Philip Thomas

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• Born: February 12, 1965, Kingston, Jamaica
• Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
• Genres: Reggae
• Instrument: Producer
• Representative Albums: "Six Million Ways to Die", "Limb by Limb: Reggae Anthology
• Representative Songs: "Limb by Limb", "The Stopper", "Waiting in Vain

Biography

Cutty Ranks (born Philip Thomas) is a former butcher that became one of the first to pose an actual challenge to the dominance in the ragga world to Shabba Ranks. A representative of the sound system genre in the early '80s, he joined with Donovan Germain's Penthouse label in 1990, with a stone voice sound, much like Shabba's, running over the "gun talk and slackness" common to this era of ragga. Ranks also makes use of relatively lesser used beats to set himself apart from the other DJs on the scene. The two major albums to look for are The Stopper (Fashion) and Lethal Weapon (Penthouse), both of which showcase his skills decently. ~ Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide

Six Million Ways to Die Buy this CD	Retreat Buy this CD	Back with a Vengeance Buy this CD	Rumble in the Jungle, Vol. 2 Buy this CD	Stopper Buy this CD
Lethal Weapon Buy this CD

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