Strings and Bling

Strings and Bling is the second studio album by South African rapper Nasty C.^[1] It was released by Universal Music South Africa on July 6, 2018. At the 25th South African Music Awards the album won the Best Hip Hop album and Best produced album.^[2][3]

Strings and Bling
Studio album by Nasty C
Released	6 July 2018
Genre	Hip hop trap emo rap R&B
Length	52:22
Label	Universal Music South Africa
Producer	Gemini Major Nani Chehore Cxdy Zino D Canis Major The Gobbla Lenzo Beats Mantra Spacedtime Stunnah Beatz Tweezy ZWill
Nasty C chronology
Bad Hair Extensions (2016) Strings and Bling (2018) Zulu Man with Some Power (2020)
Singles from Strings and Bling
"Jungle" "King (featuring A$AP Ferg)" "SMA (featuring Rowlene)" "Legendary"

Release

On July 6, 2018, Nasty C released his second studio album, Strings and Bling.^[4] The album release was preceded by three singles: "Jungle", Strings And Bling features guest appearances from American rapper A$AP Ferg, Rowlene and Kaien Cruz.^[5]

Reception

Times Live, a South African news website, noted, "Strings and Bling is worth your money and time".^[6] It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writers	Length
1.	Blisters	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	03:03
2.	Strings and Bling	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	03:44
3.	Jungle	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	03:03
4.	No Respect	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	1:26
5.	Legendary	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	3:21
6.	U Played Yourself	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	3:40
7.	King (feat. A$AP Ferg)	Nasty C	3:10
8.	Do U Digg	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	3:25
9.	Gravy	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	2:11
10.	SMA (feat. Rowlene)	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo/Rowlene	5:15
11.	Another One Down	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	3:16
12.	Everything (feat. Kaien Cruz)	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo/Kaien Cruz	2:47
13.	Casanova	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	2:29
14.	Mrs Me	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	2:32
15.	My Baby	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	3:14
16.	Givenchy	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	3:20
17.	Jiggy Jigga	Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo	3:00
Total length			52:14

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
South Africa (South African Albums)	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Africa (RISA)[7]	Platinum	30,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
South Africa	6 July 2018	CD	Universal Music South Africa
	6 July 2018	Digital download