--- description: The rap duo will march to protest an FBI classification that their fans, called Juggalos, are a gang. Here, they explain their case title: Watch: Insane Clown Posse Talks to TIME About Its FBI Lawsuit image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd60655b1b3ddd13a/6988de068fd2ee969d358e0a/insane-clown-posse-icp-fbi-juggalo-juggalos-washington-march-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [justice](/tag/justice/) ## justice Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch: Insane Clown Posse Talks to TIME About Its FBI Lawsuit  by [Nate Hopper](/author/nate-hopper/)  ## Nate Hopper Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 15, 2017 8:45 PM CUT  Insane Clown Posse members Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J speak to TIME on Sept. 14, 2017 about a dispute with the FBI. Insane Clown Posse members Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J speak to TIME on Sept. 14, 2017 about a dispute with the FBI.TIME  by [Nate Hopper](/author/nate-hopper/)  ## Nate Hopper Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 15, 2017 8:45 PM CUT On September 16, the multi-platinum, clown-faced rap group [Insane Clown Posse](http://time.com/4521464/insane-clown-posse-killer-clowns/ "undefined") and its fans, who call themselves Juggalos, will march on the National Mall to protest the FBI. In 2011, the [Justice Department](http://www.npr.org/documents/JusticeandJuggalos.pdf "undefined") declared that Juggalos comprised a “loosely organized hybrid gang” akin to the infamous Bloods and Crips that was “rapidly expanding into many US communities.” The DOJ reported that “a small number of Juggalos are forming more organized subsets and engaging in more gang-like criminal activity, such as felony assaults, thefts, robberies, and drug sales.” Insane Clown Posse’s frontmen, stage-named Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, dispute the accusation and classification, which they say has caused some of their fans to lose jobs or custody cases. With the support of the ACLU of Michigan (the group hails from Detroit), Insane Clown Posse has filed a lawsuit against the Department and the FBI. While the march coincides with a [pro–Donald Trump rally](https://www.motherofallrallies.com/ "undefined"), the group has no explicit political affiliations. Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope say they oppose discrimination of any kind. The two men, wearing their makeup, told TIME that they hope the march will help change the government’s position. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4943969/insane-clown-posse-march-washington-icp-fbi/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4943969/insane-clown-posse-march-washington-icp-fbi/"},"headline":"Watch: Insane Clown Posse Talks to TIME About Its FBI Lawsuit","datePublished":"2017-09-15T20:45:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:27:11.228Z","description":"The Justice Department has declared the clown-faced rap duo's fans a gang","url":"https://time.com/4943969/insane-clown-posse-march-washington-icp-fbi/","keywords":["justice","politics","Music","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd60655b1b3ddd13a/6988de068fd2ee969d358e0a/insane-clown-posse-icp-fbi-juggalo-juggalos-washington-march-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nate Hopper","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nate-hopper/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd60655b1b3ddd13a/6988de068fd2ee969d358e0a/insane-clown-posse-icp-fbi-juggalo-juggalos-washington-march-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Insane Clown Posse","caption":"Insane Clown Posse","creditText":"TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/justice/","name":"justice"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4943969/insane-clown-posse-march-washington-icp-fbi/","name":"Watch: Insane Clown Posse Talks to TIME About Its FBI Lawsuit"}}]}] ```