Nelly says he got married

Nelly opened for the reason why he and Ashanti I got married after meeting and outside for 20 years.

“If we go back like this, this should be what is supposed to be,” Nelly, 50, Tuesday, March 26, said, The Bootleg Kev Podcast episode.

The Coupleifi officially tied the knot in December 2023, after discovering that they were waiting for their first child together. Their son, Kareem, was born in July 2024.

Nelly has two children-girls 31-year-old Chanelle and 26-year-old son Cornell-by a preliminary relationship with Valentine’s channel. He also adopted her sister Jaqueline DonahueTwo children-now-27-year-old Sydney and 26-year-old Shawn-after her 2005 cancer death.

During his interview “Bootleg Kev Podcast”, Nelly admitted that he was not really considering marriage to Ashanti, 44, until he found it pregnant at the end of 2023.

“We hadn’t talked about it yet,” he admitted. “We hadn’t talked about any of this yet. I was like,” Yes, let’s knock this because we’ll do so much and everything will move so fast. “I didn’t want her to be a ‘mum for kids’.

Nelly and Ashanti initially dates from 2003 to 2013 after meeting at the Grammy Awards. The duo returned together a decade after their split and married only a few months later in December 2023.

“I base any relationship,” does this person bring the best in your life than bad? “Anydo relationship,” he told “Podcast Bootleg Kev”.

The “hot in herre” rapper remembered the couple who was soon realizing after it was again linked that “many of the s- (they) were b-surrounding” the first time around was irrelevant.

“We were much happier than we thought,” he joked.

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Ashanti surprised her husband at the Iheartradio music awards of 2025 on March 17, when she introduced him to the Landmark award in honor of the 25th anniversary of his basic album 2000 Grammar of the country.

“(Nelly) created a move, formed culture and made the story by making it,” Ashanti told her partner. “I am very proud to honor Grammar of the country And the talented guy who made him! “

Reflecting at that moment, Nelly confirmed to The Bootleg Kev Podcast that he really had no “no idea” as the Ashant would present his career achievement price.

“I thought she was going to the places because we had just left the dressing room. She was like, ‘Go Kill’ Em, Babe. Good luck,” he recalled.

“Then, I’m in the background and my inner ear (monitor) is in, and I’m like, ‘F-, I know that voice,” he continued. “Then, I looked on the screen and I like it, ‘wow!’ … It was Dope, a man, it was Dope.

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Nelly took place on stage at IHEART MUSIC Awards in Las Vegas to perform a mix of his biggest hits, including “Hot in Herre”, “Air Force,” Ride Wit Me “and” Country Grammar “.

Ashanti’s surprise tribute to Nelly came seven months after the birth of their son Kareem in July 2024. Speaking of Fun tonight In August 2024, Ashanti said Nellly was responsible for choosing their son’s name.

“His father named him very proudly,” she confirmed. “We were going back and forth for a long time in his name and he was very convinced. He was like,” That’s what I want, I love that. “”

Later that month, Ashanti wrote through Instagram that she was “so proud” for her body after birth four weeks in motherhood.

“Funny how life plans are not … always in time,” joked about her 2001 hit, “always in time,” with And rule. “I’ve been expecting to be a mother for a long time now, but nothing could prepare me for everything my mother brings.”