Shabba Ranks

Shabba Ranks (Rexton Gordon) is a dancehall deejay from Sturge Town, St. Ann, Jamaica, raised in Seaview Gardens, Kingston, known for a toasting delivery that made him one of the most popular Jamaican artists in the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was a protégé of Josey Wales, signed with Epic Records in 1989, and gained North American popularity with Just Reality in 1990, whose “Dem Bow” riddim became the foundation of reggaeton. He won back-to-back Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album with As Raw as Ever (1992) and X-tra Naked (1993), and is best known for “Mr. Loverman” and “Ting-A-Ling”, alongside hits like “Housecall” with Maxi Priest and “Slow and Sexy” with Johnny Gill.