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Grammy Award-winning rapper Nelly is already celebrating several wins in 2021. Nelly sat down with rolling out to discuss his new collaboration with the global brand Lay’s Flamin’ Hot chips, his new commercial promoting the collaboration that also includes a surprise guest cameo, his timeless song “Hot in Herre” turning 20 years old, and dropping…

Rapper Nelly is set to perform a medley of hits from his acclaimed album, Country Grammar, at the 2020 American Music Awards. The “Hot In Herre” rapper is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his seminal debut album, Country Grammar, by performing the record’s hit singles “Country Grammar,” “E.I.” and “Ride Wit Me” at…

St. Louis rapper and entrepreneur Nelly has been the subject of some lightweight criticism on “Dancing With The Stars,” but who hasn’t? Critics critique right? Right. The hard conversations haven’t stopped the St. Lunatics frontman from doing his very best on the show and based on his most recent performance, that sticktoitiveness has landed him…

Nelly and Shantel Jackson are “working towards” an engagement. The 45-year-old rapper has been dating Jackson, 36, for almost six years and says he can’t imagine his life without her in it. In a video package for “Dancing With The Stars,” he gushed: “I would not want my life to not have Shantel in it.…

“Dancing with the Stars” is waltzing its way back on to TV screens this September. Season 29 of the popular celebrity dance competition will premiere Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, and the new all-star cast has been announced. On Wednesday morning, Sept. 2, the all-star cast that will be taking over the ballroom this season was…

Vic Blends is one of the most in-demand celebrity barbers in hip-hop and his appeal continues to grow daily. With a client list that includes some of hip-hop’s most popular artists, such as NLE Choppa, Polo G, Mozzy, 2kBaby and Nelly, as well as basketball stars like Cam Reddish of the Atlanta Hawks and D’Angelo…

Nelly is set to perform Country Grammar in full on MelodyVR to celebrate the seminal LP’s 20th anniversary. The 45-year-old rapper has teamed up with the app to broadcast the virtual 360-degree performance this weekend, which will see him perform hits such as “Ride Wit Me” and the 2000 LP’s title track to mark the…

As the anxious online crowd swelled to more than 400,000 for the Verzuz battle between Ludacris and Nelly on Instagram Live, Luda surprised the throngs of fans with a new track that included some barbed-wire topics. Nelly had to figuratively go backstage to reconcile his Teddy Riley-type technical issues that inspired hilarious memes. Meanwhile, in…

The Twitterverse is still coming down from its high after the royal battle between Jill Scott and Erykah Badu on Instagram Live on Saturday, May 9 that attracted more than 725,000 fans. But music fans are eagerly anticipating next week’s Verzuz match up. According to the architects of the phenomenally successful Verzuz battle, Swizz Beatz…

Rolling out reported that seemingly unhinged rapper Bow Wow disrespected Ciara by bellowing desperately to the crowd inside an Atlanta nightclub that he had intimate relations with the singer before anyone else. The infamous video went viral in an instant. In the middle of Bow Wow’s solo performance of his and Ciara’s 2005 hit song…

Nelly is speaking out following the investigation of allegations of sexual assault made against him. As reported by USA Today, the 44-year-old rapper whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was accused of masturbating in front of an anonymous woman, referred to in legal documents as Jane Doe, multiple times after a concert in Essex, southeast…

Rap star Nelly jolted music fans awake when he declared that he is cutting off his father completely. The “Country Grammar” rapper, born Cornell Haynes Jr., 43, posted an inflammatory tweet about their tumultuous relationship. It read: “The word father is [a] strong word.. something I never knew anything about as a child because mine…

Nelly believes he was set up by his accuser, Monique Greene, so he’d get arrested in Auburn, Washington. The problem is the accusation was damning. He was charged with second-degree rape, stemming from an alleged incident on his tour bus. He was booked at 6:39 a.m. PST on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. On Friday, Jan. 26,…

The woman accusing rapper Nelly of sexual assault in civil court is not only asking the judge to take action against him, but also the rapper’s penis. Plaintiff Monique Greene filed documents this week to stop Nelly from targeting “beautiful women of color” at his concerts, typically “with beautiful faces and curvy figures” as part…

Nelly is reportedly planning on suing the woman who accused him of rape for tarnishing his reputation, after the case was thrown out of court earlier this week. The 42-year-old rapper — whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr — recently had his court case closed by authorities after his 21-year-old accuser, who had alleged the…

“The Platinum Life” series follows the first-class lifestyle of beautiful, savvy women and their superstar spouses. Can the girls vow to have a good time on their trip and leave the drama behind in Los Angeles? Things go south of the border after Asiah invites this spicy group to support her at a very…

Has Nelly’s accuser had a change of heart? In a letter obtained by The Blast, the woman’s lawyer, Karen Koehler, reveals that her client — who accused the rapper of sexually assaulting her on his tour bus in Washington earlier this month — contacted the Auburn Police Department and the King County Prosecutor’s Office to…

Nelly has been on Black women’s Most Wanted List ever since the St. Louis-based rapper slid a credit card down a woman’s backside in the infamous “Tip Drill” video about a decade ago. And his behavior that was captured on video recently may vault him to the top of that list. Fans have begun posting…

On Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, after performing with Georgia Florida Line at the White River Amphitheater in the Seattle, Washington area, rapper Nelly was detained for suspicion of rape. The accuser reportedly told the Auburn Police Department that Nelly, né Cornell Iran Haynes, took her to his tour bus, which was parked at Walmart at…

Nelly responds to rape allegations. On Saturday, the 42-year-old rapper, real name Cornell Haynes, Jr., was arrested on suspicion of second degree rape in Auburn, Washington. Hours later, the “Just A Dream” recording artist was released from custody without being charged. Later, he tweeted a response: Let me say that I am beyond shocked that…