My Father Funded My Music All Along - Reggie Rockstone

Reggie Rockstone has disclosed that his father bankrolled his music over the years.

The veteran Hiplife legend made known that apart from the personal impact of his late father in his own life, the man has been immense in his contributions to the Ghanaian show business.

His father, Ricky Ricci Ossei, who was a renowned fashion designer played a critical role in the formation of the entertainment industry.

In his opinion, the late renowned fashion designer was one of the few people who funded Showbiz in Ghana.

“Has it ever crossed your mind why you never hear anyone say they set me up in Hip-life? The reason you never hear this is because it was an internal thing. It was my father funding me all along and God bless him for that”.

He said this while speaking to Kokonsa Kester on Y 107.9 FM’s Weekend Rush show.

“My father was a real dope human being. He was a philanthropist who would always engage the youth in everything he did”.

The grandfather of Hiplife mentioned names of people who the chance to experience his father's kindness.

“Hammer used to visit my father and if you look it up on the internet, you’ll see pictures of them together. People knew him on another level and it’s not like they even knew him through me. That pretty much tells you the kind of man he was. May he rest well and his soul be blessed”.

“Exactly what the man did for fashion in Ghana and is almost the same as what I did and I’m still doing with music”,

He concluded that because his late father was an artiste, he always believed in him from day one.

“He was also the one who financed the project he believed in the Hip-life project and was even part of the process in naming the movement (Hip-life). I just want to say God bless his soul because if not for him, I don’t know what I would have done.”