Black Sherif - Take Care of Yourself Blacko (EP)

Black Sherif reign continues with Take Care of Yourself Blacko, an introspective pair of singles, “YAYA” and “Simmer Down,” out now via Blacko Management / EMPIRE.

The project chronicles the 21-year-old’s growth through adversities as he navigates the cold streets of fame while staying true to himself. While “YAYA” follows the lens of his alter ego, a rebel who gave fate a chance and is in search of healing, “Simmer Down” is a highlife, soul and drilled infused anthem about keeping a winning mentality and practising patience to downplay opposition. The tracks, produced by his two in-house collaborators, Samsney and Joker Nharnah, were teased to fans during his acceptance speech for “Artiste of the Year” at the 24th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards in Accra.

Since last year’s release of his debut album, The Villain I Never Was, Black Sherif has solidified his 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 Ghanaian artist of all time on popular African streaming platform Boomplay. With no gimmicks, Black Sherif has reached these pinnacles in record time—leading the charge as one of the foremost pioneers of the new sound emanating from Africa.