Mohammed Ismail Sharrif

Profile Black Sherif: the Konongo rapper whose Kwaku the Traveller took over Africa’s charts Black Sherif, born Mohammed Ismail Sharrif in Konongo, rose from viral freestyles to continental fame with First Sermon, Second Sermon and Kwaku the Traveller. His debut album, The Villain I Never Was, came out in 2022, and he won VGMA Artiste of the Year in 2023.