Nasty C Opens Up About Being Considered An AfroBeat Artist Internationally And Not A Rapper

Nasty C Opens Up About Being Considered An AfroBeat Artist Internationally And Not A Rapper. The way people from other parts of the world perceive African music has been proven to be different from how Africans do. Nasty C recently revealed and explained how he is regarded mostly as an AfroBeat artist and not a rapper by an international audience.

On a recent interview with Audiomack Nasty revealed that : “A lot of people from outside of the continent hear my music and immediately think Afrobeats. There’ve been a lot of occasions where we’ll be in meetings, maybe [with a digital streaming platform], and we’ll get there, and they’ll say, “You’re definitely one of the biggest Afrobeats artists in Africa.”

I understand the first people to break out of Africa for music were Afrobeats artists, so I don’t feel bitter. It makes it a little bit harder to break down that stereotype, but it’s cool. I’m here to be the person that breaks down that barrier and let people know we have so much more over here,” he added.

Nasty C gained a global recognition that led to three BET and Afrimma nominations in the categories that accommodated African acts and rappers.

“I started to intentionally improve my sound when I started realizing the amount of people I touch with my music,” he added.