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hiplife

hiplife n. a musical genre from Ghana which combines elements of American-style hip-hop and the Ghanaian pop genre known as highlife. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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  • I listen to Hiplife music . I love the vibes . I love the fussion of hilife into it . I will advice artiste to make sure the spanish guitar style usually heard in hilife music is not left out in their hiplife works.That guitar ( Palmwine ) style is what makes hilife special, so it must not be left out at all. It is unique

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