Shabba Ranks
Biography
Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon OD (born 17 January 1966) better known by his stage name Shabba Ranks, is a Jamaican Grammy Award-winning 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 two studio albums, 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.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. The show pushed forward the boundaries of youth TV, always coming close to going too far.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Collection of video clips including songs by Galleon, Jamiroquai, Destiny's Child and Jennifer Lopez.