Baby Ranks

{{short description|Puerto Rican reggaeton artist}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Baby Ranks

| image = BABY RANKS.jpg

| caption = Baby Ranks (2020)

| birth_name = David Luciano Acosta

| birth_date = September 4, 1978

| alias = Baby Ranks

| birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| genre = Reggaeton

| instrument =

| occupation = Singer & Producer

| years_active = 2000 - Present

| label = ABM Entertainment Worldwide, Universal Music Group, Mas Flow Inc., Br Music Records

| website =

| associated_acts = Luny Tunes, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, Héctor el Father, Zion & Lennox, Divino, Ángel López

}}

David Luciano Acosta, known professionally as Baby Ranks, is a Puerto Rican and Dominican reggaeton artist. He has co-billing on the Luny Tunes album Mas Flow 2,Sanneh, Kelefa. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/25/arts/music/25choi.html Critic's Choice: New CD's]", The New York Times, 2005-04-25, p. E4. and sings on multiple tracks including the single "Mayor Que Yo" ("Older than Me").Cholo, Ana Beatriz. "Reggaeton's Don Omar wins battle of the dueling lineups", Chicago Tribune, 2005-09-12, p. 6. The album ranked #5 on the Billboard year-end Latin Album Chart, #7 on the year-end Tropical Album Chart, and #9 on the Reggae Album Chart, for the year 2005."Year-end top tens", Orlando Sentinel, 2005-12-30, p. 32. "Mayor Que Yo" won Reggaeton Song of the Year at the 2006 Latin Billboard Music Awards."Shakira, reggaeton's Daddy Yankee are the Big Winners", The Cincinnati Post, 2006-04-28, p. A20.{{Cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/lists/music/10-important-producers-urbano-now/|title=The 10 Most Important Producers Running Urbano Right Now|date=July 18, 2019|website=Remezcla}}

After more than a decade laying down tracks for other artists, Baby Ranks saw the release of his long-in-the-making solo debut, Mi Flow: This Is It, in the summer of 2008.{{Cite web|date=2008-08-20|title=Bendecido por panas|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/bendecido-por-panas/|access-date=2021-06-10|website=Primera Hora|language=es}} Baby Ranks has had quite a few hit songs in his career which are "Mayor Que Yo Feat. Daddy Yankee & Wisin Y Yandel & Tony Tun Tun", "El Amor Se Fue Feat. Angel Lopez", "Verme Feat. Notch", "El Tiburon Feat. Alexis Y Fido", "De Fuga", "Motivate Al Baile", "Linda Flor Feat. Mr. Phillip & El Pueblo", "Noche De Carnaval", "Tu Bailar", "Es Mejor Olvidarlo Feat. Zion Y Lennox".[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7709001 Mi Flow: This Is It].

In December 2018, Baby Ranks signed a major recording contract with ABM Entertainment Worldwide, and is currently recording his new album set to be released in 2020.