BE!NASTY! & NASTY ON THE BEATS
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BE!NASTY! & NASTY ON THE BEATS
BIOGRAPHY
The Royal Priest Called To BE!NASTY! mka BE!NASTY! aka NASTY ON THE BEATS! is a producer/emcee/ artist that is dually remarkable and skilled on both the boards and the mic. He currently has multiple instrumental production albums, and seven vocal (rapping) projects released across different platforms. He currently travels across the country as the "nasty nomad," enjoying making music in different places for a diverse palette of inspiration.
Having just released his seventh recording (in less than a year) "45," on his 45th birthday, June 25th, NASTY is raising the eyebrows of notable regional artists such Lyrikill, Marcel P. Black, Mr. J'ai, Proper English, L'Daialogue, Hip Hop Chef 360, as well as other producers/emcees.
Currently popping up in various open mics and Hip Hop shows across the regional south and other parts of the country, NASTY is getting feature performance opportunities, creating a buzz around his boom-bap-focused production and supreme lyricism, anticipating a hot summer of hip hop shows and appearances.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
2025-11-1 "Beats & Rhymes"- BE!NASTY! hosted and gave a WILD and engaging performance alongside some of Jackson's best emcees and poets, Skipp Coon, Mr. Fluid, and Sadé Thee Poet, and Louisiana's Lyrikill, Mr. J'ai, and DJ Soulwonder.
Venue: Urban Foxes; City: Jackson, Mississippi
2025-9-26 "Crescent Moon Flows"- BE!NASTY! gave a fiery and notable performance in the hip hop showcase, alongside Truth Universal, Mr. J'ai, Proper English, ET Deaux, Know Ketchum, and Milwaukee-based artists, Keav and David Lopez.
Venue: BrickYard; City: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2025-9-20 "Mic Check Reunion Show"- BE!NASTY! and Nasty On The Beats had feature sets in the hip hop showcase, alongside Lyrikill, Mr. J'ai, J-Dubble, Proper English, and Toi The Poetic Beauty.
Venue: Artmosphere; City: Lafayette, Louisiana
2025-6-21 "Yo! GPC RAPS"- BE!NASTY! opened up for Southern Louisiana artists, Lyrikill, Truth Universal, Ellespee, Prospek, Cali + Seamus, Slangston, Suave, and Alfred Banks.
Venue: TuffBreak; City: New Orleans, Louisiana
2025-2-20 "Poetry & Music Open Mic Night"- BE!NASTY! gave a very animated and lively performance in front of open mic crowd.
Venue: The Main Lobby; City: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Produced the "Never Afraid To Fail" EP for Lyrikill.
Allowed for a retreat trip to Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to inspire a festive-occasion project entitled "45," commemorating his 45th birthday.
Quickly follows up the Congriss album with another full-length solo-effort "The Judge Hunter Greene of Elohim: I AM ART... and this is..."
Feature performer at the February 2025 edition of "Poetry & Open Mic Night" at The Main Lobby in Baton Rouge.
Producer of the powerful duo-collaboration project "CONGRISS: The Inauguration," a joint emcee effort between himself and Lyrikill.
Finished first full-length album "The Sun of Solomon Sung As A Different Kind of David."
NASTY releases "The Feverish Analysis of The Lascivious Pursuit of CASH LEE" and "The Feverish Analysis... Instrumentals" and "The Prophet & The Prophecy" simultaneously.
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