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*According to Nelly, when it comes to the best athletes in entertainment, the rapper says country singers take the crown.  Nelly told his fans and followers on Instagram that he and some friends recently debated this very topic, Hot New Hip Hop reports.  “We had a long-ass debate last night on who had the […]

Rapper Nelly performes onstage at the Playboy Party at the W Scottsdale During Super Bowl Weekend, on January 30, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ. *Authorities have declined to file sexual assault charges against Nelly because his accuser is not cooperating with the investigation, according to The Blast. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office decided to […]

* Nelly will be given the I AM Hip Hop Award at the upcoming 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, which premieres Tuesday, October 5 on BET.  The honorary award and has been presented to the likes of LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne and last year’s honoree, Master P.  Somewhat surprisingly, Nelly has never won […]

*Following the shocking news of rapper Nelly’s arrest for allegedly assaulting a woman on his tour bus, fans have posted disturbing videos of the 42-year-old serenading an underage girl onstage. The musician, who is currently on tour with country band Florida Georgia Line, was taken in to custody Saturday morning after a woman called […]

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 22: Ashanti and Nelly attends the Angel Ball 2012 at Cipriani Wall Street on October 22, 2012, in New York City. (Photo by Steve Mack/Getty Images) *Webbies, are you ready to party with us? Check out today’s Social Heat. Aww sookie-sookie, now, Ashanti and Nelly showed up together-together at […]

Florida Georgia Line & Nelly Perform On ABC’s “Good Morning America” at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on May 26, 2017 in New York City. *Nelly’s scheduled concert in Saudi Arabia next month is under fire by some in the ultraconservative kingdom who point to his past drug crime and current allegation of rape. According […]

Shantel Jackson and Nelly (Instagram) *Nelly’s girlfriend Shantel Jackson has come forward to refute allegations of sexual misconduct against her boyfriend. As previously reported, two more women accuse the rapper of groping, sexual assault, and masturbating in front of them in court papers filed by his original accuser, Monique Green. The filing describes how, […]

[…] is playing innocent angel today after being caught up in some crap after she posted a selfie video (scroll down to watch) of her and her ex- Nelly‘s father last weekend. However, she claims to have no knowledge of the dust up. Of course it was TMZ that caught up to Ashanti on Thursday […]

Nelly (photo: TMZ) *Nelly is apparently not welcome in the Idaho panhandle! This past Tuesday, KVPI–a news station in Northern Idaho–revealed that they received an email chain from residents of Kootenai County, Idaho. The emails were centered on blasting the decision to schedule Nelly (real name Cornell Haynes Jr.) to perform at the […]

Here’s Nelly with Erbil governor Nawzad Hadi. *Nelly performed at a charity concert in Northern Iraq for an annual soccer tournament in the city of Erbil hosted by the Rwanga Foundation. According to Rwanga.org, the performance made history as Nelly is “the first American artist to perform in the city’s 8,000 year old history.” Rumor has it […]

Ashanti and Nelly at the Angel Ball 2012 at Cipriani Wall Street on October 22, 2012, in New York City. (Photo by Steve Mack/Getty Images) *Nelly and Ashanti are expecting their first baby together.  Ashanti confirmed the exciting news in a video shared to her Instagram on April 17, PEOPLE reports.  The 43-year-old R&B […]

Getty * Nelly has been tapped to play Rock n’ Roll legend Chuck Berry in the Buddy Holly biopic “Clear Lake.”  According to Variety, Colin Hanks has also joined the cast as Holly’s manager Norman Petty, while Diane Guerrero and will star as Holly’s wife Maria Elena Holly. Holly is credited for helping to […]

Nelly’s backflip on Season 29 premiere of “Dancing With the Stars” (Sept. 14, 2020) – ABC *Nelly got his Salsa on during the season premiere of “Dancing With the Stars” Monday night – the first in the show’s new Tyra Banks era. The Austin, Texas native was in all red everything as he punctuated […]

Ashanti and Nelly Screenshot *Rumor has it that Ashanti, 43, and Nelly, 49, are expecting their first child together, according to US Weekly. Speculation arose when the pair attended Nelly‘s Black and White Ball in St. Louis. Ashanti and the “Get It Poppin” artist appeared to confirm that she was with child as Nelly […]

[…] Awards honored the best in movies, Charlamagne Tha God weighed in on who he would nominate for his own personal awards. In “The Breakfast Club” fixture’s eyes, Nelly’s recent arrest in Tennessee and the resulting charges from cops finding drugs and guns on his tour bus makes the rapper a prime candidate for one […]