The Hiplife Complex

More than ten years ago, Ghanaian youth began to write rhymes in local languages over imported beats. At once a copy-cat culture and an indigenized national phenomenon, hiplife challenges people at all levels of society to think in new ways. I spent a year in Ghana asking questions and filming interviews and performances with hiplife artists. This is a document of my observations...

Monday, March 05, 2007

Happy 50th Birthday, Ghana: Obrafour's classic song "Kwame Nkrumah"

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On March 6, 1957, the Gold Coast gained independence from Britain. In 1960, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah became independent Ghana's first presiden...
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Friday, March 02, 2007

CDs for Cedis: Making Money Doing Hiplife

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"So why did you get into hiplife?" "Well, I had been watching these music video clips from abroad and I thought it just looke...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Stylus Magazine

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Hey... It's been a little while since I updated The Hiplife Complex with something fresh... I know, I'm lame. Here's something n...
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Saturday, June 10, 2006

Hiplife Videos on YouTube

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These were most likely ripped from a VCD bootleg collection of popular hiplife "clips," the kind you would buy off a guy selling t...
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Saturday, April 29, 2006

Neighborhood Folk

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Some places I've been reading of late (in no particular order): - Naija Jams is your spot for info on music in Nigeria, usually hip-hop...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Peace in Dagbon, Northern Ghana?

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BBC report here describes the recent funeral for the murdered King of Dagbon. Four years ago he and twenty or so of his men were slain by t...
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Monday, April 17, 2006

A Snapshot of Popular Music in Tamale

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There are so many musicians doing creative things in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana. I wanted mention just a couple of them. Hopefully, ther...
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