Nasty C
South African rap star Nasty C has stirred fresh controversy in Ghana’s hip-hop space after revealing that Sarkodie — widely hailed as Ghana’s most decorated rapper — did not make his top three list of Ghanaian rappers.
Speaking on Joy Prime on November 24, 2025, Nasty C said plainly:
“At the moment, I’ll have to put Black Sherif up there as number 1. There’s something about his music that just speaks to me. I’m going to put Kwesi Arthur at number two. At number three, I’ll have to say Vic Mensa. Between him and Wale.”
In response to why Sarkodie was excluded, Nasty C stated that although Sarkodie ranks in his top five, he doesn’t place him in his top three.
“He’s not in my top three at the moment. He is definitely in the top five.”
The remark has reignited conversations about the pair’s long-standing tension, dating back to their 2022 lyrical exchanges.
When asked if he would collaborate with Sarkodie despite their old ‘beef’, Nasty C didn’t dismiss the idea but offered no guarantees:
“I don’t know, we would have to have a conversation.”
Pressed on why such a conversation hasn’t happened, the South African rapper blamed busy schedules and the lack of anyone arranging a proper sit-down.
“A lot of things got lost in translation… No one’s organised that. We’re both just busy with our lives,” he explained.
Still, Nasty C insists he’s ready to patch things up, pointing to lyrics from his 2022 track No Big Deal, where he expressed admiration for Sarkodie and addressed their rift.
But according to him, Sarkodie’s response track Landlord came off “a little spicy,” possibly because “someone was in his ear” with the wrong message.
The two trading lyrical blows in 2022 made headlines:
In No Big Deal, Nasty C claimed Sarkodie once refused to shake his hand and admitted he twice rejected collaboration offers, calling himself “in coward mode.”
Sarkodie fired back in Landlord, saying he never reached out for a collaboration and suggesting Nasty C was grappling with “ego” issues.
With Nasty C’s latest comments, fans on both sides are wondering: is a truce finally on the horizon — or is this another spark in a rivalry that refuses to die?