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Nasty D started his entertainment career as a DJ and music promoter working for EHD Mobile disco company which specialized in Zambia’s famed [[Teen Variety shows]] in and around Zambia’s [[Copperbelt]], but mostly [[Kitwe]]. | Nasty D started his entertainment career as a DJ and music promoter working for EHD Mobile disco company which specialized in Zambia’s famed [[Teen Variety shows]] in and around Zambia’s [[Copperbelt]], but mostly [[Kitwe]]. | ||
Nasty D first collaborated with Ommy Luv of Tanzania and Mash Me of Zimbabwe; the trio formed the rap group [[T2Z (band)|T2Z]] while at college in Zimbabwe. He came back to Zambia upon completing his studies and made his first public appearance as a musician on a local TV production called [[Sounds Good]] where he sang ''“[[Good Milile (song)|Good Milile]]”''. The track became an instant hit on the show and marked his step to fame.<ref>[http://musicinafrica.net/directory/nasty-d Nasty D on Music in Africa]</ref> | Nasty D first collaborated with Ommy Luv of Tanzania and Mash Me of Zimbabwe; the trio formed the rap group [[T2Z (band)|T2Z]] while at college in Zimbabwe. He came back to Zambia upon completing his studies and made his first public appearance as a musician on a local TV production called [[Sounds Good]] where he sang ''“[[Good Milile (song)|Good Milile]]”''. The track became an instant hit on the show and marked his step to fame.<ref name=MA>[http://musicinafrica.net/directory/nasty-d Nasty D on Music in Africa]</ref> | ||
He | In 1997, he moved to [[Lusaka]] and worked under [[Brian Shakarongo Chengala]]’s Jah Entertainments. Failure to access recording facilities became a challenge to him. He enrolled at West London College to study CIMA. With money earned from working part-time in a chicken restaurant, he managed to record his first ''[[Nyanjalize Bembalize (album)|Nyanjalize Bembalize]]'' album at a studio in Central London. It was the first Zambian recording to reach the [[Sounds Music Chart]], a local chart show based on album sales.<ref name=MA/> | ||
His second album ''[[Fwelele Fwelele (album)|Fwelele Fwelele]]'' was released in 2001, published by [[Sounds Investments Zambia]] and in 2002 Nasty D formed an entertainment production company with his wife, which they called [[Mphalala Production]]. | His second album ''[[Fwelele Fwelele (album)|Fwelele Fwelele]]'' was released in 2001, published by [[Sounds Investments Zambia]] and in 2002 Nasty D formed an entertainment production company with his wife, which they called [[Mphalala Production]]. | ||
