Janelle Monáe Called Nelly ‘A Motherf*cking Fool’ For Playing Trump’s Inauguration In A Post-Grammys Freestyle
Now, they are being taken to task by their peers in the music industry, with Janelle Monáe specifically calling out Nelly in a post-Grammys freestyle. When she was given the beat to Nelly’s 2002 hit “Hot In Herre” to rap over, she obliged, but used the opportunity to criticize the St. Louis native for selling out.
Janelle Monáe Says “F*** You Nelly” for Singer’s Trump Inauguration Performance: “You Sold Out”
Nelly faced backlash for his performance at Trump’s inaugural ball last month, but defended himself by saying the choice was not about politics. “I’m not out here trying to tell anybody who they should vote for,” he said. “This isn’t politics. The politics, for me, is over. He won! He’s the president.”
Monáe didn’t hold back when she called out Nelly's decision to perform for Trump, delivering a fiery critique that highlighted deeper cultural divides.
Rapper Nelly and singer Ashanti dated for years back in the early 2000s, but they didn’t get married until after they ...
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