KFC has been part of Africa’s story since 1971 when the first restaurant opened in Johannesburg. Today, with more than 1,500 restaurants across 22 sub-Saharan countries, it stands as the continent’s leading quick service restaurant brand and home of the Original Recipe® fried chicken that millions love.
A collaboration the streets never knew they needed, until now. The sauciest collab of the summer just dropped: a fusion between Africa’s favourite hip hop artist, Nasty C and South Africa’s favourite Fried Chicken Brand, KFC.
It’s about to get saucy… and yes, deliciously nasty this summer.
Fresh off his latest album drop, Free, and the power move that is Tall Rack Records, his bold, youth-first music production and promotion platform, Nasty is bringing his signature sauce to a limited-edition lineup of KFC menu items. And trust: he didn’t come to play.
Enter the Nasty C burger, combining three sauces, Colonel sauce, New BBQ sauce and the Hot & Spicy sauce (a first in KFC South Africa’s history), stacked with a hash brown, cheese, a crispy Original Recipe chicken fillet. His bespoke menu also has loaded fries dripping in the iconic three sauces as well as a Sparkling Krusher all available in various Nasty C combo meals.
But here’s where it gets iconic, on 4 December 2025, at an exclusive “Pass the Aux” jam at Drama in Braam, Nasty C didn’t just launch a burger, the Ivyson family and fans were all present to witness the official signing. You heard that right. Officially, the Nasty C Burger is now an artist under Tall Rack Records.
Timed perfectly with his Ivyson Tour, rolling across SA and the continent deep into 2026, this is set to be the festive season drop. From 02 December to 05 January 2026, you can catch the collab and offering in over 700 KFC stores nationwide. Forget “song of the year”, KFC says this is the flavour drop that’s likely to be on everyone’s lips this summer.
“KFC and Nasty C? That’s a no-brainer,” says Grant Macpherson, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer at KFC Africa. “Nasty C isn’t just making music, he’s shaping culture. He’s a whole movement.”
“He speaks to the youth in a way they understand, and so do we. KFC sees young people as the future and as a force we invest in today.
Macpherson adds “Nasty C is building a space where young talent can grow. That mirrors our philosophy of feeding youth potential. We both enable spaces where people thrive not just because they belong, but because they’re seen, heard, and felt.”
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