Known by many of his peers as Nesty Rico, Nonofo Frans Webster is the CEO and Founder of the record label Nesty Rico Records where he leads the marketing as well as the distribution side for every artist he has worked with and currently works with. He also arranges events with one of the biggest mainstream artists/DJs in the music industry. Having spent most of his childhood upbring in Heidelberg, Gauteng but Kuruman, Northern Cape is where the heart lies for Nesty Rico.
How the musical bug bit Nesty Rico all started when he pursued music at a young age but professionally started back in 2012 at the age of 16.
Wanting to know more about his journey to getting into the musical industry, he said, “I use to be a dancer when I started falling in love with music and back in 2008. Then, in 2009, I started freestyling, that’s when I attended street battles that’s shaped me in recording music. In 2018, I left being a street rapper and started networking with producers to bring my craft to live. That same year I also journeyed in becoming a registered label, that allowed me to learn more on how to copyright my work and 2019 I decided to release my first song titled “Who I Am” from there I started getting industry connection because how big the song rapidly grew on internet which surpassed over 30k downloads on Datafilehost. Then later that year, I connected with Tumi Tladi that’s also known for his dance moves and his hit song #Basadi. I spoke to him about my works in distribution so forth and he gave me a shot by giving me a song to distribute for him that was titled “My City” produced by Mustbedubz, working on that distribution deal for him really put me on in the business side of things. Then 2020, I signed an international distribution deal with platinum billboard number 1 charting producer Morgan Matthews who worked with Alicia Keys, Miguel, Tory Lanes and loads more heads. I then became an A&R and artist manager for his company called (Addictive Music Group) from this day I am who I am because of that deal.”
When came to the people who played an integral part in his musical career, he went on to say that the likes of the late Tumi Tladi, Morgan Matthews, Tyler ICU, Dr Malinga, Leon Lee, DJ Ankletap of YFM and DJ Catzico to name a few.
How he came about the name Nesty Rico, he went on to say that his name brings life to the people and that he came up with the name during his low moments which at the end really brought life to his upbringing as well.
When it comes to musicians he has under his record label, he said, “At the moment none. Looking to sign artist next year 2023. Well! What do I look for in an artist besides talent? When I’ll sign the artist, he/she must have good personality, understanding, respect and good communication skills.”
Currently, Nesty Rico mentioned that he has no artist signed under his label but when it came to plans in the future to sign artists, he went on to say that he would like to sign new fresh talent in the future and is also teaching the artists how to own their masters.
Where you can find Nesty Rico when it comes to all of his social media platforms is his Facebook page @NestyRico and Twitter handle @FransWebster.