Janelle Monáe took goal at Nelly throughout a Grammy after-party, freestyling a scathing diss over his Trump inauguration efficiency.
Janelle Monáe unleashed on Nelly throughout a Grammy after-party, blasting the rapper for acting at President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The singer and actress joined Anderson .Paak at a West Hollywood bash following the award ceremony. The 2 entertainers have been performing an impromptu session when Nelly’s 2002 hit “Sizzling in Herre” got here on.
Though Janelle Monáe began off singing the hook, she shortly switched to freestyling to take photographs at Nelly.
“F### you Nelly!” She started. “I used to love Nelly… however then he went to carry out for Donald Trump. F### that n####. I don’t give a f###. I’m with my household ain’t no one gonna hate on us. I care about girls.”
Monáe continued, expressing solidarity with numerous marginalized teams focused by Trump’s current govt orders earlier than returning to Nelly.
“F### you, Nelly, you bought out. I used to suppose you was cool. However now you seem like a m############ idiot,” she added. “I is likely to be somewhat tipsy however I do know every little thing I’m saying. F### you n####. Get a brand new perspective.”
Janelle Monae roasted Nelly at a Grammys after-party in L.A. Sunday evening, blasting him for lately acting at Trump’s inauguration throughout an impromptu rap session with Anderson .Paak. pic.twitter.com/GVzyyDS3sI
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Nelly confronted intense backlash for performing on the Liberty Ball for Trump’s inauguration.
Nonetheless, he responded to the criticism whereas standing by his determination, insisting he wasn’t endorsing Trump.
“He’s the president,” he stated. “He received […] He’s the commander-in-chief of what I want to say is one of the best nation on the earth. That’s why I’m not telling you who to vote for. He’s the president of the USA, not the candidate for the USA. I respect the workplace. It don’t matter who’s in workplace. If they’ll put their life on the road for whoever is in workplace, I can rattling positive carry out for whoever is in workplace.”
