The first musician from Ghana and the world to formally incorporate rap forms into local highlife rhythms, Ambolley created the musical genre Simigwa.

[7] Ambolley's sound has led many to label him the godfather of hiplife, the fusion of hip hop and highlife[2] idioms.

Ambolley stood aside AL Threats at the Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles.

His song "Simigua-do" is considered the first Ghanaian version of previously introduced American rap in the world released in 1973.

In June 2015 Ambolley received a citation in the US from the City Council of Philadelphia,[10] read by Councilwoman Honorable Jannie Blackwell and Hon.