To be elegible for this price, Add to CartSony Legacy dipped into the archives and pulled out a fistful of Ranks' most popular cuts for this compilation. Culled from the five albums the DJ recorded for Epic between 1991 and 1995, Greatest Hits is obviously aimed at American fans. There again, the label gave Ranks an incredibly long leash, allowing him to record in Jamaica with the island's hottest producers and rhythm teams, and the artist repaid the favor by refusing to compromise his rough and ready style one iota for an international audience. And thus his reputation remained unsullied at home and abroad. The 16 cuts featured here provide an excellent overview of Ranks' music, from his early raggamuffin days to his later conversion to more cultural concerns. The DJ's initial breakout came via a series of pairings with singers, including J.C. Lodge on her international smash 'Telephone Love.'

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A clutch of those collaborations appear here, notably with Mykal Rose on the hit 'Shine Eye Gal,' Maxi Priest on 'Housecall,' 'Chevell Franklin' for 'Mr. Loverman,' and Cocoa Tea and DJ Home T on 'Pirate Anthem.' As the album is not chronological, it's difficult to chart Ranks' progress, but the varied lyrical themes signposts the way.

From the conquesting hero of 'Wicked in Bed' and 'Bad and Wicked,' albeit often with tongue in cheek, as on 'Trailer Load a Girls,' to the more thoughtful 'Rough Life' and 'Roots & Culture,' on which he defends his toasts, the DJ connected with Jamaican dancehall crowds and eventually the world. This compilation shows precisely why.© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo. Chevelle Franklin, Background Vocal - Kristin Kozusko, A&R Coordinator - Michael Bennett, Composer - Michael Bennett, Lyricist - Rexton Gordon, Composer - Rexton Gordon, Lyricist - Mikey Spence, Performer - Tony Anderson, Performer - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - Mikey Bennett, Producer - Mikey Bennett, Arranger - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Courtland White, Performer - Joseph M.

Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Hugo Dwyer, Re-Mixer - Brian Gold, Background Vocal - Leroy Roman, Performer - Hopeton Lindo, Composer - Hopeton Lindo, Lyricist - Eric Kupper, Piano - Shabba Ranks with Chevelle Franklin, Performer - David Morales, Producer - David Morales, Re-Mixer - Tony Gold, Background Vocal(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Gordon, Composer - R. Gordon, Lyricist - Kristin Kozusko, A&R Coordinator - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - G. Gordon, Composer - G.

Gordon, Lyricist - Wycliffe Johnson, Producer - Wycliffe Johnson, Mixing Engineer - Shabba Ranks, Performer - Cleveland Browne, Producer - C. Browne, Composer - C. Browne, Lyricist - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator - W. Johnson, Composer - W.

Johnson, Lyricist(P) 1992 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Mikey Bennett, Producer - Mikey Bennett, Arranger - Rexton Gordon, Composer - Rexton Gordon, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Clifton Dillon, Composer - Clifton Dillon, Lyricist - Maxi Priest, Composer - Maxi Priest, Lyricist - Michael Bennett, Composer - Michael Bennett, Lyricist - Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest, Performer - Kristin Kozusko, A&R Coordinator - Joseph M.

Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Brian Thompson, Composer - Brian Thompson, Lyricist - Sly Dunbar, Composer - Sly Dunbar, Lyricist - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Mikey Bennett, Arranger - Rexton Gordon, Composer - Rexton Gordon, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Shabba Ranks featuring Cocoa Tea & Home T, Performer - Michael Bennett, Composer - Michael Bennett, Lyricist - Hopeton Lindo, Composer - Hopeton Lindo, Lyricist - Kristin Kozusko, A&R Coordinator - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Calvin Scott, Composer - Calvin Scott, Lyricist - Winston Tucker, Composer - Winston Tucker, Lyricist - Timmy Regisford, Producer - Timmy Regisford, Re-Mixer - Mickey Bennett, Producer - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Terry Lewis, Composer - Terry Lewis, Mixing Engineer - Terry Lewis, Lyricist - Rexton Gordon, Composer - Rexton Gordon, Lyricist - Clifton Dillon, Producer - Clifton Dillon, Composer - Clifton Dillon, Lyricist - Kristin Kozusko, A&R Coordinator - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Jam, Producer - Jimmy Jam, Mixing Engineer - Handel Tucker, Composer - Handel Tucker, Lyricist - Shabba Ranks (featuring Johnny Gill), Performer - James Harris III, Composer - James Harris III, Lyricist - Simon Law, Composer - Simon Law, Lyricist - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Sly Dunbar, Composer - Sly Dunbar, Lyricist - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator(P) 1992 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. Robbie Shakespeare, Composer - Robbie Shakespeare, Lyricist - Lloyd 'Gitsy' Oliver Willis, Lyricist - Lloyd 'Gitsy' Oliver Willis, Composer - Nigel Staff, Composer - Nigel Staff, Lyricist - Rexton Gordon, Composer - Rexton Gordon, Lyricist - Clifton 'Specialist' Dillon, Composer - Clifton 'Specialist' Dillon, Lyricist - Kristin Kozusko, A&R Coordinator - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Shabba Ranks, Performer - Clifton 'Specialist' Dillon, Arranger - C.

Dillon, Producer - Leopold Hartley, Composer - Leopold Hartley, Lyricist - Sly Dunbar, Composer - Sly Dunbar, Lyricist - Sly Dunbar, Arranger - Darren Salmieri, A&R Coordinator - Patti Matheny, A&R Coordinator(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Your browser does not support the audio element. Album DescriptionSony Legacy dipped into the archives and pulled out a fistful of Ranks' most popular cuts for this compilation.

Culled from the five albums the DJ recorded for Epic between 1991 and 1995, Greatest Hits is obviously aimed at American fans. There again, the label gave Ranks an incredibly long leash, allowing him to record in Jamaica with the island's hottest producers and rhythm teams, and the artist repaid the favor by refusing to compromise his rough and ready style one iota for an international audience. And thus his reputation remained unsullied at home and abroad. The 16 cuts featured here provide an excellent overview of Ranks' music, from his early raggamuffin days to his later conversion to more cultural concerns. The DJ's initial breakout came via a series of pairings with singers, including J.C. Lodge on her international smash 'Telephone Love.' A clutch of those collaborations appear here, notably with Mykal Rose on the hit 'Shine Eye Gal,' Maxi Priest on 'Housecall,' 'Chevell Franklin' for 'Mr.

Loverman,' and Cocoa Tea and DJ Home T on 'Pirate Anthem.' As the album is not chronological, it's difficult to chart Ranks' progress, but the varied lyrical themes signposts the way. From the conquesting hero of 'Wicked in Bed' and 'Bad and Wicked,' albeit often with tongue in cheek, as on 'Trailer Load a Girls,' to the more thoughtful 'Rough Life' and 'Roots & Culture,' on which he defends his toasts, the DJ connected with Jamaican dancehall crowds and eventually the world. This compilation shows precisely why.© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVoAbout the album. 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s). Total length: 01:08:49. Main artist:.

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Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon; 17 January 1966)^[2] is a Jamaican dancehall musician.

Early life and family[edit]

Ranks was born in Sturgetown, St. Ann, Jamaica, and raised in Trenchtown.^[2][3]

Career[edit]

He gained his fame mainly by toasting (or rapping) rather than singing, like some of his dancehall contemporaries in Jamaica. He was a protégé of deejay Josey Wales. His original stage name was Co-Pilot.^[2] His international career started in the late 1980s, along with a number of fellow Jamaicans including reggae singers Cocoa Tea and Crystal. Ranks also worked with Chuck Berry and American rappers KRS-One and Chubb Rock.

He secured a recording contract with Epic Records in 1989.^[2]

The stylistic origins of the genre reggaeton may be traced back to the 1990 song 'Dem bow', from Ranks' album Just Reality. Produced by Bobby 'Digital' Dixon, the Dem Bow riddim became so popular in Puerto Rican freestyle sessions that early Puerto Rican reggaeton was simply known as 'Dembow'.^[4] The Dem Bow riddim is an integral and inseparable part of reggaeton, so much so that it has become its defining characteristic.^[5]

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His biggest hit single outside of Jamaica was the reggae fusion smash 'Mr. Loverman'. Other big tracks include 'Housecall' with Maxi Priest, 'Slow and Sexy' with Johnny Gill, 'Respect', 'Pirates Anthem', 'Trailer Load A Girls', 'Wicked inna Bed', 'Caan Dun', and 'Ting A Ling'. He won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1992 for As Raw as Ever and in 1993 for X-tra Naked.^[2]

In 1993, Ranks scored another hit in the Addams Family Values soundtrack to which he contributed a rap/reggae version of the Sly and the Family Stone hit 'Family Affair'.^[6] His third album for Epic, A Mi Shabba, was released in 1995. He was dropped by the label in 1996. Epic went on to release a greatest hits album, entitled Shabba Ranks and Friends in 1999.

Ranks made a partial comeback in 2007 when he appeared on a song called 'Clear The Air' by Busta Rhymes, which also featured Akon. Shabba released a single on Big Ship's Pepper Riddim called 'None A Dem', in April 2011. In 2012, Shabba was featured on Tech N9ne's EP E.B.A.H. on the track 'Boy Toy'. In 2013, Shabba was also mentioned in A$AP Ferg's song 'Shabba,' and has a cameo near the end of the music video.^[7] He was featured in the remix alongside Migos and Busta Rhymes on 23 November 2013.^[8] In August 2013, he was reportedly working on a new album.^[9]

Controversy[edit]

In 1992, during an appearance on Channel 4 music show The Word, he was asked to give his thoughts on the subject of the hit song 'Boom Bye Bye' sung by Buju Banton. Shabba held a copy of a Bible which he carried with him and stated that the 'word of God' advocated the death of homosexuals. He was subsequently condemned for his comments by presenter Mark Lamarr, who said, 'That's absolute crap and you know it.'^[2][10]

Awards[edit]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

• 1988 Rough & Rugged – split with Chaka Demus
• 1988 (CD:1990) Rappin' with the Ladies
• 1989 Best Baby Father
• 1989 Holding On – by Home T, Cocoa Tea & Shabba Ranks
• 1990 Just Reality
• 1990 Golden Touch
• 1991 As Raw as Ever – UK Number 51
• 1991 Mr. Maximum
• 1992 Rough & Ready Volume 1 – UK Number 71
• 1992 X-tra Naked – UK Number 38
• 1993 Rough & Ready Volume 2
• 1995 A Mi Shabba
• 1998 Get Up Stand Up
• 1999 Shabba Ranks and Friends^[11]

Singles[edit]

• 1989 'Peanie Peanie' – Shabba Ranks – Jammys
• 1990 'Roots & Culture' – Shabba Ranks – Digital B
• 1991 'She's A Woman' – Scritti Politti Featuring Shabba Ranks – UK Number 20
• 1991 'Trailer Load A Girls' – Shabba Ranks – UK Number 63
• 1991 'Housecall' – Shabba Ranks Featuring Maxi Priest – UK Number 31 – US Number 37
• 1991 'Just Reality' – Shabba Ranks – Digital B
• 1992 'Love Punaany Bad' – Shabba Ranks – Jammys
• 1992 'Mr. Loverman' – Shabba Ranks Featuring Deborahe Glasgow – UK Number 23 – US Number 40
• 1992 'Slow And Sexy' – Shabba Ranks Featuring Johnny Gill – UK Number 17 – US 33
• 1992 'Shine & Crisis' – Shabba Ranks – Shang
• 1993 'I Was A King' – Eddie Murphy Featuring Shabba Ranks – UK Number 64
• 1993 'Mr. Loverman' – re-issue – Shabba Ranks – UK Number 3
• 1993 'Housecall' – remix – Shabba Ranks Featuring Maxi Priest – UK Number 8
• 1993 'What'cha Gonna Do' – Shabba Ranks Featuring Queen Latifah – UK Number 21
• 1993 'Family Affair' – Shabba Ranks Featuring Patra And Terri & Monica – UK Number 18 – US Number 84
• 1995 'Let's Get It On' – Shabba Ranks – UK Number 22 – US Number 81
• 1995 'Shine Eye Gal' – Shabba Ranks Featuring Mykal Rose – UK Number 46
• 1996 'Heart of a Lion' – Shabba Ranks – Digital B
• 1997 'So Jah Say' – Shabba Ranks – Brick Wall^[11]

Videos and DVDs[edit]

• 2002 Shabba Ranks: Dancehall Ruff – Best of Shabba Ranks (DVD)
• 2001 The Return of Shabba Ranks (DVD)
• 1994 Darker Side of Black
• 1992 Shabba Ranks: Naked and Ready
• 1992 Shabba Ranks: Fresh & Wild
• 1992 Shabba Ranks vs. Ninja Man: Super Clash Round
• 1990 Reggae Showdown, Vol. 4: Shabba at Showdown (DVD)
• 1987 Prince Jammy

References in other media[edit]

The 'Mr. Loverman' video was parodied on the satirical ITV1 puppet show Spitting Image, and by Marlon Wayans of In Living Color (an American comedy television series) in a video called 'Mr. Uglyman', which played upon the opinion that Shabba is unattractive.^[12][13]

References[edit]

1. ^'Shabba Ranks - Music Biography, Credits and Discography'. Allmusic. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
2. ^ ^abcdefMacLeod, Erin (30 July 2013). 'Shabba Ranks'. Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
3. ^Henry, Davina (17 July 2012). 'The Dancehall Emperor Is Back!'. The Gleaner. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
4. ^Marshall, Wayne (19 January 2006). 'The Rise of Reggaeton'. The Phoenix. p. 4. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
5. ^Carimanica, Jon (12 January 2006). 'Grow Dem Bow'. The Village Voice. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
6. ^Breihan, Tom (13 February 2019). 'The Number Ones: Sly & The Family Stone's 'Family Affair''. Stereogum. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
7. ^'A$AP Ferg feat. A$AP Rocky – Shabba'. YouTube. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
8. ^'A$AP Ferg – Shabba (Remix) (feat. Shabba Ranks, Busta Rhymes & Migos) – Listen'. AudioMack. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
9. ^'Shabba plans new album'. JamaicaObserver.com. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
10. ^'The Word'. Channel 4. 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
11. ^ ^abRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 450. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
12. ^Houghton, Eddie (1 April 2009). 'Cover Story: Shabba Ranks'. The Fader. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
13. ^[1]Archived 7 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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