About Me
Like many ghetto youth looking for a means of expression, Fragga Ranks, born Anthony Thomas, turned to music as a natural extension to his life. Hailing from Red Hills Road in Kingston, Jamaica, and blessed with a deep raspy, lyrical voice and a soulful exuberance, Fragga Ranks weaves his 20 years of experiences, relationships, life values, hardships and joys into hundreds of songs and rhythms. The underlying message is always one of positivity, hope and upliftment.Life-long messenger of love, longing, struggle and celebration, Fragga Ranks, a foundation Dancehall DJ, is based in New York City. This prolic artist has traveled a long road from obscurity to the top of the UK Reggae charts with his rst record Hug Me Up. His talents as a DJ along with his culturally oriented content has inuenced the direction of Dancehall music. To date Fragga Ranks has collaborated with many artists; The Mighty Diamonds, Barrington Levy, Cynthia Schloss, Junior Reid, Pinchers, Freddie McGregor, Pam Hall and Kotch just to name a few.Things Kina Funny, puts forth the definitive Fragga Ranks collection to date and is pure Fragga. His music speaks of such universal themes as love, struggle, solidarity and the ironies of life. This CD offers a song for everyone the woman, the herb man, the Rasta and the ghetto youth. Fragga delivers a message praising positive living, embracing love and offering hope.Fragga Ranks debut CD, Loner, is comprised of a smattering of his collaborative work with various artists recorded during the 90s. This CD combines new releases (Loner, Cant Find a Good Man), with classic collaborations such as: Chalice in a Circle featuring The Mighty Diamonds, Why You Do It featuring Barrington Levy, Dis Mi Already with the legendary Cynthia Schloss and Babylon Fall featuring Dancehall veterans Junior Reid and Pinchers.These songs represent just a few of the hundreds of singles voiced by Fragga since 1986. Some were pressed on 7 and selectively distributed, while others have been shelved by various producers for future release.As the media debates the roles and responsibilities of artists and record companies, Fragga Ranks continues to deliver a message of positive thoughts and actions as an antidote for the strife and violence in the world. He has seen how musicians can inspire the lives of youth and make a difference beyond record sales, Mi want educate the youts them an help them in the right direction, an get their minds free from negative entity.
