O
f the new generation com-
ing up, he name checks
M.anifest, Shatta Wale
and Samini, and also a
sixteen-year-old newcomer to watch
called Miyaki. In terms of his own
future, he still has some
collaborators in mind,
a wonderfully eclectic
bunch, from Jamiro-
quai to Missy Elliot to
fellow sound pioneer
Kanye West, as well
as Mos Def and his
‘brothers from Naija’,
(Nigeria) whose music
MUSIC LEGEND
also inspires him.
Born of an era with far less calculation
for success, when music came from
a deep love of the sound, and it was
up to providence and the sound itself
to see where it landed you and who it
connected you with, Rockstone still
has the air of a man who doesn’t make
grand plans, only puts himself out
there and makes addictive new music,
such as the recent massive club hit
‘Skolo’. ‘I will build with anyone who
I connect with musically,’ he says. We
don’t doubt it, and can’t wait to see
what this pioneer does next.
HIPLIFE HALL OF FAME
From left
Obrafour
Buk Bak
VIP
Tic Tac
Kontihene
Tinny
Sarkodie
Kwaw Kese
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