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🎶 A Ghanaian music genre 🎤 Relating to Ghanaian music
hiplife

hiplife

8.8
Relating to Ghanaian music that mixes hip hop and highlife
  • adjective
: hiplife
  • The hiplife artists brought a unique blend of hip hop beats and traditional melodies to the festival.

Examples

  • Many young people in Ghana are drawn to the vibrant and energetic sound of hiplife music.

  • At the concert, the hiplife performers captivated the audience with their dynamic dance moves and catchy tunes.

  • How does hiplife music become the terrain upon which an Afro-cosmopolitan political agency is configured against the limits of the state?

    Academic text (2009)

Surface Forms

hiplife positive

Morphology

hiplife = hip + highlife (semi-transparent) = hip + highlife

Derived by blending 'hip' (hip hop) and 'highlife'; the relation to the genres is clear but requires knowledge of 'highlife' for full transparency.

Etymology

Hiplife comes from hip (from 'hip hop') and highlife (a traditional Ghanaian music style), so hiplife describes music, fashion, or things that mix modern rap with traditional Ghanaian beats.