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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 ] .
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 .
Pae Mu Ka played a part in popularizing rap mixed with used of traditional performance in Ghana, contributing to the acceptance of the genre. The album serves as a model for hiplife rap albums. [7] Okra Tom Dawidi, one of many Ghanaian artists influenced by the album, recounts how the album was a source of inspiration for his musical pursuit. [7]
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.
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. It first came to Ghana as Hiplife where Reggie Rockstone introduced a fusion of hiphop beats with African sounds to create a whole new genre known as Gh hiphop.
Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko popularly known as Obrafour, other names include Rap Executioner and Rap Sofo [1] (born c. 1976) is a Ghanaian hiplife musician and rapper. [2] Obrafour has a unique style of Twi rapping and storytelling. [3]
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On 8 August 2019, Ghanaian disc jockey DJ Black released a list of the country's top 50 rappers, ranking Amerado in the forties. [18] [importance?] On 1 October 2020, Reggie Rockstone, a significant figure in the Ghanaian music genre hiplife, described Amerado as one of the most talented rappers to emerge from Ghana. [19]