Nsikayesizwe David Jr Ngcobo a.k.a Nasty C is South Africa’s youngest yet most successful rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Born on 11 February 1997, Nasty C started rapping at as early as 9 years old and went on to release his first mixtape, One Kid a Thousand Coffins, in 2013 under Free World Music. In 2015, he won the Best Freshman Award during the South African Hip Hop Awards
Nasty C went on to advance his career as he worked with the top rappers in the game, among them Casper Nyovest and Anatii. He was also featured on top radio interviews such as America’s Sway in the Morning where he freestyled over 6lack’s Problems. In 2017, his album Bad Hair Extensions won him the Best New Artist, Best Male Album, Best Hip Hop Album, and Song of the Year awards
2018 has been a fairly big year for Nasty C and he has worked with international rappers such as Asap Ferg in their trap song, King. This came after the young rapper was officially signed to the Universal Music Group on 15th February this year. Read the full list of Nasty C’s biggest accomplishments in 2018
- #1 streamed artist in South Africa
- Top Tweet for Hot97
- Strings and Bling album named one of the best rap albums in SA
- 15 Award Nominations (SAHH, AfriMA, etc.)
- Winner of Best Male Artiste South Africa (AfriMA)
- Winner of African Artiste of the Year (Headies Awards)
- Received the Gold YouTube Plaque and became the first South African to win the Award
- Performed in 34 international markets (Hype Fest, Berlin/Hype Fest, Oberhausen/Encore Fest, Amsterdam& Bass Jam, Manchester)
- 1M+ new followers on social media
- Most successful youth tour in Africa (Ivyson)
- Launched Tall Racks Records with his top 10 album (Rowlene)
- Listed in Forbes Africa under 30
- Face of Puma, Axe, and Mercedes Benz
- Total Apple Music plays: 20M+
- Total Spotify streams: 55, 46M