Rudeboys

What is Rudeboys?


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Also known as "rudie." Hip-hop cultured stereotype originating in the London area and its surrounding counties, but has now spread to other "ghetto" area's in the UK such as Manchester, Nottingham, and Birmingham. The "rude" part of the name does not directly imply they are unpleasant people. It stems from the Caribbean word "rude" meaninng "hip" or "cool."

Consisted originally of Asians (Bangladeshi's, Indians, etc) and Afro-Caribbeans (Jamaicans, West Indians, etc) but now other races are much more common, such as Africans, native whites, and eastern europeans.

Listen to UK hiphop (or "grime") artists such as Cream Cartel, Dizzee Rascal, Tinchy Strider, Asher D, Bigz, High Grade Clan, K-Sounds, Essentials, Nasty Crew, etc...

Rudeboys commonly wear jeans and hooded jumpers, and sometimes hooded tracksuits. Baggy clothes is a must. New Era caps and skullys are common. The cap is sometimes worn at unusual angles, or the hood is up. Common brands are Lot29, Akademiks, Avirex, Ecko, Nike, Adidas, Scarface, Time Is Money, Jordan, Phat Farm, Rocawear, Boxfresh and New Era. Sometimes non-designer clothes are worn as most rudeboys come from very impoverished backgrounds.

Unfortunately, many rudeboys grow up to become drug dealers/gang members. Some lose the attitude and leave the city/join the army to become respectable citizens.

There is a clear difference between "chavs" and "rudeboys." These differences are :

- Rudeboys do not pick fights with random people, and actually exhibit little anti-social behaviour.

- Rudeboys have urban, and generally very bad, upbringings.

- Chavs will talk with an exaggerated cockney accent, even if they are not from a cockney area. Rudeboys talk "ghetto."

- Some rudeboys can be very pleasant people. Chavs feel the need to be anti-social.

- Rudeboys wear baggy, flashy clothing. Chavs wear tight, bland polyester tracksuits.

- Chavs will always travel in a group. Rudeboys often go around alone, even when they are expecting to fight.

- Chavs mostly stop exhibiting chav behaviour as they get older. Some rudeboys remain this way well into their adult life.

For good examples of rudeboys, see films such as Bullet Boy or Kidulthood.

Some translations of ghetto slang :

Bredrin - Homie

Blud/Blad - Used in place of mate. "Whats up blud?"

Get me - You understand

Mind the gap - Watch your step, fool

Ends/Manor - Hood

Star - Used at the end of sentences sometimes when talking to someone. "You get me star?"

Blazing - Smoking

Bukki/Strap/Gat - Gun

Feds/Old bill - Police

Was gwaning/Wagwan - Whats up

Fassy - Pussy

Wasteman - Non-ghetto person

Batty - Backside

Roll deep - Go around with a lot of people

Heavy/Nang - Cool, or really good

Standard - Easy/normal "You should be backing me up, standard"

Dizzy - Mad

Grimey - Ghetto/Poor

Shotting - Selling. "I shot heroin in the ends"

Sket - Whore

Shines - Head/Blowjob

Gash - Girls/Women

Rasclat - Fool/Idiot

Oh my days - Oh my god

Hush up - Shut up

There are many more, but I can't think to name them at present.

"was gwanin rudeboy"

"you're such a rudeboy"

"look at those rudeboys over there"

See grungers, london, manchester, nottingham, LDN


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