Award-winning Ghanaian musician Black Sherif, affectionately known as Blacko, has opened up about the paths he might have taken if music hadn’t worked out for him.
In a revealing interview on the Afro Select Show, the “Second Sermon” hitmaker shared that without his successful music career, he could have easily found himself in retail or following his family’s footsteps in the automobile spare parts trade.
“If I wasn’t doing music right now, I would probably be hustling crazy, doing clothes stuff in Accra, or maybe if I wasn’t in Accra, I would be selling my daddy’s tyres in Konongo,” he stated candidly.
Black Sherif revealed that his father was involved in a family business that sold car engines and spare parts, and growing up, this business shaped part of his early outlook on life.
The artist also reflected on his high school years in Kumasi, where he often snuck out of boarding school to hang around popular areas near the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
He admitted to being heavily drawn to dance and street culture even before his music blew up.
Despite his meteoric rise to fame, Blacko’s reflections paint the picture of a grounded young man who has never forgotten his humble beginnings or the hustle that shaped his early years.
His story serves as a reminder that behind the fame is a relatable young Ghanaian with dreams, struggles, and the will to survive—music just happened to be the outlet that changed everything
