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Mohammed Ismail Sherif (born 9 January 2002), professionally known as Black Sherif and formerly Blacko, is a Ghanaians 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 song "Kwaku the Traveller," which reached Number 1 on the Ghanaian and Nigerian Apple Music charts. (Its music video has been viewed 27 million times on youtube). 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.
Sherif attended his basic education at Konongo Zongo Islamic Basic School and later at Pinamang Educational Complex, where he graduated junior high school. He then completed his secondary education at Kumasi Academy, he was a member of the Literary Group (LG) under the students representative council where he picked up an interest in music and dancing. Black Sherif has also partnered with Italian sports wear brand ellesse.
A former student of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), he was studying at the University of Ghana as of October 2022.
Black Sherif breakthrough came in March 2022 with his single "Kwaku the Traveller," which reached Number 1 on the Ghanaian and Nigerian Apple Music charts and became his most popular song. He released his debut album, The Villain I Never Was, in October, supported by the singles "45" and "Soja".
Black Sherif has worked on songs by Sarkodie, Smallgod, Tory Lanez, Ardee, Bas, Stormzy, Amerado, DJ Breezy, Larry Gaaga and others.
In August 2022, Black Sherif was named "Up Now" by music streaming service Audiomack. “I've had Audiomack since high school,” Black Sherif told Audiomack. “It was the first platform that I used and convinced my friends to listen to my music. It was easier, and it looked professional. It's been the primary thing for me to connect with my fans and share music.”
Black Sherif performed at the 25th anniversary of the MOBO Awards, which took place at the Wembley Arena, London. In December 2022, he hosted his debut concert, the "Mozama Disco Concert," in Accra.
On 20 February 2023, Black Sherif won the Best Hip Hop award at the Soundcity MVP Awards, which were held at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos. He played the Palladium Times Square in New York City on 20 May.
Since March 2023, Black Sherif has performed at the Wireless Festival in Abu Dhabi, Something In The Water Festival in Virginia Beach and Afronation Miami. He is the first Ghanaian to perform at the Wireless Festival in the UK.
| 2025 | BET Awards | Best International Act category | Himself | ||
| Telecel Ghana Music Awards | Artist of The Year | Himself | |||
| Best Hiplife/Hippop Artiste | Himself | ||||
| Best Hippop Song | Himself | ||||
| Best Afrobeat Song | lomo lomo - KiDi ft Himself | ||||
| Best Hiplife | Himself | ||||
| Telecel Most Popular Song | Himself | ||||
| Collaboration of the Year | lomo lomo - KiDi ft Himself | ||||
| Best Afropop Song | Himself | ||||
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| 2023 | BET Hip Hop Awards | Best International Flow | Himself | ||
| Soundcity MVP Awards | Best Hip Hop | Himself | |||
| Ghana Music Awards USA | Hip Hop/Hiplife Artist of the Year | Himself | |||
| The Headies | West African Artiste of The Year | Himself | |||
| Vodafone Ghana Music Awards | Artist of The Year | Himself | |||
| Best Hiphop Song of the Year | Himself | ||||
| Best Music Video | Konongo Zongo | ||||
| Most Popular Song of the Year | Kweku The Traveller | ||||
| Best Collaboration of the Year | Country Side (with Sarkodie) | ||||
| 2022 | Entertainment Achievement Awards | Entertainment Personality of the Year | Himself | ||
| 3Music Awards | Hip hop song of The Year | Second Sermon | |||
| Breakthrough Act of The Year | Himself | ||||
| Hip life/Hip hop Artiste of The Year | Himself | ||||
| Song of the Year | Second Sermon | ||||
| Artiste of the Year | Himself | ||||
| Ghana Music Awards | Artiste of the Year | Himself | |||
| Vodafone Most Popular Song | Second Sermon | ||||
| Best New Artiste | Himself | ||||
| Best Hip life/Hip pop Artiste | Himself | ||||
| Best Hip pop Song | Second Sermon | ||||
| International Collaboration of the Year | Second Sermon Remix (ft. Burna Boy) | ||||
| Male Vocal Performance of the Year | Gold Digga | ||||
| 2022 | Ghana Music Awards UK | Artiste of the Year | Himself |
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