Reggie Rockstone honors late father Ricci Osei at Black Star Fashion Week

Hiplife pioneer Reggie Rockstone paid an emotional tribute to his late father, fashion designer Ricci Osei, during the inaugural Black Star Fashion Week in Akosombo, Ghana. During the event at Royal Senchi, Rockstone revealed that the lake behind the stage was the site where his father's ashes had been scattered.

Rockstone also noted that a tree grown from his father's ashes near the lake had reached full growth, which he interpreted as a sign of his father's enduring presence. To honor the legacy of Ricci Osei, who was also known as Saint Ossei or Ricky Saint, Rockstone and his wife walked the runway wearing patchwork jeans originally designed by Osei in the 1970s.

Osei was a significant figure in Ghana's creative industry and a major supporter of Rockstone's musical career. Rockstone credited his father with financing his early music endeavors, including his first recording studio, and encouraged him to embrace the term “Hiplife” to define his unique musical genre.