{"id":58527,"date":"2025-01-30T21:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/african-music\/black-sherifs-highly-anticipated-album-the-villain-i-never-was-is-out-now\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T21:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:10:04","slug":"black-sherifs-highly-anticipated-album-the-villain-i-never-was-is-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=58527","title":{"rendered":"Black Sherif&#8217;s highly anticipated album \u2018The Villain I Never Was\u2019 is out now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-17433\">\n<p>Ghanaian hip-hop hitmaker Black Sherif is out with his highly anticipated album \u2018The Villain I Never Was\u2019. This is a 14-track album which features only Burna Boy. <\/p>\n<p>Black Sherif aka <strong>Blacko <\/strong>broke the charts with his singles \u2018First Sermon\u2019 and \u2018Second Sermon\u2019 which got him the collaboration with Burna Boy on the remix of his \u2018Second Sermon\u2019 release which is also the 14th track on this new album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=1366%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/afrowired.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BLACK_SHERIF_PRESS_COVER0858_CLEAN-1-scaled-1.jpeg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption><em>Image: David Nana Opoku Ansah<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following this success, Black Sherif inked a contract with Empire and collaborated with Ivorian Doll, Vic Mensa, ArDee, Darkoo and many others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018The Villain I Never Was\u2019<\/strong> is a well-done project with a pure message from the heart that speaks to Black Sherif\u2019s core fans and almost everyone who has been on the road for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen or Stream Black Sherif\u2019s \u2018The Villain I Never Was\u2019 below;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Villain I Never Was\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7mnGUuvsSbUHZdKkJYdmOg?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian hip-hop hitmaker Black Sherif is out with his highly anticipated album \u2018The Villain I Never Was\u2019. 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