Some rappers change their names regularly and for different reasons, from marking the evolution of their careers to seeking to appeal to a larger audience.
Asked if he would change his one day, Nasty C, during a recent interview on The Ebro Show, said: “I would, yeah, but I feel like I have to reach a certain level in my career first”
“I don't have to make the announcement in the world first, like globally; everyone has to recognise me and then I could change it. It’s like the Lil Wayne Tunechi thing ... if he had done that too early in his career.”
Nasty C said he would use Ivyson, the name of his mixtape and tour.
The Eazy hitmaker has come a long way in his career. Recently, he received a diamond and platinum plaque after garnering 828,444,681 streams on all streaming platforms.
"It's a nice pat on the back. It really keeps us going as artists at times when you feel like maybe your music has gone a little stale. Whenever you see those numbers come back at you, you realise the fans are still really tuned in. You're going to change as an artist, your sound and story are going to change, but the fans are still rocking with you," he told TshisaLIVE.
"When you get those kinds of rewards, you get to hang them up on the wall and look at them every day. It's an affirmation. It gives you positive energy to keep going every day."
Everyone has to recognise me: Nasty C on what it would take for him to change his name
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Some rappers change their names regularly and for different reasons, from marking the evolution of their careers to seeking to appeal to a larger audience.
Asked if he would change his one day, Nasty C, during a recent interview on The Ebro Show, said: “I would, yeah, but I feel like I have to reach a certain level in my career first”
“I don't have to make the announcement in the world first, like globally; everyone has to recognise me and then I could change it. It’s like the Lil Wayne Tunechi thing ... if he had done that too early in his career.”
Nasty C said he would use Ivyson, the name of his mixtape and tour.
The Eazy hitmaker has come a long way in his career. Recently, he received a diamond and platinum plaque after garnering 828,444,681 streams on all streaming platforms.
"It's a nice pat on the back. It really keeps us going as artists at times when you feel like maybe your music has gone a little stale. Whenever you see those numbers come back at you, you realise the fans are still really tuned in. You're going to change as an artist, your sound and story are going to change, but the fans are still rocking with you," he told TshisaLIVE.
"When you get those kinds of rewards, you get to hang them up on the wall and look at them every day. It's an affirmation. It gives you positive energy to keep going every day."
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