I Won’t Let It Get Into My Head - Black Sherif Speaks After Being Endorsed By Two American Greats

 

Black Sherif has intimated that he wouldn’t his head get swollen-headed as accolades from all over the world pour into his box since his emergence into the mainstream.

Despite being a relative newcomer to the scene, the Ghanaian rapper and songwriter has made a mark for himself and he’s now one of the most sought-after in Africa.

Having been praised by a lot of people since his emergence, American superstars Snoop Dogg and Akon recently added their input to the waves of appellations he has received so far.

In a recent interview on BBC Radio 1 Xtra, Akon in particular gushed about the Kwaku the Traveller hitmaker. The famed artist of Senegalese heritage declared that Black Sherif is one of his favorites and that, in the absence of a large label, he would sign him.

“I’m a huge fan of Black Sherif right now. I think it may be because he just reminded me of my energy of myself when I came out. I remember the first record, bro.

“I was in New York City when a friend of mine called Baako from Mali played me the song and I said yo who the F is that? You can hear in his voice, you can feel the pain, the struggle, you hear the challenges and you can just hear a ghetto kid wanting to get out.

“It’s the way he says it, you know is real, it’s nothing that’s fabricated and if no major label picks him up, they need to get to him before I do,” Akon is quoted to have said on BBC Radio 1Xtra.

In response, Blacko who recently spoke to Graphic Showbiz said he is humbled by the kind words from the two American greats.

“Such comments will urge me to do more. I have received such comments from superstars like Snoop Dogg but I am not allowing all that to get to my head.

“I see them as compliments and a challenge for me to do more. Black Sherif is just starting and Ghanaians and the world are about to experience something spectacular from me,” he said.