Black Sherif’s So It Goes, featuring Fireboy DML and released in late January 2025 as a standout track from his album Iron Boy, has sparked widespread conversation on the internet about its themes of relentless hustle and nomadic ambition. The lyrics, particularly lines like Moving from place to place, from plane to plane / Spreading my word out and shit,”
Tiktok users have dissected these words, praising how they reflect real life migration for dreams, blending vulnerability with triumph. Drawing solely from posts on X, here’s a look at the song’s impact, lyrics focus, and reception.
Fireboy’s contribution amplifies this, with lines like “And so it goes / See this life is a lonely road / Everyday hustle for the dough / I’m on the road,” Since its drop, X buzz has tracked the song’s explosive growth. @TuneStats reports: “Black Sherif & Fireboy DML’s ‘So It Goes’ has surpassed 40 MILLION streams on Audiomack. It’s the first 2025 Ghanaian song to achieve this milestone, another user said it’s the most streamed Ghanaian songs on the platform this year so far… the most streamed song off IRON BOY album.
Chart dominance is another hot topic. In Nigeria’s Spotify 2025 Global Impact List, it hit #18—the only Ghanaian entry with @waxmiliean, @blackoupdate, and @theeviralpicks all posting that It’s the only Ghanaian song on the list. On Apple Music Ghana, @Jfreeg_ charts show it consistently at #4, behind other Iron Boy tracks like “Sacrifice.” Grammy speculation arose early, with @OlarotimiA70505 in @TheGrammyGuru’s thread saying: “Good song though by lyrics and meaningful… black sherif & fireboy dml so it goes.”
On the internet, “So It Goes” isn’t just a hit, it’s a shared road trip through ambition’s highs and lows, with users turning those plane to plane bars into mantras for their own journeys. From 10M to 40M streams, the momentum rolls on, proving the song’s own prophecy: and so it goes.
