Rico Nasty

Rico Nasty
Rico Nasty for Fader 2018
Background information
Birth name Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly
Born (1997-05-07) May 7, 1997
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 2014–present
Labels Atlantic
Associated acts
Website riconastymusic.com

Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly (born May 7, 1997), known professionally as Rico Nasty, is an American rapper and record producer.

Early life

Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly[2] was born an only child on May 7, 1997[3] in Brooklyn, New York.[4][5]

At age eleven, she and her mother moved to the Palmer Park area. As her grades were dropping, Kelly's mother sent her to a boarding school in Baltimore. That same year, her parents divorced.[6] Kelly was eventually expelled from the boarding school, after being caught smoking marijuana on school grounds.[7]

Career

Rico started rapping while still in high school, and released her first mixtape, Summer's Eve, when she was in eleventh grade. After graduating high school, she started focusing on her music career and released two mixtapes in 2016, The Rico story and Sugar Trap, which gained her notable attention from the media and the general public. The mixtape included her hit single Hey Arnold which was later remixed featuring Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty.

In June 2017, Rico Nasty released her single Poppin' which became her biggest single to date gathering over 4 million views on YouTube and being featured on the HBO hit show Insecure. The song was then featured on her 5th mixtape Sugar Trap 2 which included Rico’s other popular hit Key Lime OG. The mixtape was later listed on Rolling Stone's best Rap Albums of 2017[8]

In June 2018, Rico signed to Atlantic Records and released her fourth mixtape Nasty.[9]

Personal life

At age 18, Rico gave birth to her first child, a son.[10] The child's father died before he knew she was pregnant.[11] She pays homage to him with her song, Brandon, featured on Tales of Tacobella (2017)

Discography

Mixtapes

  • Summer's Eve (2014)
  • Sugar Trap (2016)
  • The Rico Story (2016)
  • Tales of Tacobella (2017)
  • Sugar Trap 2 (2017)
  • Nasty (2018)

Concert tours

  • The Sugar Trap Tour (2017)
  • The Nasty Tour (2018)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.stereogum.com/2003572/rico-nasty-best-soundcloud-rap-2018/franchises/status-aint-hood?amp=1%7D%7D
  2. ↑ "Rico Nasty". Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Rico Nasty on Apple Music". Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/06/rico-nasty-interview-the-break/
  5. ↑ https://youtube.com/gSxP-q1f0-U
  6. ↑ http://www.thefader.com/2018/03/05/rico-nasty-poppin-smack-a-bitch-icarly-interview
  7. ↑ Herwees, Tasbeeh (Summer 2018). "Cover Story: Rico Nasty". The Fader. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ Daramola, Christopher R. Weingarten,Timmhotep Aku,Elias Leight,Brittany Spanos,Suzy Exposito,Mosi Reeves,David Drake,Joe Levy,Will Hermes, Briana Younger,Israel (2017-12-22). "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  9. ↑ "Rico Nasty Signs to Atlantic Records". XXL Mag. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ Starling, Laking (March 5, 2018). "Rico Nasty is punk". The Fader. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  11. ↑ Burney, Lawrence (November 29, 2017). "Rico Nasty Is the Happiest Rapper Alive". Noisey. Retrieved June 18, 2018.


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