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As Raw As Ever — Shabba Ranks

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As Raw As Ever, Shabba Ranks's 1991 major-label album, won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1992, making the gravel-voiced deejay the first dancehall artist to take the prize and opening the door for dancehall's US mainstream breakthrough.

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Discogs; Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album archive; MusicBrainz.

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Shabba Ranks - Mr. Loverman (Official Music Video) ft. Chevelle Franklin

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Official youtube upload (channel: ShabbaRanksVEVO); embedded as a discovery-only reference pending editorial review.

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