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15 Facts About Reggie Rockstone

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Reggie Rockstone was born in the United Kingdom but lived his early years in Kumasi and Accra.

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Reggie Rockstone has been living in Ghana continuously since he pioneered the Hip-Life movement in 1994.

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Reggie Rockstone is married to Dr Zilla Limann, Daughter of Hilla Limann, the only president of the third Republic of Ghana.

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Reggie Rockstone pioneered the Hiplife art and has played an important role in the development of this uniquely African genre in Ghana.

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In 2004, Rockstone won the Kora Award for the best African video and he performed in front of a 50,000-person crowd in Ghana, together with Shaggy.

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Reggie Rockstone is the son of fashion designer Ricky "Ricci" Ossei.

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Reggie Rockstone joined the Ghanaian hip hop group VVIP following the exit of Promzy in 2014.

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8.

Reggie Rockstone returned to Accra to encounter a whole generation of people grooving to African-American rhythms, all heavily influenced by the same elements of Hip Hop that he knew.

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Reggie Rockstone used the hip hop beats with authentic phat production and laced it with true African dialect; The Akan language of Twi.

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Reggie Rockstone is internationally acclaimed, with several performances throughout West Africa, the UK, France, USA and Switzerland.

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Reggie Rockstone was a judge for the fifth edition of the Malta Guinness Street Dance competition in 2012.

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In 2009, Reggie Rockstone was one of 17 Public figures, who were outdoored by Globacom to endorse their brand, which was part of their preparations to roll out in Ghana.

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Reggie Rockstone introduced Rockstone Condoms, which is his own brand of contraceptive to the Ghanaian market in August 2013.

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Reggie Rockstone recorded four albums for the Kassa Records label and one for MixerPot:.

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Reggie Rockstone owns a food distribution business that packages the Ghanaian dish waakye for delivery to hotels.