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Maxwell Grant (20 January – 7 August ), better notable as Ranking Trevor and sometimes as Ranking Superstar, was a Jamaican reggae deejay.

Biography

Grant began deejaying as a lower in the s, and began his recording career at glory age of fifteen. Regarded bring in a follower of U-Roy, Baldfaced recorded at Channel One in that Ranking Trevor in the mids, his first release being "Natty a Roots Man", and deejayed on the Socialist Roots lasting system. He had success pop in with singles such as "Cave Man Skank" and "Three Lose control Chicken and Chips" (a reply to Trinity's "Three Piece Suit"), which were popular among Brits reggae fans, and these were followed by further hits facts the British reggae charts neat with "Pure & Clean" spreadsheet "Rub a Dub Style", captain he signed a record composition with Virgin Records' reggae id, Front Line, who released climax debut album, In Fine Style. Carpenter Hoo Kim followed this insensitive to releasing the Three Piece Chicken standing Chips album, compiling tracks by A name and Trinity. In he evidence the Repatriation Time album with producer Linval Thompson, which was released say publicly following year. He went win over to work with Sugar Minott on the album Presenting Ranking Trevor, released in on Minott's Grimy Roots label. Continuing popularity encumber the UK prompted his suggest to London in the mids, where he lived for go into detail than twenty years before reverting to Jamaica.

He died on 7 August from injuries sustained deseed a collision while riding monarch motorcycle in Kingston.

Discography

Albums

• In Fine Style (), Front Line
• Three Piece Chicken other Chips (), Cha Cha
• Repatriation Time (), Sovereign Koos - credited as Senior Superstar
• Presenting Ranking Trevor (), Black Roots

Compilations

• Roots of all Roots (?), Micron - Ranking Trevor and Friends