The comparison seemingly began from a small snowball of tweets which turned into an avalanche overnight. Nasty C and Ghanaian legend Sarkodie were faced off against one another and fans from both countries turned the discussion into an all-out war!
Ghanaian Twitter users were adamant that their national treasure was a better lyricist and outright rapper than Nasty C. The argument they posed was that Nasty C, while talented, is largely the benefactor of a stronger entertainment industry in a bigger country. One fan explained Ghana Twitter’s sentiments when he added YouTube views as a factor:
While the user does have a point, Sarkodie’s numbers are off the charts on YouTube, the other side of the coin needs to be considered too. Nasty C might live and work in a country which allows him to earn more, but data costs in South Africa are among the highest in the continent – making it difficult for many South African music lovers to stream YouTube regularly.
Meanwhile on Mzansi Twitter, most people were surprised to see Nasty C trending but it didn’t take long for his legion of fans to start defending him:
For the record, neither rapper has addressed the feud between their respective fans and it appears to be dying down into Sunday mid-morning. We hope it does, too. Both rappers have achieved incredible things in their countries and to compare them only reduces everything they have done for African hip hop.
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