But the 19-year-old from Pretoria has been dope for a minute. With co-signs from the likes of DJ Fresh, and a rumoured deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation, a Best Freshman South African Hip Hop Awards (2015) nod under his belt, all eyes are on the Durban rapper whose rise has been nothing short of amazing.Ī-Reece's “Couldn't" single, featuring his Ambitiouz Ent label-mate and hook machine Emtee, is buzzing. He displayed all those dynamics on his Price City mixtape. He doesn't just have a high-precision delivery, he has impressive lines and can tell a story. Nasty's one of the most impressive lyricists of our time. He has the big singles (“Hell Naw," “Juice Back") and he's collaborated with stars (Tumi, Cassper Nyovest, Davido, DJ Speedsta, Emtee, Anatii). The only thing the Durbanite doesn't have is an album. Nasty C's verse on the remix for his “Juice Back" single was one of the best of 2015. From Cape Town's"boom bap" emcees, Joburg's trappers, to Durban's innovators and the rest, these are the best of South Africa's next generation of hip-hop. For the 25th day of Youth Month, we present you with the 25 South African rappers under 25 killing the game right now.Īnd while many of SA's biggest stars-from Cassper Nyovest and Gigi Lamayne to Fifi Cooper, Stilo Magolide, Emtee, Anatii and Duncan are all 25 or under-you already knew that.