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I Love It Here

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I Love It Here
Studio album by
Released15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)
GenreHip hop
Label
Producer
  • Nasty C (also exec.)
  • Waytoolost
  • Dylan Fine
  • Maxonproduction
  • Show N Prove
  • Christer
  • DJ Khalil
  • Tom Goss
  • Off & Out
  • Elaye Slattery
  • Maestro The Baker
  • Kurtis Mckenzie
  • Kid Hazel
  • Splited Stupid
  • LB808
  • The Elementz
  • Joe Reeves
  • Lekaa Beats
  • Tiggi
  • C. Gutta
  • Luke S. Crowder
  • JustDan
  • Donnie Katana
  • TBS
  • Ties
  • Select Play Music
  • Sammy Soso
  • Kevin Boakye
  • Sk8 Miles
  • Jeid
  • Holy
  • Serhiy Vereshchak
Nasty C chronology
Ivyson Army Tour Mixtape
(2022)
I Love It Here
(2023)

I Love It Here is the fourth studio album by South African recording artist and record producer Nasty C,[1] it was released on 15 September 2023 through Def Jam (a division of UMG) and Universal Music South Africa.[2] It features guest appearances from Tellaman, Maglera Doe Boy, 25K, Anica, Manana, and American rapper Benny the Butcher.[3]

Background and promotion

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The album features background vocals and poem from Nasty C's girlfriend and baby mama Sammie Heavens as the intro of the project.[4]

Track listing

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I Love It Here track listing[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."She's Gone & The End" (Sammie Heavens[a])
  • Nasty C
  • Waytoolost
  • Dylan Fine
  • Maxonproduction
  • Kevin Boakye
3:08
2."Endless"
3:00
3."Crazy Crazy"
  • Elaye Slattery
  • Mikael Haataje
  • Samuel Haataje
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Off & Out
  • Elaye Slattery
2:32
4."Release Me"
  • Eddie Jones
  • Khalil Abdul-Rahman
  • Gerald Harris
  • George Kerr
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
DJ Khalil2:44
5."Fuck That"
  • Nasty C
  • DJ Khalil
2:30
6."Broken Mirrages" (
)
  • Kurtis Mckenzie
  • Khalil Abdul-Rahman
  • Ikeoluwa Oladigbolu
  • Ndumiso Manana
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Maestro The Baker
  • Kurtis Mckenzie
  • DJ Khalil
3:01
7."Prosper in Peace (with Benny the Butcher)"
  • Ebenezer Maxwell
  • Ahmar Bailey
  • Luke Beasley
  • Murenets Nikita
  • Jeremie Pennick
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Kid Hazel
  • Splited Stupid
  • LB808
3:32
8."Sunset Walks (featuring Tellaman)" (Sounka[a])
  • The Elementz
  • Joe Reeves
3:05
9."This Time (featuring Ami Faku)"
  • Ami Faku
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Babatope Olalekan Bello
Lekaa Beats3:09
10."I Love You"
  • Luke S. Crowder
  • Calvin Lamar Tarvin
  • Darwin C. Quinn
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Tiggi
  • Nasty C
  • C. Gutta
  • Luke S. Crowder
3:44
11."No More"
  • Daniil Letiagin
  • Deonte Moore
  • Louis Delacour
  • Janko Nilovic
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • JustDan
  • Donnie Katana
3:01
12."RIP"
  • Ikeoluwa Oluwatobi Oladigbolu
  • Hrayr Azaryan
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Nasty C
  • TBS
  • Ties
1:35
13."Know Yourself"
  • Christer Kobedi
  • Thelumusa Samuel Owen
  • Thulasizwe Dlamini
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Nasty C
  • Christer
  • Select Play Music
3:48
14."See Me Now (featuring Manana)"
  • Samuel Awuku
  • Ndumiso Manana
  • James Mwanza
  • Cole Ostrin
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
Sammy Soso2:37
15."Temptations (featuring Manana)"
  • Keven Wolfsohn
  • Ndumiso Manana
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
The Elementz3:12
16."Kill the Noise (featuring Anica and Maglera Doe Boy)"
  • Anica De Oliveira
  • Tokelo Moyakhe
  • Miguel Alejandro Salcedo Latouche
  • Eric Omar Rascon Rivera
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Sk8 Miles
  • Jeid
3:16
17."Pops" ()
  • Thelumusa Samuel Owen
  • Thulasizwe Dlamini
  • Khalil Abdul-Rahman
  • Christer Kobedi
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
  • Select Play Music
  • Christer
3:48
18."Hard Choice (featuring 25K)"
  • Holy
  • Serhiy Vereshchak
3:43
19."Dear Oliver"
  • Keven Wolfsohn
  • Paul Bogumil Goller
  • James Mccants
  • Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo
The Elementz3:17

Note

  • ^[a] signifies background vocals.

Personnel

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Credits for I Love It Here, are adapted from AllMusic.[6]

  • 25k - Primary Artist
  • Ahmar Bailey - Composer
  • Amanda Faku - Composer
  • Ami Faku - Primary Artist
  • Andziso Ngobeni - Guitar
  • Anica De Oliveira - Composer
  • Anica Kiana - Composer, Primary Artist
  • Ashly Williams - Vocals (Background)
  • Babatope Olalekan Bello - Composer
  • Benny the Butcher - Primary Artist
  • C Gutta - Producer
  • Calvin Tarvin - Composer
  • Christer - Composer, Producer, Programmer
  • Cole Ostrin - Composer
  • Daniil Letiagin - Composer
  • Darwin Quinn - Composer
  • Deonte Moore - Composer
  • DJ Khalil - Producer, Programmer
  • Donnie Katana - Producer
  • Drew Corria - A&R
  • Dylan Fine - Composer, Producer
  • Ebenezer Maxwell - Composer, Recording
  • Eddie Jones - Composer
  • Elaye - Producer
  • vElaye Slattery - Composer
  • Ellis Taylor - Composer
  • George Kerr - Composer
  • Gerald Harris - Composer
  • Holger Czukay - Composer
  • Holy - Producer
  • Hrayr Azaryan - Composer
  • Ikeoluwa Tobi Oladigbolu - Composer
  • Irmin Schmidt - Composer
  • Jaden Gray - Vocals (Background)
  • Jaki Liebezeit - Composer
  • James McCants - Composer
  • James Mwanza - Composer
  • Janko Nilovic - Composer
  • Jeidi - Producer
  • Jeremie Pennick - Composer
  • Joe Reeves - Composer, Producer
  • Jordan Fulton - Composer
  • Jstar - Vocals (Background)
  • JustDan Beats - Producer
  • Kevin Boakye - Composer, Producer
  • Keven Wolfsohn - Composer
  • Khalil Abdul-Rahman - Composer
  • Kid Hazel - Producer
  • Kurtis Mckenzie - Composer, Drums, Producer
  • Lb808 - Producer
  • Lehlohonolo Molefe - Composer
  • Lekaa Beats - Producer
  • Liza Corsey - A&R
  • Louis Delacour - Composer
  • Luca Urbaniak - Composer
  • Luke Beasley gComposer
  • Luke Crowder - Composer, Producer
  • Maestro The Baker - Producer
  • Maglera Doe Boy - Primary Artist
  • Mathias Thalhofer - Composer
  • Matti Mikael Haataja - Composer
  • Maxon (DE) - Producer
  • Manana - Primary Artist, Composer, Vocals (Background)
  • Michael Karolina - Composer
  • Miguel Alejandro Salcedo Latouche - Composer
  • Mike Manitshana - Mixing
  • Murenets Nikita - Composer
  • Nasty C - Primary Artist, Producer, Rap, Composer, Programmer, Recording
  • Nikki Grier - Vocals (Background)
  • Off&Out - Producer
  • Omar Rivera - Composer
  • Paul Bogumil Goller - Composer, Recording
  • Sammie Heavens - Vocals (Background)
  • Sammy Soso - Producer, Composer, Programmer
  • Select Play Music - Producer
  • Serhiy Vereshchak - Composer, Producer
  • Show N Prove - Producer
  • Simo Samuel Haataja - Composer
  • Sk8miles - Producer
  • Sounka - Vocals (Background)
  • Splited Stupid - Producer
  • Steve "B" Baughman - Mastering Engineer
  • Tellaman - Primary Artist
  • The Element'z - Producer
  • The Muse - Violin
  • Thelumusa Owen - Composer, Recording
  • Thulasizwe Dlamini - Composer
  • Ties - Producer
  • Tiggi - Producer
  • Tokelo Moyakhe - Composer
  • Tom Goss - Composer, Producer
  • TSB - Producer
  • Waytoolost - Producer

Promotion

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To further promote the album, Nasty C announced his upcoming I Love it Here Tour, to commence on October 18, Paris, France.[7]

Accolades

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Industry Awards

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I Love it Here received two nominations for Best Produced Album, and Best Hip Hop Album at the 30th ceremony of South African Music Awards.

Awards and nominations for I Love it Here
Organization Year Category Result Ref.
South African Music Awards 2024 Best Hip Hop Album Pending [8]
Best Produced Album Pending

Release history

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List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s) Ref.
Worldwide 15 September 2023 Def Jam Standard [6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Best New Hip-Hop This Week". UPROXX. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ Schube, Will (15 September 2023). "Nasty C Shares New Album 'I Love It Here'". uDiscover Music. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ Keteyi, Oluthando (15 September 2023). "Nasty C's 'best album yet' is finally here". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ "WATCH | MTV announces Nasty C's 'I Love it Here' doccie airing soon". TimesLIVE. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ "I Love It Here by Nasty C". 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "I Love It Here - Nasty C | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Nasty C announces I Love It Here international tour". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ Keteyi, Oluthando (26 September 2024). "Tyla's reign continue as she leads SAMA Awards nominations". Independent Online. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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