Katlego Sekhu
During the media launch of his African Throne World Tour with Cassper Nyovest, rapper Nasty C shared that he and his partner Sammie Heavens welcomed their son, Oliver, two months ago.
Nasty C emphasized that fatherhood has deeply impacted his approach to his career. “I’ve always taken it seriously, but I’ve always put fun in the forefront. I’ve always been the type of guy to say once this thing stops being fun I’m going to stop doing it. Now it’s not like that any more. I’m trying to make music that will last forever more than ever. I want to leave something behind that he’s going to be very proud of.”
The rapper also discussed his emotional growth, noting that he is in a healthier state both mentally and emotionally.
“I’ve been taking far better care of myself. Mentally, emotionally, physically. There’s a lot of undoing just from the way I was raised, so that when he looks at me and absorbs the things I say and do, he takes all the right stuff.
“My father had a lot of stepmothers. Obviously the dynamics were kind of weird and it can affect the way you look at your father. There’s been a lot of resentment. You can hear it in my old music. I sounded like I hate my father. My relationship with him now is something I was very intentional about fixing. You’ll hear about it in the album as well. There’s forgiveness, but also understanding.”
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