It goes beyond just faking an accent though, it's the wholesale, self-conscious adoption of an exaggerated "geezer" persona. It's pretty patronising when you think about it.
See the Clash in Rude Boy for a good example of this..but being the Clash with I should imagine very little experience of genuinely down to earth people they slightly misinterpret it and end up thinking you have to sound thick as well...
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