Nasty C Had An Interesting Year | Doing Piano To Becoming Independent | Is It Over For Him?

[@Wames.archive]

Man i just want nasty to rap again, his sound changed a lot he's moving like drake now he aint doing it for the fans no mo, think this is why most people are shifting to A-Reece's raw rap sound now.

[@ayabongamapukata6025]

talk about nasty without mentioning reece : mission impossible

[@Wames.archive]

@@ayabongamapukata6025 you not getting my point tho, most hip hop fans are shifting to A-Reece’s sound cause hes strictly rap. Nasty C’s versatility is a gift and a curse

[@ntlantlabennett9466]

​@@ayabongamapukata6025 read to understand. Don't read to respond.

[@Nerd-gasm]

Rap fans moved to reece because reece raps. People who appreciate versatility are still sticking with nasty c and his monthly listeners are growing. He is gaining fans outside the continent. You guys are not looking at the bigger picture. You are speaking about fans shifting to reece when reece has been stuck on 400k listeners and he couldn't even outcompete Usimamane

[@Wames.archive]

@@Nerd-gasm the problem is you compare a signed artist with play-listing being pushed by labels with A-Reece he’s indie with R400k monthly listeners pushing almost over 15 million streams on his projects while independent that’s unreal especially for a South African artist

[@iam_katlehom]

I would cry if Nasty falls off. These clips of him sound like an indecisive person - not sure where to go. very scared as well; very scared of following his heart, but rather conforming to what the 'public' deems the right path to take. but also, I've never spent a day in my life with him so this wouldn’t be a discerning take huh. also, this has nothing to do with the EP, but my observation on the clips of him speaking included here. I wish him well - generational talent man.

[@gblangapoetry]

@@iam_katlehom applause to you, you understood to give depth better than the creator of this video, but hey I stand to be corrected should it come to it, this just feels short researched and am a full time researcher this just says I wanna...

[@mfundomjongile2890]

Trust me this guy knows what he’s doing. Don’t be scared, all the experience working with Def Jam will help him when he is independent. Look at him now touring Europe, his CV is strong enough to get deals. Let’s just pray for him to achieve the bigger dream. Plus he never hated amapiano he said that amapiano artists shouldn’t approach him and that he would rather do a house song before doing an amapiano song. This channel here will tell you what people wanna hear that “Nasty C said he would never do amapiano and he turn back on his word.” He is the best hip hop artist to ever come out of South Africa. S/O Nasty C 🇿🇦

[@Whats_TheLevol]

Hating on South African rappers for hopping on South African bred music is crazy

[@KhayaTshabalala]

Right? Especially if those genres do incorporate rap😂😂😂😂

[@thechillpill861]

Nah Nasty C is a grifter. This guy used to say he'd never do amapiano and now he's all over them coz he wants a hit.

[@realtreytee]

​@@thechillpill861 wants a hit? Have you listened to his unreleased songs(snippets). Nasty's vault is full of hits. He said it himself that he just wants to take a break off hip hop because he feels like he's not in the right state of mind so the Ep for him is just him having fun and when the time is right he will come back. Plus this proves that you don't listen to the music. On release me he said"don't hold me to nothin' I said before, please release me". Either way you're entitled to your opinion, but just give the guy a break he needs the fresh air considering the fact that he almost quit making music because of going through a rough patch

[@GenuineRSA]

Everything is hate to you guys, even if it's constructive criticism. Homie didn't disrespect Nasty, but his making an interesting point about his direction with his art.

[@thechillpill861]

@realtreytee why are we talking about unreleased music?

[@jstyle_project]

He should have said "numbers wise" Not "music wise" Amapiano just taking the numbers game, doesn't make it better than hiphop Nasty. Hiphop has been around for 50 years and 40 in SA. That was not a mistake

[@realtreytee]

I beg to differ. Nasty C is already hugely successful, so if he simply wanted "numbers," he could have easily stuck to the hip-hop style his fans expect and love. Instead, by blending genres, he's taking a risk to express something real about his journey. This project isn’t about following trends; it's a personal celebration of his resilience and growth. Through this EP, he's exploring new sounds that resonate with where he is in life right now, capturing the joy he wants to feel in his music again.

[@jstyle_project]

@realtreytee I understand you, doesn't change the fact that you can do more with just hiphop, without downplaying the "music" aspect of hiphop, I double down on the my statement. He should have said "Numbers Wise" At the end of the day, the way he packages his work is important for not just him but the people that support him, so some of us don't appreciate that statement at all.

[@realtreytee]

That's the thing you saying some, on the other end some of us appreciate the ep. Yhea we all want a hip hop project from him and there are a number of leaks that we feel like he should drop them but we don't know what's happening on his end and we know that the music is there but he is not releasing it, there's nothing we can do except for let him do his thing and when the time is right he will deliver like he promised. I still stand against the numbers thing, as if he knows that dropping a hiphop project would have got him more numbers even if he dropped the full songs of the snippets he has out. He has been in songs that aren't hiphop for the longest time, eg fall asleep. Like where is the issue?

[@Akhona3112]

Nah bro house music and private school amapiano is timeless music and Nasty is right in terms of talent good singers instruments private school amapiano and house are wayyy ahead any hip hop track my brother and I like a little of everything

[@jstyle_project]

@Akhona3112 unfortunately that's a lie, hiphop is impactful and just as important to music as any other genre that's been around for multiple years, your statement is in the right place but there's a statement that's disrespectful there, hiphop is a beautiful genre that means something, much like house. Don't ever get that twisted

[@BackToTheFactsTV]

I like Confuse The Enemy it's a good EP. Nasty C must make Amapiano.

[@thechillpill861]

Nah he's bad at it. No one wants amapiano that sound American.

[@thechillpill861]

Nasty C thinks he's smart. He used to say he'd never hop on amapiano now he's all over them coz he desperate for a hit. Not to mention he's bad at it. This is what happens when we give artists too many passes, they end up thinking they can do everything. Even more annoyin is he says we dont appreciate him. Lomjita uyahlanya

[@Edwinmlayiofficial]

Okay, so quick disclaimer. This is gonna be a long ass comment, so please take your time and read to the end to understand the point I wanna make. Kenyan here. So don't come for me. I'm not from SA in any form or fashion, so if there's intricacies about the South African industry (hiphop or just music in general) that I'm not prevy to, or if I say something that's not particularly spot on or seems out of turn, please don't hold it against me. This is just a perspective, from the outside looking in. But I promise, I pay attention to African hiphop on a continental scale as much as I can. And I'm a rapper too, so it's expected that I've studied hiphop to a degree, and continue to study it to this day. Now, Nasty C says a lot of things here. Yes, in hiphop we sample a lot, because the whole genre is built off samples, and have Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian tell it, this was at a time in the Bronx where live music instruments were taken out of the schools. So all these kids had was their parent's record players. So to say 'Piano is better because in hiphop there is a lot of sampling is not fair on hiphop, Especially considering that live instrumentation was introduced to hiphop not too long afterwards (The Roots, for example). And SA has a pretty example of live instrumentation in Hiphop. I'm pretty sure Tumi and the Volume were a live hiphop band. And given the nature of live music, where it's not just organic, but there's also a lot of improvisation, that would mean original melodies exist in hiphop, and are more common than we think. Cuz we've seen this with The Roots and, a lot closer to home for y'all, Tumi and the Volume. Saying afrobeat and piano is better than hiphop because there's better singers is like saying Jazz is better than R&B because there's better instrumentalists. It's not fair because these are different genres that are great in their own right. Now as far as people playing a weird game of faking shit in hiphop, that's a problem on its own. Albeit not unique to hiphop, it's a problem on its own. Let me explain why. Hip hop's fundamentals are the following; DJing, MCing, Beatboxing, Breakdancing, Graffiti and Knowledge. Some would even argue fashion is part of it, but that's neither here nor there. What I wanna focus on here is knowledge. Now, Knowledge or consciousness, is highly valued in hiphop. Which isn't just an understanding of the spiritual, or social-political workings or our world, but also just your individual life. You gotta know who you are before you know about the world. And all over the world, that has been abandoned. Rappers aren't being who they are. They're being what they've seen growing up. While it's okay to admire, it's better to original. Be yourself. And to some degree, that has been thrown to the way side in favour of what the algorithm wants. And I think that's his gripe with hiphop; People not being who they are. Now, I also think there's a lot that he ain't saying. I think he isn't saying that hiphop isn't doing so well in the continent. It's still but a subculture in African music, which by itself is already diverse, with the leading genres being Afrobeat and Amapiano. From a business standpoint, I can understand why it would be better to station yourself in that lane. But to say the genre is better and more original is not only a lazy argument, but also, again, not a fair argument to make. As far as whether or not Nasty C should do 'Piano or not, it's perfectly fine to do so. No problem in expanding your horizons because that's how you grow. Besides, Nasty's versatility is a package deal when listening to his music, because that's just who he is. I think he's well within his rights to just make the music he wants to make and not worry about external forces influencing how he make his shit. I just think there was a lot he wasn't saying under the guise of Afrobeat and Amapiano being better than hiphop. But if there's anything I'm missing, Y'all can let me know. If there's anything I didn't get quite right, enlighten me. Because, again, this is y'all scene. Not mine. Many blessings. Love from kenya🇰🇪💯🖤

[@banelemabuza3932]

Nasty is a very talented artist, this will pass. I just want to say Nasty seems genuine abt wanting to be versatile as a artist & for the most part he's good at it. I just want to say excluding Nasty C or Blxckie, pls stop telling hip-hop artist to be versatile. There's no such criteria in hop-hop it's just a bonus not a requirement. Majority of hip-hop legends are not versatile at all. From Hov, Nas, Biggy you name it, the word versatility doesn't belong in hip-hop. It's only post Pharrell, Kanye West & Nelly era did versatility start to show itself in hip-hop. But even now in a era where we have the likes of Tyler, The Creator, versatility is still irrelevant in any hip-hop debate overseas. We the only hip-hop audience that forces this word down our artists throat, its stupid and it shows our lack of understanding when it comes to the genre of hip-hop. Even in other genres imagine telling Elaine "she's not versatile she should try rapping on one of her songs" that doesn't make sense & that's exactly what we doing to our hip-hop artists. It needs to end, anyway great vid hope to see more content you've been quiet. A topic that's making it's waves right now is this whole numbers debate, hope you make a vid on that soon.

[@thebettermanprojectsa2608]

You've said a mouthful my boy 🔥🔥💯💯... This is the comment

[@Blessed_Leboh]

Thing is we take these artists and celebrities as if they aren't human. Man, they are just like us, how many times have we said things we didn't do or said things we wouldn't do and still yet did them? Mans still young, and still has his life ahead of him, he can do whatever he likes, and jump on whatever style he chooses. Let the man BE!!! 100% Love the EP, by the way. Dope project!

[@braam7939]

Used to be a big fan of nasty c pre 2020 but Reece has dominated the early 2020s he’s more consistent in terms of quality that’s why these days I listen to him more I wish nasty would master one sound and stick to it not everyone can be drake

[@3lvis528_Hertz]

Nasty c will drop when ever now let's see his work ethic

[@Cpm_legit54]

This beat😌

[@3lvis528_Hertz]

Lol these Pretoria podcasts and musicians pray nasty c falls off,the kid has been up for too long,lol nasty is Kanye maybe even more

[@thebemere2238]

Is It Over For Him? No, it ain 't even close to that because music-wise, he's killing it, and he literally just finished off his European tour. He took a chance by tapping into a genre he barely has done, and the EP is banging. The only problem is the numbers. My question is, what did people expect a five-track Afro Beats EP from a hip-hop act to sell/do?

[@thebettermanprojectsa2608]

Aisuka 😂😂😂😂

[@thebemere2238]

@@thebettermanprojectsa2608aowa 😂 atleast criticise monna

[@3lvis528_Hertz]

But @nastyc didn't say people switched up on hiphop,he even said he will make a house track before amapiano,now he did soo

[@thechillpill861]

Nah he used to say he'd never do amapiano. He's only doing it coz he wants a hit.

[@jstyle_project]

I listened to confuse the enemy once (the Thursday it dropped) I haven't played it since but it'll definitely grow on me if ge stops trying to justify it and paddle back on his statements, he made the EP and gave it to the people, he can't do anything now, it'll find its people

[@lesedimm4671]

NASTY ANC IS STILL UNDER DEF JAM

[@Djbrightstar2424]

Ain’t no need to compare whose better.. just enjoy the music bafethu. Reece and Usimamane are both goats but I think Usimamane was taking shots at Reece lowkey 😅

[@thembiangela5877]

Nasty c will come back hip hop, watch

[@sneeyogottastrapboiii3086]

I love the part you mentioned that the music is not bad. U siding with Nasty i f with the music also Nasty C is super talented

[@Dgee_Reigns]

Y'all turned on him first before he turned on Hip Hop. At his pen game prime you guys called Hip Hop dead. His last album was good but not appreciated and it was Hip Hop. Y'all chose to hype up the new gimmicks that sound like him and Reece⚠️

[@mcebosikhakhane7164]

its just a 5 song ep, its not worth making a meal of

[@phetogoramathuthu9111]

Not disagreeing with you on anything you said. But it disturbs me to hear you count Reece out of the 'doing piano as a rapper'. Like he didn't just do a song with kelvin, and you said nothing about it, CRAZY

[@pthvtg]

It wasn't a piano record though

[@phetogoramathuthu9111]

@pthvtg ok fare point. But you can't change the fact that he still hope on the genre.

[@RIPYOSHI999]

I love Nasty's music but he will never make it in the US because tbh he does not bring anything new ....thats why Tyla blew up before he did

[@thechillpill861]

Facts but if we're being honest nasty c is not good at amapiano

[@gblangapoetry]

Do y'all hear yourself, he said I'll do a house song before I do piano he did just that, so what is he being a hypocrite ? Worse you played the clip and failed to listen

[@pthvtg]

So you take 1 line from a 2 minute clip and disregard everything else he had to say? I think you're the one who failed to listen.

[@gblangapoetry]

@pthvtg Ever heard of "context" or reading between the line? You're just on the surface brother, he did reason for depth but selective hearing are such of what was given to us as viewers, let's agree on this brother am open to hear you out to better understand your view, let's get to it, yes he sounds conflicted, but the manner of conflict is "I can do it, but this is how I actually know you feel" the conflict to do him and appease his dough supplier, he sounds like an artist that feels he is not sufficient and wants to be allowed to spread his wings, to which borders the lines of hypocrisy within the context, you more so leaned to what the streets been saying, easy said, you yourself are conflicted. But hey my text without knowledge of me might be taken out of context, but let me ease it off, I like a good argument hear me out and will find common ground if not the other leans to another, let's go.

[@StrangeforceSA]

😂 you deleted .my comment you know I'm telling the truth ....Slimes are just full of hate ...for no reason the album is no 1 ...since it came out under afro beat .....even in countries like Nigeria and more stopp 🧢 to please slimes

[@pthvtg]

Deleted your comment? Don't spew lies here.

[@tyrantmaloka1273]

Lol A reece fana want nasty to fall so bad.🤣

[@pthvtg]

For someone who doesn't like A-Reece, you always have his name in your mouth, under every video... Weird behavior

[@ntombimasehle433]

😂😂 Eiiii LOL I think mayb He is Highly Unpredictable.. You never know with NASTY C.

[@tyrantmaloka1273]

@@pthvtg lol stop dreaming i only respond to the a reece fan channel that always talk about nasty, nasty has always been versatile a reece fans talking about being disappointed with him it's wild to me just focus on your fave n leave nasty alone.

[@pthvtg]

And where did I mention I was disappointed in Nasty? Where did I bring up Reece in this video? You obsessed and delusional Lil n*gga. Stan culture is the ruining the game and n*ggas like you are part of problem. You don't like what I have to say, don't watch. We dont need n*ggas like you here.

[@tyrantmaloka1273]

@@pthvtg you are the delusional 1 you said hip hop fans were dissapointed, let them be disappointed i hate fans who boxes artist nasty is having a mini tour right now in europe let the man breath. His ep is charting just fine in other African countries, it's like you guys are looking forward to nasty downfall so bad just focus on your fave n leave ivyson alone.

[@Shadow_Dee]

It didn't perform well 👀

[@kwande_rsa]

Bro you quiet on YT literally you the only nigga id rather listen to in the Hip Hop scene great content. As for Nasty_C ayy man his versatility kinda diluted him as a rapper at some point... some fans want the Rapping Nasty C. After listening to him on his Chat lost my respect as a Rapper Born in the States? lomjita is ungrateful downplaying the fans contribution to his longevity in the game the IVSONS are hard-core fans if they still there after saying this nonsense. Uqiba uthi "pholani relax" uyanya umjita 😂😂

[@pthvtg]

We back with the consistency, I promise 🙏🏽

[@thebettermanprojectsa2608]

​@@pthvtgplease bro 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@tyrantmaloka1273]

As if reece doesn't have a piano song with kelvin momo, just leave nasty alone.

[@banelemabuza3932]

Aye bra that's not a piano song😂

[@braam7939]

@@banelemabuza3932bro it’s literally a just a striped down beat😂

[@braam7939]

Roc Marciano and Larry June rap on those types of beats all the time