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Jacob Lee Williams, better known as Gappy Ranks, is an English dancehall musician of Jamaican and Dominican descent, from Harlesden, London.
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Records
Albums 13
- Run For Cover
Run For Cover24 Nov 2023Vinyl - 199X
199X13 Nov 2020Vinyl - Hebrew
Hebrew22 Mar 2019Vinyl - Pon Di Lawn
Pon Di Lawn15 Feb 2019Vinyl - Star Dawg
Star Dawg5 Oct 2018Vinyl - Pure Badness
Pure Badness15 Sep 2017Vinyl - Guide Me
Guide Me29 Apr 2016Vinyl - The Baddest
The Baddest18 Mar 2016Vinyl - Generation
Generation15 Apr 2015Vinyl - Gappy Ranks Meets Dub Club
Gappy Ranks Meets Dub Club4 Nov 2014Vinyl - Shining Hope
Shining Hope17 Sep 2013Vinyl - Thanks & Praise
Thanks & Praise20 Jun 2011Vinyl - Put the Stereo On
Put the Stereo On23 Aug 2010Vinyl
EPs 10
- Soon Gone (Heart Of Love Riddim)
Soon Gone (Heart Of Love Riddim)9 Oct 2023 · EPVinyl - Afropel
Afropel8 Feb 2019 · EPVinyl - Beware
Beware20 Apr 2018 · EPVinyl - Nice 'N' Early
Nice 'N' Early14 Jul 2017 · EPVinyl - Gappy Ranks and Friends
Gappy Ranks and Friends23 Sep 2016 · EPVinyl - Godfather
Godfather12 Sep 2016 · EPVinyl
- Hello
Hello16 Oct 2015 · EPVinyl - What It Takes to Be a Rasta, Vol. 1
What It Takes to Be a Rasta, Vol. 14 Mar 2013 · EPVinyl - Cookies
Cookies24 Feb 2012 · EPVinyl
- Longtime
Longtime13 Aug 2010 · EPVinyl
Singles 136
- Position
Position31 Jul 2026 · SingleVinyl - Serious
Serious10 Jul 2026 · SingleVinyl - Weed Ya
Weed Ya13 Apr 2026 · SingleVinyl - Hooked on You
Hooked on You12 Feb 2026 · SingleVinyl - Black Panther
Black Panther8 Aug 2025 · SingleVinyl - Morena
Morena27 Mar 2025 · SingleVinyl - Broken Hearted
Broken Hearted18 Jul 2024 · SingleVinyl - Up Scheme
Up Scheme25 Jun 2024 · SingleVinyl - A place for me (Godspeed Riddim)
A place for me (Godspeed Riddim)12 Apr 2024 · SingleVinyl - Blood Sweat & Tears
Blood Sweat & Tears28 Feb 2024 · SingleVinyl - Getaway Driver
Getaway Driver22 Sep 2023 · SingleVinyl - Mind the Pagan
Mind the Pagan12 Jul 2023 · SingleVinyl
All 136 singles
- Work Hard Every Day
Work Hard Every Day23 Jun 2023 · SingleVinyl - Headrush
Headrush20 Apr 2023 · SingleVinyl - Lean on Me
Lean on Me23 Feb 2023 · SingleVinyl - False Promises
False Promises17 Feb 2023 · SingleVinyl - Faith in Jah
Faith in Jah15 Jul 2022 · SingleVinyl - Faith in Jah - Single (feat. Ras Manuel)
Faith in Jah - Single (feat. Ras Manuel)15 Jul 2022 · SingleVinyl - Did It Again
Did It Again24 Jun 2022 · SingleVinyl - Pon Loud
Pon Loud17 Jun 2022 · SingleVinyl - Four Five
Four Five1 Apr 2022 · SingleVinyl - Freedom Is A Must
Freedom Is A Must11 Mar 2022 · SingleVinyl - River
River4 Mar 2022 · SingleVinyl - Dem
Dem3 Mar 2022 · SingleVinyl - Flowers
Flowers1 Oct 2021 · SingleVinyl - Ride
Ride25 Jun 2021 · SingleVinyl - Baby Mother
Baby Mother17 May 2021 · SingleVinyl - Money Bags
Money Bags16 Apr 2021 · SingleVinyl - Till the End
Till the End5 Mar 2021 · SingleVinyl - One Wish
One Wish26 Feb 2021 · SingleVinyl - Afi Get It
Afi Get It19 Feb 2021 · SingleVinyl - Sunny
Sunny19 Feb 2021 · SingleVinyl - Touch Nothing
Touch Nothing12 Feb 2021 · SingleVinyl - Run Up
Run Up22 Jan 2021 · SingleVinyl - Chinese Rolee
Chinese Rolee18 Dec 2020 · SingleVinyl - Gangster Girl
Gangster Girl18 Dec 2020 · SingleVinyl - All I Have
All I Have4 Dec 2020 · SingleVinyl - House Riddim
House Riddim20 Nov 2020 · SingleVinyl - Clear Now
Clear Now13 Nov 2020 · SingleVinyl - Wartime
Wartime4 Nov 2020 · SingleVinyl
- I Can
I Can10 Jul 2020 · SingleVinyl - Money Can't Fool Me
Money Can't Fool Me10 Apr 2020 · SingleVinyl - Exercise
Exercise13 Mar 2020 · SingleVinyl - Dub Exercise
Dub Exercise13 Mar 2020 · SingleVinyl - I Rise
I Rise27 Nov 2019 · SingleVinyl - Matic Matic
Matic Matic22 Nov 2019 · SingleVinyl - Drip
Drip25 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl - Big Tingz
Big Tingz18 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl - Lambo
Lambo18 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl - Lambo (feat. Steamz, Durrty Skanx & King DD)
Lambo (feat. Steamz, Durrty Skanx & King DD)18 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl - 96 General
96 General11 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl - Chosen One
Chosen One11 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl - Boss Shop
Boss Shop4 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl - Gone Too Soon
Gone Too Soon21 Jun 2019 · SingleVinyl - 876 Number
876 Number12 Apr 2019 · SingleVinyl - False Promises (feat. Morgan Heritage)
False Promises (feat. Morgan Heritage)12 Apr 2019 · SingleVinyl - Cold World
Cold World15 Mar 2019 · SingleVinyl - Good Girl Bad
Good Girl Bad8 Mar 2019 · SingleVinyl - Best I Can (Gad)Best I Can (Gad)1 Mar 2019 · SingleVinyl
- All Over
All Over14 Dec 2018 · SingleVinyl - All Over (feat. Travis Roots)
All Over (feat. Travis Roots)14 Dec 2018 · SingleVinyl - Roll Out
Roll Out7 Dec 2018 · SingleVinyl - Jah Give Life
Jah Give Life7 Dec 2018 · SingleVinyl - Saucy
Saucy5 Oct 2018 · SingleVinyl - Banana Tree Riddim
Banana Tree Riddim1 Jun 2018 · SingleVinyl - Send for You
Send for You11 May 2018 · SingleVinyl - Star Sign
Star Sign13 Apr 2018 · SingleVinyl - Forever - Single
Forever - Single23 Mar 2018 · SingleVinyl - Maybe
Maybe16 Mar 2018 · SingleVinyl - Upliftment
Upliftment2 Mar 2018 · SingleVinyl - Guide Me
Guide Me7 Feb 2018 · SingleVinyl - The Band
The Band12 Jan 2018 · SingleVinyl - Easy Fi Love - Single
Easy Fi Love - Single15 Dec 2017 · SingleVinyl - Just Ganja
Just Ganja8 Dec 2017 · SingleVinyl - Stronger - Single
Stronger - Single17 Nov 2017 · SingleVinyl - Conquering Lion
Conquering Lion30 Oct 2017 · SingleVinyl
- Light Up
Light Up22 Aug 2017 · SingleVinyl
- First Date
First Date21 Jul 2017 · SingleVinyl - Love Struck - Single
Love Struck - Single5 Jun 2017 · SingleVinyl - Who Are You
Who Are You24 Mar 2017 · SingleVinyl - Taliban
Taliban25 Nov 2016 · SingleVinyl - Sexual - Single
Sexual - Single18 Nov 2016 · SingleVinyl - How Lovers Carry On
How Lovers Carry On30 Sep 2016 · SingleVinyl - Your Own - Single
Your Own - Single2 Sep 2016 · SingleVinyl - Turf War - Single
Turf War - Single2 Sep 2016 · SingleVinyl - Mountain Mover - Single
Mountain Mover - Single19 Aug 2016 · SingleVinyl - One Kiss Away
One Kiss Away1 Jul 2016 · SingleVinyl - Skeleton
Skeleton24 Jun 2016 · SingleVinyl - Maad Sick
Maad Sick14 Jun 2016 · SingleVinyl - Never Before
Never Before18 Dec 2015 · SingleVinyl - Don't Trouble Anyone - Single
Don't Trouble Anyone - Single4 Dec 2015 · SingleVinyl - Wonderful
Wonderful27 Nov 2015 · SingleVinyl - Picture on the Wall
Picture on the Wall13 Nov 2015 · SingleVinyl - Romeo and Juliet - Single
Romeo and Juliet - Single16 Oct 2015 · SingleVinyl - Curl - Single
Curl - Single18 Sep 2015 · SingleVinyl - Lying Tongue's - Single
Lying Tongue's - Single4 Sep 2015 · SingleVinyl - Anything A Anything
Anything A Anything18 Aug 2015 · SingleVinyl - I Never - Single
I Never - Single23 Jun 2015 · SingleVinyl - UFO
UFO31 May 2015 · SingleVinyl - Berlin wall
Berlin wall20 May 2015 · SingleVinyl - Real bad Girl
Real bad Girl3 May 2015 · SingleVinyl - Real bad Girl (feat. Dolli Difference)
Real bad Girl (feat. Dolli Difference)3 May 2015 · SingleVinyl - Mi Nuh Worry - Single
Mi Nuh Worry - Single15 Jan 2015 · SingleVinyl - Murderer - Single
Murderer - Single23 Sep 2014 · SingleVinyl - Break Free - Single
Break Free - Single26 Aug 2014 · SingleVinyl - You Raised Me Up (feat. Timeka Marshall) - Single
You Raised Me Up (feat. Timeka Marshall) - Single3 Jun 2014 · SingleVinyl - Just a Little Bit Longer
Just a Little Bit Longer30 Apr 2014 · SingleVinyl - Summer Vibes - Single
Summer Vibes - Single29 Apr 2014 · SingleVinyl - Barefoot - Single
Barefoot - Single15 Apr 2014 · SingleVinyl - Barefoot (feat. Torch)
Barefoot (feat. Torch)15 Apr 2014 · SingleVinyl - Hard & Stiff - Single
Hard & Stiff - Single8 Apr 2014 · SingleVinyl - A Friend in Jesus - Single
A Friend in Jesus - Single1 Apr 2014 · SingleVinyl - Generation
Generation14 Mar 2014 · SingleVinyl - Touch Di Road
Touch Di Road28 Feb 2014 · SingleVinyl - Swahili - Single
Swahili - Single29 Oct 2013 · SingleVinyl - Carpenter - Single
Carpenter - Single17 Sep 2013 · SingleVinyl - Nothing Comes Easy (feat. ReddMan UK) - Single
Nothing Comes Easy (feat. ReddMan UK) - Single23 Aug 2013 · SingleVinyl - First Sight (feat. Denyque) - Single
First Sight (feat. Denyque) - Single12 Jul 2013 · SingleVinyl - Tomorrow Loves You
Tomorrow Loves You4 Jun 2013 · SingleVinyl - Afta Di Party
Afta Di Party1 Mar 2013 · SingleVinyl - Money Finger - Single
Money Finger - Single8 Jan 2013 · SingleVinyl - Badman Sittn (Dubstep)
Badman Sittn (Dubstep)4 Jan 2013 · SingleVinyl - Herbs Mi Roll Up / Top Gunnerz - Single
Herbs Mi Roll Up / Top Gunnerz - Single14 Aug 2012 · SingleVinyl - Wine Pon De Edge
Wine Pon De Edge5 Jun 2012 · SingleVinyl - Jamaica
Jamaica5 Dec 2011 · SingleVinyl - Up Deh Again
Up Deh Again31 Aug 2011 · SingleVinyl - Fresh
Fresh18 Aug 2011 · SingleVinyl - Life Goes On
Life Goes On17 May 2011 · SingleVinyl - Tun Up
Tun Up8 Feb 2011 · SingleVinyl - Could a Runaway
Could a Runaway4 Jan 2011 · SingleVinyl - English Money
English Money3 Dec 2010 · SingleVinyl - Thanks & Praise
Thanks & Praise25 Nov 2010 · SingleVinyl - New York City
New York City28 Sep 2010 · SingleVinyl - Just Tell Dem
Just Tell Dem28 Sep 2010 · SingleVinyl - Just Tell Dem (feat. Tony Matterhorn)
Just Tell Dem (feat. Tony Matterhorn)28 Sep 2010 · SingleVinyl - What We Do
What We Do31 Oct 2005 · SingleVinyl
- Ain't That Loving You / Tribute to Nesta Marley · 2024 · Single · compilation
- IDGAF (Remix) · 2024 · Single · compilation
- My Selecta (Benny Page Remix) · 2024 · Single · compilation
- Cold Freeze (Yungg Trip Remix) · 2023 · Single · compilation
- Too Much Henny [Remix] (feat. Shatta Wale) · 2019 · Single · compilation
- Too Much Henny (Remix) · 2019 · Single · compilation
- Anything a Anything: The Remixes · 2015 · EP · compilation
- Girl Next Door (Remix) · 2011 · Single · compilation
- Girl Next Door (Remix) [feat. Gyptian] · 2011 · Single · compilation
- The Best Is... EP · 2010 · EP · compilation
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