Black Sherif

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. (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.