During her show at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, Rico Nasty invited Hayley Williams as a surprise guest. Together, they performed Rico's 2020 hit "Smack a Bitch" from her debut album Nightmare Vacation.
Sharing vocals and dancing on stage, the two artists ended the performance with a hug as the audience cheered wildly. Rico expressed excitement to the crowd:
“You guys had no idea!”
Williams waved goodbye to the fans after the duet.
This concert marked the final stop of Rico Nasty's Lethal North American tour, which began in September at Riot Fest. The tour supported her third full-length album, Lethal, released in May and her first under the Fueled by Ramen label.
The rapper and Williams previously performed together in 2023 at Paramore’s headlining show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, where Rico joined to perform “Misery Business.” Reflecting on that experience, Rico told Billboard:
“It was an amazing experience. And it felt like, I don’t know, my inner child really jumped out. And I hadn’t seen her in a while. Like I hadn’t seen her in a while on stage. I hadn’t seen her in a while backstage, like amongst the team like that. So I was like, ‘Wow, like this feels nice.’ And then I got to talk to Hayley.”
Hayley Williams and Rico Nasty continue to build a dynamic stage partnership, energizing fans with surprise collaborations that highlight their mutual respect and artistic synergy.