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UK to host Hiplife Festival 2008
Hip-Life music is an innovative Ghanaian fusion of Highlife and Hip-hop. Since its inception around 1998, into Ghanaian music, it has undergone various metamorphoses through language, hardcore rap to a more refined rhythm and eschewed… More »
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Where do our hiplifers run to?
Right from the days of Hiplife music I have been involved in every aspect of this genre to date and I have a great admiration for the country’s youth for taking their destiny into their… More »
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Everyone is going Afrobeat crazy. There’s Vampire Weekend, the Good, the Bad and the Queen, and Mi Ami, not to mention many Nigerian compilations on Strut and Mississippi Records and, of course, there are rumours… More »
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Those who think hiplife is as vibrant as it used to be are living in a fool’s paradise. The events of the past half a decade have proven clearly that the genre of music that… More »
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Hiplife as a genre of music has travelled a decade of shine and glory but what’s beneath the shine leaves much to be desired. The undertone of great Hiplife artists dropping out of the scene… More »
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The crew of Fusion, one of Ghana’s fastest growing entertainment TV magazine programmes, last Saturday gathered a number of showbiz stars at the Koreana Hotel in Tema in recognition of their contributions toward entertainment in Ghana. More »
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Araz releases single dubbed “Hiplife (Oseyie)”
Araz’s most recent single, “Hiplife (Oseyie)” produced by Cyrus is a testament to Araz’s commitment to the preservation and transference of hiplife from one generation to another. More »
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Concert gives preview of Hip-life’s future in the U.S.A.
Gauchos Gym, Bronx NY provided the showcase for what might possibly become hip-life music’s future, when Ghana’s top three heavy weight acts performed there Saturday night. Unlike the United Kingdom, Hip Life Music is an emerging music in America; yet to be heard on mainstream radio and media outlets. More »
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Ben Brako: Hip-hop is not good for Ghana
One of Ghana’s most outstanding Hi-life musicians, Ben Brako says Hip-hop music is not helpful to Ghana. He said while Hip-hop is foreign, Hip-life is Ghanaian and an offshoot of mainstream Hi-life. More »
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The richest hiplife musician (Part II)
This is the continuation of last week’s topic on the Richest Hiplife artist. This week we are going to look at the assets, investment, cars and others which qualify them to be called rich…. Fortune… More »
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“Home Grown Hip-Life” launched
A feature-length documentary that explores the history of hip-life music in Ghana with emphasis on the story of the one-time KORA Music award winners, Vision in Progress (V.I.P), has been launched in Accra. More »
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One of the frequents criticism of Hiplife music, the Highlife fused with Western rhythm, hybrid of music that came to salvage the local music scene in the last decade is their inability to play live… More »
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Classical music meets hiplife music
Classical music is a genre that has very little patronage among Ghanaians while Hiplife is the fastest growing music genre in Ghana. More »
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Of late, folks Hiplife has come under strong criticism that the man everybody believe, started it all has also added his voice to this self-destructive game play.
It is very sad to hear people so called… More »
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A quick Google search of the phrase “HipLife” pulls up a surprising 78.8 million hits. No, HipLife is the hip-hop of West Africa. A musical fusion of HighLife, a mid-20th century form of traditional popular… More »
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Reggie declares: “hiplife is in trouble”…as he releases his new album
Since his untimely retirement from music 3 years ago, Hip-life’s Grandpapa and African music icon Reggie Rockstone has taken full advantage of the time away from all the glitz, glamour, and paparazzi to focus on what he does best – creating unbelievable music. More »
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Reggie Rockstone ready with a new album
Reggie Rockstone is to hiplife what R. Kelly is to R&B. Period. Take him out of the equation and it remains unsolved. Ever since he… More » -
Reggie Rockstone speaks of mafia in hiplife
“I didn’t wanna be a part of a movement that I started that I had no control over. They had this little mafia thing going on and they totally isolated the artists. Then I said look, if you gonna eff it up then I don’t wanna be responsible. When people come into this country and ask about hiplife, they come talk to Reggie,” Reggie Rockstone points out flaws in the Hiplife movement. More »
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Hiplife dying says Reggie Rockstone
Ten years after revolutionising the Ghanaian scene with a previously unknown genre of music, hip-life, Reggie Rockstone, has poured out his frustration at where his creation is heading. More »
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From Osibisa through highlife to hiplife (2)
Last week, Professor John Collins took readers through the history of the development of Ghanaian popular music – from the odonson, adaha and osibisaba days, through the early days of highlife music and the contribution… More »
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From Osibisa to highlife…through “burger” to hiplife (1)
Ghana began its celebration of 50th years of Independence with a burst of initial musical activities that included a panorama of all the varieties of Ghana’s highlife music. More »
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Hiplife: The good, bad and ugly
Hiplife, the genre of music that is supposed to catapult Ghana music to the international arenas, auditoriums, garner Grammy-like awards and sell million records worldwide is stalling and the many factors stultifying the craft are innumerable…. Come with me. More »
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A decade of hiplife has come and gone with little or no fun fair. The Ghanaian genre of music, which started out as a promising star among all the genres of music in Ghana, is now melting like butter against sun. More »
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Bola Ray receives top award in London
The introduction of hiplife in the 1990s has undoubtedly contributed in no small way to the growth and development of the Ghanaian music industry. More »
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When hiplife was introduced in Ghana in the 1990s, many music lovers including highlife musicians did not take the artistes serious. However, because it involved mainly the youth, most young Ghanaians later embraced it. More »
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Count-down to the Hiplife Festival 2007
The Hip-Life Festival returns once again this coming Bank Holiday weekend. As it coincides with the Ghana at 50 celebrations and 10 years since the birth of More »
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The national awards have come and gone but this issue can not pass without comment. More »
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Hiplife artistes storm UK for picnic show with AkwaabaUK
AkwaabaUK, a leading event organiser in UK is about to stage one of the biggest outdoor program this year. More »
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Is there any future for young artistes?
Worried about this, I went round trying to get the views of some of the young and upcoming artistes who are gnashing their teeth. More »
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Despite the substantial patronage that hiplife seems to enjoy on the local scene, that style of music does not sell as much as gospel music does and some executive producers are in despair over the huge amounts they have invested in producing hiplife albums. More »
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Video: Fame Ke Ke by Adam feat. X-Doe
Album: Abedua
Label: Cool Ent./G Squad
Director: X-Jaguar
Distribution: Big Ben Music Production More »
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Teshie Nungua based hiplife artiste, 4×4 recently finished shooting their video “Hot Girls.com” on location at NAFTI, some parts of Tema and East Legon. More »
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Album: Tuobodom
Label: Crazy 2 Records
Director: Terry/Dart GH
Distribution: Lucky Soundz More »
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