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Shabba Ranks

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Reggae

Shabba Ranks is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Admiral Tibet, Josey Wales, Cocoa Tea, Chuck Berry and KRS-One. Those roots explain a lot about how Shabba Ranks arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man, Mad Cobra and Terror Fabulous, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Spice, Beenie Man, Dexta Daps, Maxi Priest and Johnny Gill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Shabba Ranks, reaching back through Admiral Tibet and forward to Spice. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Shabba RanksAdmiral TibetJosey WalesCocoa TeaChuck BerryKRS-OneChubb RockSly and RobbieU-RoySpiceBeenie ManDexta DapsMaxi PriestJohnny GillBusta RhymesAkonTech N9neBeenie ManWayne WonderElephant ManMad CobraTerror FabulousChaka Demus & PliersGeneral DegreeHalf Pint

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Shabba Ranks connections

Shabba Ranks grew out of Admiral Tibet, Josey Wales, Cocoa Tea and Chuck Berry, shares an orbit with Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man and Mad Cobra, went on to shape Spice, Beenie Man, Dexta Daps and Maxi Priest. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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