- Roots And Culture — Shabba Ranks

📌 Shabba Ranks was born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon and was a protégé of deejay Josey Wales before becoming a global ambassador for Jamaican music. If you'd like, I can provide more details on: His Grammy-winning albums ( As Raw as Ever or X-tra Naked ) The impact of Digital B on 90s dancehall A playlist of similar conscious dancehall tracks Shabba Ranks – Roots & Culture Lyrics - Genius

The track is famously associated with the Digital B label and Bobby "Digital" Dixon, a cornerstone of the 1990s dancehall sound. SHABBA RANKS - Roots and Culture

Released during his peak era, Shabba Ranks remains the first dancehall artist to win back-to-back Grammys (1992 and 1993). 📌 Shabba Ranks was born Rexton Rawlston Fernando

He addresses critics who claim he only speaks "slackness," asserting that he loves "roots and reality straight to the max". 📜 Notable Lyrics He addresses critics who claim he only speaks

Shabba positions himself as a teacher, aiming to "teach all deh youngsters" to honor their parents and embrace their history.