Thomas was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1965.He began his career as a reggae artist at the age of 14 with the Gemini sound system, before moving on to work with Tony Rebel's Rebel Tone and Papa Roots,and later working with Stereo Mars, Arrows and Metro Media.He joined Killamanjaro where he worked alongside Early B, Super Cat, Puddy Roots, and Little Twitch, and then Sturmars where he worked with Josey Wales, Nicodemus, Super Cat, U Brown, and Yami Bolo. His first job on leaving school was as a butcher.
During the 80s, Ranks moved on to the Arrows sound system and his debut single "Gunman Lyrics" was recorded for Winston Riley's Techniques label. He also recorded such tracks as "Out Of Hand" and "Fishman Lyrics" with Riley and after spending some time in Miami working with Super Cat and Nicodemus, he worked with Patrick Roberts' Shocking Vibes label, releasing the single "The Bomber".In 1990 he joined Donovan Germain's Penthouse label, enjoying a hit with "Pon Mi Nozzle".
Ranks came to the attention of London-based Fashion Records and in 1991, he released "The Stopper" and a debut album of the same name for Fashion, following this up with the album Lethal Weapon in the same year for Penthouse, featuring singers such as Marcia Griffiths, Dennis Brown, Wayne Wonder, and Beres Hammond. His follow up albums From Mi Heart and Six Million Ways to Die were released on Priority Records in 1996. Six Million Ways to Die included a hip hop remix of Ranks' song "A Who Seh Me Dun" which was voiced earlier over the Bam Bam riddim in 1992. In 2000, he released the album Back With A Vengeance produced by King Jammy. This album saw Ranks venture into other musical styles, including hip hop and dancehall. His song "Bomber" is considered a classic in Jamaica.
Cutty Ranks has been influential outside the world of dancehall, particularly in the field of drum 'n' bass and jungle. His vocals have been frequently sampled and his songs remixed by artists such as Goldie.
Discography
The Stopper (1991), Fashion
Lethal Weapon (1991), Penthouse
Retreat (1991), VP
From Mi Heart (1992), Shanachie
Six Million Ways to Die (1996), Priority
Back with a Vengeance (2001), Artists Only!
Hard for It (2005), Wallboomers
Limb By Limb - Reggae Anthology (2008), VP
Collaborations, split albums
Another One for the Road (1991), Greensleeves - with Cocoa Tea and Home T
Die Hard (Volumes 1 & 2) (1991), Penthouse - with Tony Rebel
20 Man Dead (1991), Charm - with Tony Rebel
Rumble in the Jungle, Vol. 2 (1995), Fashion - with Poison Chang
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1998marcospk 1 day ago
meh frm guyana n is song is badass
MrWeedman20111 1 week ago
One Person can get their ass cut LIMB BY LIMB!
Thelildude42 3 weeks ago
0:10 ;D i like
lovejuist 1 month ago
@ashleyhasOJD Have you ever heard of rap music?
fdsaks 1 month ago
ok ,all it's ok, but the really issue date realese from this song was on 1993.
abby4049 1 month ago
Mestre!
pretobera 1 month ago
bess ,limb by limb
SuperRYANJOSEPH 1 month ago
amazing
mynormal92 1 month ago
@orangensaft0 it's in as regular english as you'll get it. Just read it through, it's pretty easy.
Half the words cant be translated unless you want to add extra sylables.
englandinacan 1 month ago