Ace Senegalese-American musician, Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, popularly known as Akon, has made a revelation about Ghanaian artist, Black Sheriff.
According to the Akon, Black Sheriff is his favorite musician on the African continent.
“I’m a huge fan of Black Sheriff now. Maybe ’cause he just reminded me of the energy of myself when I came out,” he said.
Recounting how he heard of ‘Kweku Frimpong,’ the celebrated artist revealed that it was through a friend from Mali.
“I remember the first record, I was in New York City when a friend of mine named Bako from Mali played me his song, I said yo, who the F is that? Like you can hear in his voice the pain, the struggle, you hear the challenges but you can just hear a ghetto kid just wanting to get out, like it’s the way he says it,” he added.
The Konvict Muzik boss also issued a warning to global music labels to act fast in signing Black Sherif before he does.
“If no major picks him up, they need to get to him before I do,” he warned.
Source: The Independent Ghana