Nasty C’s New Album ‘Free’ Reportedly Makes Spotify History With Major Milestone

• Nasty C's new album Free has reportedly made history on the digital music streaming service Spotify
• The rapper's project features some of South Africa's top musical stars, and it is expected to dominate local charts within days of its release
• The news sparked a cocktail of reactions from social media users, both from cheerful fans as well as critics, claiming the numbers were generated by bots

South African rapper and record producer Nasty C has once again made streaming history, this time with his new album, Free.

Coming from a brief musical hiatus, having only released singles in recent months, Nasty, real name Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo, has returned to delight his fans and hip hop heads with some music.

Released on 12 September 2025, the 16-song album sports features from stars like Blxckie and DJ Speedsta, as well as singers Tellaman and Tshego.

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Usimamane, who was said to be beefing with Nasty's rival A-Reece, also made an appearance on the project in a song titled Soft, which was released in June.

Four hours before it was released at midnight, Twitter (X) user 2022AFRICA revealed that the project became the most pre-saved album on Spotify for a South African Hip hop artist. This speaks to fans' excitement and eagerness to listen to the project.

Meanwhile, the rapper currently sits on nearly two million monthly listeners on the streaming platform.

After an epic album rollout, which included a stint working at Spar Supermarket, fans are enjoying the music and have once again declared Nasty C as one of the greatest rappers in the country.

Fans react to Nasty C making history

Social media supporters raved over the incredible milestone and congratulated Nasty C. Read some of their comments below:

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ivyson_HQ teased:

"Scary hours for the naysayers."

LMphaho raved:

"Record-breaking before it even drops."

Misfi_23 said:

"Bro dropped the album of the year!"

Pinkbutterrave added:

"I pre-saved it so quickly. That's the GOAT."

only1coolestro1 threw shade at A-Reece's supporters:

"The Slimes won’t be able to sleep well after tonight."

saintwanda_ praised Nasty C:

"You COOKED, my hero, this album speaks to my soul. Much love. Come on, need all the Ivysons all together, we can take this master piece to the highest level and break the records."

Meanwhile, others weren't as convinced and hastily brought up the allegations that the rapper used robots to spike his streaming numbers.

MukukaTy said:

"Spotify bots did their thing."

Mkhungo_Sodi wrote:

"The bots have started, even the Spotify page itself promoted the album."

Who_is_Dopamine laughed:

"I can’t for the bot allegations tomorrow."

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Source: Briefly News