‘The Villain I Never Was’ is out, debut album by Black Sherif

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Black Sherif is trending, and we’ll tell you why and who he is. Black Sherif is a Ghanaian singer who recently shared his debut album titled The Villain I Never Was. The album is a sonically refreshing body of work that tell the tale of his personal struggles and triumphs. The 14-track album has a single feature from our own Burna Boy.

“It took me everything to give life to this body,” says the 20-year-old Black Sherif in a conversation about the effort he put behind the album. “The one thing in my life that I gave everything up for. There is life in this body, I hope it treats you good and speaks to you like I want it to.”

As earlier mentioned, his album is a view into the singer’s personal life, giving his audience a candid overview of his journey. In an interview with OkayAfrica, the singer revealed that he has an unexpected journey into music especially being a Muslim.

“I have loved music since I was a kid. I just didn’t know I was going to make a career out of it,” said Black Sherif. “I am a Muslim. In Islam, music is more like sin, you shouldn’t make a career out of it if you are a Muslim. The music was chasing me, but I was always dodging it.”

Black Sherif’s real name is Mohammed Ismail Sharif Kwaku Frimpong. He started exploring music at 17 with his single “Cry For Me.” A record he followed swiftly by “Money.” Much later, he released “First Sermon,” “Second Sermon,” and “Kwaku the Traveller” singles that gave him viral attention.

Black Sherif’s sound fuses elements of afrobeats with influences from drill and trap music. His sonic style is characterized by poignant wordplay and a keen ability to seamlessly merge multiple languages and genres in an exciting and fun way.

He has become one of the leading voices in Ghanaian drill music and has been featured on Apple Music’s Rap Life playlist and Spotify’s Radar Artist. He was also recently nominated for “Best International Flow” at the BET Hip Hop Awards.

Listen to Black Sherif’s ‘The Villain I Never Was’ below:





Source: okayafrica.com

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