Shabba Ranks
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Shabba Ranks is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist known for helping popularize dancehall music internationally in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dancehall artist
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jamaican dancehall scene ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Johnny Gill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KRS-One NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxi Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Latifah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-01-17 ⓘ |
| familyName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dancehall
ⓘ
ragga ⓘ reggae ⓘ |
| givenName | Rexton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStageName | Shabba Ranks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
mainstream dancehall
ⓘ
reggae fusion ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
Jamaican Patois ⓘ |
| musicStyle | slackness lyrics ⓘ |
| name | Shabba Ranks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Jamaican ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first dancehall artists to gain worldwide recognition ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
As Raw as Ever
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
X-tra Naked NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping popularize dancehall music internationally ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
early 1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Mr. Loverman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ting-A-Ling NERFINISHED ⓘ Trailer Load A Girls ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Housecall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mr. Loverman NERFINISHED ⓘ Ting-A-Ling NERFINISHED ⓘ Trailer Load A Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ Wicked Inna Bed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
deejay
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Ann, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
ⓘ
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Music
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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King of Stage