Black Sheriff is a Ghanaian singer and rapper. Born Mohammed Ismael Sherrif Frimpong to parents Ismael Frimpong and Auntie Marie in Konongo Zongo, a suburb in Konongo in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
Popularly known as Sheriff by his peers in Konongo but they will later join his name Sheriff to Black which later became his moniker and stage name Black Sheriff or Blacko by others.
His mum is a Muslim who worked as a seamstress before traveling to Greece to join Sheriff’s dad when Sheriff was in class five. His mum gained popularity in the country when Sheriff referred to his mum in his 3rd record, The Second Sermon.
He rapped that his mum had no idea the kind of life he was living at that moment. Sheriff raps, “Aunti Marie nim s3 this be the life I dey live for here. Things I see with my I eyes, s3 mi kayer3 m’abrewa noa she go stress” which translates in English “Auntie Mari has no idea this is the life I live here. My old girl (Auntie Marie) will stress out if I tell her the things I’ve seen with my eyes”. His dad Ismael Frimpong comes from Domeabra in Asante-Akyem in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
Sheriff’s breakthrough in the music scene began when he dropped his song Money, in January 2020 which went viral on all social media platforms.
Speaking to Kwame Sefa Kayi on the Kokorokoo morning show, after Money was released, he was motivated to continue doing music because of the positive feedback he received on the song from various people and social media platforms.
Money was followed by two other hit songs, the first sermon and the second sermon which helped the Black Sheriff image seal a spot and gain recognition in the music industry. Sheriff went on to release a series of hit songs to his catalog and an album, “The Villain I never was” which was released on 6th October 2022.
Aside from the recent competitiveness in the music industry which keeps social media buzzing with comments and reactions, senior high school rivalry in Ghana is also something most people cherish especially during national competitions and arguments among citizens on which school has produced the most prominent persons in the country.
Current students in institutions enjoy the honor and bragging rights of a celebrity being an alumnus of their Alma Mata. With the kind of image, he has built for himself in the music industry, many Ghanaians will like to know what the high school Black Sheriff completed.
Which SHS Did Black Sherrif Complete?
performing during entertainment and the school’s live band, it was obvious Black Sheriff was destined for greatness and it’s all thanks to Kumasi Academy, the institution where he discovered his music career.
Since his introduction to the music industry, his art has catapulted him to win top awards both locally and internationally and also perform on big stages with top artists. He was recently crowned Artiste of the Year at this year’s VGMA awards in addition to other four awards he won that night.
Old students of Kumasi Academy would be proud of the product their institution has produced for the African continent and I encourage Ghanaians to continue
promoting his music to the world. Black Sheriff to the wiase!
Watch Black Sherif performing in his high school here;