Black Sherif

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naaŋɔ	male
country of citizenship	Ghana
given name	Sherif
family name	Mohammed, Ismail
date of birth	9 Ko'oro 2002
place of birth	Konongo
significant person	Amerado, Kwesi Arthur, Burna Boy, Darkoo
languages spoken, written or signed	English, Twi, Hausa, Ghanaian Pidgin English
occupation	singer, rapper, model
educated at	Kumasi Academy, University of Professional Studies, Accra, University of Ghana
start of work period	2019
religion or worldview	Islam
instrument	voice
genre	highlife, pop rap, Afrobeats, drill
record label	Empire Distribution
award received	3Music Awards, Ghana Music Awards

Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong ba dɔgɛ e la Ko'oro nambua dabesa awɛi daarɛ, 2002 yuunɛ la puan (9th January, 2002), ti ba yi'ira e Black Sherif la de Gaana yunyuuna n ze'ele Konongo m boi Kumaasi so'olum Gaana wa. A yuunse'ere ti a sɛgɛ di yu'urɛ ti "Street Anthem", ti a yese de July, nambua, 2021 yuunɛ la puan la n basɛ ti a yu'urɛ kɔ'ɔm yese zi'an woo. ^[1]Doose la e ta yuuna la zuo, Nɛresɛba n n nɔŋɛ gee kɛlesa a yuuma paɛ miileyɔn kɔbega ( 100 million). Hali, ti "NBA All stars games" me tara a yuuma la kɛlesa sansɛka ti ba ni ta dɛ'ɛna.

A yuunse'ere ti di yu'urɛ ti "Kwaku the traveller", ^[2]yese 2022 yuunɛ wa puan la de yia daana bɔna Gaana la Nigeria "Apple Music" la puan.^[3]

Pɔsega Vom la Sukuu yɛla

Ba dɔgɛ Black Sherif la Konongo-Zongo m boi Ashanti Region, ti a zo'e la bilam. A dɔgereba zã'a bo la solemitiŋa bala la, na yuun kɛ'ɛri la a pugera la a nɛreba basɛba zi'an, sansɛka ti a yuun de yuumpia ( 10 years) la.^[4]

A pɔsɛ a Sukuu la Gbekpa'areba Sukuu m boi Konongo-Zongo gee ba'asɛ a sɛkɛndire sukuu me la "Kumasi Academy" Sukuu la puan. Bilam ti puti'irɛ pɔsɛ bɔna yuuma la wa'a puan.^[5]

A kelum kiŋɛ la University for Professional Studies (UPSA). Nananewa, kini la Gaana Yunivɛsiti la puan zamesra.^[6]

Tuuma

Black Sherif pɔsɛ a yuuma tuuma wa la 2019 yuunɛ la puan la iŋa n yuum pɔsɛ a yia yuunɛ ti ba yi'ira ti "Cry for Me" bɔna YouTube. A yuum le iŋɛ ayima ti ba yi'ira ti "Money" bɔna 25 May 2020 yuunɛ la puan. Bɔna May 2021 yuunɛ la puan a yuum iŋɛ yuunɛ ti ba yi'ira ti "First Sermon" dee ti yuunɛ la ba'asegɔ yuum nyaa ta dɛna ti "Second Sermon," a yuum iŋɛ e la July ŋmarega la puan naɛ la African yuun yuuma ayima ti ba yi'ira e ti Burna Boy. Iŋa n tuum ta ba'asɛ iŋa la, a nyaa yuuma ta seke la yuunyuuna ayima ti ba yi'ira e ti "Kay Study" dee sɛla sɛla nan ka iŋɛ ba tiŋasuka.^[7]

Black Sherif tuuma yuum isege la March 2022 yuunɛ la puan ti a ma'a gulesɛ yuunɛ ti ba yi'ira ti "Kwaku the Traveller," n yuum ta'am paɛ yia kalɛ bɔna Gaana la Nigeria "Apple Music charts" puan dee ti pooren la yuum ta dɛna a yuunsɛka ti nɛreba la zo'e zo'e yum mina. A pɔsɛ iŋɛ a yia yuunɛ ti la yu'urɛ dɛna "The Villain I Never Was" bɔna October ŋmarega la puan "45" la se'em ti ba yi'ira ti "Soja".^[8]

Black Sherif tabelɛ tum yuuma tuuma mɛ la Sarkodie,^[9] la Smallgod,^[10]Tory Lanez, Ardee, ^[11]Bas,^[12] Stormzy, Amerado, DJ Breezy, Larry Gaaga la basɛba.

Yuunyuuna wa tuuma yuum isege la March 2022 yuunɛ la puan ti a ma'a gulesɛ yuunɛ ti ba yi'ira ti "Kwaku the Traveller," n yuum ta'am paɛ yia kalɛ bɔna Gaana la Nigeria "Apple Music charts" puan dee ti pooren la yuum ta dɛna a yuunsɛka ti nɛreba la zo'e zo'e yum mina. A pɔsɛ iŋɛ a yia yuunɛ ti la yu'urɛ dɛna "The Villain I Never Was" bɔna October ŋmarega la puan "45" la se'em ti ba yi'ira ti "Soja". Ba yeti a tabelɛ tum yuuma tuuma mɛ la Sarkodie, la Smallgod,Tory Lanez, Ardee, Bas,Stormzy, Amerado, DJ Breezy, Larry Gaaga la basɛba. Bɔna August ŋmarega 2022 yuunɛ la puan, Black Sherif n yuum de "Up Now" bɔna nasaara yuuma lɔkɔ la ti ba yi'ira solemiine puan ti "Audiomack".^[13]“

Bɔna 20 February 2023 yuunɛ la puan ti Black Sherif tuum di sɛla ti ha yi'ira ti "Best Hip Hop Award" bɔna "Soundcity MVP Awards" la n tuum iŋɛ bɔna "Eko Convention Centre" n boi Lagos tiŋa puan.^[14] A yuum kelum iŋɛ sɛla ti ba yi'ira solemiine puan ti "Palladium Times Square" n tuum boi New York tinkatɛ la puan n boi on 20 May ŋmarega la puan.^[15]

Ze'ele March 2023 yuunɛ la puan, Black Sherif de'em mɛ bɔna sɛla ti ba yiira solemiine puan ti"Wireless Festival" n boi Abu Dhabi, ^[16]A yuuma kelum nyɛ saŋa iŋɛ sɛla ti ba yi'ira solemiine puan ti "Something In The Water Festival" n yuum boi Virginia Beach^[17] la "Afronation Miami.^[18] A de la yia Gaana nɛra ti a de'em n boi "Wireless Festival" bɔna solemitiŋa UK.^[19]^[20]

A de'eŋo yɛla (Artistry)

Black Sheriff yuuma tuuma kɔ'ɔm pɔsɛ la sɛla n de lageŋɔ sitai duma to ba yiiƒba solemiine puan ti "highlife, reggae, la hip-hop" yeleyele wuu "UK drill" ti a tɔgesa zɛ"ɛta "US Chicago" duma yuum sitai puan n ze'ele Brixton, London, bɔna 2012 yuunɛ la puan wa paɛ zina wa. onwards that are often about violent and hedonistic criminal lifestyles. A yuuma la gulesegɔ zo'e zo'e boi a Akan tɔgum la puan yeleyele wuu, Twi, n de amiŋa yetɔgum la. A yuum yeti yunyuuneba sɛba n suŋɛ iŋa yuuma paa de la Kanye West, Travis Scott, Saint Jhn, Dave, Stormzy, J Hus, la Gaana nɛreba magesɛ wuu Mugeez la Sarkodie.^[21]

Ba yuum sam e la (Lawsuit)

La yuum boi 11 April 2022 yuunɛ la puan la, Shadrach Agyei Owusu (aka Snap), n yuum de CEO bo'ora "Waynes Chavis Consult" yuum sam Black Sherif ti a yuum ka doose ba yuum lagum sakɛ ti ba tum tunsɛka la. Owusu yuum ywlw Kootum duma la ti iŋa sagum ligeri mɔ yɛsa Black Sherif tuuma puan dee ti a yuum ka yelw iŋa dee yuum kɔ'ɔm kiŋɛ ta naɛ la tigere pa'alega tuna ti ba yi'ira ti "Empire" n boi in breach of a 18th August 2021 yuunɛ la puan. Bala ti Owusu yuum nyaa kiŋɛ ta gu Black Sherif ti a da kan iŋɛ a de'eŋo kuyima^[22]^[23] Shadrach Agyei Owusu la Black Sherif nananawa kelum bɔna la "Accra High Court" ba ba tɔgera. Saŋa nɔma la de la "Suit Number": CM/0393/2022

Discography

Albums

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The Villain I Never Was (2022)
Take Care of Yourself Blacko (double single) (2023)
Iron Boy (2025)

Singles

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"First Sermon" (2021)
"Ankonam" (2021)
"Second Sermon" (Remix) (featuring Burna Boy) (2022)
"Kwaku the Traveller" (2022)
"Money" (2022)
"Soja" (2022)
"Oh No" (2023)
"Wotowoto Season" (featuring Odumodublvck) (2023)
"Fallen Angel" (featuring Smallgod) (2024)
"January 9" (2024)
"Zero" (2024)
"Shut Up" (2024)
"Kilos Milos" (2024)
"Lomo Lomo" (featuring KiDi) (2024)
"Jesus Christ" (featuring Arathe Jay) (2024)
"Rebel Music" (2024)
"So It Goes" (featuring Fireboy DML) (2025)

Bo'olum la Loosego duma

Year	Event	Prize	Entry	Result
2025	BET Awards	Best International Act category	Himself
	Telecel Ghana Music Awards	Artist of The Year	Himself	Nominated
		Best Hiplife/Hippop Artiste	Himself	Nominated
		Best Hippop Song	Himself	Nominated
		Best Afrobeat Song	lomo lomo - KiDi ft Himself	Nominated
		Best Hiplife	Himself	Nominated
		Telecel Most Popular Song	Himself	Nominated
		Collaboration of the Year	lomo lomo - KiDi ft Himself	Won
		Best Afropop Song	Himself	Nominated
2024
2023	BET Hip Hop Awards	Best International Flow	Himself	Won
	Soundcity MVP Awards	Best Hip Hop	Himself	Won
	Ghana Music Awards USA	Hip Hop/Hiplife Artist of the Year	Himself	Won
	The Headies	West African Artiste of The Year	Himself	Won
	Vodafone Ghana Music Awards	Artist of The Year	Himself	Won
		Best Hiphop Song of the Year	Himself	Won
		Best Music Video	Konongo Zongo	Won
		Most Popular Song of the Year	Kweku The Traveller	Won
		Best Collaboration of the Year	Country Side (with Sarkodie)	Won
2022	Entertainment Achievement Awards	Entertainment Personality of the Year	Himself	Won
	3Music Awards	Hip hop song of The Year	Second Sermon	Won
		Breakthrough Act of The Year	Himself	Won
		Hip life/Hip hop Artiste of The Year	Himself	Won
		Song of the Year	Second Sermon	Won
		Artiste of the Year	Himself	Nominated
	Ghana Music Awards	Artiste of the Year	Himself	Nominated
		Vodafone Most Popular Song	Second Sermon	Nominated
		Best New Artiste	Himself	Won
		Best Hip life/Hip pop Artiste	Himself	Nominated
		Best Hip pop Song	Second Sermon	Won
		International Collaboration of the Year	Second Sermon Remix (ft. Burna Boy)	Nominated
		Male Vocal Performance of the Year	Gold Digga	Nominated
2022	Ghana Music Awards UK	Artiste of the Year	Himself	Won

External linkslinks

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Viisɔgɔ Lɔgɛrɔ

[1] ttps://audiomack.com/world/post/black-sherif-upnow-interview

[2] ttps://www.thefader.com/2022/10/06/black-sherif-the-villain-i-never-was

[3] ttps://www.myjoyonline.com/i-didnt-know-the-sermons-will-be-hits-black-sherif/

[4] ttps://audiomack.com/world/post/black-sherif-upnow-interview

[5] ttps://grmdaily.com/black-sherif-interview/

[6] Archive copy.

[7] ttps://excellentmusic.miraheze.org/wiki/Kay_study

[8] ttps://www.thefader.com/2022/10/06/black-sherif-the-villain-i-never-was

[9] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/the-blacko-collabo-hottest-picks.html

[10] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/the-blacko-collabo-hottest-picks.html

[11] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/the-blacko-collabo-hottest-picks.html

[12] ttps://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/the-blacko-collabo-hottest-picks.html

[13] ttps://audiomack.com/world/post/black-sherif-is-upnow

[14] ttps://africanfolder.com/soundcity-mvp-awards-2023-full-winners-list/

[15] ttps://africanfolder.com/soundcity-mvp-awards-2023-full-winners-list/

[16] ttps://africanfolder.com/soundcity-mvp-awards-2023-full-winners-list/

[17] ttps://africanfolder.com/soundcity-mvp-awards-2023-full-winners-list/

[18] ttps://africanfolder.com/soundcity-mvp-awards-2023-full-winners-list/

[19] ttps://www.myjoyonline.com/black-sherif-becomes-first-ghanaian-to-perform-at-wireless-festival-uk

[20] ttps://www.myjoyonline.com/black-sherif-becomes-first-ghanaian-to-perform-at-wireless-festival-uk

[21] ttps://www.complex.com/music/black-sherif-interview/

[22] ttp://ghananews.hrforum.uk/2022/04/black-sherif-sued-over-alleged-breach-of-contract-388.html

[23] ttp://ghananews.hrforum.uk/2022/04/black-sherif-sued-over-alleged-breach-of-contract-388.html

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