Nasty C Reveals How Overthinking Kept ‘SMA’ And ‘Head Up’ Unfinished For Years
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Nasty C Reveals How Overthinking Kept ‘SMA’ And ‘Head Up’ Unfinished For Years. Nasty C has opened up about one of the biggest lessons he has had to learn throughout his music career, revealing how overthinking once kept some of his songs unfinished for years.
The South African rap heavyweight shared the insight during a Q&A interview with fellow rapper Tshego inside the VW Amarok, where the conversation turned to personal growth, creative processes and the things artists sometimes have to leave behind as they evolve.
Asked what he had to unlearn as his career progressed, Nasty C pointed to overthinking and spending too much time dwelling on musical ideas instead of allowing himself to create freely.
The rapper explained that he would sometimes sit with a beat and a hook for an entire year, trying to find the perfect verse to bring the song together. In some cases, the waiting period stretched considerably longer, with two of his well-known records serving as examples.
He revealed that ‘SMA’ had been sitting with him for approximately four years before he eventually recorded his verse. ‘Head Up’ took even longer, with the rapper revealing that he had the song for about six years before completing it.
Interestingly, snippets of these songs had already made their way to the public, leaving listeners anticipating their eventual release. Nasty C recalled how people would regularly ask when the songs were finally coming out, with some eventually giving up on ever hearing the finished versions.
However, the rapper eventually found his way out of that creative cycle by changing how he approaches recording.
“I think that’s how I ended up coming up with this new formula to record where it’s just like I blurt out whatever, you know, whatever is in there. Just let it out, let it out just to get rid of that clog. Then I come back and I fix it later,” he explained.
Rather than putting pressure on himself to find the perfect words from the beginning, Nasty C now allows his initial thoughts and ideas to flow freely before returning to refine the material.
His approach highlights an important shift in his creative process: sometimes, getting the music out is more important than getting every detail right on the first attempt.
The revelation also offers an interesting look into the making of some of Nasty C’s music, particularly how songs that listeners eventually come to know and appreciate can spend years waiting for the right moment to take shape.
For an artist who has consistently pushed his creative boundaries, learning when to stop overthinking and simply create appears to have become an important part of his growth.
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