- Biga Ranx【 56 songs in total 】
- Biga Ranx (styled Biga*Ranx) is a French Reggae / Hip Hop artist from Tours, France, signed to X-Ray Production, an independent record label based in Paris. He released his debut LP On Time in October 2011, and his second album Good Morning Midnight in April 2013. He has collaborated with Maffi, Ondubground, Mungo's Hi Fi and Joseph Cotton.
Biography
Born in Tours, France in 1988, Biga took his musical inspiration from such Reggae artists as Super Cat, Alton Ellis and Vybz Kartel as well as from American rap music.
In 2004 he created the Bandalero Sound System alongside DJ Atili, occasionally featuring the Ondubground collective. He later collaborated with the Austrian DJ Governor General Rugged to create the Mus Bus Collective. In 2008 the Jamaican singjay Joseph Cotton renamed Biga by adding 'Ranx' to his name.
In 2011 Biga signed to the French label X-Ray Production and began creating On Time, which was released in October of that year. It was then elected the best Ragga/Dancehall album in France by the website Reggae.fr.[citation needed] In 2012 The World of Biga*Ranx, a project consisting of four 12-inch records was released, each a collaboration with a different producer: Maffi, Ondubground, Kanka and Mungo’s Hi Fi. Biga released a remix of On Time in November 2012, with all the songs from his debut album remixed by artists such as Chinese Man, Aphrodite, A State of Mind and Tom Fire. Biga often works with Joseph Cotton, who did a guest appearance at his concert at La Cigale in May 2013 and appears on his album On Time.
In 2012 Biga went to Jamaica to film a documentary with France Ô, called Biga*Ranx en Jamaïque, which was broadcast in April 2013. The film followed his trip to Jamaica, where he met some of his Reggae idols such as Potential Kidd. Biga has performed at many European music festivals, including the Garance Reggae Festival, Reggae Sun Ska Festival and Solidays, and Europe's largest reggae festival SummerJam Biga went on national tours after the releases of both On Time and Good Morning Midnight, performing dates all over France with his live line-up, including at La Cigale in Paris.
In 2014, Biga Ranx featured the song Perseguido with Calle 13 in their new album Multi Viral.
On television
Biga Ranx has appeared in the following French TV programmes:
66 Minutes on M6
Biga*Ranx en Jamaique (Biga*Ranx in Jamaica) on France Ô: Follows Biga when he sets sail for Kingston, the Mecca of Reggae, to go forth and meet his idols.
Le Petit Journal on Canal+, where he was interviewed by the star presenter Yann Barthès about his music and performed a live freestyle.
Discography
Biga Ranx has released the following albums, all with X-Ray Production:
On Time (October 2011)
The World of Biga*Ranx & Maffi (September 2012)
The World of Biga*Ranx & Ondubground (September 2012)
The World of Biga*Ranx & Kanka (September 2012)
On Time Remix (November 2012)
Good Morning Midnight (April 2013)
Live In Paris (January 2014)
Nightbird (March 2015)
1988 (June 2017)
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Alone(Provided)
2015
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Bad Boy Comedy
2011
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3
Bad to the Bone (Live)
2014
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Bad to the Bone
2013
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5
Big City Dweller (feat. Potential Kidd)
2013
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Boogie Man Skank (Live)
2014
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Boogie Man Skank
2013
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Bossman (feat. Hollie Cook & Prendy)(Provided)
2015
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9
Brigante Life (Live)
2014
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Brigante Life
2011
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11
Bubble Like Perrier
2013
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12
Buck a Shot
2013
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13
Cheese Cake
2013
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14
Confession (Live)
2014
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15
Confession
2013
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Dewey Like This (Live)
2014
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Dewey Like This
2013
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18
DJ for the Night
2015
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19
Dont Stop Jammin'
2013
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Double Trouble(Provided)
2015
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21
Favorite Smuk(Provided)
2015
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22
French Fries
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Full Time
2013
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24
Gipsy Rock (Live)
2014
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Gipsy Rock
2011
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26
Good Morning Midnight (Live)
2014
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27
Good Morning Midnight
2013
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28
Gutta Love (Live)
2014
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29
Gutta Love
2013
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30
Gyalist Ina Paris
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Hate (feat. U Roy, U Brown, Big Youth & Joseph Cotton)(Provided)
2015
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32
Holiday Hold Up
2013
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I Am a MC(Provided)
2015
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34
It's a Shame (Live)
2014
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35
It's a Shame
2011
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36
Keep on Trying
2015
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37
Kingston Chronic
2013
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38
Liquid Sunshine
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39
Low Grade
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40
Mi Nah Easy
2013
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41
My Face
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42
Natural Resource
2013
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43
Nightbird
2015
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44
Ordinary Day (Live)
2014
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45
Ordinary Day
2011
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46
Paris Is a Bitch(Provided)
2015
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47
Prison House(Provided)
2015
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48
Rendez Vous
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49
Saturday Fight(Provided)
2015
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50
Screwed for the Night(Provided)
2015
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51
Sexy (feat. Big Red)(Provided)
2015
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52
Snap Back
2013
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53
This Wall Will Fall
2013
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54
Wild World
2013
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55
Zip Bag (Live)
2014
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Zip Bag
2013