Nasty C Poised To Match AKA’s Streaming Feat With New Single “Soft”
Nasty C Poised To Match AKA’s Streaming Feat With New Single “Soft.” South African hip-hop is witnessing another historic moment in the making, as Nasty C’s latest single ‘Soft’ featuring Usimamane inches toward a massive debut on the S.A Spotify Weekly Song Chart — potentially rivalling one of the genre’s most celebrated streaming milestones set by the late icon AKA.
With three days remaining in the current tracking week, ‘Soft’ has already racked up a staggering 120,000 streams — a figure that positions the track to deliver the Durban-born rapper’s biggest opening week ever on the local platform.
According to The Table Chart, the current benchmark for the biggest opening week in Nasty C’s Spotify history is poised to be rewritten. But to do so, he’ll have to come close to — or surpass — the streaming juggernaut of ‘Lemons (Lemonade)’ by AKA featuring Nasty C himself, which amassed a formidable 190,300 streams in the week of September 22, 2022. That record-breaking week placed ‘Lemons (Lemonade)’ at #2 on the S.A Spotify Weekly Song Chart and marked a high point in AKA’s legendary catalogue.
Now, Nasty C finds himself stepping out of the feature spot and into the spotlight with a hit of his own. ‘Soft’ arrives at a time when South Africa’s Spotify listenership is rapidly expanding, giving artists a broader digital stage and bigger audience reach. The single’s early performance signals not only a personal best for the Zulu Man With Some Power but also the genre’s continued commercial relevance and growth in the streaming era.
SA Hip Hop fans are holding their breath to see if Nasty C’s ‘Soft’ can mirror the legacy moment set by ‘Lemons (Lemonade)’.
The final tally for the week’s streaming figures will drop in a few days, and if the numbers continue to rise at this pace, Nasty C could be on track to not only match but challenge the chart-topping legacy of his late mentor and collaborator.
