(1966-01-17) 17 January 1966 (age 58) Saint Ann, Jamaica
Origin
Kingston, Jamaica
Genres
Reggae
dancehall
reggae fusion
ragga[1]
Occupation(s)
Dancehall musician
Years active
1985–present
Labels
Epic (1991–96)
Musical artist
Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon OD[citation needed] (born 17 January 1966),[2] better known by his stage name Shabba Ranks, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of the most popular Jamaican musicians in the world. Throughout his prominence in his home country as a dancehall artist, he gained popularity in North America with his studio album Just Reality in 1990. He released other studio albums, including As Raw as Ever and X-tra Naked, which both won a Grammy Award as Best Reggae Album in 1992 and 1993, respectively. He is notoriously popular for "Mr. Loverman" and "Ting-A-Ling", which were globally acclaimed and deemed his signature songs.[3]
^"Shabba Ranks - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^MacLeod, Erin (30 July 2013). "Shabba Ranks". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^"Making 'Mr Loverman', Shabba's biggest song to date". Jamaica-gleaner.com. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
OD[citation needed] (born 17 January 1966), better known by his stage name ShabbaRanks, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. In the late 1980s and early 1990s...
music, having taken its name from the 1990 dancehall song "Dem Bow" by ShabbaRanks. The rhythm, first developed by Jamaican and Panamanian producers in...
Eddie Murphy Love's Alright Himself "I Was A King" Eddie Murphy (feat. ShabbaRanks) Love's Alright Himself 2013 "Red Light" Eddie Murphy (feat. Snoop Lion)...
single "Whatzupwitu", featuring Michael Jackson. He recorded a duet with ShabbaRanks called "I Was a King". In 1992, Murphy appeared in the music video for...
ShabbaRanks and Friends is a compilation album released by ShabbaRanks, the album includes most of ShabbaRanks' most successful hits. The album also...
As Raw As Ever is a studio album released by ShabbaRanks, his first to be well received by critics and the public. All Songs Published By Aunt Hilda Music...
soundtrack, "Hallelujah Heaven", featuring Lil Wayne, Buju Banton, and ShabbaRanks was released. The film's score and soundtrack were released on January...
The following list is a discography of production credited to Pete Rock, an American hip hop record producer and recording artist from Mount Vernon, New...
A Mi Shabba is an album by ShabbaRanks. It was released after a two-year gap in album releases and received fairly average reviews. Greenberg, Adam. "Shabba...
Shabba may refer to: Shabba Doo (1955–2020), American actor, break dancer, and choreographer ShabbaRanks (born 1966), dancehall rapper "Shabba" (song)...
"Dem Bow" is a song performed by Jamaican reggae artist ShabbaRanks, produced by Bobby Digital. This song uses the "Ku-Klung-Klung"/"Poco Man Jam" riddim...
Hammond, Jazzie B, Apache Indian, Roberta Flack, Shurwayne Winchester, ShabbaRanks, Robin Trower, and Lee Ritenour. It was reported in some newspapers in...
"Scratch" Perry Phil Chen Gregory Isaacs Derrick Morgan Rexton Gordon "ShabbaRanks" Steven Woodham Sean Paul Rita Marley Judy Mowatt Chris Chin Yellowman...
as a featured artist and six promotional singles). ASAP Mob discography "Shabba" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling...
Dee, Ragga Dee, and others were influenced by Jamaican superstars like ShabbaRanks. They imported the Ragga music culture into Uganda and, although they...
February 12, 2019. "Ambushed". Spotify. Retrieved February 12, 2019. "A Mi Shabba". Spotify. Retrieved February 12, 2019. "1,000,000 Megawatts". Discogs....
released Siphiwe Tshabalala". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 13 August 2021. "Shabbaranks opening draw". Skysports.com. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010. "On...
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