Artist Close-Up: Nasty C Is The Zulu Man With Some Power
Releasing his debut and representing for South Africa, Nasty C’s debut Zulu Man With Some Power blends South African music with a range of genres to create an artist that both embodies the nation while also spearheading himself into “mainstream” notice. Frankly, when some say “mainstream” music or going “mainstream,” there can be a slight note of ignorance or a hidden, aloof initiative of trying to get white people to listen to “foreign music.” It is why Bad Bunny articles feature him at the helm of “Latin” Trap and bringing it “mainstream,” but go to Puerto Rico or anywhere else in Latin America and that music IS the mainstream Thus, for the “Zulu Man With Some Power,” his debut is about is about showing the world that “mainstream’ music should aim more to be universal or global.
Nasty C – There They Go [Official Music Video]
Listening to Zulu Man With The Power was like riding a much more exciting, colorful, and rhythmic version of Disney’s ride: It’s A Small World. You get on that toy boat and take a course through the many worlds that can fit in one world or rather in one album. While some artists genre-bend with their music, Nasty C bends genres to his music. He is not jumping into different ones as much as incorporating them to his core aesthetic. You feel South Africa in every track, but instead go to the R&B lounge in Johannesburg through his EXCEPTIONAL duet with Ari Lennox on “Black & White.” Go to a Trap club in Cape Town with your “Bookoo Bucks” to live “La Vida Loca.” Still, you could hang out under the sun of Durban to catch a chill vibe in “Feeling” or twerk to “Deep Pockets.” No matter, what there is a range of styles and spaces Nasty C builds for himself that will surprise people and help this young star avoid any desire to box him in.
NASTY C – Eazy [Official Music Video] [Explicit]
Nasty C can really do it all in terms of genres. His easy-going voice ebbs and flows between spitting verses and seductively singing them, but yet they don’t feel too far apart. It is as if his main goal, in his debut, was to appear effortless, while most artists try to appear like stars. Yet, in making his vibe a relaxed flow into any direction, he, ultimately, feels transportive. Thus, for a debut, this Zulu Man With Some Power, actually has a whole lot of power.
