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Cutty Ranks is tagged as: dancehall, reggae, ragga, jungle, drum and bass

Cutty Ranks, born Philip Thomas in Jamaica in 1965, is a reggae and dancehall artist. His stage name stems from his sometime employment as a butcher.
At the age of 14, he began his career as a reggae artist on sound systems such as Gemini, Rebel Tone, and Papa Roots. Early on in his dee jaying career he was influenced by Josey Wales. He joined Killamanjaro where he worked alongside Early B, Super Cat, Puddy Roots, and Little Twitch. His prominence on sound systems evolved in the mid-to-late 1980s on SturMars and Metromedia, alongside famed selectors Danny Dread and Skyjuice.
During the 80s, Cutty Ranks’ debut single “Gunman Lyrics” was recorded for Winston Riley’s Techniques label. He also recorded such tracks as “Out Of Hand” and “Fishman Lyrics” with Riley and in 1990 he joined Donovan Germain’s Penthouse label.
In 1991, he released his first album entitled The Stopper, following this up with album Lethal Weapon in the same year, featuring singers such as Marcia Griffiths, Dennis Brown, Wayne Wonder, and Beres Hammond. His follow up album releases were From Mi Heart, and Six Million Ways to Die which was put out on Priority Records in 1996. Six Million Ways to Die included a hip hop remix of Ranks’ song “...
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Top 10 Cutty Ranks Songs
Limb by Limb
Dutty Six Pack
Who Say Me Done
Chop Chop
A Who Seh Me Dun
Limb By Limb (DJ SS Remix)
The Stopper
Limb By Limb (Original Ragga Mix)
Who Say Me Dun
A Who Seh Me Don
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Top 10 Cutty Ranks Albums
Dancehall 101 Vol. 1
Six Million Ways To Die
Reggae Anthology: Cutty Ranks - Limb By Limb
The Stopper
Hard For It
Lethal Weapon
Retreat
Back With a Vengeance
From Mi Heart
Stopper
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