Black Sherif
- Type
- Solo artist
- Styles
- Afrobeats, highlife, pop rap, drill
- Fans
- 24.4k
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Black Sherif is a Ghanaian singer and rapper blending afrobeats, highlife and pop rap. Born in Konongo in 2002 and active since 2019, he is signed to Empire Distribution and released his debut album, The Villain I Never Was, in 2022.
Next date in London: 4 December at O2 Forum Kentish Town.
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Profile
- Latest album
- Iron Boy (2025)
- Born
- 2002 · Konongo
- Origin
- Ghana
- Active since
- 2019
- Label
- Empire Distribution
About — The artist
Mohammed Ismail Sherif (born 9 January 2002), professionally known as Black Sherif and formerly Blacko, is a Ghanaian singer, rapper and fashion model. He initially gained popularity in 2021 with his song "First Sermon," which he released in May 2021. This was followed up with the "Second Sermon" in July 2021.
His breakthrough came in March 2022 with his hit single "Kwaku the Traveller," which reached Number 1 on the Ghanaian and Nigerian Apple Music charts. He then released his debut album, The Villain I Never Was, on 5 October 2022. His sophomore album, Iron Boy, was released on 3 April 2025.
In May 2025, he was nominated in the 2025 BET Awards.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Black Sherif” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- The Villain I Never Was 2022
- Iron Boy 2025