Shabba Ranks

Shabba Ranks: Biography in Details

Who are Shabba Ranks?

Shabba Ranks, a Jamaican dance hall musician is one of the most popular dance hall artists of his generation.

He became the first Jamaican DJ to gain worldwide acceptance and recognition due to his slack expression and content.

His rough-sounding voice became the plus point for his instant recognition worldwide. He was influenced in this field from the early age of 12. He was fascinated by this field from the local sound systems.

Shabba Ranks: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Shabba Ranks was born on January 17, 1966, in St Ann, Jamaica. At the age of eight, he along with his family moved to the Kingston ghetto of Trenchtown.

Shabba Ranks was influenced by this career since his childhood only. At an early age, his inspiration became Charlie Chaplin, General Echo, Yellowman, and especially Josey Wales.

Details about his ancestry and academics are unknown. His father is Ivan Gordon and his mother is Mama Christie.

Shabba Ranks: Career, Salary, Net Worth

Ranks gave his first single debut named “Head under Suffer’s Feet” in 1985 with the name of co-pilot. This single was also the first step for Ranks in this career.

As soon as he changed his name to Shabby Ranks, he grabbed the attention of his idol Josey Wales, who brought a younger toaster under his wings.

In 1991, he achieved a recording contract with Epic Records. He also released his five labels which became the main labels that broke into the mainstream and also he became the most prolific dance hall artist.

The reggae fusion smash “Mr. Loverman” became one of his biggest hit singles.

In 1993, Shabba Ranks contributed rap/reggae to the soundtrack of Addams Family Values which also came on the hit list. He was also honored with two Grammy Awards in his career.

After 1999 he made a partial comeback from the song named “Clear the Air” in 2007. Reportedly he was working on the new album since August 2013.

Shabba Ranks own net worth of $1 million in his career. But his salary is unknown.

Is Shabba Ranks involved in any rumors and controversies?

During their appearance on Channel Four music show in 1992, he hit the headlines after coming into controversy due to his comment presented by Mark Lamarr who said: “That’s absolute crap and you know it “.

Shabba Ranks advocated the death of homosexuals.

What are the body features of Shabba Ranks?

Shabba Ranks’s height and weight are not available. He has black hair and dark brown eyes.

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