Ghanaian musician Black Sherif has been adjudged winner of the Best International Flow category award at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.
The music star who has had an astronomical rise in his career over the past two years beat other greats from around the world including AKA (South Africa), Central Cee (UK), Gazo (France), J Hus (UK), K.O (South Africa), Major RD (Brazil), Ninho (France), Sampa The Great (Zambia) and Tasha & Tracie (Brazil).
Black Sherif becomes the second Ghanaian to win the award after Sarkodie in 2019
Taped from Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, GA, on Tuesday, October 3, this year’s show paid homage to 50 years of Hip Hop with a non-stop party. Tip “T.I.” Harris, Nelly, City Girls, Fabolous, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Tyrese, Chingy, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Holiday, D-Nice, and Technician the DJ joined previously announced performers.
This year’s nomination marked the second time Black Sherif had been nominated in the category.
In 2022, Black Sherif was nominated in the Best International Flow Category at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards but lost out to Benjamin EPPS.