Ranking Ann

𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 1982 𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙧’𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙮 𝘼𝙧𝙞𝙬𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡, 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙣𝙣’𝙨 "𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙮 𝙂𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙊𝙣" 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡-𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙡𝙗𝙪𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙟𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙆 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚—𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧.

Backed by Mad Professor’s heavyweight production, Ranking Ann delivers her sharp, socially conscious lyrics with clarity and fire, addressing inequality, politics, and daily struggles over deep, dubwise rhythms. Her style was unique at the time—confident, witty, and uncompromising—and paved the way for many female voices in sound system culture.

"Something Fishy Going On" remains an essential UK roots and dub document, capturing both the militant energy of early 80s reggae and the pioneering spirit of Ariwa’s studio output. A classic that still resonates with power and relevance today.