| 词条 | Sluggy Ranks |
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| name = Sluggy Ranks | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Andrew Phillip Gregory | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = |1966|12|14| | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | origin = | death_date = {{death date|2012|07|29|df=y}} (aged 44) | death_place = Kingston, Jamaica | genre = Dancehall | occupation = | instrument = | years_active = Mid 1980s–2012 | label = Profile | associated_acts = | website = }} Andrew Phillip Gregory (14 December 1966 – 29 July 2012), better known as Sluggy Ranks, was a Jamaican dancehall singer who was a major part of the New York dancehall scene. BiographyBorn in the Rae Town district of East Kingston, Ranks relocated to Brooklyn in 1981.[1] In 1984 he began recording for the Brooklyn-based Jah Life label and worked with local sound systems such as Mini Mart Hi Power, King Custom Sound and African Love.[1] He became known for his 'cultural' lyrics, which contrasted with the prevailing 'slack' lyrics of dancehall.[2][3] In 1988 he worked with producer Whitfield "Witty" Henry on the single "95% Black, 5% White", a commentary on the state of the US prison system.[1] He went on to record several albums in the 1980s and 1990s, including the Prince Jammy-produced Ghetto Youth Bust in 1994, released on Profile Records.[1][2][4] His single "Sodom & Gomorrah", recorded on the "Tempo" rhythm, dealt with the confrontation between Super Cat and Nitty Gritty at Count Shelly's record shop that led to Nitty Gritty's death.[5] In 1997 he contributed to the Easy Star album Easy Star Volume I, and in 2003 to the Easy Star All Stars' Dub Side of the Moon.[1] He died on 29 July 2012 as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in the Stony Hill area of Kingston, aged 44.[1][6] DiscographyAlbums
Singles
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Meschino, Patricia (2012) "Sluggy Ranks, New York Based Dancehall Singer, Killed in Kingston Car Crash", Billboard, 31 July 2012, retrieved 1 September 2012 {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranks, Sluggy}}2. ^1 Huey, Steve "Sluggy Ranks Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 1 September 2012 3. ^Moskowitz, David V. (2006) "Sluggy Ranks", in Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-33158-8}}, p. 248 4. ^Nixon, Richard (1995) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=dywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=%22sluggy+ranks%22&source=bl&ots=Vcse0UGN_F&sig=pDd2mQFCrewzH7kYCX2sYNfxyJQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1btBUIOLC8KW0QXCuIGgDA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22sluggy%20ranks%22&f=false Sluggy Ranks Ghetto Youth Bust]", Vibe, December 1994-January 1995, p. 122, retrieved 1 September 2012 5. ^Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, {{ISBN|1-84353-329-4}}, p. 428 6. ^"Sluggy Ranks dies in crash", Jamaica Observer, 15 August 2012, retrieved 1 September 2012 4 : 1968 births|2012 deaths|Dancehall musicians|Jamaican male singers |
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