Reggie Rockstone

Reggie Rockstone came home to Accra from London in 1994 and began rapping in Twi over hip hop beats. That move gave Ghana hiplife, and he has been called the genre's Godfather ever since.

London and Accra

Reginald Yaw Asante Ossei was born in the United Kingdom on 11 April 1964 and spent his early years in Kumasi and Accra. His father was the fashion designer Ricci Ossei. He went to Achimota School. In the early 1980s he was known in Accra as a dancer, and he moved between Accra, New York and London before he started rapping in 1991. In 1992 and 1993 he was part of the London rap group PLZ (Parables, Linguistics and Zlang) with Fredi Funkstone, Jay and DJ Pogo.

Hiplife

His 1999 hit "Eye Mo De Anaa" sampled Fela Kuti. In 2004 he won the Kora Award for Best African Video and shared a stage with Shaggy before about 50,000 people in Ghana. He recorded "Chukku Chakka" with Beenie Man in 2006 and appears in the 2007 documentary Living the Hiplife. In 2014 he joined the group VVIP after Promzy left.

Family

He has been married since 2001 to Dr Zilla Limann, daughter of former President Hilla Limann. They have three children.