Rico Nasty
Maria-Cecilia Simone Kelly, known professionally as Rico Nasty, is an American rapper and singer. She began self-releasing while in high school, and had released five solo mixtapes by late 2017. She gained a local following on SoundCloud with her songs "iCarly" and "Hey Arnold". After gaining wider recognition with her 2018 singles "Smack a Bitch" and "Poppin", she signed with Atlantic Records to release her sixth mixtape, Nasty (2018). The label released her collaborative mixtape Anger Management (2019) with Kenny Beats, as well as her first two studio albums, Nightmare Vacation (2020) and Las Ruinas (2022); the former album peaked the US Heatseekers charts. She then parted ways with the label in favor of Fueled by Ramen and Elektra Records, who released her third studio album, Lethal (2025).
How Critics See Rico Nasty
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Lethal
2025
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 71/100 across 8 reviews.
Rico Nasty's Lethal detonates with riotous energy and unexpected tenderness, a genre-bending set that asks whether rap-rock fury and hyperpop-trap gloss can truly coexist. Across e...
Lethal
2025
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Rico Nasty's Lethal detonates with riotous energy and unexpected tenderness, a genre-bending set that asks whether rap-rock fury and hyperpop-trap gloss can truly coexist. Across e...
