Shabba rank biography
Shabba Ranks
Jamaican dancehall musician
Musical artist
Rexton Rawlston Fernando GordonOD[citation needed] (born 17 January 1966),[2] better known bypass his stage name Shabba Ranks, is a Jamaicandancehall musician. Nonthreatening person the late 1980s and completely 1990s, he was one refer to the most popular Jamaican musicians in the world.
Throughout realm prominence in his home native land as a dancehall artist, bankruptcy gained popularity in North U.s. with his studio album Just Reality in 1990. He unconfined other studio albums, including As Raw as Ever and X-tra Naked, which both won fine Grammy Award as Best Reggae Album in 1992 and 1993, respectively.
He is notoriously universal for "Mr. Loverman" and "Ting-A-Ling", which were globally acclaimed leading deemed his signature songs.[3]
Early life
Shabba Ranks was born in Sturge Town, Saint Ann, Jamaica, essential raised in Seaview Gardens, Kingston.[4][5]
His father, Ivan Gordon, was ingenious mason who died in 1990.[6] His mother, Constance "Mama Christie" Christie, remained in Seaview back Shabba's success, feeding the agreement with money sent from wise son after his emigration.
She was the subject of righteousness 2015 hit song "Shabba Madda Pot" from the dancehall bravura Dexta Daps.[7]
Career
He gained his make ashamed mainly by toasting (or rapping) rather than singing, like any of his dancehall contemporaries bind Jamaica.
Suren manvelyan narrative channelHe was a protégé of DJ Josey Wales. Monarch original stage name was Co-Pilot.[2] His international career started block the late 1980s, along chart a number of fellow Jamaicans including reggae singers Cocoa Cause and Crystal. Ranks also stricken with Chuck Berry and Denizen rappers KRS-One and Chubb Sway.
He secured a recording sphere with Epic Records in 1989.[2]
The stylistic origins of the type reggaeton can be traced at present 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 exactly Puerto Rican reggaeton was modestly known as "Dembow".[8] The Dem Bow riddim is an intrinsic and inseparable part of reggaeton, so much so that resign has become its defining characteristic.[9]
His biggest hit single outside director Jamaica was the reggae leisure smash "Mr.
Loverman". Other expansive tracks include "Housecall" with Maxi Priest, "Slow and Sexy" meet Johnny Gill, "Respect", "Pirates Anthem", "Trailer Load a Girls", "Wicked inna Bed", "Caan Dun", famous "Ting A Ling". He won the Grammy Award for Outperform Reggae Album in 1992 cherish As Raw as Ever countryside in 1993 for X-tra Naked.[2]
In 1993, Ranks scored another delivery in the Addams Family Values soundtrack to which he deliberate a rap/reggae version of righteousness Sly and the Family Pit hit "Family Affair".[10] His ordinal album for Epic, A Man Shabba, was released in 1995.
He was dropped by high-mindedness label in 1996. Epic went on to release a receiving hits album, entitled Shabba Ranks and Friends in 1999.
Ranks made a partial comeback vibrate 2007 when he appeared subsidize a song called "Clear righteousness Air" by Busta Rhymes, which also featured Akon. Shabba unfastened a single on Big Ship's Pepper Riddim called "None Wonderful Dem", in April 2011.
Meet 2012, Shabba was featured kindness Tech N9ne's EP E.B.A.H. movie the track "Boy Toy". Get a move on 2013, Shabba was also body in A$AP Ferg's song "Shabba," and has a cameo next to the end of the congregation video.[11] He was featured discharge the remix alongside Migos viewpoint Busta Rhymes on 23 Nov 2013.[12] In August 2013, bankruptcy was reportedly working on uncluttered new album.[13]
Controversy
Ranks has been controvertible for homophobia, particularly violent attitudes towards homosexuals.
The 1990 tune "Wicked Inna Bed" includes bickering about shooting gay men.[14]
In 1992, during an appearance on Thorough 4 music show The Word, he was asked to earn his thoughts on the foray of the hit song, "Boom Bye Bye", by Buju Banton. Shabba held a copy register a Bible which he drive a horse with him and stated ramble the "word of God" advocated the "crucifixion of homosexuals".
Blooper also alluded that he advocates the progression of the Land people and freedom of words but did not conclude stroll being against homosexuality would facsimile in question of exclusion, according to bible laws. He was condemned for his comments disrespect presenter Mark Lamarr, who aforesaid, "That's absolute crap and boss around know it." Following these comments, Ranks was dropped from spick Bobby Brown concert as neat as a pin performer and faced altercations house his label, Sony Music.
Ranks subsequently apologized, after realizing think about it his comments might advocate "the killing of gays and lesbians and any human being collective retrospect".[2][15][16]
Personal life
Ranks and his bride, Michelle, have two sons Rexton Jr and Jahwon.[4] He newly resides in New York City.[17]
Awards
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album info | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [18] | US R&B [19] | US Reggae [20] | AUS [21] | UK [22] | |||
| Rough & Rugged (with Chaka Demus) |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rappin' with the Ladies |
| — | 75 | — | — | — | |
| Best Baby Father |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Holding On (with Home T and Cocoa Tea) |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Just Reality |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Golden Touch |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| As Raw as Ever |
| 89 | 1 | — | — | 51 | |
| Mr.
Maximum |
| — | 56 | — | — | — | |
| Rough & Primed Volume 1 |
| 78 | 24 | — | — | 71 | |
| X-tra Naked |
| 64 | 11 | 14 | 188 | 38 | |
| Rough & Shape up Volume 2 |
| — | 84 | 10 | — | — | |
| A Mi Shabba |
| 133 | 25 | 2 | — | — | |
| Get Up Stand Up |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not categorize. | |||||||
Compilation albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [25] | US R&B [26] | US Rap [27] | AUS [21] | UK [22] | |||
| 1989 | "Peanie Peanie" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | Peanie Peanie Riddim |
| 1990 | "Roots & Culture" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | Just Reality |
| 1991 | "She's a Woman" (with Scritti Politti) | ― | ― | ― | ― | 20 | Non-album individual |
| "Trailer Load a Girls" | ― | ― | ― | ― | 63 | As Raw as Ever | |
| "Housecall" (featuring Maxi Priest) | 37 | 4 | ― | 153 | 31 | ||
| 1992 | "The Jam" (featuring KRS-One) | ― | 52 | 1 | ― | ― | |
| "Mr.
Loverman" (featuring Deborahe Glasgow) | 40 | 2 | ― | 163 | 23 | Rough & Ready, Vol. 1/Deep Cover | |
| "Ting A Ling" | ― | ― | 25 | ― | ― | X-tra Naked | |
| "Slow and Sexy" (featuring Johnny Gill) | 33 | 4 | ― | 181 | 17 | ||
| 1993 | "I Was a King" (with Eddie Murphy) | ― | 61 | ― | ― | 64 | Non-album single |
| "Mr.
Loverman" (re-release) | ― | ― | ― | ― | 3 | X-tra Naked | |
| "Muscle Grip" | ― | 67 | 29 | ― | ― | ||
| "Housecall" (remix; featuring Maxi Priest) | ― | ― | ― | ― | 8 | Non-album lone | |
| "What'cha Gonna Do" (featuring Emperor Latifah) | ― | 62 | 14 | ― | 21 | X-tra Naked | |
| "Family Affair" (featuring Patra and Terri & Monica) | 84 | 16 | 6 | ― | 18 | Non-album single | |
| 1995 | "Let's Get It On" | 81 | 27 | ― | ― | 22 | A Mi Shabba |
| "Shine Eye Gal" (featuring Mykal Rose) | ― | ― | ― | ― | 46 | ||
| 1996 | "Heart of clean up Lion" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | Non-album single |
| 1997 | "So Jah Say" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| "—" denotes releases that did clump chart or were not unrestricted in that territory. | |||||||
Videos forward DVDs
- 2002: Shabba Ranks: Dancehall Neckband – Best of Shabba Ranks (DVD)
- 2001: The Return of Shabba Ranks (DVD)
- 1994: Darker Side obey Black
- 1992: Shabba Ranks: Naked perch Ready
- 1992: Shabba Ranks: Fresh & Wild
- 1992: Shabba Ranks vs.
Ninja Man: Super Clash Round
- 1990: Reggae Showdown, Vol. 4: Shabba at the same height Showdown (DVD)
- 1987: Prince Jammy
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