Junglist

Junglist is a slang term referring to a dedicated listener of jungle and/or drum and bass. Tracks from this genre often contain calls and references to the "original junglists" and "jungle soldiers". Junglists usually tend to gravitate towards Oldschool and Ragga Jungle. The term itself is connected with the origin of the name jungle (see articles on history of drum and bass and jungle). During the time of Junglists, they were some times referred... more

Junglist is a slang term referring to a dedicated listener of jungle and/or drum and bass. Tracks from this genre often contain calls and references to the "original junglists" and "jungle soldiers". Junglists usually tend to gravitate towards Oldschool and Ragga Jungle. The term itself is connected with the origin of the name jungle (see articles on history of drum and bass and jungle). During the time of Junglists, they were some times referred to as "rude bwoys" a slang term originally used by Jamaicans (as rude boy), meaning "gangsta" or "badbwoy" ("bad boy"). The term refers to an innercity area of Kingston, the capital of Jamaica called Concrete Jungle (subject of the eponymous Bob Marley song). 'Junglist' developed into a slang term to refer to all tough outlaws - the kind one would find in a 'Jungle'. Certain tracks made references to the "original rudebwoys" or "original gangstas" as denoting particularly respected junglists. Most members of this sub-culture took great pride... less