Listen to Nasty C & Rowlene’s New Song ‘I Need You’
Stream 'I Need You' by Nasty C and Rowlene, a song from the South African Netflix Original Series 'Blood & Water' soundtrack.
Nasty C and Rowlene team up for another emotive collaboration. In "I Need You," Nasty C admits he needs his lover after reflecting on betrayal from friends and accomplices.
"I Need You" is a satisfying marriage of hip-hop and R&B built over swinging keys and a colossal bassline.
<p>The song is part of the score for the South African <strong>Netflix </strong>Original series <em><a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/netflix-original-series-blood-and-water-premiere-date-announced/" target="_blank">Blood & Water</a></em>, which premiered earlier this week. Nasty C also makes his acting debut in the series which has been receiving great reviews from South Africans and has been trending on both social media and Netflix.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
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</p><p>With "I Need You," Nasty C and Rowlene make yet another compelling case why a collaborative album between the two of them would be a great idea. Previous collaborations such as "Phases" from Nasty C's debut album<em><a href="https://music.apple.com/za/album/bad-hair/1444122154" target="_blank"> Bad Hair </a></em>(2016), "SMA" from his sophomore <em><a href="https://music.apple.com/za/album/bad-hair-extensions/1440878082" target="_blank">Strings and Bling</a> </em>(2018) and "143" from Rowlene's <em><a href="https://music.apple.com/za/album/the-evolution-of-a-robot-2nd-generation/1435886888" target="_blank">The Evolution of a Robot: 2nd Generation</a></em> (2018).<br></p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>In the aforementioned songs, the two artists have showcased their rapper-singer chemistry, and it doesn't hurt that they are both producers.</p><p>Stream "I Need You" on <a href="https://music.apple.com/za/album/i-need-you-from-netflix-original-series-blood-water/1513129807" target="_blank">Apple Music</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3b6CZJw9JOpJ3fQTJbj6pT" target="_blank">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://www.deezer.com/en/album/148093082" target="_blank">Deezer</a>.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p><br></p><iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:album:1Ud8OuHGHAQncOCWqOPhs8" id="dd3b8" frameborder="0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7ea70ab31f60104a6be5d56a5c61adaf" expand="1" height="480" width="100%"></iframe><p><br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *;" frameborder="0" height="450" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/za/album/i-need-you-from-netflix-original-series-blood-water/1513129807" style="width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;"></iframe></div><p>Revisit our recent interview with Nasty C in which he discusses his upcoming album <em>Zulu Man With Some Power </em><a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/nasty-c-album-zulu-man-with-some-power-def-jam/" target="_self">here</a>.<br></p>
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