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The definitive book about the most misunderstood band and fan base in music history, horrorcore hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse
Synopsis
Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made is a vivid journey into the heart of a misunderstood subculture. Through firsthand reporting, including interviews with Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope of the Insane Clown Posse, their friends and family, and numerous devoted fans, Juggalo explores the lives of the proud outsiders who are frequently labeled as a threat or dismissed as a joke.
Author and journalist Steve Miller follows ICP across America, hanging out with Juggalos before and after shows, at the legendary annual Gathering of the Juggalos, and at work and home to share their stories. In addition, Juggalo dives deep into the FBI's misguided assault on Juggalo culture and the misidentification of this devoted group of horrorcore fans as a gang.
Juggalo is also the chronicle of two hard-luck kids from Detroit who created an empire and became the unwitting stars of a uniquely American grassroots success story. Without the help of radio airplay and with little love from the music industry establishment, ICP went platinum and fostered one of America's most durable subcultures.
Juggalo is required reading for the hardcore fan and pop culture buff alike, a scrupulously researched account of a subculture unlike any otherone that so shook the establishment it launched a federal investigationas well as a window into the world of the Juggalos and the singular mythology of their underworld apocalypse.
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About the Author
Steve Miller is a journalist of twenty years who has worked for daily newspapers, websites, and magazines, including People, U.S. News and World Report, The Daily Beast, the Dallas Morning News, and the Washington Times. Heand#8217;s the editor or author of six books, about both music and true crime, and was an Edgar-award finalist for his true crime work. Heand#8217;s written about Insane Clown Posse in his previous book Detroit Rock City: The Uncensored History of Rock and#145;nand#8217; Roll in Americaand#8217;s Loudest City and recorded the audio version of that book with Insane Clown Posse producer and songwriter Mike E. Clark. He lives outside Lansing, Michigan.