Black Sherif

Black Sherif is a Ghanaian singer, rapper, and recording artist also identified publicly as Blacko. Music sources place his work in hip-hop/rap and describe a sound associated with Ghanaian highlife, reggae, hip-hop, and drill, while his public career includes the 2022 single “Kwaku The Traveller,” the debut album The Villain I Never Was, and awards recognition in Ghana and at the BET Hip Hop Awards.

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About Black Sherif

Profile information current to 2026-08-10.

Ghana · singer, rapper, recording artist

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Also known as: Blacko
Known for: Ghanaian music; Hip-Hop/Rap; Highlife, reggae, hip-hop, and drill influences
Country: Ghana

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At a glance

Black Sherif is the public artist name of a Ghanaian recording artist also identified by BET as Blacko.
AllMusic describes his music as combining Ghanaian highlife with reggae, hip-hop, and drill, while Apple Music classifies him under Hip-Hop/Rap.
AllMusic identifies “First Sermon” and “Second Sermon” as 2021 releases that helped build his popularity, and The FADER reported the release of “Kwaku The Traveller” in March 2022.
His debut album, The Villain I Never Was, was released in 2022, with Apple Music listing an October 6, 2022 release date.
Citi Newsroom’s 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards winners list named Black Sherif Artist of the Year, and BET reported that he won Best International Flow at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.

Public identity and musical profile

Black Sherif is presented across music and awards sources as a Ghanaian singer, rapper, and recording artist, with BET also identifying him as Blacko. Apple Music lists him under Hip-Hop/Rap, while AllMusic describes his sound as combining Ghanaian highlife with reggae, hip-hop, and drill music. Apple Music lists his birth date as January 9, 2002, and identifies him as being from Konongo, Ghana; AllMusic also lists the same birth date.

Recorded work and career development

AllMusic states that Black Sherif’s music career began in 2019 with the single “Cry for Me” and identifies “First Sermon” and “Second Sermon” as 2021 releases that increased his popularity. Apple Music describes “Second Sermon” as a 2021 track featuring Burna Boy. In 2022, The FADER reported the release of “Kwaku The Traveller,” and AllMusic later described the song’s chart performance on Nigeria’s TurnTable Top 50, Billboard’s U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, and the U.K. Afrobeats Singles chart.

Debut album

Black Sherif’s debut album, The Villain I Never Was, was released in 2022. Apple Music lists the album with an October 6, 2022 release date and a 14-song track count, and The FADER also reported the album’s release on October 6, 2022.

Awards recognition

Citi Newsroom’s winners list for the 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards named Black Sherif as Artist of the Year and named “Kwaku the Traveller” by Black Sherif as both Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year. BET reported that he won Best International Flow at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.

Timeline

2002-01-09 Birth date listed by Apple Music and AllMusic for Black Sherif.
2019 AllMusic states that Black Sherif’s music career started with the single “Cry for Me.”
2021 AllMusic identifies “First Sermon” and “Second Sermon” as 2021 releases that increased his popularity.
2022-03-31 The FADER reported the release of “Kwaku The Traveller.”
2022-10-06 The Villain I Never Was was released as Black Sherif’s debut album.
2023-05-07 Citi Newsroom published the 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards winners list naming Black Sherif as Artist of the Year.
2023-10-10 BET reported that Black Sherif won Best International Flow at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.

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Biographical facts

The public-facing artist name for the bounded subject is Black Sherif.
BET identifies Black Sherif as a Ghanaian artist also known as Blacko.
Apple Music and AllMusic list Black Sherif’s birth date as January 9, 2002.
Apple Music lists Black Sherif as being from Konongo, Ghana.
AllMusic describes Black Sherif as combining Ghanaian highlife with reggae, hip-hop, and drill music.
Apple Music classifies Black Sherif under Hip-Hop/Rap.
AllMusic states that Black Sherif’s music career started in 2019 with the single “Cry for Me.”
AllMusic identifies “First Sermon” and “Second Sermon” as 2021 releases that helped Black Sherif’s popularity grow.
Apple Music describes “Second Sermon” as a 2021 Black Sherif track featuring Burna Boy.
The FADER reported on March 31, 2022, that Black Sherif had released the single “Kwaku The Traveller.”
AllMusic states that “Kwaku the Traveller” debuted at number one on Nigeria’s TurnTable Top 50 chart, number five on Billboard’s U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, and number two on the U.K. Afrobeats Singles chart.
Black Sherif’s debut album, The Villain I Never Was, was released in 2022.
Apple Music lists The Villain I Never Was with an October 6, 2022 release date and a 14-song track count.
Citi Newsroom’s list of winners for the 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards names Black Sherif as Artist of the Year.
Citi Newsroom’s 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards winners list names “Kwaku the Traveller” by Black Sherif as Vodafone Most Popular Song of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year.
BET reported that Black Sherif won Best International Flow at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.