It’s a crazy thought to think that it’s been almost 20 years since Violent J first uttered the word “Juggalo” on stage at an ICP concert in regards to the ICP fans in attendance. If you in the family underground back then when it when down, then you’re definitely an adult Juggalo by now.

Cherish that notion, because not many people can say they’ve been around any family underground for nearly 20 years. Such long term membership in the family underground is especially noteworthy if you managed to collect any ICP merchandise from the early days!

Let’s rewind for a second. What’s the family underground? What is an adult Juggalo? If you’re unfamiliar with either, that first paragraph might have been more than a little lost on you. First off, a Juggalo is a fan of horror rap group Insane Clown Posse. The term Juggalo was first uttered by Violent J on stage while performing in 1994.

Seeing how Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope were barely in their 20s by then, it wouldn’t come as a surprise if most Juggalos at the time were not yet adult Juggalos. However, anyone who was at that fateful show is definitely an adult Juggalo today. As we’ll discuss later, there’s nothing wrong with being an adult Juggalo who’s over the hill! After all, J and Dope are pushing 40.

Secondly, the family underground is the term used to refer to the larger Juggalo collective. Adult Juggalos, teen Juggalos, rich Juggalos, poor Juggalos, black Juggalos, white Juggalos,  it doesn’t matter. If you feel connected to the ICP movement and misunderstood by anyone who wouldn’t be caught dead wearing ICP merchandise, then you are a part of the family underground.

And don’t feel silly if you’re an adult Juggalo! Just because most Juggalos are on the younger side – after all, this is how the cycle of music fans goes – doesn’t mean there’s plenty of ways to sport your family underground pride, especially with ICP merchandise.

There are plenty of ICP merchandise items in the online ICP merchandise store that are designed for adult Juggalos. We can skip over the novelty ICP merchandise items like funny t-shirts, but other ICP merchandise that might be taken more seriously by adult Juggalos are items such as the collared sport shirt, the collectors items like comic books, and the slew of media available like books, vinyl, CDs, and DVDs.

Adult Juggalos will most likely be particularly fond of the ICP merchandise that tells their story as they see it, like the Behind the Paint book that dates all the way back to their beginnings. Stories told like this make anyone who is part of the family underground feel connected to the bigger picture. It’s really great for adult Juggalos who have been there since the very beginning!

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The family underground consists of adult Juggalos, young Juggalos, poor Juggalos and rich Juggalos. To learn more about the merchandise available to all in the family underground, please visit http://www.hatchetgear.com/bands/icp.html