Rudeboy

Rudeboy Remington (Patrick Tilon, Surinam, 1964) is a musician with eclectical musical roots. Best known for inventing rap rock, with Urban Dance Squad, founded in Utrecht in 1986, being an inspiration for many other bands. Besides UDS he wrote and performed music with several other bands, like Junkie XL, The Phantom Four and Drums are for Parades.

After touring with his old band mate DJ DNA, bringing the UDS repertoire on stage again, they felt inspired to write new material. Under the new name Sons of the Culture Clash, they will perform these new songs live starting september 2026. Rudeboy is also combing forces on stage with lo-fi punk band Geishas of Doom and with energetic alternative Belgian band Boskat. He recorded an album called Droppenheimer under the project name Trippple Nickkkelz with DJ DCS and producer Dopabeatz.

Upcoming shows with Sons of the Culture Clash

In 2022 Rudeboy and DJ DNA joined forces to bring the legacy of Urban Dance Squad back to life. The two original members of Urban Dance Squad formed a new band with Matthias van Beek on guitar, Axel van Oort on bass, Jochem van Rooyen on drums.

Since 2022 they played several venues and festivals, and are still touring. Their chemistry and energy on stage is like watching UDS in the early days. Rudeboy Plays UDS (short: RPU) toured The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Serbia, with gigs at festivals like Hellfest, Dynamo and EXIT.

They recorded their performance at Patronaat Haarlem in the fall of ’23 and put it on silver vinyl. It’s the first album with the Rudeboy Plays UDS-band, with Rudeboy as vocalist, DJ DNA on the turntables, Jochem van Rooijen on drums, Matthias van Beek on guitar and Axel van Oort on bass. Fun fact: you can hear some extra vocals of Jimi Hazel of 24-7 Spyz. Order your copy at Sounds Haarlem or buy one (and get it signed!) at our shows.

In 2025, Rudeboy and DJ DNA started brainstorming about new material. It lead to an EP (expected april 2026). They adopted Sons of the Culture Clash as their band name and will perform live with the new songs starting september 2026.

With Sons of the Culture clash

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With Geishas of Doom

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18 juli 2026	Zwarte Cross, Lichtenvoorde

With Trippple Nickkkelz

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With Boskat

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Under the name Trippple Nickkkelz Rudeboy, accompanied by dj DCS and producer Dopabeats, released the album Droppenheimer in January 2025. The first single, John Lennon and Malcolm X, featured Dutch punk band Geishas of Doom. Old skool, ecclectic and razor sharp. Order here.

Upcoming shows with Trippple Nickkkelz

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