Ghanaian musician Black Sherif has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Ghanaian artist to surpass 300 million streams on Boomplay. His debut album, "The Villain I Never Was," garnered immense attention both before and after its release, creating waves locally and internationally, contributing to his remarkable success.

He gained popularity in 2021 with his song “First Sermon” released in May and later followed up with the “Second Sermon” in July where his breakthrough came in March 2022 with his hit single “Kwaku the Traveller”, which reached Number One on the Ghanaian and Nigerian Apple Music charts.

The 14 listed track album, ”The Villain I Never Was” was released on October 5, 2022 which he only featured Nigerian’s finest Afrobeat sensation, Burnaboy, for the remix of “second sermon”.

Black Sherif bagged the numerous awards in the just ended Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) including Artists Of The Year, Best Music Video, Most Popular Song of the Year, Best Collaboration Of The Year.