With Halloween right around the corner, many juggalos are rejoicing. Juggalos, to put it simply, are fans of the Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse, best known to the mainstream for their over-the-top murderous clown persona. As such, juggalos have a love of outrageous imagery and costumes, as well as horror-movie style imagery. So Halloween is right up the juggalos alley.

If you count yourself among this unique group, but haven't thought of a Halloween costume yet, there's no need to worry. There are a number of possible Halloween costume ideas for juggalos, and they're easy to get together. Here are five dress-up possibilities for juggalos.

A Juggalo: Juggalos are generally misunderstood by the mainstream public, and they're known for their crazy looks. So you could always just get out your juggalo face paint and be a juggalo!

Many other people use Halloween as an opportunity to dress crazy without a specific costume, so why not you too? You already have all the juggalo face paint and gear you need. You might even get an opportunity to educate people about juggalos if they notice your juggalo face paint and ask about your costume.

ICP themselves: A similar idea would be to dress up as Insane Clown Posse themselves. This time around, you can use your juggalo face paint to imitate one of the juggalo face paint styles they wear onstage.

Besides copying their juggalo face paint, you can style your hair like Shaggy 2 Dope or Violent J from your favorite time period in ICP's career. You get extra credit for rapping your favorite lyrics while in costume.

Boondox: Boondox is one of the Psychopathic Records artists most ripe for a Halloween costume tribute. Boondox is an up-and-comer but already beloved by fans for his crazy image, of a reanimated, murderous avenging scarecrow.

To get the Boondox scarecrow look, one of the most important parts is the clothes. You'll need old farmer-style rags, like a plaid shirt, old jeans, and work boots.

On top of that, Boondox also wears juggalo face paint. The Boondox juggalo face paint design is solid black on plain skin, usually, instead of a white background. Study photos of Boondox to get his juggalo face paint right. Finally, Boondox always wears a black or straw cowboy-style hat.

Blaze Ya Dead Homie: Another Psychopathic Records artist similarly theatrical to Boondox is Blaze Ya Dead Homie, whose persona is that of a reincarnated West Coast gang member. This one is slightly easier because he prefers typical hip-hop style clothing.

What makes him scary-looking is his juggalo face paint, which incorporates a design that looks like black juggalo face paint spilling over a white background. Again, study photos to get it right. He tops this off with a gangster-style backwards hat.

Other horror characters: Of course, your Halloween costume idea doesn't have to be directly juggalo-related. A big part of juggalo culture is a love of horror movies, so think about your own personal favorite horror movies for inspiration.

Try picking characters who don't need many props or special clothing to identify them to make your costume assembly easier. You could also always go for the generic serial killer or victim in a pinch.

Resource Box

For countless photos of Insane Clown Posse and other Psychopathic Artists like Boondox, visit the web's epicenter of juggalo culture, the official Insane Clown Posse web site at http://www.insaneclownposse.com.

There you can get ideas for your own juggalo face paint and juggalo style for Halloween and beyond. 

Music festivals in general are big business already, but two unique festival ideas that are growing more popular by the year are artist-curated and themed music festivals. The former option gives one band or record label full reign on who plays and what activities are involved, and gives that company tons of brand exposure in return. In themed festivals, there’s often a musical theme like jam bands or metal bands that is accompanied by any atmosphere associated with that style.

If you’re smart, you can combine both ideas into one and throw an artist-curated, themed music festival that gives more bang for buck than any other option. Insane Clown Posse was so ahead of the game on this one that they’ve been doing it for twelve years!

 

Why Gathering of the Juggalos is so Popular

There are many things that made Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering of the Juggalos horror rap soiree different from every other major music festival in 2011, primarily its deliberately underground nature. This music festival’s predominant genre of music is that of horror rap, a genre very rare in mainstream music -- just the way Insane Clown Posse members and Juggalos want it.

Aside from the general sound booked at the Insane Clown Posse music festival, other things that set it apart were the wide range of activities available to Juggalos in attendance: bonfires, helicopter rides, artist seminars (with Insane Clown Posse and others), autograph sessions, wet tee shirt contests and Juggalettes are just some of what was offered at this Gathering of the Juggalos horror rap music festival in 2011.

For examples of just how devoted Juggalos are to Insane Clown Posse’s mission, check out some of the ways fans get prepared for the festival every year. If every music festival in 2011 had this much personality and drew this much energy from music enthusiasts, music festivals in 2011 would be more popular than they already are.

Insane Clown Posse Face Paint

 

It’s impossible not to notice the face paint permanently plastered to the faces of Insane Clown Posse horror rappers Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. They’re never seen without it, and neither should you be at Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering of the Juggalos horror rap music festival!

When applying the face paint, remember that the objective is to look frightening. Insane Clown Posse perform horror rap, after all. You wouldn’t fit in very well at the Gathering of the Juggalos if you painted your face like a normal, happy clown.

Thanks to its complexity, accomplishing the Insane Clown Posse horror rap face paint look is harder than it sounds. Whatever horror rap face paint design you choose, make sure to dash in some red accents to make sure you look as wicked as possible.  At the same time, make sure your horror rap face paint looks good before you attend Gathering of the Juggalos!

Gathering of the Juggalos Inside Lingo

 

A unique lingo is just one more thing that the Gathering of the Juggalos brings to the table that no other music festival in 2011 has offered or will offer. If there’s one term that’s universal among Insane Clown Posse adoring Juggalos at the Gathering of the Juggalos, it’s “whoop whoop.” Its meaning is about as simple as you’d expect, translating to a simple hello or what’s up.

Horror Rap Merchandise

 

As Insane Clown Posse and most other bands that performed at the Gathering of the Juggalos music festival in 2011 are closely associated with the horror rap genre, nearly all merchandise sold at the Gathering of the Juggalos will reflects that. Horror rap hoodies, tees, action figures, posters, pretty much any artist merchandise you can imagine was on hand, branded with artistic horror rap gore of some sort.

Anatomy of Successful Music Festivals in 2011

 

If the facts about Gathering of the Juggalos above can teach us anything about the modern music landscape and how festivals can continue to grow beyond 2011, it’s that creating a sense of belonging is key. Through providing alternative activities and creating miniature inner-festival cultures, many music festivals could soon grow to reach the same status as Gathering of the Juggalos.

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The Gathering of the Juggalos was one of the best-known music festivals in 2011, featuring a lineup of horror rap artists on the Psychopathic Records roster. It offers a lot over the course of its four-day life, so coming prepared ahead of time is a necessity. To learn more about <a href="http://www.insaneclownposse.com/">Gathering of the Juggalos music festival</a> visit ICP's website at http://insaneclownposse.com/