As tensions are high in the country, we at ghanafuo.com will want to ease tensions with this ‘comical piece’. Ghana has 77 days to elections and with this number of days left, tensions are high with all Political parties stepping up their game and spreading the good word to the Ghanaian populace in order to … Read more
Comedian DKB, born Derrick Kobina Bonney, says one of the biggest lessons he learnt in life was during his stay in the and Big Brother Africa (BBA) StarGame reality show in 2012. DKB, together with Keitta and Eazzy, represented Ghana at the 2012 edition of BBA reality. He says the Keitta, brother of Reggie Rockstone, … Read more
Record producer and CEO of The Last Two Music Group, Hammer has said he is working to bring beefing rappers, Sarkodie and M.anifest together again. A few months ago, Ghana woke up to two of its best rappers at each other’s throat lyrically. Most people are of the view that the Sarkodie-Manifest beef began when … Read more
Hammer of the Last 2 Music has dropped the second single off his upcoming album The Last of a Dying Breed. The new single Repercussions features Kwaw Kese, Worlasi, and Reggie Rockstone. On it’s intro and outro is Hammer’s 12-year-old daughter Nana Yaa. Listen to the song from below: Sign up for Ghana Star News … Read more
GHANA’S AFRO-R&B STAR QWECI AND THE QUESTION OF MUSICAL ARTICULATION The technical aspects of musical production in Ghana are not up to international standards, so too are serious, glaring technical deficits in some of the native languages some singers and musicians use for their music. We are here referring to native fluency or proficiency in … Read more
One of Ghana’s finest lyricist and microphone burners Ko-Jo Cue known in private life as Linford Kennedy Amankwah in a recent interview with Y 97.9fm Takoradi Ryse ’N’ Shyne show host Kwame Legend has revealed how life treated him growing up in Bantama, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. “Growing up was fun, … Read more
Contrary to the perception that hiplife grandpapa, Reggie Rockstone, is controversial and is always poking his nose into people’s affairs and ‘too known’, the VVIP member has rubbished such rumours. Speaking with Showbiz last Friday, Reggie said his outspokenness makes him newsworthy, “Me being a rapper, I talk for a living. I wasn’t raised to … Read more
Members of multiple award-winning hip-life group, VVIP, say they hold no grudges against former colleague Promzy, and would welcome his return if he so wishes. Back in 2013, Promzy, real name Emmanuel Ababio, left the group of three to pursue a solo career, one which has now been revealed to have always been harbored by … Read more
“Ghanaian highlife is one of the oldest popular dance-music styles of Africa…” ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM, BBC “Highlife, a musical genre that originated in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, fused African rhythms with western music. “The sound, of which there were a few variations, generally combined multiple guitar rhythms with a brass band backing, as well as … Read more
Reggie said he doesn’t want people to troll him nor any comparisons. Whenever you want to do a song with Sarkodie, you must endeavor to give off your best or else, trolling awaits you. Well, grandpapa, Reggie Rockstone was on Hitz FM, and when asked by the host, Mercury Quaye why he is not having … Read more
A former member of gospel music group Shepherds, Charles Nelson, popularly known as Chief Charles has observed that hiplife grandpapa, Reggie Rockstone exhibits gross pettiness any time the issue of who the originator of hiplife pops up. Chief Charles who is a regular panel member of Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz believes so many people contributed … Read more
The age-long debate over hiplife’s true creator was revived on Wednesday’s Daybreak Hitz interview with music producer, Panji Anoff and hiplife artiste, Barima Sydney. During the show, UK-born CEO of Pidgin Music, Panji Anoff said that the man believed by many to be the originator of hiplife, Reggie Rockstone, is merely responsible for the genre’s … Read more
Sidney Ofori is popularly known as the Rap Ninja or simply Sidney and just recently he changed his name to ‘Barima’ which means man in Twi. He is by far Ghana’s most controversial rap artiste, after his Abuskeleke, Scent no and Obia nye obia tracks in successive albums. His great grandfather, Osei Kwame was the … Read more
Born in the U. K. on April 11th in the late 1960’s, Reginald Osei aka Reggie Rockstone attached himself to the Hip Hop movement in the early 80’s as a dancer. Travelling on a tri-continental basis (ie Accra, New York, London), he broadened his Hip Hop scope. A natural performer and trained actor, he grabbed … Read more
The Hiplife duo made up of Terry Asare Boamah aka Mframa Panyin aka Terror bad boy Terry and Kenneth Osei Owusu aka Mframa Kitiwa aka One Pesewa. Mframa means wind in Twi while Panyin means older and Ketewa (kitiwa) means younger. They are inspired by God, and their music is influenced by Reggie Rockstone, Daddy … Read more
Patrick Gogoh, aka Chicago, is one of Ghana’s finest Ewe rappers in Ghana. He shot into fame with his collaboration, Daavi Medekuku, with Ex Doe. The track became a very successful song and thrust them both into the spotlight. However, there were some misunderstandings over the rewards. Chicago is believed to have written all the … Read more
VIP (Vision In Progress) is a Ghanaian Hiplife group. Made up of Promzy (Emmanuel Promzy Ababio), Prodigal (Joseph Nana Ofori), and Lazzy (Abdul Hamid Ibrahim) from a ghetto suburb in Accra, Ghana called Nima. Formation The founder of this group is actually Friction (Musah Haruna) who formed this group with a friend of his who … Read more
For our #TBT HIPLIFE feature for this week, we are delighted to present to you the evergreen Reggie Rockstone’s Eye mo de anaa This upbeat hiplife song is a reminder of the undeniable talent that Reggie Rockstone possesses. Credited as being the founder of Ghana’s hiplife genre, Reggie Rockstone has several iconic songs to his … Read more
A BODY found washed up on a beach in south Ghana are believed to be those of Ghanaian musician Castro, who disappeared after taking a jet ski out to sea on July 5. The discovery of the decomposed remains on Sakumono beach near Tema, south Ghana, last Saturday (July 12) has fuelled speculation that they … Read more