There is no doubt Ghana music has gone beyond the borders of the nation as talents churn out award-winning classics that has made it way onto international music platforms.
Ghana’s Hiplife, the name coined by arguably the first Ghanaian to have made it into the industry’s mainstream Reggie Stone is a fusion of Hip Hop from the Western culture and Highlife from Ghana gave Ghana music a brand etched in the minds of many music lovers globally.
Ghgossip.com presents to you 5 Hiplife songs that undisputedly placed Ghana on the map after its release.
Ahomka Womu – VIP
Ahomka Womu by one of the greatest music groups in Ghana VIP was a revolutionary hit that transcended to other West African nations with it first stop in Nigeria.
The song which was released in 2004 shook the entertainment in Ghana and took over the airwaves in Nigeria.
‘Ahomka Womu’ turned all attention to Ghana as Nigeria was the first African country apart from Ghana to have made the song a global hit.
The song was produced by legendary music producer Jay Q.
Fefe nefe – Tic Tac ft. Tony Tetuila
Fefe nefe’ was released 2005 by then one of the hottest Hiplife musicians in the country Tic formerly Tic tac.
His song gained massive reception in Nigeria as the song featured their legend Tony Tetuila.
Tic Tac and Tony Tetuilla’s collaboration was the epitome of foundation for other collaborations that sprung in that era.
‘You Go Kill Me’ – Sarkodie 2010
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie caused a sensation with his song ‘You Go Kill Me’ in 2010.
The song was orchestrated on high tempo instrumentation with a catchy hook which millions across the world especially in Europe jammed to.
The song featured EL, and was produced by EL.
‘You Go Kill Me’ formed part of the revolution of Azonto songs that was introduced into the music industry.
Patapaa – One Corner
Swedru-bred Ghanaian Hiplife artiste Patapaa got the whole jamming to his song ‘One Corner’ in 2017.
‘One Corner’ made a huge impact in the world as the song was linked with a funny dance or better still act that propelled it to prominence in the music scene.
From Africa, America, Europe, Asia and even the middle east, media platforms and entertainers across the world reacted to the song which was described by many as a viral song.
Adonai – Sarkodie ft. Castro
Sarkodie took the world by storm when he released his song ‘Adonai’ featuring Hiplife artist Castro.
‘Adonai’ was released in 2014 and came off his ‘Rapperholic’ album.
The song received massive reception on the global music scene with people from all parts of the world jamming and singing the song.
Till date, Sarkodie still admits that his biggest song ever in his music career is ‘Adonai’ which has garnered over 72 million views on Youtube.
