The originator and Grandpapa of Hiplife-Reggie Rockstone was recently featured on CNN’s Inside Africa—where he talked about how he started the whole Hiplife movement which has become what it’s today.

About two decades ago, Reggie Rockstone landed at Kotaka International Airport, Accra, packed with his western musical influence—but realized that, he could do something magnificent with the well established HipHop beat if he decided to keep the rap in his local language. And that gave birth to Hiplife…

On CNN, Reggie Rockstone talked about how the journey has been so far and the strength of the musical genre.

Watch the video below…