Biography

Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly (born May 7, 1997), known professionally as Rico Nasty, is a gifted American rapper, singer, and songwriter. 

She is best known for her unique style of music, which blends elements of trap, punk, and Caribbean music. Rico Nasty has released several mixtapes and EPs, including her most recent project, Anger Management.

Rico Nasty was born and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She first gained attention with the release of her mixtape, Summer’s Eve. The tape caught the attention of several music blogs and publications, and her song Rage went viral on social media. Since then, Rico Nasty has continued to release new music and perform live.

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Wiki Facts & About Data
Full Name:	Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly
Stage Name:	Rico Nasty
Born:	7 May 1997 (age 26 years old)
Place of Birth:	Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality:	American
Height:	1.63 m
Parents:	N/A
Siblings:	N/A
Husband • Spouse:	Not Married
Boyfriend • Partner:	Malik Foxx, Brandon (ex.)
Children:	Cameron
Occupation:	Rapper • Singer
Net Worth:	$2 million

Early Life & Education

Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly, popularly known and addressed as Rico Nasty, was raised In Washington DC on May 7, 1997. She spent her childhood days in different locations; she was raised in Maryland, and Virginia, New York, United States.

She is multi-racial, her mother is Puerto Rican, and her father is African-American. Her father was also a rapper who introduced her to the rap game at a young age. At the age of 11, Rico Nasty relocated with her to Palmer Park in Maryland, where she enrolled for her sixth grade at the Baltimore Boarding School.

At the age of 14, Rico Nasty was expelled from school for smoking marijuana. Later on, she got enrolled at Charles Herbert Flowers High School. It was at this point she started rapping. Shortly after the musical foray began, her parents got divorced; not long after, her father was arrested and sent to prison.

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Personal Life

Rico Nasty reportedly got pregnant with her first child at the age of 18. She gave birth to her first child, a son named Cameron, while she was in her senior year of high school.

After she began gaining attention with her music, Rico Nasty quit her job as a hospital receptionist while her manager, Malik Foxx, began buying production equipment. She revealed to The Fader that Malik Foxx is “the only father figure that Cameron has ever known.”

However, at the point of filling this report, TheCityCeleb is yet to confirm whether The Fader that Malik Foxx is the biological father of Cameron.

Rico Nasty once dated Brandon.

Career

Rico Nasty‘s rapping career began in her teenage years. She released her debut mixtape, Summer’s Eve, when she was a sophomore at Charles Herbert Flowers High School (2014). After she finished high school, she devoted her time to her music career.

With 2016 coming to a close, she released two mixtapes: The Rico Story and Sugar Trap. In 2016, Rico Nasty‘s song, iCarly went viral after receiving over half a million views on YouTube in a short period.

In addition, she released the tune Hey Arnold, which Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty remixed. In 2017, they collaborated again on the song Mamacita, featured on The Fate of the Furious: The Album.

Rico Nasty dropped her fourth mixtape, Tales of Tacobella, in May of 2017. This is her earliest release to hit shelves, as of September 2020. The mixtape proved her vocal abilities, according to NME’s Kyann-Sian Williams, who called its sound “indescribable and synth-heavy.” Rico Nasty‘s single Poppin was released in June 2017 and immediately racked up over 5 million views on YouTube.

Additionally, the song was featured in an episode of the HBO series Insecure. Sugar Trap 2 was Rico Nasty‘s fifth mixtape, released in October 2017. Famous Dex, a rapper, was featured in it. Rolling Stone’s critics ranked the mixtape as one of the Best Rap Albums of 2017. As 2017 closed, she kicked up her Sugar Trap Tour.

In May 2020, My Little Alien, an original song by Rico Nasty, was added to the Scoob! Soundtrack. The Recording Industry Association of America gave her 2017 single Smack a Bitch the Gold award in June 2020 because it sold more than 500,000 copies in the U.S.

In June 2020, Rico Nasty also released the song Dirty as part of the original soundtrack for the HBO show Insecure. She worked with Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis on the song Aqu Yo Mando, which is the first track on Kali Uchis‘ second studio album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonos). The song came out on August 7, 2020. (2020).

Net Worth

Rico Nasty has an estimated net worth of $2 million. She has released several mixtapes and albums throughout her career. She is known for her unique music style, combining elements of punk, hip-hop, and trap.

Rico Nasty‘s net worth is largely due to her music sales and touring income. She has toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe and has performed at some of the biggest music festivals in the world. 

Her music has been featured in multiple films and television shows, and she has won several awards for her work.

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Social Media

• Instagram handle: @Riconasty
• Twitter handle: @Rico_nastyy

Discography

• Simp
• Smack a Bitch
• OHFR?
• Pussy Poppin
• Key Lime OG
• Vaderz
• Swamp Bitches
• Poppin
• Rage
• Blow Me
• Counting Up
• Jungle
• Magic
• Time Flies