Cape Town — South African rapper Nasty C revealed in a recent interview that he would consider changing his rap name once he has reached a greater level of fame and recognition.
Nasty appeared on the Ebro Show on YouTube and spoke about a range of topics such as his latest album, I love it here, SA rap after AKA’s passing and teasing a name change in the future. About the album, Nasty said ‘here’ is a space in his mind.
“Here is not a physical place, it’s in my mind. It’s a place where the people that I love are there, the things I like to do is there, gaming, music, playing sports, smoking and drinking with my friends and a new addition to that is being with my son.”
About the name change, Nasty C said he would do it once he has made a bigger name for himself already.
“I would, yeah, but I feel like I have to reach a certain level in my career first and just be like ‘Ivyson’. I have it lined up already, I’m just waiting for the right moment. Idon’t have to make the announcement in the world first, like globally; everyone has to recognise me and then I could change it. It’s like the Lil Wayne Tunechi thing … if he had done that too early in his career.”
According to TimesLIVE, he received a diamond and platinum plaque after gaining over 800 million streams on all streaming platforms.
“It’s a nice pat on the back. It really keeps us going as artists at times when you feel like maybe your music has gone a little stale. Whenever you see those numbers come back at you, you realise the fans are still really tuned in. You’re going to change as an artist, your sound and story are going to change, but the fans are still rocking with you.”
“When you get those kinds of rewards, you get to hang them up on the wall and look at them every day. It’s an affirmation. It gives you positive energy to keep going every day.” he said.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
