A-Reece Surpasses 2M Streams on Spotify With Album ‘P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy’, Slimes Impressed

A-Reece Surpasses 2M Streams on Spotify With Album ‘P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy’, Slimes Impressed

  • Rapper A-Reece's new album P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy has achieved some impressive numbers since its release
  • It has already surpassed 2 million streams on Spotify in South Africa and has over 3.2 million streams globally
  • Just recently, his fellow rapper Nasty C gave him his much-deserved praise, sparking collaboration requests from fans
A-Reece's album has reached 2M streams.
A-Reece Surpasses 2M Streams on Spotify With Album ‘P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy’, Slimes Impressed
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South African hip hop was given the shake-up it oh-so needed with the release of projects from some of the biggest names in the game.

A-Reece reaches impressive numbers

Rapper A-Reece's new album P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy has already surpassed 2 million streams on Spotify in South Africa since it was released. He also achieved some global success, with the project reaching over 3.2 million streams globally.

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The album was released on 20 October 2023, and it created a buzz on social media.

X blogger @2022AFRICA announced:

"'PARADISE 2 [THE BIG HEARTED BAD GUY' by A-Reece Has officially surpassed 2 Million streams on SA Spotify. It officially becomes the Second fastest album by a South African artist in history to do this."

A-Reece lauds Nasty C following album release

Just recently, A-Reece lauded his fellow rapper Nasty C and gave him his much-deserved praise. This sparked collaboration requests from fans.

A-Reece tweeted and deleted that Nasty C is better than Central Cee. However, the tweet did not get a response from Nasty C.

Nasty C recently said he is the best rapper in Africa and that he could not mention a rival. The only rapper he recognises as his equal is J Cole.

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"I'm not saying I'm the best rapper in South Africa but I've never met someone who made me go 'Yho, let me take this L!' "
"In the world, because of where I am right now and the way I write, I have to say J. Cole and I have to say Jay-Z. The way they write is so insane, it's never been so direct but at the same time, so colourful and multi-layered."

Tyla reaches 15 million streams on Spotify

In a previous report from Briefly News, Tyla's Water reached and surpassed 15 million listeners on Spotify. This makes her the first South African artist to reach those numbers.

She also scooped 1 billion views on TikTok and entered the Billboard Hot 100 songs at number 67.

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za