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Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly[1] (born May 7, 1997),[2][3] known professionally as Rico Nasty, is an American rapper and songwriter from Maryland. Known for her unique delivery and punk aesthetic, she rose to prominence in 2018 with singles such as "Smack a Bitch" and "Poppin".[4][5][6][7][8][9]

While in high school, Rico Nasty began self-releasing content in 2014 and had released five solo mixtapes by late 2017. She gained a local, underground following with SoundCloud singles such as "iCarly" and "Hey Arnold", with the latter being remixed by rapper Lil Yachty in 2016. After gaining wider recognition in 2018, she signed to Atlantic Records where she released her fifth mixtape, Nasty (2018). This was followed by the collaborative mixtape Anger Management (2019) with long time associate Kenny Beats. Rico Nasty's debut studio album, Nightmare Vacation, was released in December 2020.

Rico Nasty
 
Rico Nasty in 2019
Background information
Birth nameMaria-Cecilia Simone Kelly
Born (1997-05-07) May 7, 1997 (age 27)
Largo, Maryland, U.S.
OriginPalmer Park, Maryland, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2014–present
LabelsAtlantic
Websitericonastymusic.com

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Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly[1] (born May 7, 1997),[10][11] known professionally as Rico Nasty, is an American rapper and songwriter from Maryland. Known for her unique delivery and punk aesthetic, she rose to prominence in 2018 with singles such as "Smack a Bitch" and "Poppin".[4][12][6][7][8][9]

While in high school, Rico Nasty began self-releasing content in 2014 and had released five solo mixtapes by late 2017. She gained a local, underground following with SoundCloud singles such as "iCarly" and "Hey Arnold", with the latter being remixed by rapper Lil Yachty in 2016. After gaining wider recognition in 2018, she signed to Atlantic Records where she released her fifth mixtape, Nasty (2018). This was followed by the collaborative mixtape Anger Management (2019) with long time associate Kenny Beats. Rico Nasty's debut studio album, Nightmare Vacation, was released in December 2020.

Early life edit

Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly was born an only child in Largo, Maryland to a Puerto Rican mother and an African American father, who was a rapper and exposed her to rap music at a very young age. She was raised in Prince George's County, Maryland and grew up listening to artists like Bob Marley, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Nas, and Jill Scott.[13][14][1][15]

At age eleven, she and her mother moved to the Palmer Park area of Maryland. When she was in the sixth grade, Kelly's parents enrolled her in a Baltimore boarding school. That same year, her parents divorced.[13] Kelly was expelled from the boarding school after she and another student were caught with marijuana at age fourteen.[16] She then returned to Prince George's County and attended Charles Herbert Flowers High School where she began making music.[17][14]

Career edit

2014–2017: Career beginnings and early mixtapes edit

Rico started rapping in high school and released her first mixtape, Summer's Eve (2014), when she was in tenth grade at Charles Herbert Flowers High School.[9][16] After graduating from high school, she started focusing on her music career and released two mixtapes in 2016: The Rico Story and Sugar Trap. Rico Nasty gained some prominence with her 2016 single "iCarly" which amassed over 500 thousand views on YouTube within months.[16][4] She also released the single "Hey Arnold," which was later remixed featuring Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty.[18] The duo would later link again in 2017 for the single "Mamacita" as part of The Fate of the Furious: The Album soundtrack.[4][19]

In May 2017, Rico Nasty released her fourth mixtape, Tales of Tacobella, which is her earliest commercially available release as of September 2020.[20][21] Kyann-Sian Williams of NME described the mixtape as "otherworldly and synth-heavy" and noted that the mixtape proved Rico's singing abilities.[22] In June 2017, Kelly released her single "Poppin" which quickly garnered over five million views on YouTube.[1] The single was also featured on the HBO television series Insecure.[23] Kelly's fifth mixtape Sugar Trap 2 was released in October 2017 and featured an appearance from rapper Famous Dex.[24] Critics of Rolling Stone listed the mixtape as one of the Best Rap Albums of 2017.[25] Rico embarked on the Sugar Trap Tour in late 2017.[26]

  1. ^ a b c d Iandoli, Kathy (June 6, 2019). "Rico Nasty Gives Stress Relief Through Rap". Teen Vogue. ISSN 1540-2215. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rico Nasty: What to Know About the Genre-Bending Rapper". Highsnobiety. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rico Nasty on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Kelly, Chris (August 2, 2018). "Rico Nasty's homecoming celebration shows a rapper on the verge of stardom". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Chesman, Donna-Claire (June 19, 2018). "How Rico Nasty Rose to Rule the Sugar Trap". DJBooth. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b c Trammell, Matthew (March 12, 2020). "Rico Nasty: rap-rooted, emo-adjacent, young as fuck". Dazed. ISSN 2059-528X. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rico Nasty: What to Know About the Genre-Bending Rapper". Highsnobiety. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rico Nasty on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  12. ^ Kelly, Chris (August 2, 2018). "Rico Nasty's homecoming celebration shows a rapper on the verge of stardom". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference FaderPunk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ a b Herwees, Tasbeeh (June 7, 2018). "Cover Story: Rico Nasty". The Fader. ISSN 1533-5194. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  15. ^ Mallory, Tamia (October 29, 2018). "Rico Nasty Embraces Not Fitting In". Def Pen. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  16. ^ a b c Krishnamurthy, Sowmya (October 26, 2018). "Rico Nasty's Blend of Sugar & Spice Leads to Major Label Success". XXL Mag. ISSN 1093-0647. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  17. ^ Penn II, Michael (October 25, 2018). "Rico Nasty As She Wants To Be". Vinyl Me Please. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  18. ^ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (October 12, 2016). "Lil Yachty Joins Rico Nasty On The "Hey Arnold" Remix". The Fader. ISSN 1533-5194. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  19. ^ Berry, Peter A. (April 14, 2017). "Stream 'The Fate of the Furious' Soundtrack -". XXL Mag. ISSN 1093-0647. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  20. ^ Douze, Khalila (August 27, 2019). "Rapper Rico Nasty Loves The Mosh Pit". SSENSE. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  21. ^ Starling, Lakin (June 1, 2017). "Rico Nasty Gets Candid On Why Her Tales of Tacobella Mixtape Is Lit". The Fader. ISSN 1533-5194. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  22. ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (September 11, 2020). "On the cover – Rico Nasty: "I definitely resonate with being a pop-punk princess"". NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  23. ^ Dresden, Hilton (January 26, 2018). "Meet Rico Nasty, the Up-and-Coming Female Rapper Featured on the Insecure Soundtrack". Out. ISSN 1062-7928. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  24. ^ India, Lindsey (October 25, 2017). "Rico Nasty Drops 'Sugar Trap 2' Project". XXL Mag. ISSN 1093-0647. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  25. ^ Christopher R. Weingarten, Timmhotep Aku, Elias Leight, Brittany Spanos, Suzy Exposito, Mosi Reeves, David Drake, Joe Levy, Will Hermes, Briana Younger, Israel Daramola (December 22, 2017). "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved July 26, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ TACOBELLA [@Rico_nastyy] (October 27, 2017). "VIP and general admission tickets are available now for the Sugar Trap Tour Purchase here" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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