Black Sherif’s Album Review, ‘The Villain I Never Was’ – MC Paa Saahene.
Black Sherif’s Album Review, ‘The Villain I Never Was’ – MC Paa Saahene.
Black Sherif’s debut album establishes legibly that he’s a master of the craft and way ahead of the curve, not swaping any of his edge for this more widespread sound.
The album undoubtedly sets a reference point for other artists, with it’s work of art very blitheful, peppy and a pop record.
The Ghanaian singer, song-writer and performer time after time have showed the world a change that actually reflects in person. ‘Oh Paradise’ with it’s horripilatiion vocals and soulful singing features on “The Villain I Never Was”.
“The Villain I Never Was”, seem to present a concept to the public, Black Sherif who wasn’t a bad guy, or wicked person, but in the quest to survive the hurdles of life and it’s perceived obstacles, the society paints a picture, an identity that makes him beseem a villain.
In his ‘45’ track, Sherif sings “ I don’t care me no more, I’m only about survival, s3 mey3 aa na mewu aa na meko”, “Kwaku Rasta eh, trapping my way up, doing this shit my way, scars on my face mabr3 o jack, jigga dem lied on ma name.”
Illuminating the jaded actuality of his former life, making him feel mentally uneasy.
In the ‘Second Sermon’, Black Sherif sings, “Cause I really lose my way, 3ny3 sei na y3 kyer33 me’oo, nso ma’ny3 no saa, ebi’aa na asem aba, nti mo nfa me saa’oo”. It’s not surprising he educes these bars with the title of the album, “The villain I never was”.
The ‘Second sermon’ remix which features Burna Boy is the only song that had a feature amongst the 14 tracks on the album, ‘The Homeless Song’, ‘Oil in my head’, ‘45’, ‘Soja’, ‘Prey Da Youngsta’, ‘Sad boys don’t fold’, ‘Konongo Zongo’, ‘Wasteman’, ‘We up’, ‘Toxic City Love’, ‘Don’t forget me’, ‘Oh Paradise’, ‘Kwaku the traveler’.
As his street persona hints, Sherif has long motivated street boys with his songs. It’s no wonder ahead of the release, he opened the album with ‘Soja’, an exciting R&B influenced to motivate the sad boys.
“The Villain I Never Was” , is a perfect album with the strongest vibe. Black Sherif’s consistency is very remarkable and adds up to his discography.
