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DEF JAM AFRICA PRESENTS RHYTHMS OF ZAMUNDA – MUSIC INSPIRED BY COMING 2 AMERICA
COMPILATION FEATURES TRACKS FROM THE HOTTEST NEW ARTISTS ACROSS ALL OF AFRICA, KICKS OFF WITH NEW VIDEO FROM SOUTH AFRICAN RAPPER
NASTY C FT. ARI LENNOX “BLACK AND WHITE”
ARRIVES ALONGSIDE COMING 2 AMERICA ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK AND THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED COMEDY FROM AMAZON PRIME VIDEO ON MARCH 5th
The iconic Coming To America (1988) took audiences to the Africa-inspired, fictional land of Zamunda. It’s sequel, Coming 2 America will be released worldwide on 5 March 2021.
To help tell the story, music by many African acts is included in the new movie. In addition to that, a compilation that mirrors some of the themes of Coming 2 America will be released by Def Jam Africa, a division of the Universal Music Group.
From amapiano to zouglou-inspired songs, Rhythms of Zamunda is a 16-track body of work that traverses Western, Eastern and Southern African soundscapes to connect with Northern America and the rest of the globe.
It features, amongst a host of others, a myriad of genres introduced by the likes of Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage and Tekno, the late DJ Arafat from Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa’s Prince Kaybee and Msaki as well as Fally Ipupa from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The lead single from Rhythms of Zamunda is ‘Black & White’ by South Africa’s wordsmith and wunderkind Nasty C. On it, the hip hop artist features American soul singer, Ari Lennox and gives the listener a glimpse into the possibilities of love when two people stop complicating it. It’s a universally relatable perspective and one that Nasty C is elated to share with the world.
“I am honoured to be representing Africa in such a monumental moment, celebrating the best of black creatives,” he said about the compilation.
Creativity is at the core of Diamond Platnumz’s Hallelujah featuring Morgan Heritage. The Tanzanian bongo flava crooner considers himself blessed to contribute to African artists being seen as imaginative, diverse and world-class. He said: “I’m so excited because there is great chemistry between our music and Coming 2 America.”
The compilation is felicitous. Togolese musos, Toofan, whose song, Ye Mama, is another standout track believe “associating African artists with the movie sequel over 30 years later is a symbol of the increasingly important place that African music holds globally. It’s about time African inspirations take on the world stage.”
Of Rhythms of Zamunda, Universal Music South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa CEO, Sipho Dlamini said: “It was important for Def Jam Africa to be involved because the first film was so legendary to Africans in the diaspora. The film franchise is tongue-in-cheek but conveys a rich quality of life in Africa. That is reflected in the music on Rhythms of Zamunda. We wanted to represent some of the sounds that are relevant, impactful and current on the continent.”
Featuring songs about love, chasing dreams, identity, triumph over trials and more, this compilation is a Pan-African project that bridges the distance between countries and cultures.
Check out the full tracklisting below:
- Black & White – Nasty C ft. Ari Lennox
- Owo Ni Koko – Larry Gaaga & Umuobiligbo
- Magnet – Locko
- Skeletun – Tekno
- Overdue – Tellaman Feat. Sha Sha & Oxlade
- Jiggy Bop – Alpha P & TMXO
- Dosabado – DJ Arafat
- Fetch Your Life – Prince Kaybee Feat. Msaki
- Dangerous Love – Tiwa Savage (DJ Ganyani Amapiano Radio Edit Remix)
- Moya Omubi – Th&o.
- Hallelujah – Diamond Platnumz Feat. Morgan Heritage
- Ye Mama – Toofan Feat. Fally Ipupa
- Ain’t It True – Bonj
- Loke Loke – Gemini Major Feat. ANATII
- Shesha – De Mthuda & Njelic
- Everything – Ricky Tyler
Nasty C
Nasty C has always been known by the “Coolest Kid In Africa” yes we mean Africa, He has proved why he is the coolest. After the release of his two mixtapes and an EP he released Hell Naw his debut single from the album Bad Hair and just like that he had us at the palm of his hand as fans were anticipating the album by the time it dropped it was the most streamed album within 24hours and peaked in number 1 on the iTunes local charts the singles “Don’t Do It'”, “Good Girls and Snapchat Hoes” and “Phases” featuring Rowlene were commercially featured in countries like Germany, United States of America and United Kingdom which was rare for a African video. When the single “Allow” featuring French Montana happened he started getting recognized as a force to be reckoned with, MTV Europe Music Awards nominated him in 2017 and the B. E. T Awards.
Most people didn’t realize that these were climbs at a bigger piece of the pie which our brother finally has. But Nasty C had bigger plans for his second studio album, The release of Jungle and King featuring A$AP Ferg proved to us that not only was he opening the door to international status but he was kicking it down, Showing how possible it is for young talented African musicians to known world wide. The album Strings And Bling released July 6th both digital and hardcopy has a feeling of timelessness to it, The song felt old even though it was new and that’s was the1st time the team listened to it.
It it critically one of the best South African albums that you do not need to skip but let it take you where ever Nasty C was going which is an insight really of what he has been going through since “Celebrity” kicked in for his talent, there’s a line he says in one of the tracks that he started reading the Bible not because he has done something wrong but for survival of this new world his talent has taken him into. And with SMA single featuring Rowlene he showed us a peak of his emotional side and exposes insecurities that other rappers would not do due to image, But when he did he reminded us of Song Cry by Jay Z and how sometimes emotions can be the only thing musicians can use to become relatable.
Not only is he talented but he’s also business minded, It wasn’t long after the launch of Strings & Bling that he decided to launch his own record label and that was a game changer as now he is his own boss with the new album coming “Zulu Man With Some Power” Nasty is already ahead of us again as a lot of international artist are rumored to appear in this project, The single “God Flow featuring crownedYung” and “There They Go” proves his new upcoming album is also going to be a club banger and we can’t wait and the fact that it’s released under DefJam proves his business ethics.
Nasty C
Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo born 11 February 1997 better known by his stage name Nasty C, is a South African rapper, songwriter and record producer and. He is one of the country’s most prominent performers, and he is widely regarded as one of the country’s best young rappers. David Ngcobo originates from Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal. He started rapping at the age of nine, having been influenced by his older brother who was a producer at the time. He eventually mastered the process of music production and began adding his vocals on the beats he was making, later signing to Durban-based artist management.
company,Free World Music. Nasty C released his first mixtape One Kid a Thousand Coffins on 24 May 2012.
His second project titled L.A.M.E (Extended Play Version) – EP was released on 4 April 2014. L.A.M.E. is an acronym for “Levitating Above My Enemies”. On 10 February 2015 he would go on to release his highly successful mixtape, titled Price City. Off the tape was his major single “Juice Back” which later spawned a remix featuring Davido and Cassper Nyovest produced by Gemini Major. On 9 January 2016, he was featured on Anatii and Cassper Nyovest’s collaborative single “Jump”. The official music video for the remix to the single “Juice Back” was released on 17 January 2016. He appeared on SWAY in the Morning and freestyled over 6lack’s Prblms instrumental. On 15 February 2018, he announced that he has officially signed to Universal Music Group and had departed from Mabala Noise.
The stage name ‘Nasty C’ was given to him by the first producer he ever worked with. His dream of meeting one of his major influences became a reality when he met AKA and opened for him during the nationwide album launch for AKA’s debut studio album Altar Ego. Nasty C highlights that performing alongside AKA at a Durban festival was one of the best
experiences of his life. Early 2016 he released Hell Naw as the first single off his debut album “Bad Hair” which was set to be released later on. Hell Naw peaked at number 4 on the music charts in South Africa the song and also peaked at number 1 on The Beat 99,9 FM African Top 10 chart in Nigeria.
After he signed to Mabala Noise Entertainment he finally released Bad Hair, a highly anticipated project on music streaming platform Audiomack. He later explained that this was due to a sample he couldn’t clear from one song in time before the release. In December 2016 he released an extended version of Bad Hair, titled Bad Hair Extensions with notable singles like “Allow” featuring the American rapper French Montana.
On 6 July 2018, Nasty C released his second studio album Stings And Bling. The album’s release was preceded by three singles “Jungle”, “King” and “Legendary”. Strings And Bling features guest appearance from American rapper A$AP Ferg, Rowlene and Kaien Cruz.
The album is praisedfor its remarkable production provided by Gemini Major and record producer Tweezy the young rapper’s lyricism is also praised on tracks such as Another One Down. While also being criticized for being too long and having too much filler, the album is praised as one of the best rap albums of 2018 in South Africa.