‘Afrobeats, Amapiano better than Hip-hop’ – Rapper Nasty C

Nasty C, a South African hip-hop singer, has stated that Afrobeats and Amapiano are superior music genres to hip-hop.

He claims that Afrobeats and Amapiano are more “original” in terms of live instruments and melody, whereas rappers heavily sample.

According to the ‘Coolest Kid In Africa’ singer, most rappers pretend to be wealthy.

He did, however, clarify that he is not considering changing genres.

Speaking in a video making the rounds on X, Nasty C said: “Afrobeats and Amapiano are better than Hip-hop. Like music-wise. Let’s call a spade a spade, man.

“I mean, of course, there are some [Afrobeats and Amapiano] songs where it is like autotune heavy, this n*gga not saying sh*t. He is just saying ny*sh a bunch of time. But live instrument rolls, original melodies, n*ggas who can actually sing, that is music, bro. Their music lasts forever.

“Hip-hop, we sample a lot. I’m not being ungrateful to hip-hop. I love hip-hop. I am hip-hop to the core. I am hip-hop till I die. But hip-hop, we out here playing this weird game where it is like everyone is fake rich, fake balling, fake gangster. I’m sick and tired of hearing n*ggas speaking about spending in songs. I’m like, ‘N*gga, you spending nothing. Shut the f*ck up.”

Kanyidaily recalls that Nasty C has named his top 5 Nigerian rappers of all time.