A UK-based DJ claims that Sarkodie is the reason for Black Sherif's popularity abroad.
The DJ was spinning Black Sherif's debut album and included a few tracks from The Villain I Never Was on his Capital Xtra radio show.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
It has come to light that Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie was the go-between who introduced popular singer Black Sherif to the world market.
Sarkodie introduced Black Sherif to several international industry players while on tour to promote his No Pressure album, according to UK-based risk jockey DJ Semtex, who mentioned this on his broadcast.
When questioned about any artists who particularly spoke to him at the time, DJ Semtek replied that Sarkodie was a guest on his Hip Hop Raised Me podcast in 2021.
Sarkodie replied; “There’s a kid in Ghana here called Black Sherif, I need to put you on. Just right from this interview, you need to go check him out.”
Sarkodie talked extensively about Black Sherif, calling the young rapper "out of this planet" and praising his zeal and vigor.
A year later, DJ Semtex recalled on his own social media pages how Sarkodie had introduced Black Sherif to him and other UK industry figures.
The DJ was spinning Black Sherif's debut album and included a few tracks from The Villain I Never Was on his Capital Xtra radio show.
His social media post read: “Exactly 1 year ago this week @Sarkodie said “Semtex, I need to put you on to @blacksherif_ “ I’ve been paying attention & playing Black Sherif’s music ever since.”
