(I said it because I said it) is the debut studio album by Ghanaian rapper Reggie Rockstone, released on 1 September 1997 through his independent label, Kassa Records.

[1][2] It features guest appearances from Cy Lover, Sammi B, Chocolate, Kwa-Cee, Zapp Mallet, Fredi Funkstone, Nananom, and Talking Drums.

dives deep into rhythmic Akan storytelling and folklore, with other languages like English, Ga, Ewe, Hausa, and Pidgin also playing significant roles in shaping the music.

[11] The fifth track on the album, "Makaa Maka", sets out with the rhythmic pattern of adowa, a traditional drumming type and dance which is associated with the Akan people in Ghana.

It is then overlaid by a classical hip hop beat that results in an additional layer in the polyrhythmic structure, providing an example to hiplife's identity as both traditionally Ghanaian and broad in its production.

In another line of the song, Rockstone raps "Ako te brɔfo a, me nso mete Fante/Frɛ, meyɛ Asante" ('If the parrot understands English, then I, too, speak Fante/Call, I am Asante'), which references Ako te brɔfo, a song by Ghanaian guitarist George Darko originally released in 1983 which became extremely popular in Ghana and among its diaspora due to its innovative sound.

[13] The album, on release, changed the landscape of Ghanaian popular music and earned Reggie Rockstone the title of "Grandpapa of Hip Life".