hiplife
n.— «In hiplife, hip-hop beats fuse with raps in any of Ghana’s many languages or English-language raps ride beats that incorporate elements of highlife, Ghana’s indigenous pop style.» —“Fusion-Based Hiplife Genre Invigorates Ghana” by Elena Oumano Billboard Mar. 6, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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