Stations that play Shabba Ranks. Ranks gained his fame mainly by practicing dee jaying rather than singing tunes similarly to his. Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon on 17 January 1966, in Sturgetown, St Anns, Jamaica) is known as one of the most popular dancehall artists ever. Shabba Rankss music has been featured on 75 episodes. Shabba Ranks has been played over 80 times on NTS, first on 24 April 2013.

'About how kids who were young or poor, Black or dark skin вЂ” kids who were discriminated against in every way вЂ” how we refused to be quiet. Resistance,' Ivy Queen says in Loud's episode one. Great blues grabs your soul and never lets go.A post shared by IvyQueenDiva some people, reggaeton is just party music, but the real story behind reggaeton is a story about la resistencia.

The three friends were the first to translate Jamaican dancehall and reggae songs into Spanish and made it a thing. In episode one, titled 'The Zone,' Ivy Queen shares the history of how reggaeton started in Panama with three Afro-Panamanian friends, who were all descendants of West Indian Panama canal workers. Title artist Add to Disc Search Artist Report Track More Info Show Sample CDG Г—. Whats wrong with this track Additional Comments (Optional) Submit. Mr Loverman (For Solo Male) Shabba Ranks Zoom. Mr Loverman (Duet Version) Shabba Ranks Zoom.

Pirates Anthem (Holding On) Rappin With The Ladies. Reggae Legends: Shabba Ranks. Ranks started his career in.Shabba Ranks In Loud, we learn that Afro-Panamanian music artist Nando Boom is the genius who popularized the 'Dem Bow' beat with his song 'Ellos Benia (Dem Bow),' a cover of Jamaican dancehall musician Shabba Rank's 'Dem Bow.' It's the recognizable sound we associate reggaeton with today.Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, better known by his stage name Shabba Ranks, is a popular Jamaican dancehall music artist. He brought the music to Brooklyn, which eventually made its way to Puerto Rico, where it evolved and became Puerto Rican underground, influenced by reggae en EspaГ±ol, NYC hip-hop, and the popularized 'Dem Bow' beat. It was called reggae en EspaГ±ol back then, and one of those friends eventually became reggaetonero El General.

And while he did play an important role in the movement, Loud dedicates the first two episodes to where the story really all began, making sure to credit every single originator. Most folks today believe that reggaeton started in Puerto Rico with artists like Daddy Yankee. But like many things in popular culture that originated with Black creators, the originators are rarely given the acknowledgments they deserve.

It was music that allowed Latinx communities who were normally marginalized and discriminated against to be seen and to express themselves around certain topics like racism, crime, police brutality, drugs, and sex. It wasn't just music for partying. It was a genre created to celebrate Black Latinx pride and carve out a different path for underprivileged kids. Because it began with Black kids in Panama, who were descendants of West Indians, it was a genre that experienced struggle and discrimination from the beginning.

Generations later, the descendants of those workers were facing all kinds of discrimination, including police brutality, just for being Black people with English-speaking roots. In Loud, Ivy talks about the migration of over 100,000 West Indian immigrants who were brought to Panama in 1904 to work on the Panama Canal. It's very important that right at this moment, our music is number one.'When we think of reggaeton, we don't necessarily think of racism or systemic segregation, but in Panama in the '80s, that's what a lot of Afro-Panamanians of West Indian descent were experiencing. So the world can know and share it for generations to come.

I'm going to talk about machismo, and I'm going to talk about racism. It was the spot where brown and Black kids from the hoods in PR were able to see a way out.'I'm going to talk about politics. It's also the same place where Ivy and many others get their big breaks in the early '90s. A tiny nightclub in Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico, called The Noise created by Afro-Puerto Rican disc jockey DJ Negro became the place where the underground movement was birthed. Mixtapes started to travel back and forth between NYC and Puerto Rico thanks to legendary rapper Vico C. We learn about how El General brought the music from Panama to Brooklyn in the mid-'80s and how the NYC hip-hop scene created by Black Americans and Puerto Ricans living alongside each other in NYC eventually made its way to the island of Puerto Rico.

We're going to be 100 about every subject.' Even homophobia is touched on in the podcast.Ivy has felt so inspired and connected to this project that she admitted to having to walk out of the studio several times in the middle of recording because she felt so many emotions narrating the story. I'm going to talk about machismo, and I'm going to talk about racism. 'I'm going to talk about politics. It's so informative,' Ivy told us.

Ivy talks about how the launch of the 'Mano Dura' policy targeted brown and Black kids living in the housing projects. In episode four, 'Underground and the Underworld,' we learn about the wave of drug-related violence that was happening in the early '90s in Puerto Rico. She hopes that Loud can finally set the record straight and work to bring the community together in the best way. 'I am hoping and praying that we will never forget the essence and the flavor that birthed this music, which is one of my concerns and my message to the world.'Ivy says that the lack of credit and acknowledgments of the originators of the genre is a result of constant myths and misinformation. We have amazing artists that con el paso del tiempo, the music has stayed alive, and that is so special,' she said.

Like who would have thought our music would become number one?'With the mainstream explosion of reggaeton, many have observed how the genre appears much whiter today. It has been a great story of success and rebellion, resistance, and lucha. That's something about reggaeton that's never going to change. That recipe catches your whole body вЂ” your whole attention. The sound goes through your ears and makes your body move. 'People fall in love with reggaeton because of the sound.

They are from another wave of our genre, and they are still surviving. I'm still seeing Zion y Lennox, and I feel proud. In fact, she believes it's crucial to the genre's survival.'The Black representation is going to be there вЂ” it has to.

I am hoping to see the comeback of Tego while I'm alive because he was one of the main propulsors de la negrua, de la sabor del negro. They are from another wave of our genre, and they are still surviving. I'm still seeing Zion y Lennox, and I feel proud. He brought a different flavor to the table.''The Black representation is going to be there вЂ” it has to.

If you grew up speaking Spanglish at home, listening to Ivy will remind you of home. She naturally goes back and forth in both English and Spanish throughout, and because that's how she always talks, it feels incredibly authentic. But it's there, and it's coming.'Speaking of innovation, Ivy currently narrates Loud in Spanglish. We need to continue to be innovative. It's just that we need to push harder, and we need to bring powerful songs. 'We've seen Sech from Panama.

It deserves that respect to the culture. But she has high hopes for the podcast to eventually be narrated completely in Spanish so Spanish-speaking Latinxs can also learn this important history.'I'm hoping that we get to tell the story in Spanish because it deserves that respect.

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