Hell Naw

"Hell Naw" is the lead single from Nasty C's debut album, Bad Hair. The song talks about him not quitting the music industry. It debuted at number 4 on South Africa's official music chart.[1] The song peaked at number 1 on The Beat 99.9 FM African Top 10 chart.[2] It was made available for free digital download and has been downloaded over 11,000 times.

"Hell Naw"
Single by Nasty C
from the album Bad Hair
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2016 (2016-02-11)
Recorded2016
GenreHip hop •trap
Length
4:04 (Single version)
5:32 (Album version)
LabelFreeWorld Music
Songwriter(s)Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
Producer(s)Nasty C
Nasty C singles chronology
"Juice Back"
(2015)		 "Hell Naw"
(2016)		 "Switched Up"
(2016)

Background

Nasty C told Mac G from 94.7 FM that he wrote the song and released it within 24 hours. Moreover, he said he started writing bars while listening to a beat he had produced earlier.[3]

Music video

The music video for "Hell Naw" was shot by Teddy Maxx and edited by Nasty C and Pierre. Nasty C assisted Teddy Maxx with directing it.[4]

Covers

J'Something, Mi Casa's lead vocalist, celebrated Youth Day by performing a cover of the song in June 2016.[5] In July 2016, Nigerian rapper Hotyce released a cover of "Hell Naw", with production assistance from Emmeno.[6]

Accolades

"Hell Naw" won Best Song of The Year at the 16th Metro FM Music Awards.[7]

Year Award Ceremony Prize Result
2017
 16th Metro FM Music Awards Best Song of The Year[8] Won

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
South Africa (EMA) 4
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References
  1. "Entertainment Monitoring Africa :: Local Chart". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. "African Top Ten". www.thebeat99.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. Zeeman, Kyle. "Watch: How Nasty C dropped an instant hit". Times LIVE. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. Entertainment, TMG. "'The face of SA'- fans go crazy for Nasty C's new music video". Times LIVE. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. Entertainment, TMG. "WATCH: J'Something covers Nasty C's Hell Naw". Times LIVE. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. Solanke, Abiola. "New Music: Hotyce -'Hell yeah' - New Music - Pulse". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. "16th Metro FM Awards 2017 (Full List Of Winners)". Youth Village. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. "FULL LIST: Metro FM Award winners 2017". Channel 24. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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