Black Sherif wins Hip Hop Act of the year at the 2023 Soundcity MVP Awards

By Joyceline Natally Cudjoe

Talented Ghanaian rapper, Black Sherif has won Hip Hop Act of the Year at the 2023 Soundcity MVP Awards which was held on Saturday, February 11 at the Eko Convention Center, Lagos, Nigeria.

He beats a stiff competition from South Africa’s Nasty C and AKA, Nigeria’s Blaqbones, Ladipoe, as well as Kenya’s Khaligraph Jones among others to emerge victor with his global smash hit, “Kwaku The Traveller.”

Receiving his award, Black Sherif thanked fans and all those who supported him to chalk that height in his music career.

He also lauded the organisers of the award for providing an enabling platform to recognise his crafts.

The “Fist Sermon” hitmaker promised to work around the clock to give the world fine tunes and urged people across the globe to keep supporting his music.

He was also nominated for Best New Artiste, Best Collaboration, Best Hip hop, Listeners Choice and Viewers Choice Awards of the year.

Soundcity MVP Awards is First presented in 2016 to celebrate outstanding artistic accomplishments across the continent.

The 21-year rapper who received his debut award in this year’s edition released his much-anticipated album titled “The Villain I Never Was” last year, October 2022.

The album went on to receive massive streams and good reviews across various digital streaming platform spectrum.

His unique blend of highlife, afrobeat and rap has

‘Closer eye to the skies’: Researcher sees uptick in sightings of UFOs

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Individuals are able to report sightings directly to the group. Researchers also receive their data from other organizations tracking UFO sightings in Canada and the U.S., government sources such as Transport Canada and the Department of National Defence as well as social media.

In academic circles the notion of studying this phenomena has been taken more seriously after details about the Pentagon’s UFO program were discovered in 2017, said Paul Kingsbury, a professor in the department of geography at Simon Fraser University.

While the U.S. has made co-ordinated efforts to document this issue, there is a disconnect on the Canadian side, Kingsbury added.

He said it’s important for the Biden administration and Canada to work transparently with the scientific community so that academics can access information and data that will help address the problem of identifying these objects.

“It would allow the public to more fully understand what these objects are, their nature, what is causing them and the consequences of the many reports of these anomalous objects in our skies.”

As Canadians continue to navigate global unrest associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters and wars overseas, messaging shrouded in “mixed messages and mystery” can leave people feeling anxious.

“Being transparent, wherever possible, is also important for peoples’ peace of mind,” said Kingsbury. The Canadian Press garnered him a great fan army while he is termed as energetic when it come to live performances.