Recent months have been a whirlwind for Black Sherif, who for the first time graced stages around the world including London Stadium alongside Burna Boy, Pharrell’s Something in the Water Festival, Afro Nation Miami, and his own debut headlining concert at Palladium Times Square in New York City. While in New York, OkayAfrica trailed Black Sherif for their Summer 2023 cover story and he also sat down with Ebro for an exclusive Apple Music interview where he reflected on his journey so far. Other recent highlights include his appearance on the blockbuster Creed III soundtrack, executive produced by J. Cole’s Dreamville, with “Blood, Sweat & Tears” alongside Bas and Kel-P, and his feature on “Celebrate,” a collaboration with Jamaican superstar Popcaan. Black Sherif also was one of the key celebrity guests, alongside Idris Elba and Sheryl Lee Ralph, to accompany Vice President Kamala Harris in Ghana during her Africa tour in March.
Ghanaian superstar, Black Sherif is on a run since he released his album, The Villain I Never Was, last October. He has since released a handful of visuals and now he returns with the heartbreaking, emotionally charged music video for “Oh Paradise.” Based on Sherif’s real-life experience of the passing of his high school sweetheart, the video is a powerful reminder to cherish the time we have with the ones we love. The visuals truly capture the emotions of losing a loved one as we see Black Sherif reminiscing on the good times while the funeral is taking place. We also get to see different motifs that are used throughout the visual that accentuate the heartfelt and solemn lyrics.
The visual release bookends the groundbreaking success of Sherif's debut album, The Villain I Never Was, and closes out this chapter before he begins rolling out new music. Since releasing, The Villain I Never Was, has proven to be one of Ghana’s most impactful albums of recent years. The album solidified Black Sherif’s place as one of Africa’s most powerful creative voices and amassed massive global streaming numbers, which made him the most streamed Ghanaian artist of 2022 on Spotify and the most streamed artist of the year on popular African streaming platform Boomplay. Black Sherif won ‘Artiste Of The Year’ at the 2023 VGMAs, a major career milestone for the 21-year-old artist that was memorialized in his music video for “Oil in my Head” which has amassed more than 3.5 million views in the past two weeks since its release.
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