{"id":1269105,"date":"2022-12-22T20:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T20:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/22\/black-sherif-a-once-homeless-kk-finds-a-home-in-over-thousands-of-hearts-at-mozama-disco\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T20:30:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T20:30:06","slug":"black-sherif-a-once-homeless-kk-finds-a-home-in-over-thousands-of-hearts-at-mozama-disco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/22\/black-sherif-a-once-homeless-kk-finds-a-home-in-over-thousands-of-hearts-at-mozama-disco\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Sherif: A once homeless &#8216;KK&#8217; finds a home in over thousands of hearts at Mozama Disco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>The Konongo-born creative learned the ropes through a mixture of wins and treachery suffered in the eyes of all.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the youngster started securing more recognition within the past two years, this year has been the most trying for him yet.<\/p>\n<p>It may not look so, but Mohammed Ismail Sharrif\u2019s tests have ranged from lawsuits to being homeless. Yes, A Homeless Song was not just a mere theme for the lead track on \u2018The Villain I Never Was\u2019 (TVINW) album.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Blacko-final--1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"Black Sherif: A once homeless 'KK' finds a home in over thousands of hearts at Mozama Disco\" class=\"wp-image-10032233403 lazy\"  data- title=\"Black Sherif: A once homeless 'KK' finds a home in over thousands of hearts at Mozama Disco\"\/><figcaption>Image credit: Kenneth Awotwe Darko for Myjoyonline.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At a point in this year when his songs were everywhere, the youngster was fighting a battle he had not prepared for while his audience thought he was cruising comfortably.<\/p>\n<p>Black Sherif, as he is known in showbiz, had been stripped off a place of abode, one of the most unpalatable circumstances he was forced into.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I can\u2019t get over this opening act by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackSherif?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BlackSherif<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MozamaDiscoConcert?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MozamaDiscoConcert<\/a> was all that it was supposed to be and more \ud83d\udd25\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Protect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blacksherif_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@blacksherif_<\/a> \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rUecvPu4cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/rUecvPu4cp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kenneth Awotwe Darko (@TheKennethDarko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKennethDarko\/status\/1605913337434234880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat was in March. Me and the boys. We got these issues. This work. It was not just me but me and my producer, the one that made the beat for The Homeless Song,\u201d he told Amazon \u2019s<em> +44 Podcast <\/em>some two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Road Boys Association including Blacko did not have a place to live for 8 days, but his songs were ironically banging in the streets.<\/p>\n<p>This is how he actually captures the mood at the time on the first track on the <em>TVINW<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5OqEC0FWwCxMEUQ0IqR3v9?utm_source=generator\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m at my downest in life, and I\u2019ll be homeless for a while. I know it\u2019s unbelievable, coz I had a few days ago,\u201d he said on the 2:45min song produced by Joker Nharnah which was not made public until the album later on.<\/p>\n<p>But that line aged rather gracefully. With the poise for survival dictated at the song\u2019s end, the only way from there was up.<\/p>\n<p>The predicament, coupled with other pains, fueled back-to-back melodies of strife in \u2018Kwaku The Traveller\u2019, \u2018Soja\u2019 and went on a serial collaborative run.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-22-at-19.58.25-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Sherif: A once homeless 'KK' finds a home in over thousands of hearts at Mozama Disco\" class=\"wp-image-10032233408 lazy\"  data- title=\"Black Sherif: A once homeless 'KK' finds a home in over thousands of hearts at Mozama Disco\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Months down the line, the story is beyond the comprehension of critics who were skeptical about Blacko\u2019s period of relevance in the music industry.<\/p>\n<p>Every single project he has dropped or featured on has broken musical boundaries with his debut album doing unimaginable numbers.<\/p>\n<p>There was his debut headline show in the UK, a MOBO stage appearance within a space of months, he Kwaku Frimpong brought the party home.<\/p>\n<p>He crowned it all at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel on Wednesday where he brought together fans to crown the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mozama Disco: The Genesis\u2019 was oversubscribed, with the audience singing with passion to every song Backo introduced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-22-at-19.59.18-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Sherif: A once homeless 'KK' finds a home in over thousands of hearts at Mozama Disco\" class=\"wp-image-10032233409 lazy\"  data- title=\"Black Sherif: A once homeless 'KK' finds a home in over thousands of hearts at Mozama Disco\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>It was as if the fans at his debut Ghana concert had lived the stories he tells in his songs and surely for a good reason.<\/p>\n<p>The young man\u2019s challenges since his ascension to fame have played out so much in their faces that they feel a part of every word, lyric and stanza of his songs.<\/p>\n<p>The feeling was electric as it was clear how much of the Kwaku Killa\u2019s (K.K) craft and passion was embedded in their hearts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"hzGyOaBDonI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Sherif performs Soja at Mozama Disco\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hzGyOaBDonI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Other musicians also graced the stage to support a colleague in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>They range from Sarkodie, Darkoo, Gyakie, KiDi, Larruso, Djay, Asakaa Boys, La Meme Gang, Marince Omario, Baaba J, Juma Mufasa, Darkua, Wendy Shey, and DopeNation among others.<\/p>\n<p>It is safe to say that Black Sherif lumped up the lessons and channeled them into pulling off a show which has been widely considered as one for the books.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p><em>The author, Kenneth Awotwe Darko is a journalist, music enthusiast and social media analyst.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow him on Twitter via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKennethDarko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@TheKennethDarko<\/a> on Facebook, Kenneth Awotwe Darko<\/em> <em><em>and @TheKenDarko on Instagram.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Email: Kenneth.darko@myjoyonline.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Konongo-born creative learned the ropes through a mixture of wins and treachery suffered in the eyes of all. 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