Ashanti has been hailed as the “best mom in the world” by Fat Joe.
The singer — who tied the knot with “Hot In Herre” hitmaker Nelly in 2023 — gave birth to baby boy Kareem in July. Now, her close friend Fat Joe has heaped praise on how she navigated things since entering the new chapter in her life.
“I am Uncle Joe, and she is the best mom in the world. And that baby is beyond beautiful. When they let you see that baby — like Muhammad Ali, that baby,” he told People.
The rapper — who duetted with Ashanti on the 2002 track “What’s Luv?” — added that he “just kept bragging” to anyone who would listen in the weeks that followed the birth.
“I just kept bragging for like, a week to every random person I met. I was like, ‘Her baby’s crazy.’ Yo, he’s so beautiful. God bless this baby. I’m just done. Nelly and Ashanti — you know, they are beautiful. I’m telling you, this baby is different, he’s like royalty, and he sits there like — I don’t know how to explain it to you,” he said.
But Fat Joe — who has Ryan, Joey and Azariah with Lorena Cartagena — cannot really offer any parenting advice to Ashanti because it seems to him that she has everything under control.
“Ashanti has a real tight family, though. I think one of the reasons why she never got destroyed by this business is because she’s always had her mother [and] her sisters around her father!” he said.
Ashanti and Nelly actually kept the news of the birth to themselves for almost a month.
“Ashanti and Nelly welcomed their baby boy, Kareem Kenkaide Hayes, on July 18, 2024. The proud and happy parents are so in love with KK!” a rep said in August.
The “Foolish” hitmaker also took to Instagram as the news broke to share candid snaps of her body a month on from giving birth.
“Four weeks postpartum. You have no idea what this body can do!” she declared.
