KD performs during The League of Clowns’ biggest show of the summer, on Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Inglewood, CA. Every weekend, Roc’co Tha Clown and The League of Clowns (TLOC) perform at birthday parties across the South Los Angeles. With hip hop music blasting from flashy clown trucks, they dance, make balloon animals and paint faces, before hustling to their next party. While many hobbyist hip hop clown groups still practice the 30-year-old dance form, TLOC is one of about five groups performing regularly for audiences today. Roc’co doesn’t see TLOC as just an extracurricular activity for his young Black dancers; he hopes it will be their golden ticket, like it was his. At the peak of the dance’s popularity in the 2000’s, Roc’co was performing internationally every few weeks under the original clown, Tommy The Clown. In 2019, Roc’co sponsored an affiliate clown group in New Orleans (TLOCNOLA). He wants to see clown dancing spread to under-privileged neighborhoods everywhere, to provide more accessible and creative opportunities for youth. “You know, everybody ain't gonna be able to play baseball,” said Roc’co. “But most of the youth out here in the city are able to shake a leg a little bit.”