Nasty Freestyle

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"Nasty Freestyle"
Nasty Freestyle by T-Wayne.jpg
Single by T-Wayne
ReleasedMay 4, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre Hip hop
Length2:18 [1]
Label 300 [2]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 30 Roc
T-Wayne singles chronology
"Nasty Freestyle"
(2015)
"I Be Killin It"
(2015)

"Nasty Freestyle" is the debut single by American rapper T-Wayne. The song, a freestyle over the beat to Bandit Gang Marco's "Nasty" (2014), became a viral sensation in the spring of 2015; in particular, popular user-generated videos posted to Instagram and Vine featuring the song's opening couplet fueled the song's rise to prominence. [3] Released as a digital download in the United States by 300 Entertainment on May 4, 2015, it soon became a commercial success, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. As of July 2015, it has sold 785,562 copies domestically. [4] At the week ending April 26, the song had been streamed 6.4 million times in the US. [2]

Contents

Music video

Nasty Freestyle's music video was uploaded on T-Wayne's YouTube channel on February 28, 2015. [5] [ verification needed ] The video consists of T-Wayne dancing around while lip syncing. The video was deemed to be low quality due to the shaky camera work, and a new one was filmed and was released a month later. [6] [ verification needed ]

Remix

The official remix features Ty Dolla Sign and Chedda Da Connect. A music video of the remix was released on WorldStarHipHop YouTube channel on October 2, 2015.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Nasty Freestyle"2:18
2."Nasty Freestyle (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Chedda Da Connect) – remix"5:01

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 37
Australia Urban (ARIA) [8] 106
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 41
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] 25
Denmark (Tracklisten) [12] 10
Germany (Official German Charts) [13] 85
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 65
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 74
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [16] 37
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 41
UK Singles (OCC) [18] 41
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [19] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 [20] 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 4
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [22] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [23] 50
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [24] 15

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [25] Gold30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [27] Platinum1,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesMay 4, 2015 [1] Digital download 300 [2]

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