Everything points to Nasty C achieving two major milestones in 2026:
• The first SA solo hip-hop album to reach 100M streams on Spotify with “Strings and Bling”
• The most-streamed independently released album by a SA hip-hop artist in Spotify history with his album, “FREE”
Nasty C has been nominated for the 2026 SA Urban Music Awards, with a total of 8 nominations across 7 official categories:
• Artist of the Year
• Best Male Artist
• Best Hip-Hop Artist
• Best Live Performance
• Best Album
• Best Collaboration
• Best Music Video (X2)
@33Music_Plug Considering the hip-hop scene in SA, A-Reece has achieved impressive numbers in Spotify, even though he has released very few songs or projects.
Beyond that, it’s well known that Nasty has much higher numbers than anyone else in SA.
I don't usually get involved in these debates, but it's undeniable how they try to downplay his achievements. Maybe other rappers have a bigger cultural impact. I don't know.
But what else does Nasty C have to do to be considered the GOAT if he's already done almost everything?
“Particula” by Major Lazer (Ft. DJ Maphorisa, Nasty C, Ice Prince, Patoranking & Jidenna)
It has officially surpassed 200M streams on YouTube Music, making it Nasty C's first song to reach that milestone.
3. *makes a hit* “It’s not authentically SA.”
4. *makes an authentic SA hit* “it’s not charting.”
5. *makes an authentic SA hit that charts* “it’s not charting on radio”
6. *makes an authentic SA hit that charts incl radio* “Yall hype mid that’s why piano..”
Kanjalo kanjalo 🔁🔁