hiplife

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noun

A Ghanaian style of music that fuses highlife and hip-hop.

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Meanings

nounhiplife (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Ghanaian style of music that fuses highlife and hip-hop.

    Up the block at Nananom, a tiny music and sundries store, all the hiplife CDs were sold out.

    2015 August 6, Liz Robbins, “Hiplife, a Sound Imported From Ghana, Arrives on a New York Stage”, in New York Times

Origin

Blend of hip-hop + highlife.

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Cite this entry
APA

hiplife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiplife

MLA

“hiplife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiplife. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiplife,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiplife.

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