{"id":102840,"date":"2025-11-11T14:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102840"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:27:58","slug":"black-sherif-reveals-amakye-dede-inspired-iron-boy-says-the-legend-is-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=102840","title":{"rendered":"Black Sherif reveals Amakye Dede inspired \u2018Iron Boy\u2019, says the legend is family"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ghanaian musician Black Sherif has disclosed that his latest album\u00a0Iron Boy<\/em>\u00a0was inspired by legendary highlife artiste Amakye Dede, whom he later discovered to be a long-time family friend.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Hitz FM<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0Daybreak Hitz<\/em>\u00a0on Tuesday morning, the award-winning artiste said the song was born out of a visit to Amakye Dede\u2019s home, where he paid homage to the music icon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He recounted that the meeting revealed a surprising family connection that stretched back generations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were layers to the decisions making\u00a0Iron Boy<\/em>. I went to Nana Amakye Dede\u2019s house and I realised he was my grandfather, the real iron boy. It wasn\u2019t intentional. I went to pay homage and realised he was a family friend from generations ago. That was the first layer; homage,\u201d he told hosts Kwame Dadzie and Doreen Avio.<\/p>\n

Black Sherif, also known as Blacko, added that although Amakye Dede does not feature on the\u00a0Iron Boy<\/em>record, he had considered including him.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest I did think about putting the Amakye Dede on the song but it just didn\u2019t manifest in bringing the thing up,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Iron Boy<\/em>, released in April 3, 2025, has quickly become one of the most streamed Ghanaian songs of the year.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0Spotify, the album debuted at number 6 on the UK Top Debuted Albums chart and achieved the highest first-day streaming record for a Ghanaian album, amassing 2 million streams. It is also the most streamed Ghanaian album of 2025, racking up over\u00a0103.3 million streams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0Apple Music,\u00a0Iron Boy<\/em>\u00a0spent\u00a0158 days\u00a0as the number one album on the Apple Music Ghana Top Albums chart. Five tracks from the album have reached the top spot on the Apple Music Ghana Top 100 in 2025. Sacrifice<\/em>\u00a0dominated the Apple Music Top 100 Chart for\u00a023 consecutive weeks.<\/p>\n

On\u00a0Audiomack, Black Sherif crossed\u00a01 billion career streams, cementing his position as the most streamed Ghanaian artiste on the platform.<\/p>\n

The success of\u00a0Iron Boy<\/em>\u00a0follows Black Sherif\u2019s consistent rise as one of Ghana\u2019s most influential young artistes, known for blending storytelling, street poetry, and deeply personal experiences in his music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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