afrobeats out of nigeria — a hybrid of highlife and global beats — had knocked hiplife off its pedestal. afrobeats became the catch—all for west african pop. # you want a mr right, i'm mr right now... hiplife is dead because the driving force of the music is the younger people, and the younger people do not identify with hiplife. i'd be a fool to sit on bbc and say hiplife is dead. . no, hiplife is not dead. ghana and nigeria — sibling rivals on everything from jollof rice to football — dispute whether afrobeats was born out of hiplife. i get embarrassed when i see these unnecessary ghanaian resentment towards nigerians �*cos of their success. it's not a good look. # i don't deserve all your awesome. # but truthfully, truthfully... we benefit from nigerian success, as nigerians do benefit from ghanaian success. # simple abc for your delight. # mmm, sake off.