Shabba Ranks is a household name in the world of reggae and dancehall, and he is the subject of Part 2 of our Dean Meminger's Soul's Survivors series this year as we celebrate Black Music Month.

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 ...

Quiñones’ death comes one day after he posted an Instagram photo of himself saying he was feeling “sluggish” from a cold, but had tested negative for COVID-19. A post shared by Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” ...

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, ...

Adolfo Quinones, better known as “Shabba-Doo,” the pioneering hip-hop dancer and one of the stars of the film “Breakin,'” has died. He was 65. Shabba-Doo was one of the members of the dance crew The ...

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 ...

"Shabba," the single from A$AP Ferg's upcoming Trap Lord album, is the current banger of the moment. Aided by a dope verse from A$AP Rocky, the track erases any ...

As Raw As Ever. It included the Billboard Hot 100 single Housecall featuring Maxi Priest, the UK chart hit Trailer Load A Girls and the #1 Billboard Rap Single, The Jam, featuring rapper KRS-One. As ...

In a move shaking up both Uganda's music scene and local politics, Kikomeko Ivan, popularly known as Scorpion Shabba, has announced his candidacy for LC3 Councilor of Namirembe Bakuli for the ...