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Reggie Rockstone
Birth name
Reginald Yaw Asante Osei
Also known as
Hip life Grand papa
Born
(1964-04-11) 11 April 1964 (age 60)[1]
Genres
Hip hop, Hiplife
Occupation(s)
Rapper, entrepreneur, producer
Years active
(1990–present)
Labels
Kassa records [1]
Musical artist
Reggie Rockstone (Reginald Yaw Asante Ossei, "the Godfather of Hiplife") is a Ghanaian rapper. He was born in the United Kingdom but lived his early years in Kumasi and Accra. He has been living in Ghana continuously since he pioneered the Hip-Life movement in 1994.[2][3] He is married to Dr. Zilla Limann, Daughter of Hilla Limann, the only president of the third Republic of Ghana. They have three kids together and have been married since 2001.[4][5]
He pioneered the Hiplife art and has played an important role in the development of this uniquely African genre in Ghana. He raps in Akan precisely Asante Twi and English.[6] 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.[7] 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). Rockstone is featured in the 2007 documentary "Living the Hiplife" (dir. Jesse Weaver Shipley).
Reggie Rockstone is the son of fashion designer Ricky "Ricci" Ossei (Saint Ossei). Reggie Rockstone attended Achimota School. Rockstone joined the Ghanaian hip hop group VVIP following the exit of Promzy in 2014.[8][9]
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