Gappy Ranks
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Gappy Ranks | |
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Background information | |
Born | c.1983 Harlesden, London, England |
Genres | Dancehall |
Years active | 2002 – present |
Labels | Hot Coffee Music, Peckings, Greensleeves, VP |
Jacob Lee Williams (born c.1983),[1] better known as Gappy Ranks, is an English dancehall musician of Jamaican and Dominican descent, from Harlesden, London.
Career
Born in
Nicknamed "Gappy" due to the gap between his front teeth, he initially worked under the name "Daddy Gappy", before opting for the
On 26 December 2009, Ranks' childhood wish was granted, as he performed at the celebrated annual Sting event in Jamaica.[3]
In January 2010, with the introduction from Silverstar Sound's DJ Gussy, Gappy Ranks joined forces with Pierre Bost; CEO of French record label Special Delivery. He began to tour across the world, starting with European countries such as:
In 2011, Ranks followed up with his second album Thanks & Praise, this time on his own Hot Coffee Music label, which was distributed by VPAL Music. Retrieved 22 December 2014</ref> Thanks & Praise included "Stinkin' Rich" (produced by Italian producer Macro Marco), "Longtime", (produced by Special Delivery) and the title track (produced by
Ranks has also acted as producer on a number of projects through his Hot Coffee Music label and has produced for recording artists such as Gyptian, Chino, Busy Signal, Delly Ranx, Bugle, Khago, Bramma, Laden, Bobby Hustle, JBoog, Chukki Star, Timeka Marshall, Torch Campbell, Exco Levi, Kim Kelly, and Reddman UK who Gappy Ranks signed to his label in 2011. In 2012, he self-produced his very own track "Wine Pon de Edge" and the "Throw Me Herbs" riddim which featured various artists as part of his Cookies EP collection. in November 2012 he headlined his own 16 date Cookies tour in the West Coast of the US, Canada, and Costa Rica, which was supported by Dynasty Records artist Bobby Hustle.
In 2013, Ranks performed at the Raggamuffin reggae festival in New Zealand, as well as his Cookies Reloaded tour 2013 of the East coast USA. June 2013 saw Gappy Ranks performing at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival for the first time. On 17 September 2013, his third album Shining Hope was released.[7] He collaborated with Beres Hammond on a new version of the latter's "I Surrender".[8]
In June 2014, Gappy Ranks collaborated with New Zealand hip-hop producer P-Money on an eight-track EP titled The Baddest; The EP was recorded at Red Bull Music Academy in Auckland, New Zealand. Gappy Ranks' fourth album titled Generation was scheduled for release in April 2015.[9]
Discography
Albums
- English Weather (2006), Jet Star
- Put the Stereo On (2010), Greensleeves/VP
- Thanks & Praise (2011), Hot Coffee Music / VPAL Music
- Shining Hope (2013), Hot Coffee Music / VPAL Musuic
- Gappy Ranks Meets Dub Club (2014), Stones Throw
- Generation (2015)
- "Guide Me" (2016), Hot Coffee Music / VPAL Music
- "Pure Badness" (2017) Hot Coffee Music / VPAL Music
References
- ^ a b c d Serwer, Jesse (2011) "From Harlesden to Yokohama: UK reggae star Gappy Ranks", The Guardian, 7 April 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2014
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 22 December 2014
- ^ a b c d Sparks, Marvin (2010) "Gappy Ranks: The Interview!", MTV, 13 July 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2014
- ^ "Kray Twinz", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2014
- Allmusic. Retrieved 22 December 2014
- ^ "MOBO Awards 2010 Winners", BBC. Retrieved 22 December 2014
- Allmusic. Retrieved 22 December 2014
- Jamaica Gleaner, 14 September 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014
- Jamaica Gleaner, 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015