About this Artist

Shabba Ranks

Shabba Ranks was ragga's figurehead in the early '90s, delivering rude & lewd "slackness" lyrics (sample title: "Hard & Stiff") with a rough gravelly voice over equally aggressive, electronic beats. His international recording deal with Sony did not dilute his music, and allowed him to reach a far wider audience than any Jamaican DJ before. His work thrived in a world that had been hardened by hip-hop's early successes.

Definitive Albums

As Raw As Ever
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Best Baby Father
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Golden Touch
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Greatest Hits *
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Contemporaries
  • Beenie Man
  • Chaka Demus & Pliers
  • Cocoa Tea
  • Cutty Ranks
  • Gussie Clark
  • Little Lenny
  • Lt. Stitchie
  • RZA
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