What ever happened to Shabba Ranks?

Question

I used to look at his picure everytime i was constipated.

Answer 1

Killed alongside Tupac in 1996....not as famous so he got the shaft as far as pictures of his corpse being posted on the internets.

Answer 2

It's a tribute to Shabba Ranks' popularity that he could record so many albums for a major record label like Epic (This was his fifth and final for the label.). Too often, a dancehall artist (or any reggae artist, for that matter) will get a shot at a major label, only to be dropped after that one effort. A Mi Shabba comes on the heels of his smash crossover hit "Mr. Loverman," and such success of this sound manifests itself here in a distinct R&B/hip-hop flavor (on about half of the songs). It's guilty pleasure, to be sure, but you can't help but groove to cuts like "Let's Get It On." Ranks displays a disturbing lack of originality on this album, however, as several tracks are remakes of classic reggae tunes: "Shine Eye Gal," "Ice Cream Love," and "Fattie Fattie" cover the Black Uhuru, Johnny Osbourne, and Heptones songs on the same names, respectively, while even "Rough Life" takes the music from Isaac Hayes' "A Few More Kisses to Go," a sample already made popular in Redman's "Tonight's da Night." Still, despite the unoriginality, the production is so crisp and the music so appealing, you inevitably feel that guilty pleasure creep in. A couple of less crossover tunes also stand out: "Ram Dancehall," which brags about Ranks' two Grammys (for 1991's Raw As Ever and 1992's X-tra Naked) and "Original Woman," which rides a great "water dripping" rhythm similar to Jeru da Damaja's "Come Clean."

Answer 3

I dont know, but i miss "mr. lover man" Shabba