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'''Reggie Rockstone''' ('''Reginald Yaw Asante Ossei''', "the Godfather of [[Hiplife]]") is a Ghanaian rapper. He was born in the [[United Kingdom]] but lived his early years in [[Ghana]] in [[Kumasi]] and [[Accra]]. He has been living in Ghana continuously since he pioneered the [[Hiplife|Hip-Life]] movement in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reggie Rockstone - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/1b54f3c7-ed24-4fd0-be86-bd2a669850a3|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>

He pioneered the [[Hiplife]] art form and has played an important role in the development of this uniquely African genre in Ghana's capital [[Accra]]. He raps in Akan [[Twi]] and [[English language|English]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3241007.stm "Accra reclaims hip-hop"], BBC News, 4 November 2003.</ref> In 2004, Rockstone won the [[Kora Awards|Kora Award]] for the best African video and he performed in front of a 50,000-person crowd in Ghana, together with [[Shaggy (artist)|Shaggy]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/ras/ghana_profiles.shtml#reggie "Ghanaian artists you'll be hearing across Ras' shows"], BBC Radio 1.</ref> In 2006 he recorded a track with the [[Jamaica]]n [[Dancehall]] singer [[Beenie Man]] called "Chukku Chakka" (in reference to Rockstone's 1999 hit "Eye Mo De Anaa", which sampled [[Fela Kuti]]).