Oi!

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Oi! (originally known as new punk or real punk) is a subgenre of punk rock that emerged in the United Kingdom, particularly in East London in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The style was coined by Sounds magazine writer Garry Bushell which stemmed from the garbled "Oi!" that Stinky Turner of the Cockney Rejects used to introduce the band's songs. The music and its associated subculture aimed to unite punks, skinheads, and generally disaffected working-class youth. The movement was partly a response to the perception that many participants in the early UK punk scene were, according to guitarist Steve Kent of The Business, "trendy university people using long words, trying to be artistic... and losing touch." The movement was later associated with racism and violence due to far-right infiltration. The compilation album Strength Thru Oi! (1981) sparked controversy as it featured neo-nazi Nicky Crane and referenced a Nazi slogan. Oi! later gave way to other styles such as street punk and...

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