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Shabba Ranks | |
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| Birth name | Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon |
| Born | 17 January 1966 Saint Ann, Jamaica |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Dancehall musician |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Epic (1991–96) |
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.
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