1994 C. Cooper Female Sexuality in Lyrics of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks 17: The emphasis on the mobility of the woman’s bottom, the seat of pleasure, is particularly pronounced. The wearing of the ‘bati-rider’ emphasizes the woman’s gross assets.at batty rider (n.) under batty, n.2
1994 (ref. to 1940s) C. Cooper Female Sexuality in Lyrics of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks 3: Like the revolutionary lyrics of the 1940’s original rude boy, Rhygin Ivan, of the movie The Harder They Come.at rude boy, n.
1994 C. Cooper Female Sexuality in Lyrics of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks 2: The lovey-dovey, peace-making Bob Marley that Willis fabricates bears absolutely no resemblance to the incendiary, bull-bucking, duppy-conquering, Tuff Gong Rastaman.at bull-bucka (n.) under bull, n.1
1994 C. Cooper Female Sexuality in Lyrics of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks 9: In the words of Shabba Ranks; Wan juk, wan wash [...] A neks man welkom.at juke, v.2
1994 C. Cooper Female Sexuality in Lyrics of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks 1: Conventional wisdom in Jamaica [...] defines Bob Marley’s reggae lyrics as the peak of ‘culture’ and Shabba Ranks’s lyrics as the veritable bottom of ‘slackness’.at slackness (n.) under slack, n.1
1994 C. Cooper Female Sexuality in Lyrics of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks 4: This is classic Jamaican sweet-mouth talk.at sweetmouth, adj.
1994 C. Cooper Female Sexuality in Lyrics of Bob Marley and Shabba Ranks 2: 1980’s violence versus 1970’s peace [...] toasting versus singing.at toast, v.2