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hiplife artists

11 published hiplife artists, led by Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and Kwesi Arthur.

At a glance

11 published hiplife artists; 7 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 11 tier 3
11
Release groups
16
Studio albums
10
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
7
Timeline events
38
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
6.7 years
Full biographies
8
Biography words
12,571

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (4 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
2010s4
7 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most hiplife artists. Ghana leads with 11.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with hiplife. The most shared is hip-hop, with 6 artists in both.

Covers from hiplife

7 studio albums have verified cover art. The 7 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Sarkodie has the most release groups (10); Sarkodie the longest career (11 years); Sarkodie the most awards (11).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Sarkodie10
Eno Barony3
Kwesi Arthur2
Shatta Wale1

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Sarkodie11
Eno Barony7
Kwesi Arthur2

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Sarkodie11
Kofi Kinaata5
Okyeame Kwame4
Fancy Gadam3
Gasmilla1

Most famous hiplife artists

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