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Philip Thomas (born 12 February 1965), better known as Cutty Ranks, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. He was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica in 1965. He began his career as a reggae artist at the age of eleven with local sound systems, going on to work with the Gemini sound system, before moving on to work with Tony Rebel's Rebel Tone and Papa Roots, and later working with Stereo Mars, Arrows and Metro Media. He joined Killamanjaro where he worked alongside Early B, Super Cat, Puddy Roots, and Little Twitch, and then Sturmars where he worked with Josey Wales, Nicodemus, Super Cat, U Brown and Yami Bolo. His first job on leaving school was as a butcher.

During the eighties, Ranks moved on to the Arrows sound system and his 1986 debut single "Gunman Lyrics" was recorded for Winston Riley's Techniques label. He also recorded such tracks as "Out of Hand" and "Fishman Lyrics" with Riley and after spending some time in Miami working with Super Cat and Nicodemus, he worked with Patrick Roberts' Shocking Vibes label, releasing the single "The Bomber". In 1990, he joined Donovan Germain's Penthouse label, enjoying a hit with "Pon Mi Nozzle".

Ranks came to the attention of London-based Fashion Records, and in 1991 he released "The Stopper" and a debut album of the same name for Fashion, following this up with the album Lethal Weapon in the same year for Penthouse, featuring singers such as Marcia Griffiths, Dennis Brown, Wayne Wonder and Beres Hammond. His follow-up albums From Mi Heart and Six Million Ways to Die were released on Priority Records in 1996. Six Million Ways to Die included a hip hop remix of Ranks' song "A Who Seh Me Dun" which was voiced earlier over the Bam Bam riddim in 1992. In 2000, he released the album Back with a Vengeance produced by King Jammy. This album saw Ranks venture into other musical styles, including hip hop and dancehall.

Philip Thomas, más conocido como Cutty Ranks nacio el 2 de diciembre de 1965, en Kingston, Jamaica en 1965. Él comenzó su carrera musical como un artista de reggae a la edad de los 14 con el Reggae Sound system Gemini, antes llegó a trabajar con Rebel Tone de Tony Rebel y Papa Roots, y más tarde trabajó con Stereo Mars, Arrows y Metro Media.1​ Él se unió a la agrupación Killamanjaro donde trabajo con Early B, Super Cat, Puddy Roots, y Little Twitch, y entonces Sturmars trabajó con Josey Wales, Nicodemus, Super Cat, U Brown, y Yami Bolo. Su primer trabajo al salir de la escuela fue de carnicero.

Cutty Ranks le empezó a llamar la atención el sello discográfico Fashion Records con sede en Londres y en 1991, él lanza The Stopper y un álbum de debut del mismo nombre para el sello musical Fashion, seguido del álbum Lethal Weapon en el mismo año para la discográfica Penthouse, con la participación de cantantes como Marcia Griffiths, Dennis Brown, Wayne Wonder, y Beres Hammond. Sus seguidos álbumes From Mi Heart y Six Million Ways to Die donde fue lanzado por Priority Records en 1996. Six Million Ways to Die incluyó un Remix de hip hop del tema musical de ranks titulado A Who Seh Me Dun que se expresó antes en el Bam Bam riddim en 1992. En 2000, lanzó su álbum Back With A Vengeance producido por King Jammy. En este álbum Ranks expuso otros estilos musicales, incluyendo el hip hop y el dancehall. Su tema musical Bomber es considerado un clásico en Jamaica

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