The hip-hop genre came into existence in Ghana through Reggie Rockstone, who is known as the hip-life father,[1] and other notable musicians such as Jayso and Ball J.
It first came to Ghana as Hiplife, where Reggie Rockstone introduced a fusion of hip-hop beats with African sounds to create a whole new genre.
Hiplife is different from Western hip hop because it involves local dialects such as Twi, Ga, Ewe, Hausa and Ghanaian Pidgin English.
Some hip-hop musicians in the early era were Reggie Rockstone, Kae Sun, Sway DeSafo, Samini, Okyeame Kwame, Bradez, Buk Bak, D-Black, Sarkodie, Tic Tac, Obrafour, 4x4, Kwaw Kese, Ayigbe Edem and upcoming artists such as Lil Shaker, Bra Kevin, Rayoe,[2] Yaa Pono, Loone, Asem, and EL.
Inspired by American drill music, it is known locally as asakaa, and its prominent artists include rapper Yaw Tog.