Shabba Ranks | |
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Birth name | Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon |
Born | Saint Ann, Jamaica | 17 January 1966
Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
Genres | |
Occupation | 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]