Rico Nasty (born Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter known for her unique, genre-blending style often referred to as “sugar trap.” Emerging from Prince George’s County, Maryland (the DMV area), she gained initial prominence on SoundCloud while in high school, self-releasing a series of mixtapes like Sugar Trap and Tales of Tacobella.
Rico Nasty is a dynamic artist celebrated for her fearless experimentation, distinct visual aesthetic, and switch-ups between a melodic, bouncy delivery and an “aggressive, cutthroat flow” with a raspy texture. Her music is a powerful fusion of genres, most notably punk rap, trap metal, and her self-coined sugar trap, which mixes bright, pop-infused trap beats with heavy nu-metal and punk influences.
