Legendary Ghanaian musician cum entrepreneur, Reggie Rockstone Osei, has disclosed that his father, Ricci Osei, the famous fashion designer, is the actual reason why he (Reggie) was able to found hiplife music in Ghana.
Speaking on the Y-Leaderboard Series which was hosted by Princess AJ on Y107.9FM, he was asked if he had support from his father when he decided to start his music career, and he said, “My father supported me from jump and as a matter of fact, if it wasn’t for Ricci, I wouldn’t be here”.
Reggie explained that this is because his father is the one that paid for the flight ticket for him to return to Ghana, he was the one that believed in hiplife, and he was there when the genre hiplife was being named.
“He was part of the process, he’s the one that funded hiplife, he’s the one that built me the studio and he’s the one that paid for all those videos that you watch so when you talk about hiplife, my father’s probably the biggest investor”, he acknowledged.
Reggie stated that this is why he does not allow anyone’s opinion about his humble beginnings to get to him – because they gave him nothing and everything he had or started with came from home.
Background
Reggie Rockstone 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 Hip-Life movement in 1994. Now called the grandpapa of hiplife music, Reggie has now ventured into the food sector and is recognized in Ghana and beyond for his famous Rocks waakye and Jar waakye.
By: Maureen Dedei Quaye
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