If We Must Die is a poem by which Jamaican writer?
Claude McKay Festus Claudius "Claude" McKay (September 15, 1889 – May 22, 1948) was a Jamaican writer and poet, who was a seminal figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote four novels: "Home to Harlem" (1928), a best-seller that won the Harmon Gold Award for Literature, "Banjo" (1929), "Banana Bottom" (1933), and in 1941 a manuscript called "Amiable With Big Teeth: A Novel of the Love Affair Between the Communists and the Poor Black Sheep of Harlem" which remained unpublished until 2017. McKay also authored collections of poetry, a collection of short stories, "Gingertown" (1932), two autobiographical books, "A Long Way from Home" (1937) and "My Green Hills of Jamaica" (published posthumously), and a non-fiction, socio-historical treatise entitled "Harlem: Negro Metropolis" (1940). His 1922 poetry collection, "Harlem Shadows", was among the first books published during the Harlem Renaissance. His "Selected Poems" was published posthumously, in 1953.
Shabba Ranks Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon; 17 January 1966) is a Jamaican dancehall musician. He was one of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation and one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' di riddim", his gravel toned, rough-sounding voice made him instantly recognised worldwide.