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Artist
Reggie Rockstone
12+ albums
englandrapUnited Kingdomghana
about
Reggie Rockstone (Reggie Osei) is referred to as the Godfather of hiplife and the one who is credited with its formation and rise, as well as its international face. His father, the late Ricci Osei, was a famous musician in Ghana. Rockstone was a popular dancer in his youth and also did some hip hop with PLZ (Parables, Linguistics and Zlang) in the UK. Reggie Rockstone burst onto the scene in the 1980's as a dancer performing around Accra, New York and London. He is a trained actor and started rapping in the early 90's. He joined PLZ (Parables, Linguistics and Zlang) with Fredi Funkstone, Jay (both from West Africa) & DJ Pogo of the U.K. They had hits like 'If it a'int PLZ' and 'Build a Wall Around Your Dreams'. In 1994, he returned to Ghana and realised that the youth had been engulfed by hip hop but felt they did not understand the music as it was not in their own language and did not communicate issues dear to them. He decided to start rapping in Twi and christened this 'new genre' hiplife. Hiplife would be the marriage of the elements of hip hop and rap merged with the beats/instrumentals and tunes of Ghana's highlife music. He released a debut album in 1997 after teasing the public with many singles. The album was called Maka a, maka (If I have said it, I have said it). He featured members of the PLZ, especially Fredi Funkstone as well as Cy Lover. He used his own label Kassa Records to market himself and this has followed through his career. He went on to release M
