In 2010, Shabba Ranks is mostly remembered outside dancehall circles not so much as a person or an artist, but as a cultural moment, like new jack swing or rave gear. He was a skit on In Living Color ...

Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon (aka Shabba Ranks) deserves his title, The Emperor, due to his groundbreaking achievements. In 1991, he signed a recording deal with Epic Records which helped him ...

The early 2000s saw an abundance of dancehall artists who successfully crossed over to the mainstream market. Sean Paul, Beenie Man, and Elephant Man took the torch from the likes of Shaggy and Shabba ...

This is the 14th in our daily series highlighting 55 Jamaicans who broke down barriers and helped put the country on the world stage. Each day, one personality will be featured, culminating ...

Famed photographer Jonathan Mannion—a longtime FADER contributor—recently realized his lifelong dream of photographing dancehall superstar Shabba Ranks, who presently covers our Icon issue. Here, ...

The fifth album from the acceptable face of rampant rogering, Lucky Day consists of 14 lovingly crafted dub-pop shagging sonnets, with titles such as Shake Shake Shake and Hey Sexy Lady. Rhyming ...