Ghanaian rapper Nii Addo Quaynor, popularly known as Tinny has disclosed that the once-popular HipLife genre is now dead.
Speaking in an interview on Daybreak Hitz on October 22, 2025, Tinny shared his thoughts on how Ghana’s music industry has evolved since he began his career.
When asked how he would access the growth of the music industry over the years, he replied saying the music industry is growing.
He added that it’s satisfying seeing young artistes with great talents doing great works in the industry.
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“It’s growing and it’s wonderful to me. These young artistes coming up, I see great talents. Before they used to sound like themselves, but now I hear different talents” he said.
He continued, “To my knowledge when you talk music in Ghana, Ghana is on fire. Our population and what we do, to me, they don’t tally.”
However, the rapper lamented the decline of HipLife, the genre that once defined Ghana’s urban sound.
“The only thing is these days is that, hiplife is dead. I don’t see any upcoming artiste being asked what they do and they say they do hiplife music” he added.
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