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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.
However the hip life group conquered the Ghana music charts with their 2003 album Ahomka Womu; their single also named "Ahomka Womu" was number one on the Ghanaian charts for over 20 weeks. VIP won five awards at the Ghana Music Awards from the hit single and the group gained international exposure after this success. [ 4 ]
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].
Ghanaian hip hop is a subculture and art movement which developed in Ghana during the late 1990s. The hiphop genre came into existence in Ghana through Reggie Rockstone , who is known as the hiplife father [ 10 ] and other notable musicians such as Jayso and Ball J .
At the 2015 Ghana Music Awards, he received a nomination for hip-hop artist of the year and best hip-hop song of the year for "Pooley Swag". [12] [13] He was described by hip-hop artist Jidenna, as one of the greatest hip-hop artists in Africa, along with WizKid, Don Jazzy, and Akon. [13]
Pages in category "Ghanaian hip-hop" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Gh hip-hop; H. Hiplife
Music portal This category is for articles about rappers from the African country of Ghana . Classification : People : By occupation : Hip hop musicians / Singers by genre : Rappers : By nationality : Ghanaian
BET Hip Hop Awards Ghana Cypher 2010 was created exclusively for BET International. It Features D-Black, Sarkodie , Kwaku-T, Ayigbe Edem, BabyG, Tinny and Reggie Rockstone . Its beat was produced by Green Gafacci from Black Avenue Muzik, and Produced & Directed by Lilian N. Blankson for Princess Productions.