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VIP have launched their 110-minute documentary, Home Grown:Hiplife in Ghana; produced and directed by the American independent filmmaker, Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi.Some artists present at the launching were Reggie Rockstone, Hashim, Tinny, Sidney, Tic Tac, Mzbel, Rab Bakari, Faze of Nigeria and other artists from Africa and the Caribbean.
Hiplife is a Ghanaian musical style that fuses Ghanaian culture and hip hop. [1] Recorded predominantly in the Ghanaian Akan language, hiplife is rapidly gaining popularity in the 2010s throughout West Africa and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Germany [citation needed].
Friction is the founder and former leader of the legendary Ghanaian Hiplife Music Group VIP (now VVIP). [1] This group has become one of Ghana's most well known Hiplife music groups, and subject of documentaries such as HomeGrown: Hiplife in Ghana [2] and the book The Hiplife in Ghana: West African Indigenization of Hip-Hop. [3]
8 Hiplife. 9 Ghanaian Drill. 10 Reggae. 11 Composers/others. 12 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... This is a list of notable past and present musicians in ...
Gh hip hop, Gh rap or Ghana hip hop is a hip hop genre, subculture and art movement that developed in Ghana during the late 1990s. The hip-hop genre came into existence in Ghana through Reggie Rockstone, who is known as the hip-life father, [1] and other notable musicians such as Jayso and Ball J.
Amerado is the brand ambassador for Ghana-made chocolates, an initiative of the Ghana Cocoa Board. [37] He wrote the song "Ghana Chocolate" to promote the campaign. [ 38 ] He has also worked with Vodafone Ghana, AirtelTigo, HD Plus, GoTV , Cheezzy Pizza and other brands.
Abraham Ohene-Djan, is a British/Ghanaian producer, director and media professional. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Ohenemedia, [2] OM Studios and Si-Fex Digital, where he produces and directs hiplife music videos, commercials, television programmes and documentaries [3] [4] and is recognized for shooting the first hiplife music videos.
Reggie Rockstone (Reginald Yaw Asante Ossei, "the Godfather of Hiplife") is a Ghanaian rapper. He was born in the United Kingdom but lived his early years in Kumasi and Accra. He has been living in Ghana continuously since he pioneered the Hip-Life movement in 1994.