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I originated the name Hip-life– Zapp Mallet

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  • Champ 8 years ago

    FINALLY! IT TOOK TOO LONG FOR YOU TO COME OUT WITH THE TRUTH ZAPP MALLET. Y

  • Attorney General 8 years ago

    He kept telling all kinds of lies. Before he ca,e from his abroad we already had rappers here. We had ambulley, azigizah, etc. and he came a started saying he originated rap in Ghana and named it hip life. That guy needs to b ...
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  • Brofo 8 years ago

    Reggie is an asshole..... good for nothing noise maker, looking for attention all over

  • SPANKY 8 years ago

    THANKS FOR YOUR IGNORANT BROKE ASS WITH NO COMMON SENSE, ZAPP MALLET AS MUCH AS I RFESPECT HIM IS TELLING A TOTAL BLANK LIE AND HE KNOWS IT. HALF STORY IS NOT THE TRUTH...I MEAN COMMON SENSE SHOULD PUT THIS STORY TO BED...ZAP ...
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  • Nice Looks 8 years ago

    Why do you think Zapp is telling lies? Truth always hurt and Reggie should come out himself and deny this. We are watching because some of us have proofs to Zapp's comments.

  • THE TRUTH 8 years ago

    Read well b4 u pout ur thrash, dis is Zapp's own words from d article: "...indeed Reggie Rockstone founded that genre, made it commercial but a lot of people gave a helping hand and he was not the one who introduced the name ...
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  • Champ 8 years ago

    Zapp Mallet also added that, it was at one of their studio sessions when they argued over the name to give to that kind of music and the word hip-life came in mind and Reggie was present at that meeting.

    THIS!
    That means ...
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  • kwabena asante 8 years ago

    You think u can think about something at your small corner and and be a hero. Reggie is the founder cos ghanaians heard from him first and he promoted it. Before facebook was invented some people had the idea on paper.

  • MOSES 8 years ago

    I was recording my first album in the CHM Studio then when Reggie Rock Stone and his team came and took over the studio over a long time. That was when I recorded my Twe Ben No Album with the widely accepted song Honhomkronkr ...
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  • Nice Looks 8 years ago

    About 90 percent of the music stars in Ghana can't play even doh on any instrument. Why should they be called musicians? Tweaaaaaaaaaaa

    By the way Moses, you have to record those songs again ooooo charlieee.

    Hohom kron ...
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  • abidjan moke 8 years ago

    Massa Zap just keep quiet,you are repeating what Mr Root i said a couple of days ago.Reggie has already taken the shine away long ago and nothing can be done about it.Mention the word hiplife and all eyez turns to the Oseikr ...
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  • Champ 8 years ago

    Oseikrom president who unfortunately does not have a residence in Kumasi

    HE GOT DISSED FOR THAT IF AM CORRECT. HOW CAN YOU BACK THIS IMPOSTER? YOU SAID IT YOURSELF HE STOLE THE SHINE AND YET YOU PRAISE HIM FOR THIEVING!

  • Akans Prophecies 8 years ago

    Rockstone is an opportunist. Let him confess to make history straight. He should accept publicly this revelation and stop globe=trotting on airwaves and on televisions as the godfather/grandpapa of HIPLIFE. Ghanaians are not ...
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  • Champ 8 years ago

    I AGREE WITH YOU 100%

  • Kotey 8 years ago

    Gran papa of what. That Reggie is a thief and an opportunist. Somebody needs to put him in his place. Nobody in Ghana gave him a title he himself made him himself the originator of hip life. U earn your status u don't just co ...
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  • kobby 8 years ago

    reggie comes down with the idea and maka a maka and chooboi under his armpit, the first of its kind and you engineer it and you say you are the originator, how possible when all of you guys down had not thought of it.

  • Nice Looks 8 years ago

    Most of these noise makers walk to various studios with just the raps they've written. The creation of the beats "instrumentations", arrangements and the sound engineering are another section which most people don't think abo ...
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  • truth stands! 8 years ago

    that guy just takes advantage of people to stay relevant! such a liar

  • Zongo T 8 years ago

    well since everybody is claiming sumthing, I originated adowa and kpalongo