[QUOTE="luke1889"][QUOTE="clyde46"] Rudeboy eh? You being serious? You have all the white trackies and black nikes?clyde46
In Jamaica inthe 1960s, the term rudeboy/girl was given to troublemakers, but other meanings were also adopted, y'see. I'm not sure if you know this, but I'll tell thee anyway. History lesson.
Jamaica, as you know, is the homeland of ska and reggae, and thus in the late 1970s, during the second wave of ska in England, the term was adopted to refer to the followers and listeners of ska and reggae. More recently though, the term has been adopted wider afield than just Jamaica to refer to troublemakers, mainly youths.
The context I use it has nothing to do with nasty troublemakers. It refers to someone, i.e. me, who listens to Jamaican music. You could say it is a part of the culture and association.
Also, the black and white checkerboard pattern you see on so many articles of clothes and whatever was also a product of ska's second wave in England - dubbed the Two Tone era in ska. The black and white symbolises unity between black and white musicians who make both ska and reggae. Consequently, it annoys me when I see people wearing checkerboard and have not the feintest idea what it even means. Anti-racism.
Dam, you learn something new everyday. I thought Rudeboy was another name for a chav.Hehe, yeah. There's more to the origin of the phrase than most people realise. In a music context, rudeboy (also rudie, rudy and rudi) is a noun much like punk, skinhead, metalhead, mod, rocker...whatever label you wish. Unfortunately, a lot of people hear rudeboy and think yob. That always causes a lot of confusion. :lol:
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