BET Music, organizers of the popular BET Awards have tipped off Ghanaian young rising talent Black Sherif for international stardom.
BET Music shared an article they wrote about the Ghanaian while stating how Black Sherif is one of Ghana’s biggest export when it comes to Music on the Global scene.
According to BET, Black Sherif Is a renaissance man at the cusp of international stardom
In their tweet, BET Music added that “The Ghanaian multi-genre artist may be young, but his music is already far-reaching”
“Black Sherif is an extraordinarily well-traveled and cultured creative who is part of a larger movement in Africa catching the world’s attention. He’s still 21 though, so the dreams and his influence have only just begun”.
2022 has proven to be big for Ghanaian new talent and Blacko the black star in Ghana’s flag.
Black Sherif, since gaining popularity through his hit song “First Sermon” in May 2021, has caught the attention of several global acts including Burna Boy, DJ Khaled, Timberland, Arrdee and Darkoo, Akon and the likes.
Sherif’s story is written in stars. Since his breakout in 2021 and his debut spectacular performance of his single, “Kwaku, The Traveller” at the 2022 3Music Awards, the world cannot have enough of spell-bounding music. His fame has spread far and wild with his songs topping charts in many countries and various music streaming platforms.
Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif’s debut album “The Villain I Never Was” has been adjudged the most streamed album on Boomplay Ghana.
After it was released on November 6, 2022, the project has charted number one till date with over 200 million streams on the platform.
The 21-year-old talented artist released “MONEY”, “CRY FOR ME”, and “DESTINY” in 2020, which gained him some traction online.
Later, he dropped “MONEY” (remix), ADEA KYE, ANKONAM and garnered huge buzz on Boomplay across several countries.
He successfully headlined his own shows both in the UK and Ghana and gave out a stellar performance on the 25th “MOBO Awards” grand stage at the OVO arena in Wembley, UK.
He has gain attention of the diaspora and has made African trap and drill songs a hit in European countries.
In an Instagram post shared by the Greater Accra Regional Hospital’s account, the ‘Kwaku the Traveler’ singer also gave out food and toiletries to the women
.
“Black Sherif settles medical bills for some mothers who were unable to pay after being discharged at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital.
“@blacksherif_ also provided the mothers with food and toiletries. The hospital’s administration is grateful to him for the gesture,” they shared on January 18, 2023.
The image that was attached to the post saw Blacko with nearly ten mothers, all of whom were holding their babies.
Blacko stood tall among the women, wearing a blue polo shirt and patting his chest as if paying homage to the mothers surrounding him.
Ghanaian trailblazer, Black Sherif’s first studio album, ‘The Villain I Never Was’ has been named the most streamed album on the audio streaming platform, Boomplay Ghana.
Since its release on November 6, 2022, the project has charted number 1 to date with over 200 million streams on the platform.
Born Mohammed Ismail Sherif, the 21-year-old talented artist released “Money”, “Cry For Me”, and “Destiny” in 2020, which gained him some traction online. Later, he dropped “Money (remix)”, “Adea Kye”, and “Ankonam” and garnered huge buzz on Boomplay across several countries.
Black Sherif had an incredible run in 2022.
He successfully headlined his own shows both in the UK and Ghana respectfully and gave out a stellar performance on the 25th MOBO Awards grand stage at the OVO arena in Wembley, UK.
The 8th edition of the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) took place on January 15 at Dakar Arena, Senegal, with thrilling performances from the continent’s best musicians including Black Sherif.
The young Ghanaian rapper moved the crowd and got the audience on their feet during his entire performance.
Black Sherif, adorned in an all-black leather jacket and pants which was complimented with white sneakers, gave one of his best performances on the big stage.
The rapper was the only Ghanaian who mounted the stage.
Nigerian music duo, P Square also performed on the night.
Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, grabbed the Best Act in Africa award and the Best Album of Year.
Wizkid, Davido, Adekunle Gold and Manamba Kanye were also among the winners of this year’s awards.
Ghanaian musician, M.anifest, has claimed that Black Sherif isn’t afraid of depth.
Explaining his assertion in an interview with Pulse One on One, the rapper said Black Sherif is one of the few artistes who isn’t scared to be himself, which is why the public has embraced his music.
“It’s already happening, Black Sherif. No doubt. I mean he is one of one, it’s very obvious. Besides being gifted he is clearly following his destiny and has an awareness.
“For his age, I have listened to him speak on interviews, and I can see a steady growth, and he is really following his destiny. He is not afraid of depth, he is not afraid to shy away from being himself, and that always resonates with people you know,” he said.
M.anifest added that while other artistes are trying to impress their listeners, the ‘Kwaku the Traveler’ composer doesn’t conform.
“A lot of people do what they think a lot of people like and want to hear. It seems like it comes from his soul and it resonates. Much love to the man,” he added.
The ‘mene woa’ hitmaker however said, he expects more success for the music Industry as it moves onto the global stage.
According to him, artistes are steadily projecting Ghana’s name across the world, thereby, causing the music business to take a flourish turn.
“I see that there is going to be more Ghana Music creatives doing some of the most astonishing things globally. We are already seeing that, it’s happening. I am already saying there will be more people. There will definitely be more success stories globally for us to look at,” he stated.
The year 2022 has been one of the best years in Black Sherif’s life in terms of his musical career.
The rapper has once again received praise after his song Kwaku the Traveller took first place as the most streamed Hip-Hop/Rap song of the year, just a few days before 2022 comes to an official close.
He faced stiff competition from songs like Wait For You by Future featuring Tems and Drake, ArrDee’s Come & Go, Always by Darkoo, Jack Harlow’s First Class, Hustle by Reminisce feat. BNXN fka Buju and D Smoke, JAE5’s Hustle featuring BNXN fka Buju and Dove, Olamide’s Hate Me featuring Wande Coal and Running by Ladipoe featuring Fireboy DML
Sherif’s story is written in stars. Since his breakout in 2021 and his debut spectacular performance of his single, “Kwaku, The Traveller” at the 2022 3Music Awards, the world cannot have enough of spell-bounding music. His fame has spread far and wild with his songs topping charts in many countries and various music streaming platforms.
Black Sherif, since gaining popularity through his hit song “First Sermon” in May 2021, has caught the attention of several global acts including Burna Boy, DJ Khaled, Timberland, Arrdee and Darkoo, Akon and the likes.
Born and raised in Konongo in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, the rapper whose birthname is Mohammed Ismail Sharif, got interested in music while attending senior high school at Kumasi Academy. His first foray into music started in 2019 but his light was not to shine until 2021 when his songs “First Sermon” and “Second Sermon” released in May and July of that year become instant hits. The two songs became the fastest two songs to reach 1 million streams on Boomplay that year.
Black Sherif has reacted to some comments passed about him by Hip-pop legend Akon.
He says he’s honoured to have caught the attention of Senegalese-American musician Akon.
The A-Lister, in an interview, said he was a tremendous admirer of Blacko and would sign him if no major label picked him up.
‘The Kwaku The Traveller’ hitmaker, in an interview with Graphic Showbiz, said, “Such comments will urge me to do more. I have received such comments from superstars like Snoop Dogg, but I am not allowing all that to get to my head.”
In addition, he noted that these compliments from these big shots humble him rather than make him feel pompous.
“I see them as compliments and a challenge for me to do more. Black Sherif is just starting, and Ghanaians and the world are about to experience something spectacular from me,” he added.
Black Sherif gained international recognition with his streak of top-charting hits, including First and Second Sermon and Kwaku The Traveller.
The first album of the Konongo native, The Villain I Never Was, is presently at the top of the charts on all digital streaming platforms, capping off a successful year for him.
He also made use of his newfound notoriety by holding a successful performance on December 21 under the name Mosama Disco.
Sherif says he was bullied due to his name, the one he has made popular in most of his tracks – Kwaku Frimpong.
The rapper was born Kwaku Frimpong and has the Muslim name Sherif Muhamed Ismail.
According to him, during his younger years, he was bullied for being Muslim yet having a generic name like Kwaku Frimpong.
He said that relentless bullying led him to use that name a lot in his music as a way of honouring it.
“You see now I use Kwaku, KK (Kwaku Killa), a lot. I used to get bullied for it,” he said in during an interview with Spotify RADAR Africa.
According to him, bullies would descend on him saying: “How are you, a Muslim, calling yourself Frimpong?
“[Because of that] I didn’t like the Frimpong name, even though that’s my father’s name.”
“Due to that history, I have always felt I have to do something, I have a debt to pay, pay my dues, so that name would be mentioned and honoured. This is why I never front Sherif Muhammed Ismail a lot. I [rather] front Kwaku Frimpong,”
“That [name] is my actual identity,” he added.
It’s fitting, considering he came to the limelight in Second Sermon, a song that heavily featured the Kwaku Frimpong story.
Ghanaian artiste Black Sherifhas revealed why most of his songs contain the names ‘Kwaku’, ‘Frimpong’ and ‘Kwaku Killa (KK)’.
“You see now I use Kwaku, KK, a lot. I used to get bullied for it,” he said in his near-hoarse voice on a Spotify RADAR Africa interview, posted on YouTube on December 14, 2022.
“At the time, I was Sherif Frimpong Ismail,” he kept pulling his beard, and smiled as he made the recollection.
Explaining why he was bullied for his preferred name, he quoted what his bullies would say: “How are you, a Muslim, calling yourself Frimpong?”
He noted that because of the mockery, “I didn’t like the Frimpong name, even though that’s my father’s name.”
After High School, however, he came to the realisation that the name is: “My identity.”
“Due to that history, I have always felt I have to do something, I have a debt to pay, pay my dues, so that name would be mentioned and honoured,” he revealed his resolve. “This is why I never front Sherif Muhammed Ismail a lot.”
“I [rather] front Kwaku Frimpong,” he stressed looking his Spotify host in the eye. “That [name] is my actual identity.”
Currently the fastest-rising Ghanaian music act, he also said it was a surprise to him when he first noticed that subconsciously, his go-to name when he makes music is Kwaku Frimpong.
“About eight weeks, I wrote a lot of songs and in about 80 per cent of them, I found myself saying ‘Kwaku’ a lot,” he said in wonder as though it was a fresh realisation.
The breakthrough song for the Konongo-born rapper, ‘Second Sermon’, which later saw a remix featuring Nigeria’s Burna Boy, birthed the catchphrase: “Kwaku Frimpong will cause trouble.” In the song, the young adult bemoans engagement in actitivties his family, especially his mother, would not be proud of, all in pursuit of a better life in Ghana’s capital Accra.
“Now that the whole world is chanting ‘Kwaku Frimpong’,” the hitmaker says he has noticed he has “paid” the name its due respect.
Black Sherif has hit yet another milestone that raises him higher and higher out of the orbit of his fellow Ghanaian stars as his album has been named one of the 50 best of the year.
‘The Villain I Never Was’ has been named by U.S music magazine The Fader as one of the 50 best albums of the year.
The album landed number 49 on the list – a massive achievement for the young Ghanaian star!
In the piece, “The 50 best albums of 2022”, TheFader writes of Black Sherif’s debut EP: “After the international success of “Kwaku The Traveller” and a string of unforgettable features, Konongo-born rapper Black Sherif was supposed to spend his summer playing at festivals across Europe.
“A creative spirit prevailed, though, and he was possessed by a desire to complete his debut album at home in Ghana. So, instead of euphoric performances throughout the world, he spent the rest of the year slinking across studios in Accra to finish his debut album, The Villain I Never Was.
“I left it all to finish this album because I wanted to give it my all,” he told THE FACE earlier this year. As achingly honest as it is insular, The Villain I Never Was is a coming-of-age epistle from the fast-rising rapper keen to make sense of — and do away with — the nihilistic public perception that his music has created.
“Oil In My Head” is accessorized with thumping basslines and skittering percussion, but its subtext is an urgent plea for peace of mind. On “Toxic Love City,” he sings that he fucked up by letting someone he loved realize their hold over him. These are the words of a 20-year-old navigating life, forming new memories, and exorcising his demons.”
The achievement brings a magnificent 2022 to a perfect end for Black Sherif.
If he continues on this trajectory, the young man is going to end up being compared to Wizkid, Davido and Burna Boy very soon!
Fans of Ghanaian breakout star, Black Sherif will be treated to an unforgettable concert experience as the Konongo Zongo crooner prepares for his grand Mozama Disco concert slated for December 21, 2022, at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
Mozama Disco Concert, ‘The Genesis Edition’ will be Black Sherif’s first major headliner in Accra after his successful UK debut at Koko, Camden, and his electrifying performance at the MOBO Awards 2022. Fans are already buzzing with excitement with tickets selling fast on the concert’s website.
Black Sherif rose to global acclaim with his hit string of successful singles such as the first and Second installation, Kwaku The Traveller among others.
The Konongo native has enjoyed a stellar year with his debut album ‘The Villain I Never Was ‘ currently topping charts across digital streaming platforms.
His unique blend of highlife, afrobeat, and trap has garnered him a dedicated fan base and his live performances are known for their energetic and engaging nature.
Mozama Disco is a concert to attend this Yuletide.
According to him, the industry is gradually producing vibrant, talented, and internationally recognised music artists and within the next five years we would see a lot of Ghanaian acts making waves globally.
This we can say it is true as Ghana has secured a plot for its outstanding music be it Highlife or Afrobeats. Currently, there has been an emerging crop of artists whose talents and music are touching the heart of many across the globe.
Speaking in an interview with Pulse Ghana, the ‘GodMC’ hitmaker also showed his love while nominating Ghana’s most promising act Black Sherif to be one of few to raise the flag of Ghana high.
According to the ‘No Shortcut to Heaven’ hitmaker, Black Sherif is one clearly gifted act who is not scared to follow his destiny.
He added that the 20-year old rapper is someone who has always been himself and does not shy away from that which resonates with the youth and that is why he is so loved.
Black Sherif’s passion and energy on his songs has been rewarded by Ghanaians and music lovers by paying attention to craftsmanship.
There have been a lot of ‘new school’ artists who have been breaking barriers and lifting the flag of Ghana high with their hard work and talent.
Black Sherif , since gaining popularity through his hit song “First Sermon” in May 2021, has caught the attention of several global acts and he seems to have taken over the media space and social media.
Sherif’s story is written in stars. Since his breakout in 2021 and his debut spectacular performance of his single, “Kwaku, The Traveller” at the 2022 3Music Awards, the world cannot have enough of spell-bounding music. His fame has spread far and wild with his songs topping charts in many countries and various music streaming platforms
Ghanaian sensation, Black Sherif, is set to thrill his fans at another unforgettable concert at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.
The event dubbed Mozama Disco concert is slated for December 21, 2022, at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
Mozama Disco Concert, ‘The Genesis Edition’ will be Black Sherif’s first major headliner in Accra after his successful UK debut at Koko, Camden and his electrifying performance at the MOBO Awards 2022.
Fans are already buzzing with excitement with tickets selling fast on the concert’s website.
Black Sherif rose to global acclaim with his string of hit singles such as the First and Second Sermo installments, Kwaku The Traveller among others.
The Konongo native has enjoyed a stellar year with his debut album ‘The Villain I Never Was ‘ currently topping charts across digital streaming platforms.
His unique blend of highlife, afrobeat and trap has garnered him a dedicated fan base and his live performances are known for their energetic and engaging nature.
Mozama Disco is a concert to attend this Yuletide.
Black Sherif has received praise from Ghanaian actor and media personality George Quayefor staying original and telling stories that music lovers can relate to.
According to George, musicians who tell their stories in songs tend to be successful, while those who avoid sharing their experiences lose listeners.
Rating the works of Blacko, Ghana’s young rapper who has recorded huge success in the last two years, George Quaye noted that he does not possess extraordinary talent; however, staying original has been his most powerful tool.
“The thing he has that some artistes had but somewhere along the line lost is originality. In this industry, there is nothing better than telling your story and sharing your experience, especially when you are a musician…When they are sharing their own stories through music, there’s some passion…if you look at his photos, you can see a clear hustler. He has recorded huge success with Ghanaian media also offering their support,” George Quaye said in his submission on United Showbiz with Nana Ama McBrown.
The actor also added that he was not impressed with Black Sherif’s music video for his hit singles ‘Kwaku The Traveller’ and ‘Soja’.
“When we speak of music for music, rhythm and arrangement and everything else, in all honesty, it is not extraordinary, but the message in his song is what touches our hearts. Recently, I saw the video for Soja, and I was disappointed. I’ve also stated that the music video for ‘Kwaku The Traveller’ was quite disappointing.
“That is my personal opinion; I thought it could be better, but forget all of that and listen to what the man is saying. That is what is making all these international acts connect,” George Quaye noted.
Kweku Frimpong, as he is affectionately called, has turned out earworms since his emergence onto the scene.
From his sermons to ‘Soja’, the 20-year-old’s projects have left many music enthusiasts impressed.
American pop star, Drake came in third, followed by Asake, Sarkodie, Kwesi Arthur, Fireboy DML, Davido, Lil Baby and Wizkid in that order.
Black Sherif (Photo Credit: Twitter/@__theSeyram/theseyram.com)
Spotify’s Most Streamed Album for The Year category was also secured by Burna’s ‘Love, Damini’ in first place followed by Blacko’s ‘The Villain I Never Was’.
Most streamed songs in Ghana in 2022
Most Streamed Songs in the country also found expression in the chart.
Ghanaian rising star Black Sherif performed at the 25th anniversary of the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards, which took center stage at the OVO Arena in Wembley.
The MOBO Awards is a yearly British music award show that celebrates accomplishments in “music of black origin,” which includes hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and African music.
The night was big and black magnificence, with performances by legendary artists like Nile Rodgers, Craig David, Tion Wayne, and Fireboy DML among others.
The native of Konongo launched the show with his top-charting singles, Second Sermon Remix and Kwaku The Traveller, as part of a spectacular tribute to African music.
Burna Boy won Best International Act and African Artist of the Year in 2022. The MOBO Awards have previously been won by Samini, Wizkid, and Davido.
Ghanaian breakout star, Black Sherif performed at the 25th anniversary of the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards which took center stage at the OVO Arena in Wembley.
The MOBO Awards are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in ‘music of black origin’, including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and African music
The event which saw performances from iconic legends such as Nile Rodgers, Craig David to Tion Wayne, Fireboy DML among others came with its grandeur and black excellence.
The Konongo native opened up the set for what was a grand tribute to Music originating from Africa performing his top charting singles, Second Sermon Remix and Kwaku The Traveller.
Burna Boy won African Artist of the Year and Best International act 2022. Past winners of the MOBO Awards include Samini, Wizkid and Davido.
Watch the video below:
🙌🏾The milestones for Black Sherif are new every morning🔥💥 Here’s KK performing at 25th edition of the MOBO Awards at the OVO Arena in Wembley, UK🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/Ki1EPBxW46
British-Ghanaian rapper, Stormzy, has unveiled featured artistes on his upcoming project ‘This Is What I Mean’.
The rapper who recently dropped visuals for his heartfelt song ‘Firebabe’ took to his social media pages to share some new info about the upcoming project.
In a tweet, ‘Big Michael’ revealed the artistes featured on the album which is scheduled for release on Friday, November 25, 2022. Ghana’s Black Sherif, Amaarae and Juls join the list as well as Nigeria’s Ayra Starr, Teni, P2J, Oxlade, Tempoe and Ms. Banks.
Highly talented acts like Goerge Moore, Knox Brown, Ayanna, Dion Wardle, Scribz Riley, KZ, Owen Gutts, India Arie, and others were also featured on the album.
“This Is What I Mean” is the follow-up to Stormzy’s acclaimed 2019 album “Heavy Is The Head.”
After delivering an electrifying performance at KOKO, in the United Kingdom, Black Sherif has received a rousing welcome from Afronation co-founder Adesegun Adeosun Jr, popularly known as SMADE.
In some pictures exclusively shared with GhanaWeb by the SMADE lounge Boss, Blacko was warmly received and showered with love and attention, by all who were present at SMADE lounge in the UK.
The ‘Oh Paradise’ artiste was beaming with smiles while interacting with the many fans that trooped into the lounge to grab a picture with him.
Blacko donned a pair of black jeans with a white t-shirt and a black jacket to match.
He paired the look with a pair of brown and white sneakers and a baseball cap to complete his look.
SMADE, on the other, was captured with Blacko while clad in a dark blue woven tufted fabric, a baseball cap, a pair of black pants and white sneakers.
The Afronation Boss joins the list of top A-listers to have received Blacko upon his arrival in the United Kingdom.
Apart from him, Burna Boy was also spotted with the artiste and also performed with him on stage, at KOKO.
Sarkodie threw a surprise visit to watch the artiste perform after they collaborated on his JAMZ album.
Scroll down for amazing pictures of Black spending time with SMADE and some fans in the UK:
During an interview with the music streaming site, Boomplay, Sarkodie revealed that he does only organic music and does not jump of trendy stuff unless he likes it.
“I do music as organic as it can be, I hate doing music because of the trends” he said.
Speaking on his collaboration with Cina Soul, Sarkodie revealed he is a fan of Cina Soul and the song called for her when he first heard it.
“I like her music, I listen to her, I think she has a good brand and she looks good” he stated.
Speaking on his collaboration with Blacko, Sarkodie narrated how he has loved ans supported Blacko since the beginning and also appreciated the fact that Black Sherif wanted to be part of his album.
Sarkodie and Black Sherif worked together for the first time on Countryside. Sarkodie revealed Black Sherif had approached him and asked to be on the project although he had wrapped up production for the album when he got the request from the young star. Sarkodie disclosed he has three songs with Black Sherif and would release the other two later.
Sarkodie on November 11, 2022, set social media on fire when he released his much-anticipated ‘Jamz’ album.
The excitement of many of the fans of Sarkodie and music lovers was out of the fact that the album had some great features and top-notch producers on it particularly with the feature with break out artiste Black Sherif, on track number 9 “Countryside,”.
The features on the 10-track album include King Promise, Oxlade, Ink Boy, Lojay, Kranium, Cina Soul, Joeyboy, Black Sherif, and BNXN.
Of all the songs on the album, it is only ‘Confam’ that Sarkodie decided to go solo.
According to Blacko who was born and raised at Konongo Zongo in the Ashanti Region, he started doing dancehall from the unset because the genre had a big impact on the youth in his vicinity.
Speaking all the way from London in a virtual interview on Asaase Radio in Accra, Black Sherifsaid his mother introduced him to Highlife but his father introduced him to Reggae music.
“When I started doing music the first song I wrote was dancehall so I would say that I was a dancehall artiste back then at Konongo Zongo,” he said in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com’s Amansan Krakye.
He continued “The truth is that most of the youth in my vicinity when I was growing up used to listen to dancehall music so it had a big impact on me as well.
“In fact dancehall music is so huge among the youth in the Zongos across the country but my mum first made me listen to Highlife songs and my dad mostly listened to reggae music,” he told the host.
Since the emergence of Blacko on the Ghanaian music scene, he has gained the attention of a lot of music lovers, especially for his back-to-back hit songs which are mostly drilled songs.
Revealing what influenced his love for drill music on Asaase Radio in Accra, Black Sherif said the Asakaa Boys from Kumasi made him decide on that path after the popular Kumerica movement.
“I would give all the credit to the Asakaa Boys because they really made drill popular all over Africa and even in Kenya they are now doing drill songs,” he said monitored by MyNewsGh.com’s Amansan Krakye.
“I fell in love with drill music after listening to the Asakaa Boys so I would say that they influenced what I’m doing because it had some energy and vibe in there which got my attention,” Black Sherif told the host in a virtual interview from London.
Asakaa, or Ghana drill, is one of the hottest sounds coming from Africa at the moment and there are hopes it could replicate the recent global success of Nigerian Afrobeats and South African Amapiano.
Speaking about how he ventured into music, the ‘Second Sermon’ hitmaker disclosed that at some point during his school days he realized that he wasn’t performing academically.
“At some point during my Senior High School days I realized that my performance in academics was nothing good to write home about,” he said sighted by Amansan Krakye of MyNewsGh.com
He added, “And looking at my results I saw that it wasn’t good enough and so I knew I wouldn’t do well in my final exams and that’s when I told myself that I need a plan B”.
In a virtual interview on Accra-based Asaase Radio, Blacko who was speaking from London said realizing that he was about to fail his final exams, he decided to come up with an alternative to his education.
He narrated “I remember that in my SHS days I used to play beat on tables with my hand for my friends to sing and rap with it so one day I decided to do a freestyle and they loved it so that was when I decided to try it.
“My first time in the studio was somewhere in the year 2019 and the experience was something else and after I completed SHS in June 2019 I decided to venture into music full-time,” he concluded.
In a post that was shared on blogger Zionfelix’s page on Instagram, the two artistes who have called themselves brothers before their ‘Second Sermon Remix’ collaboration looked dapper and sharp.
They were dressed in the British style, with the self-proclaimed “Giant of Africa” dressed in a black suit with a tie and matching shoes.
Blacko, on the other hand, wore a winter jacket, which he paired with nicely ironed celery and mint-coloured trousers, matched with a neatly polished shoe.
The two posed for two different pictures while flashing infectious smiles.
Meanwhile, Black Sherif is set to perform today, November 18, 2022, at KOKO in London, following the artiste’s breakthrough in the music industry.
His performance will feature notable DJ Semtex and Narx, who will be special guests to grace the occasion.
Ghanaian sensational artiste Black Sherif and Nigerian musician Burna Boy have connected in London ahead of his show at “KOKO,” a venue for musicians to perform today.
In a post that was shared on blogger Zionfelix’s page on Instagram, the two artistes who have called themselves brothers before their ‘Second Sermon Remix’ collaboration looked dapper and sharp.
They were dressed in the British style, with the self-proclaimed “Giant of Africa” dressed in a black suit with a tie and matching shoes.
Blacko, on the other hand, wore a winter jacket, which he paired with nicely ironed celery and mint-coloured trousers, matched with a neatly polished shoe.
The two posed for two different pictures while flashing infectious smiles.
Meanwhile, Black Sherif is set to perform today, November 18, 2022, at KOKO in London, following the artiste’s breakthrough in the music industry.
His performance will feature notable DJ Semtex and Narx, who will be special guests to grace the occasion.
Award-winning artiste, Sarkodie, has disclosed that sensational Ghanaian artiste, Black Sherif, reached out to him when he was almost done with his Jamz album.
Speaking on 3Music TV, he praised the artiste while tackling assumptions some Ghanaians have that he chases after new acts in order to stay relevant.
“Big shoutouts to my superstar Blacko. Blacko hit me up at the last minute of this project and said Landlord, I have to be on you Jamz, and I said great,” Sarkodie said.
According to Sarkodie, people who don’t get why he is ahead of his game tend to make up stories that make sense to them.
He also added that many of these artistes people claim he chases come to him for a feature.
“I should feel bad because people actually don’t make sense of why you are still here. Because that’s the only reason, there is no other reason. They want to find the logic behind why you can still be relevant after a long time.
“And the funny thing is most of these records that you hear me on, and you think I am jumping on somebody’s record? I never reach out to these people,” he added.
Sarkodie added that going after up-and-coming artistes is something he doesn’t do but wouldn’t mind working with them when he is called on.
The rapper released the Jamz album on November 11, 2022.
It will take place at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra.
Blacko sees Mozama Disco as an art of life for the youth of Ghana and beyond the world.
It is expected to be a combination of various art forms with music and fashion at its heart.
The show will also reflect the diverse backgrounds making up the army of Blacko Tribe.
Mozama Disco is also intended to inculcate a spirit of adventure, cooperation, creation of excellence in the domain of art and culture and feelings of fraternity, patriotism, unity and brotherhood with a power-packed production and visual experience line up of professionals and artists for your pleasure.
Black Sherif released his much-anticipated album, The Villain I Never Was’ which is currently enjoying massive streams and good reviews across the digital stream platform spectrum
Blacko is featured on a song titled ‘Country Side’, the 9th track on the album set for release on Friday.
The album, which Sarkodiedescribes as every DJ’s best playlist, will be his eighth studio album.
🇬🇭Sarkodie explains how the collaboration with Black Sherif (@blacksherif_) on ‘Country Side’ off of his upcoming #Jamzalbum came about.
Basically, Blacko hit up the landlord.📞
Ahead of the release, the ‘Non-Living Thing’ crooner has explained that he is only moved to collaborate based on conviction and barely reaches out to other artistes to get on his projects.
“If I want to do a song, it is rare that I would think that oh, this boy is the new hottest artiste I want to put him on,” he said.
Black Sherif was an example he cited on Accra-based 3 Music Network on Thursday.
“Big shoutouts to my superstar Blacko. Blacko hit me up last minute of this project, ‘Landlord I have to be on Jamz’. I said, pull up,” he added.
He also admitted that Black Sherif was a heavy influence on that particular song ‘Country Side’ and inspired its direction.
‘Jamz’ is a 10-track album and has nine artistes featured on it. Track two named ‘Confam’ is the only song that has no feature.
The lead song ‘Labadi’ which has already been released features artiste King Promise.
Other notable features include Oxlade, Cina Soul, Joeboy, BXBN, Kranium, Lojay and Ink Boy
In September, Sarkodieput together a video giving fans a look at what’s to come.
Musicians Sarkodie, Black Sherif, GUBA Awards Founder, Dentaa Amoateng; Conference speaker, Dzigbordi K. Dosoo; Twinsdntbeg have been named in the 2022 list of Top 50 Ghanaian Event Influencers in Africa.
They join other A-list stakeholders in Ghana’s growing event industry who have played a key role in sustaining the growth of the industry while lacing it with innovation.
Rudy Kwakye of the Rave Media Group who has been a pivot to Afronation Ghana, the world’s biggest Afrobeats festival makes the list for the second year running. Some others that made the list for the second edition like the first include; Sarkodie, Theresa Ayoade (Charter House), Felix Adomako Mensah (Zion Felix), Jerry Adjorlolo (MC), Anita Erskine (MC), Kuami Eugeneand DJ Vyrusky.
DJ K Crakk, GHHyper, KobbyKyei and Mr Drew made their debut on the list. Empire Entertainment’s Nat Kwabena Adisi and Kojo Soboh (EMY Africa).
The awardees were selected by an astute board and select panel after months of monitoring and fulfilling all stipulated conditions. They have shown leadership, resilience, zeal and consistency despite the economic downturn.
They were spread across eight categories including Event Organizers, Event DJs, Conference Speakers, Master of Ceremonies, Event Bloggers, Event Entertainers, Event photographers, and Event Designers/Stylists.
This year’s batch of honours will highlight the influence of top game-changers in the events industry in Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa. Other countries will follow in the subsequent years.
The “Top 50 Event Influencers” is a list compiled by Africa’s fastest-growing Pan-African Business Solutions and Events company, Impact Concept and Solution Africa (ICS Africa).
In partnership with leading PR, Research and Rating Organizations, Avance Media, the list will recognize, acknowledge, and honour event influencers across Africa for their independent contributions towards the development of the event space on the continent.
Below are the names and recipients of the 2022 Top 50 Ghanaian Event Influencers in Africa.
The show will feature special guest including the renowned DJ Semtex and Narx while the rest of the time will be just himself and the fans jamming to all hit features and songs on his debut ‘The Villain I Never Was’ album.
All tickets purchased earlier are still valid and tickets are still available for purchase at Livenation.co.uk or Ticketmaster.co.uk
The ‘Soja’ hitmaker has won several awards including the 3Music Awards, which saw Black Sherif take home the Breakthrough Act Of The Year and also two further awards at the maiden edition of the Ghana Music Awards including Hip Hop Artiste Of The Year, Hiplife Song Of The Year and New Artiste Of The Year.
Of the singles he has released in his career to date, Kwaku the Traveller has been his biggest success.
Released in late March this year under the Blacko and Empire labels, the song reached Number 1 in the Nigerian Turntable Top 50 chart and Number 5 in U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart.
A few short months after the release of Kwaku The Traveller, Boomplay announced that he had become the first artist from Ghana to surpass over 100 million streams on their service.
The awards took place on October 29, at the Royal Regency Palace Manor Park in London.
Black Sherifwho has been making waves in the music industry for the past three years has caught the eyes of many people across the globe with his latest album ‘The Vallain I Never Was’.
As an outstanding songwriter and singer, he has made his music surface more in the UK music charts.
He came to light after he released his ‘First Sermon’ track and featured Nigeria’s super Star Burna Boy in a remix of his ‘Second Sermon’ track which has millions of streams on all musical platforms.
Black Sheriff’s most successful songs talks about his meteoric rise, using of drill beats to tell the true story of youth in the hoods of Accra.
His emotional and relatable choice of words alludes most people to listen and feel his song at heart, which makes him exceptionally a good artiste.
Black Sherif was nominated for Hiplife/Hip Hop artiste of the year, Hiplife/Hip Hop song of the year, Best Collaboration of the year, New Artiste of the year, Most Popular artiste of the year and Artiste of the year.
Various artistes from both countries received honours in 27 categories, including Group of the Year, Record of the Year, Male and Female Vocalists of the Year, and International Collaboration of the Year.
The Ghana Music Awards UK is largely a people’s choice award that seeks to champion and expand the development of the Ghanaian music industry both home and abroad, into an international market for global recognition of Ghanaian creative works.
The awards is to create an open market for collaboration, sales, new music trends, cultural exchanges, marketing opportunities and several benefits to be accessed by Ghanaian musicians in the United Kingdom.
In a recent update, Black Sherif touched down in Takoradi for a grand parade. He was standing in a car as fans surrounded him with flags, screaming at the top of their lungs.
A video shared by ZionFelix on Instagram captured the rapper surrounded by a large crowd, with security personnel trying to control the excited fans.
In a picture shared by blogger, Sammy Kay, Blacko was captured with two middle-aged women, a young boy and a young man.
From the angle the artiste took his picture, many netizens have indicated that the fair-coloured woman to Blacko’s right is his mother, while the two young men were his brothers.
Blacko’spost comes after social media went crazy when it emerged that one of Black Sherif’s tracks off his ‘The Villian I Never Was’ album, titled, ‘Oh Paradise,’ was solely dedicated to his late girlfriend, Clementina.
Referring to her as an unforgettable first love, the musician in that particular track narrated how her death had a lasting effect on him.
Meanwhile, after the video went viral, the father of the late Clementina Konadu, Black Sherif’s ex-SHS lover, disclosed that he needed a solid explanation as to why Black Sherif used his daughter’s name for a song and made money off it.
He also added that he wanted an explanation regarding Black Sherif’s true relationship with his late daughter and accused him of possibly killing his Clementina.
The DJs song of the year, a category of the Ghana DJ Awardswhich recognizes songs that were played most by DJs during a year under review, is a fiercely contested bracket.
While the category is an opportunity for the Ghana DJ Awards to honour musicians who produce some of the most played songs by DJs, it is also an opportunity for artists to recognize the importance of DJs in promoting their songs.
Making his first entry into the category is Black Sherif with his popular jam “Kweku the Traveler“. During the year under review, Kweku the Traveler has enjoyed massive airplay on radio, TV, and events across the country and beyond.
In addition, the song broke into the Nigerian market as it became the first Ghanaian song to rank number 1 on the top 100 Music Chart on Apple Music. It is, therefore, not surprising that Killer Blacko made the cut for the DJs song of the year.
Accordingly, after winning last year’s edition with his original hit song “Touch It”, Kidi is back in the sticks. Interestingly, a remixed version of “Touch It”, which features American rapper Tyga, is up for the DJ’s song of the year. So will he do a back-to-back? We await.
Also on the list is Camidoh’s popular jam “Sugar Cane Remix”, which features Nigerian acts Darko and Mayorkun alongside Ghanaian singer King Promise. Camidoh, with this tune, topped Nigerian’s top 100 songs on the Apple Music chart, becoming the second Ghanaian to reach that milestone after Black Sherif.
Receiving enormous airplay by DJs across the country, Sarkodie’s Non-Living Thing, which features Nigerian singer Oxlade got a nod in the category.
Who else is taking on the above? No other than Kuami Eugene with his “Take Over” song which went viral after DJs started giving it a massive spinning on the radio and at pubs across the country. The nomination puts the Lynx signee in close contention with his label mate Kidi for the coveted award.
Fa No Fom hitmaker DJ Azonto is equally on the list for the top prize. The song’s title has grown to become a popular saying among music lovers. Due to the songs catchy lyrics, it has been on rotation across major pubs and clubs as well as event grounds across the country.
D’black is up for the big prize with his song “Sheege”, which features fast-rising Ghanaian female singer Gyakie. The tune has enjoyed popularity among partygoers and attendees as DJs drop it as part of their playlists. It is undoubtedly going to be a tough one.
Finally on the list is Afrobeat sensation Kelvyn Boy’s song “Down Flat”. According to Kelvyn Boy, the song, written in less than 20 minutes, has gone viral worldwide. While the song made giant strides by making great entries on Billboard’s Afrobeat top charts, it made it into almost every DJ’s playlist.
The 10th edition of the Ghana DJ Awards, christened Africa’s Biggest DJ Event, is scheduled to come off on November 5, 2022, at the Silver Star Tower in Accra. Some acts billed to perform include Stonebwoy, Obaapa Christy, Kuami Eugene, Increbible Zigi, Keche, amongst others.
In a post on his Snapchat, Burna Boyshared the covert art of the ‘Kwaku The Traveller’s album The Villain I Never Was.
He advised his followers to give the album a listen writing “Get that @blacksherif album now.”
Underneath the picture, he added “proud of lil bro.(sic)”
This is Burna Boy’s first reaction to The Villain I Never Was since it was released early in October.
The album has only one feature – the ‘Second Sermon Remix’ which features Burna Boy.
The two artiste began working together and developing a relationship when the Nigerian Afrobeat star was seen jamming to the original song in a viral video sometime in October 2021.
The two recorded the song which has grown to be one of Black Sheif’s biggest hits.
Burna Boy during one of his concerts in the UK brought Black Sherif on stage with him to perform.
Sensational Ghanaian artiste, Black Sherif, has maintained the number one position on YouTube with his song, 45, for close to two weeks.
Since its release on October 13, 2022, the song has had many Ghanaians and international acts applaud the artiste for the concurrence and energy he brings into his vocals.
With close to three million views in less than fourteen days, Black Sherif has proven to be a force to reckon with as he stays true to how he delivers his music.
On October 12, 2022, he held an album listening where his song ‘45’ was premiered.
Blacko disclosed that he had been the villain in people’s stories as well as his.
According to the ‘Oh Paradise’ artiste, circumstances made him seem like a villain, but when he sits down to look deeper into himself, he is not who people perceive him to be.
“I have been my own villain and the villain in people’s stories but when I sit and be at peace with myself, I realise that I am not the villain,” he said.
“I have been trying to survive. I have been trying to be out here,” he said when asked why he named his album ‘The Villain I Never Was’.
He was welcomed at the airport by a New Zealand cultural troupe who danced and laid hands on him in what looked like a prayer moment.
The leader of the group also gave the ‘Take Away’ hitmaker a head-to-head greeting called the Hongi; the foreheads and noses meet in this greeting.
Kuami and his disk jockey, DJ Vyrusky, also joined in the tongue-out routine which is part of the Haka dance which was done in his honour at the Auckland airport.
The Haka is a ceremonial war dance performed to welcome distinguished guests, to acknowledge great achievements or to mark an important event.
The New Zealand cultural troupe, dressed in traditional apparel of predominantly orange, black and earth colours, was made up of women and men.
Aside from New Zealand, Kuamiwill be performing in Australia and the South Pacific.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, 19 October 2022, the singer and record producer announced he has left Lynx Entertainment as a record label. He is now with his “new family” Empire Africa which is home to artistes like KiDi, Fireboy, Black Sherif and Asake.
Beyond that, decorated record producer MOG Beatz has talked up unreleased music from the 2020 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Artiste of the Year in a tweet which when translated into English reads: “Water can’t quench the fire Kuami Eugene is bringing [explosion and eagle head emojis].”
Ghanaian artiste, Black Sherif has revealed why he doesn’t drive in luxurious vehicles despite his success in the music industry.
Speaking on Peace FM with Kwame Sefa Kayi, the ‘Oh Paradise’ artiste shared that buying expensive cars wouldn’t profit him.
According to Blacko, the plan is to invest and reinvest the money he makes from the industry into his craft and push it to the next level.
“I haven’t reached anywhere. I only came to Accra two years ago to make my music. The money I am making. If I buy cars and other things, it won’t benefit me.
“I have money to reinvest in my videos and promote my music because I believe that’s the only way forward,” he said.
His statement comes, days after he successfully held a listening session for his maiden album ‘The Villain I Never Was’ on October 12, 2022.
People trooped in their numbers to show their support for the musician.
The likes of DJ Vyrusky, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), Robert Klah, renowned bloggers, and popular TikTokers, among others attended the event.
Well-known music beat producer Justice Oteng also known as Wei Ye Oteng has averred that anyone who associates with Grammy award-winning artist Burna Boy gets public attention.
Recall that Black Sherif caught the attention of Burna Boyafter releasing his popular track ‘Second Sermon’. Burna Boy was seen in a viral video dancing to the track of Black Sherif a few weeks after it was released.
The two later collaborated and released the remix of Second Sermond and also shot a music video for the music. Burna Boy also was seen touring the US with Black Sherif. This bond between the two artists has brought up the opinion of Wei Ye Oteng that Black Sherif got more famous after partnering with Burna Boy.
“Black Sherifis good. I mean, the likes of Kwadee were unique just like Black Sherifis, but whichever sound they had, or playing around with, was already in there. So we appreciate that. Now, if you have an affiliation with Burna Boy just upon releasing two songs into the mainstream, the whole world would want to listen to you”, he said in an interview on Showbiz 927.
“The whole world would want to know what is under your sleeve, not because they believe that you are extremely the “ish” (good), but they know that you are positive and you are on the path to greatness and that you need support.
“So, everything that you do, based on the type of affiliation you have, they troop in to come and listen and then to make their own judgment”.
Beat producer and chief executive officer of Drum Lyne Music facility Justice Oteng well known as Wei Ye Oteng says sensational artist Black Sherif isn’t that special.
According to the best producer, the songs of Black Sheriftops music charts because people rush to listen out of curiosity but not because he does anything extraordinary.
Wei Ye Oteng however emphasized that Black Sherif despite the fact that Black Sherif is good and produces good music, is not doing anything new in regard to his music career.
Wei Ye Oteng made this comment in regard to the comment Reggie Rockstonemade asking Blacko to curve a name for his music genre.
Oteng said: “Black Sherif is good. I mean, the likes of Kwadee were unique just like Black Sherif is, but whichever sound they had, or playing around with, was already in there. So we appreciate that. Now, if you have an affiliation with Burna Boy just upon releasing two songs into the mainstream, the whole world would want to listen to you”.
“The whole world would want to know what is under your sleeve, not because they believe that you are extremely the “ish” (good), but they know that you are positive and you are on the path to greatness and that you need support. So, everything that you do, based on the type of affiliation and have, they troop in to come and listen and then to make their own judgment”.
Wei Ye Oteng however admitted that Black Sherif is doing well and producing good music.
“For the truth, I think this guy is doing very well, but let’s not lift him beyond where he is supposed to be. If we do that and complacency sets in, we will kill him before his time”.
“He has a good album, but trust me, a lot of these streams are out of curiosity and affiliation with the choice of brands that he has associated himself with. And we shouldn’t forget, he is on one of the biggest labels that are well endowed to reach out to any place in the world that they want to,” Wei Ye Oteng insisted.
Rapper Black Sherif has revealed that his mother was initially hesitant to support his decision to solely focus on music after completing senior high school.
Speaking on Twitter’s Behind The Tweets, he explained that his mother expected him to go to school but he took time off for his music.
The Soja hitmaker said this was during the time he was still trying to perfect his sound and figure out the kind of artiste he wanted to be.
“My mum, she got plenty of doubts. She had doubts about me fully focusing on music because I had to go to school and I took that gap year just to focus on music,” Black Sherif said.
However, he was soon to get his mother’s full support after she saw him do an interview on TV for the first time.
“I was just right back from an interview on Adom TV and she called me, she was so emotional, how she was talking, I knew she was crying but she didn’t tell me, but I knew,” Black Sherif recalled and added that his mum’s reaction inspired him explaining “because it never used to be like that.”
Founder of Alordia Promotions, Mr. Alordia says one Ghanaian artiste who has the potential to fill the O2 Arena is Black Sherif.
Speaking in an interview with Andy Dosty on Daybreak Hitz, he mentioned that this is possible because he has managed to get his music to be accepted by millions of people worldwide.
The conversation about how far Ghanaian musicians can go on the international front just took a different turn after the CEO of Akwaaba UK, Mr. Denis Tawiah mentioned that no Ghanaian artists can fill the O2 Arena.
In an interview with Lexis Bill on Personality Profile on Joy FM, he said; “Which Ghanaian artiste, on record, as we speak, has even sold a 5,000-capacity venue in the UK?” he wondered.
The closest, he recalls, is Reggie Rockstone or Sarkodie, who might have drawn about 4,000 audiences to their shows some years ago.
Even though DJ Alordia agrees with him, he also mentioned that an artiste like Black Sherif can fill the O2 only if all arms in the entertainment sector come together to work as a unit.
“The only person that can fill the O2 arena is Black Sherif because his music is everywhere. Our artists go there and sit there alone. They do not involve indigenous promoters who will help them reach out to people to come for the events.
“We can do this but we have to come together and work,” he said on Hitz FM.
CEO of Alordia Promotions, Mr. Alordia
Alordia Promotions is the organizer of the Ghana Music Awards UK.
The Ghana Music Awards UK is largely a people’s choice awards scheme that seeks to champion and expand the development of the Ghanaian music industry both at home and abroad, into an international market for global recognition of Ghanaian creative works.
The scheme is established to create an open market for collaboration, sales, new music trends, cultural exchanges, marketing opportunities and several benefits to be accessed by Ghanaian musicians in the United Kingdom.
The organizers of the scheme expect to make the Ghana Music Awards UK brand the biggest music festival to be held yearly in the United Kingdom to award excellence and creativity and give an equal opportunity for Ghanaians in the diaspora to compete.
Black Sherif came in with a different energy at the Tidal Rave Festivalon October 15, 2022, when he started his performance with his new single ‘Soja’.
Before the artiste made it to the stage, his name was chanted by all who were present while his dancers paved way for him to take over the show.
Always trying to catch attention with his fashion style these days, he donned a yellow skin-tight pants and a t-shirt he coordinated with a pair of black boots.
Blackocame in with a breath of fresh air when he embedded some sleek dance moves into his craft for the first time.
With thousands of torch lights set in motion to capture the moment the ‘Kwaku The Traveler’ artiste stepped on stage until he ended his presentation, it was nothing short of love and support from the people.
Blacko joinsthe tall list of prominent artistes like Sarkodie, and R2Bees, among others who thrilled fans with their songs.
On October 15, 2022, numerous Ghanaians marched to Krokrobite to go to the yearly Tidal Rave live event where artistes like Black Sherif, Sarkodie, and R2Bees among others, were bill ed to perform.
The aftermath of the occasion was certainly not a good one as certain individuals confronted their most dreaded fears and terrible encounters that left them traumatised.
After a couple of individuals shared their encounters on different social media platforms with the hashtag ‘Krokrobite’, the town shot up to number one on Twitter trends.
The pattern has triggered some other individuals to share their experiences while adding pictures of the awful things that happened to them during and after the live concert.
Not only were cutlasses and blades pulled on individuals to take their possessions like telephones, cameras and cash, vehicle mirrors were also taken.
In certain accounts shared by some people, they were advised that walking in groups was safer, but they noted that even walking together didn’t guarantee their safety.
As per the stories told, some of these savage criminals pounced on their victims in groups overpowering them.
But Clementina’s father, who appears to have been keeping tabs on the entire development, has accused the ‘Soja’ hitmaker of feeding off the death of his daughter.
Clement Kofi Adu Bofuor in an interview with Kumasi-based video blogger, Abro, said that he believes Black Sherif is disrespecting the memory of his late daughter whiles making money from her death.
Establishing that he had never met the ‘Soja’ hitmaker in his life, Clementina’s father said Black Sherif never showed up at the funeral grounds of his daughter when she was laid in state, hence he does not believe they dated.
He has however asked Black Sherif to come clean on his supposed relationship with his daughter or he will be forced to take him on because the musician might have a hand in the death of his late daughter.
“I have never met Black Sherifand I don’t know anything about his relationship with my daughter. I only heard that he has made a song about my daughter’s death and claimed to be her boyfriend. He has to come before us and answer questions because he is using our daughter’s name to make money through his music,” Mr. Bofuor said.
Days after Black Sherifheld a successful listening for his maiden album ‘The Villain I Never Was’, he brought together some of the most affluent people in society for a private cocktail dinner.
In a video shared on Instagram by blogger, Nkonkonsa, Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie, at the event, praisedBlack Sherif’s effort for putting Ghana on the map.
According to the ‘Non-Living Things’ artiste, he went to a club in South Africa and the people there were waiting to hear a song from Black Sherif.
“International Blacko! I think it’s how every Ghanaian feels and we all feel super proud. The fact that when you go somewhere you hear your country on the radio. I went to South Africa to shoot my new project and I go to the club and is Blackco’s music.
“That is actually one of the number-one hits that the people are waiting for in the club. It’s not necessarily part of the playlist, I am talking about the biggest song that the people are looking at, the highest peak and to see that and knowing that it is coming from my country makes me super proud,” he shared.
The artiste didn’t end his eulogy there as he prophesied on Black Sherif’s life saying, “Guess what, even to his surprise he is about to do more than he has done already.”
Sarkodie was joinedby the likes of Ibrahim Mahama, Gabby Otchere- Darko, and Sam Jonah among many others.
Black Sherif had an awful time on stage at the 2022 Tidal Rave concert held on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
The likes of Sarkodie, R2bees, Joey B, Gyakie, Darko Vibes, and other famed GH stars gave patrons more than they bargained for with back-to-back songs from their rich catalogue.
However, it was Black Sherif whose performance attracted much attention as technical hitches and a blackout conspired to thwart his effort.
The high-flying HipHop artist was left stranded on the stage for many minutes when he was all set to perform simply because his mic had an issue and there was also a lot of interruption with the sound.
Eventually, he has to halt and leave the stage in a manner that looked as though he was sabotaged.
Tidal Rave Beach Festival is Ghana’s biggest beach festival. This festival is a key youth cultural moment in Ghana.
It is full of energetic activities such as games, a food market, and an A-List headlined music concert. This event is curated and organised by EchoHouse Ghana Limited each year.
Meanwhile, Black Sherif just cemented his legacy as the newest kid on the block by making history on Boomplay with his debut album, ‘The Villain I Never Was.’
The album which dropped a few days ago has gone ahead to become the first Ghanaian album to accumulate over 100 million streams within a short time.
The 14-track album which has only one feature in the person of Burna Boy, has tracks including, ‘The Homeless Song’, ‘Oil In My Head’, ’45’, ‘Prey Da Youngsta’, ‘Sad Boys Don’t Fold’, ‘Konongo Zongo’, ‘Waste Man’, ‘We Up’, ‘Toxic Love City’, ‘Don’t Forget Me’, and ‘Oh Paradise’.
On the same wavelength, his exploits as a newcomer on the music scene just recently have seen him being nominated for international award schemes such as the BET HipHop Awards and the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards.
