, hip-hop, subculture, surveillance, state repression

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