Shipley has followed the rise of the HipLife movement in Ghana for the past decade. "In 1997 and 1998, I went back to Ghana and, literally, there were hundreds, thousands of kids going to rap ...

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 ...

In Ghana, 44% of Hiplife listeners in 2025, so far, are between 18-24, with another 29% in the 25-29 age bracket. Globally, the pattern holds: 38% of Hiplife streams come from the 18-24 age group ...

Hiplife matured in Ghana, where the bulk of the music is still produced. But total African immigration to the Bronx has exploded, with 25,000 here in 2000 and 43,000 in 2008, according to census ...

The momentum continues to build for the 2025 Guinness Ghana DJ Awards, powered by Smirnoff, as celebrated Dancehall icon Samini is officially billed to perform at the highly anticipated event.

The 2025 Guinness Ghana DJ Awards, powered by Smirnoff, has been officially launched in grand style, themed\xa0Shake the ...

Muntala Muntari discusses the end of Ghanaian music, hiplife:”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 ...

Former Ghanaian hiplife sensation Emmanuel Oduro, popularly known as Mr . Oduro, has transitioned from making music hits to prescribing medications, having officially become a certified pharmacist in ...

The story of Ghana’s music genre through personal accounts of key artists and creatives in the scene from past and present. Featuring pioneering icons such as Reggie Rockstone, Gyedu-Blay ...

Hiplife in Ghana today includes raglife which shifts towards rap/reggae. Major artistes in this area include Samini, OD4, Okuraseni and a host of others.