*Rapper Nelly is pushing back against accusations of betraying his race after his performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this year.
The hip-hop icon, married to pop star Ashanti, is fiercely defending his commitment to the Black community against fans branding him a traitor, while sharply criticizing former Vice President Kamala Harris. In a heated exchange on The Shade Room, Nelly emphasized his long-standing support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), alongside fellow rapper Snoop Dogg.
“I’ll put whatever up me and Snoop do more in the community and have been doing for over 20+ years against any of you that are on here just talking trash and have no stats to back up what you mean to the community .. from the Black families that we employ to the black children that we help every day and all year through our nonprofits,” Nelly wrote.
He contrasted their contributions with what he perceives as shortcomings from Harris, stating, “And on top of that we are “Black men” married to beautiful Black women with Black children .. should be inspiring to most but some of y’all have a problem with because the prosecutor who has probably locked up more Black than we’ve helped woman of color with the white husband did not win the election.”
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The comment was a direct reference to Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, as Nelly questioned her pro-Black credentials.
As TMZ reports, Nelly also came to Snoop Dogg’s defense, who faced similar backlash for a separate Trump-related performance. He argued that Democratic supporters are bitter over Harris’ electoral loss.
Speaking to Ebro Darden on Hot 97 about his political beliefs, Nelly noted that he has always respected the office. “What you have is respect for office. I never endorsed any president,” he said.
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