Reggie Rockstone
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Reggie Rockstone (Reginald Osei, the Godfather of Hiplife) is a rapper of Ghanaian descent, born in Britain and raised in Ghana; but lived a few years in the United States. He has been living in Ghana continuously since he pioneered the Hip-Life movement in 1994. He pioneered the Hiplife style and has played an important role in the development of rap in Ghana's capital Accra. He raps in Twi and English.[1] In 2004, Rockstone won the Kora Award for the best African Video and he performed in front of a 50,000 person crowd in Ghana, together with Shaggy.[2] In 2006 he recorded a track with the Jamaican Dancehall singer Beenie Man called 'Chukku Chakka' (in reference to Rockstone's 1999 hit, 'Eye Mo De Anaa', which sampled Fela Kuti).
[edit] Albums
Rockstone recorded three albums for the Kassa Records label:
- Makaa Maka (I Said It Because I Said It), 1997
- Me Na Me Kae (I Was The One Who Said It), 1999
- Me Ka (I Will Say), 2000
- Last show, 2004
[edit] References
- ^ BBC: "Accra reclaims hip-hop", 4 November 2003
- ^ BBC Radio One: "Ghanaian artists you'll be hearing across Ras' shows"
[edit] External links
- A short article
- Reggie Rockstone info, lyrics, audio, etc
- Videos on YouTube
- Reggie Rockstone Reggie Rockstone HomePage on Ghana Base Music
