Ghanaian singer and rapper, Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong, popularly known as Black Sherif, has won the Best Hip Hop act at the Soundcity MVP Awards 2023.
The Soundcity MVP Awards Festival is an event presented by Soundcity TV that awards plaques to musicians and performers across Africa. This year’s nominees included Black Sherif, Kidi, Gyakie, and Camidoh.
The event took place on February 11 at the Eko Convention Center in Lagos. The award honors excellence in music production and performance by African musicians in 15 categories, including the Best Male MVP, Best Female MVP, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, African Artist of the Year, African DJ of the Year, and Best Hip Hop, among others.
Pearl Thusi, a South African actress, hosted the event, which featured performances by African musicians such as Gyakie, Arya Starr, Bad Boy Timz, Seyi Vibez, Ruger, and Black Sherif.
Sound Sultan, Ifeanyi Adeleke (Davido’s Son), Rico Swavey, Obama DMW, and others were among those remembered on the show’s highlights
Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif won the award for Best Hip-Hop, while Ruger won the award for best New Artiste, and Oxlade took home the trophy for favorite song by a listener with “Ku Lo Sa.”
Among the winners, Male MVP honors went to Asake, while Tems added to her tally of MVP awards for the year by taking home the prize for Female MVP. Burna Boy added “African Artiste of the Year” to his already impressive list of accomplishments, and Digital Artiste of the Year went to Rema.
Pheelz and Buju’s “Finesse” took home the prize for Best Collaboration, and Ajebo Hustlers won the prize for Best Duo.
The Ed Sheeran–featured remix of “Peru” by Fireboy took home the Best Pop award as well.
Source – Tru News Report
