Pae Mu Ka; The Urban Legend
Pae Mu Ka at 20 was a night to celebrate history; one of the origin stories of Hip Life in Ghana. The maiden album of Obrafou (Rap Sorfour) released in 1999 has this week been trending on social media and crabbing headlines as it marked 20 years. In 1999, when the likes of Jay Z, Nas and others were ‘repping’ Hip-hop in their prime, a young industry was being born out of their influence and the global export of rap. An urban phenomenon elsewhere had a taste of the local culture, music, language and heritage of Ghana, a blend which stated the rap version of high-life we now know as Hip-Life. Pae Mu ka 20 gives the chance to appreciate the history of Hip-Life in Ghana and to understand the contribution of legendary Obrafor. “Twenty years down the line since Pae Mu Ka was released. I saw it all; it’s an amazing story”, borrowing the words of the accredited founder of Hip-Life, Reggie Rockstone. Most def @manifestive came through on the day for @iamobrafour at the l
