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'''Rude boy''', '''rudeboy''', '''rudie''', '''rudi''' or '''rudy''' were common terms for juvenile delinquents and criminals in 1960s [[Jamaica]], and have since been used in other contexts.<ref>[http://members.tripod.com/~Livi_d/language/patois_dictionary.htm Talk Jamaican - Patois Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/r.htm|title=A dictionary of slang - "R" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK|quote="young male [or female], tough, style conscious and with plenty of attitude.}}</ref> During the late-1970s [[2 Tone]] [[ska]] revival in [[England]], the terms ''rude boy'', ''rude girl'' and other variations were often used to describe fans of that genre, and this new definition continued to be used in the [[third wave ska]] subculture. In the [[United Kingdom]] in the 2000s, the terms ''rude boy'' and ''rude girl'' have become [[slang]] which mainly refer to people (largely youths) who are involved in street culture, similar to [[Gangsta]] or [[Badman]].{{Fact|date=December 2008}} |
'''Rude boy''', '''rudeboy''', '''rudie''', '''rudi''' or '''rudy''' were common terms for juvenile delinquents(Orande Spencer) and criminals in 1960s [[Jamaica]], and have since been used in other contexts.<ref>[http://members.tripod.com/~Livi_d/language/patois_dictionary.htm Talk Jamaican - Patois Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/r.htm|title=A dictionary of slang - "R" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK|quote="young male [or female], tough, style conscious and with plenty of attitude.}}</ref> During the late-1970s [[2 Tone]] [[ska]] revival in [[England]], the terms ''rude boy'', ''rude girl'' and other variations were often used to describe fans of that genre, and this new definition continued to be used in the [[third wave ska]] subculture. In the [[United Kingdom]] in the 2000s, the terms ''rude boy'' and ''rude girl'' have become [[slang]] which mainly refer to people (largely youths) who are involved in street culture, similar to [[Gangsta]] or [[Badman]].{{Fact|date=December 2008}} |
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The first rude boys in the 1960s were associated with the poorer sections of [[Kingston, Jamaica]], where [[ska]], then [[rocksteady]] were the most popular forms of music. They dressed in the latest fashions at [[Dance Hall (Caribbean)|dancehalls]] and on the streets. Many of these rude boys started wearing sharp suits, thin ties, and [[Pork pie hat|pork pie]] or [[Trilby]] hats; inspired by [[United States]] [[gangster]] movies, [[jazz]] musicians and [[soul music]] artists. In that time period, disaffected unemployed Jamaican youths sometimes found temporary employment from [[Sound system (Jamaican)|sound system]] operators to disrupt competitors' dances (leading to the term dancehall crasher). This — and other street violence — became an integral part of the rude boy lifestyle, and gave rise to a culture of political [[gang]] violence in Jamaica. As the [[Jamaican diaspora]] grew in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, rude boy music and fashion, as well as the gang mentality, became a strong influence on the [[skinhead]] subculture.<ref>{{cite book |last=Old Skool Jim |first= |title=Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set liner notes |publisher=Trojan Records |date= |location=London |id=TJETD169}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Marshall |first=George |title=Spirit of '69 - A Skinhead Bible |publisher=S.T. Publishing |date=1991 |location=Dunoon, Scotland |isbn=1-898927-10-3)}}</ref> |
The first rude boys in the 1960s were associated with the poorer sections of [[Kingston, Jamaica]], where [[ska]], then [[rocksteady]] were the most popular forms of music. They dressed in the latest fashions at [[Dance Hall (Caribbean)|dancehalls]] and on the streets. Many of these rude boys started wearing sharp suits, thin ties, and [[Pork pie hat|pork pie]] or [[Trilby]] hats; inspired by [[United States]] [[gangster]] movies, [[jazz]] musicians and [[soul music]] artists. In that time period, disaffected unemployed Jamaican youths sometimes found temporary employment from [[Sound system (Jamaican)|sound system]] operators to disrupt competitors' dances (leading to the term dancehall crasher). This — and other street violence — became an integral part of the rude boy lifestyle, and gave rise to a culture of political [[gang]] violence in Jamaica. As the [[Jamaican diaspora]] grew in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, rude boy music and fashion, as well as the gang mentality, became a strong influence on the [[skinhead]] subculture.<ref>{{cite book |last=Old Skool Jim |first= |title=Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set liner notes |publisher=Trojan Records |date= |location=London |id=TJETD169}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Marshall |first=George |title=Spirit of '69 - A Skinhead Bible |publisher=S.T. Publishing |date=1991 |location=Dunoon, Scotland |isbn=1-898927-10-3)}}</ref> |
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Rude boy, rudeboy, rudie, rudi or rudy were common terms for juvenile delinquents(Orande Spencer) and criminals in 1960s Jamaica, and have since been used in other contexts. [1] [2] During the late-1970s 2 Tone ska revival in England, the terms rude boy, rude girl and other variations were often used to describe fans of that genre, and this new definition continued to be used in the third wave ska subculture. In the United Kingdom in the 2000s, the terms rude boy and rude girl have become slang which mainly refer to people (largely youths) who are involved in street culture, similar to Gangsta or Badman.[ citation needed]
The first rude boys in the 1960s were associated with the poorer sections of Kingston, Jamaica, where ska, then rocksteady were the most popular forms of music. They dressed in the latest fashions at dancehalls and on the streets. Many of these rude boys started wearing sharp suits, thin ties, and pork pie or Trilby hats; inspired by United States gangster movies, jazz musicians and soul music artists. In that time period, disaffected unemployed Jamaican youths sometimes found temporary employment from sound system operators to disrupt competitors' dances (leading to the term dancehall crasher). This — and other street violence — became an integral part of the rude boy lifestyle, and gave rise to a culture of political gang violence in Jamaica. As the Jamaican diaspora grew in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, rude boy music and fashion, as well as the gang mentality, became a strong influence on the skinhead subculture. [3] [4]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Talk Jamaican - Patois Dictionary
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^
"A dictionary of slang - "R" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK".
"young male [or female], tough, style conscious and with plenty of attitude.
- ^ Old Skool Jim. Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set liner notes. London: Trojan Records. TJETD169.
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^ Marshall, George (1991). Spirit of '69 - A Skinhead Bible. Dunoon, Scotland: S.T. Publishing.
ISBN
1-898927-10-3).
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'''Rude boy''', '''rudeboy''', '''rudie''', '''rudi''' or '''rudy''' were common terms for juvenile delinquents and criminals in 1960s [[Jamaica]], and have since been used in other contexts.<ref>[http://members.tripod.com/~Livi_d/language/patois_dictionary.htm Talk Jamaican - Patois Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/r.htm|title=A dictionary of slang - "R" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK|quote="young male [or female], tough, style conscious and with plenty of attitude.}}</ref> During the late-1970s [[2 Tone]] [[ska]] revival in [[England]], the terms ''rude boy'', ''rude girl'' and other variations were often used to describe fans of that genre, and this new definition continued to be used in the [[third wave ska]] subculture. In the [[United Kingdom]] in the 2000s, the terms ''rude boy'' and ''rude girl'' have become [[slang]] which mainly refer to people (largely youths) who are involved in street culture, similar to [[Gangsta]] or [[Badman]].{{Fact|date=December 2008}} |
'''Rude boy''', '''rudeboy''', '''rudie''', '''rudi''' or '''rudy''' were common terms for juvenile delinquents(Orande Spencer) and criminals in 1960s [[Jamaica]], and have since been used in other contexts.<ref>[http://members.tripod.com/~Livi_d/language/patois_dictionary.htm Talk Jamaican - Patois Dictionary<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/r.htm|title=A dictionary of slang - "R" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK|quote="young male [or female], tough, style conscious and with plenty of attitude.}}</ref> During the late-1970s [[2 Tone]] [[ska]] revival in [[England]], the terms ''rude boy'', ''rude girl'' and other variations were often used to describe fans of that genre, and this new definition continued to be used in the [[third wave ska]] subculture. In the [[United Kingdom]] in the 2000s, the terms ''rude boy'' and ''rude girl'' have become [[slang]] which mainly refer to people (largely youths) who are involved in street culture, similar to [[Gangsta]] or [[Badman]].{{Fact|date=December 2008}} |
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The first rude boys in the 1960s were associated with the poorer sections of [[Kingston, Jamaica]], where [[ska]], then [[rocksteady]] were the most popular forms of music. They dressed in the latest fashions at [[Dance Hall (Caribbean)|dancehalls]] and on the streets. Many of these rude boys started wearing sharp suits, thin ties, and [[Pork pie hat|pork pie]] or [[Trilby]] hats; inspired by [[United States]] [[gangster]] movies, [[jazz]] musicians and [[soul music]] artists. In that time period, disaffected unemployed Jamaican youths sometimes found temporary employment from [[Sound system (Jamaican)|sound system]] operators to disrupt competitors' dances (leading to the term dancehall crasher). This — and other street violence — became an integral part of the rude boy lifestyle, and gave rise to a culture of political [[gang]] violence in Jamaica. As the [[Jamaican diaspora]] grew in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, rude boy music and fashion, as well as the gang mentality, became a strong influence on the [[skinhead]] subculture.<ref>{{cite book |last=Old Skool Jim |first= |title=Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set liner notes |publisher=Trojan Records |date= |location=London |id=TJETD169}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Marshall |first=George |title=Spirit of '69 - A Skinhead Bible |publisher=S.T. Publishing |date=1991 |location=Dunoon, Scotland |isbn=1-898927-10-3)}}</ref> |
The first rude boys in the 1960s were associated with the poorer sections of [[Kingston, Jamaica]], where [[ska]], then [[rocksteady]] were the most popular forms of music. They dressed in the latest fashions at [[Dance Hall (Caribbean)|dancehalls]] and on the streets. Many of these rude boys started wearing sharp suits, thin ties, and [[Pork pie hat|pork pie]] or [[Trilby]] hats; inspired by [[United States]] [[gangster]] movies, [[jazz]] musicians and [[soul music]] artists. In that time period, disaffected unemployed Jamaican youths sometimes found temporary employment from [[Sound system (Jamaican)|sound system]] operators to disrupt competitors' dances (leading to the term dancehall crasher). This — and other street violence — became an integral part of the rude boy lifestyle, and gave rise to a culture of political [[gang]] violence in Jamaica. As the [[Jamaican diaspora]] grew in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, rude boy music and fashion, as well as the gang mentality, became a strong influence on the [[skinhead]] subculture.<ref>{{cite book |last=Old Skool Jim |first= |title=Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set liner notes |publisher=Trojan Records |date= |location=London |id=TJETD169}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Marshall |first=George |title=Spirit of '69 - A Skinhead Bible |publisher=S.T. Publishing |date=1991 |location=Dunoon, Scotland |isbn=1-898927-10-3)}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:10, 21 May 2009
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verification. (May 2007) |
Rude boy, rudeboy, rudie, rudi or rudy were common terms for juvenile delinquents(Orande Spencer) and criminals in 1960s Jamaica, and have since been used in other contexts. [1] [2] During the late-1970s 2 Tone ska revival in England, the terms rude boy, rude girl and other variations were often used to describe fans of that genre, and this new definition continued to be used in the third wave ska subculture. In the United Kingdom in the 2000s, the terms rude boy and rude girl have become slang which mainly refer to people (largely youths) who are involved in street culture, similar to Gangsta or Badman.[ citation needed]
The first rude boys in the 1960s were associated with the poorer sections of Kingston, Jamaica, where ska, then rocksteady were the most popular forms of music. They dressed in the latest fashions at dancehalls and on the streets. Many of these rude boys started wearing sharp suits, thin ties, and pork pie or Trilby hats; inspired by United States gangster movies, jazz musicians and soul music artists. In that time period, disaffected unemployed Jamaican youths sometimes found temporary employment from sound system operators to disrupt competitors' dances (leading to the term dancehall crasher). This — and other street violence — became an integral part of the rude boy lifestyle, and gave rise to a culture of political gang violence in Jamaica. As the Jamaican diaspora grew in the United Kingdom during the 1960s, rude boy music and fashion, as well as the gang mentality, became a strong influence on the skinhead subculture. [3] [4]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Talk Jamaican - Patois Dictionary
-
^
"A dictionary of slang - "R" - Slang and colloquialisms of the UK".
"young male [or female], tough, style conscious and with plenty of attitude.
- ^ Old Skool Jim. Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set liner notes. London: Trojan Records. TJETD169.
-
^ Marshall, George (1991). Spirit of '69 - A Skinhead Bible. Dunoon, Scotland: S.T. Publishing.
ISBN
1-898927-10-3).
{{ cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character ( help)