Veteran hiplife artiste, Reggie Rockstone has recently revealed
how he came about his name, Reggie Rockstone which has established him in the
music industry for many years.
In an exclusive interview with BBC Pidgin, the Reggie Rockstone
revealed that he cooked up the name himself.
He however acknowledged that it was inspired by popular cartoon,
The Flinstones. He added that his mother criticised the name saying that
it sounded like the name of a p0rn star.
He added that she urged him to change it but he felt that that
was the perfect name to launch his music career.
He said;
“I get the
name from Flintstones. E be me wey I name myself wey my mummy say e check like
porn star en name“
Reggie Rockstone is credited as the pioneer of Hiplife
genre of music. He has played an important role in the development this genre
of music. Reggie raps in Twi and English and his style is unique.
He continues to have an huge influence on Ghanaian music.
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