{"id":767655,"date":"2019-12-18T17:10:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T17:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/18\/im-not-the-reason-why-promzy-left-vip\/"},"modified":"2019-12-18T17:10:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T17:10:53","slug":"im-not-the-reason-why-promzy-left-vip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/18\/im-not-the-reason-why-promzy-left-vip\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not the reason why Promzy left VIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"td_uid_16_5dfa5d9cb6b79\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ghbase-3-by250mobile --><\/p>\n<p>Reggie Rockstone also known as Ghana\u2019s hiplife Grandpapa has disclosed that he\u2019s not the reason why Promzy left musical group, VIP as it has been perceived by many Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>The VIP music group was made up of Joseph Nana Ofori (Prodigal), Abdul Hamid Ibrahim (Lazzy now Zeal), and Emmanuel Ababio (Promzy) until Promzy left the group to embark on his solo project, paving way for Hiplife \u2018Grandpapa\u2019, Reggie Rockstone to join the group, thereby prompting a name change.<\/p>\n<p>Reggie Rockstone joined the erstwhile group, VIP, an estimated 6 years ago resulting to the birth of the group\u2019s new name VVIP.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Responsive Link Ads --><\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the popular notion that he was the reason why Promzy left VIP, Reggie in an interview with Kisa Gbekle noted that Promzy had left VIP and had released a single with the other two members releasing a song with Nigerian artist Terry G before he even joined.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.8.8 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the interview below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OF95dNQkG0o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>VVIP began its career as VIP meaning Vision in Progress in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>VIP was founded by Friction (Musah Haruna) and an unnamed friend who later left the group for the U.S. to finish his education. 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