Nelly, Soulja Boy, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross confronted severe blowback from the rap group after it was introduced they’d be taking part in Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Now, Nelly has responded to the criticism throughout an look Willie D’s YouTube Present. Nelly is predicted to carry out on the Liberty Ball, one in every of three official inaugural balls, on Inauguration Day however insists it’s not an endorsement for Trump—neither is it concerning the cash.
“He’s the president,” he mentioned. “He received […] He’s the commander-in-chief of what I wish to say is the perfect nation on the planet. That’s why I’m not telling you who to vote for. He’s the president of the US, not the candidate for the US. I respect the workplace. It don’t matter who’s in workplace. If they will put their life on the road for whoever is in workplace, I can rattling positive carry out for whoever is in workplace.”
He added, “If President Biden would have requested me to carry out, I might have carried out. If Vice President Kamala Harris would have received and requested me to carry out, I might have carried out.”
“I’m not doing this for cash.”
Nelly responds to backlash for agreeing to carry out at Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration and challenges critics to indicate proof that Donald Trump is a white supremacist.
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— The Artwork Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) January 19, 2025
Soulja Boy was extra defiant in his response. Taking to Instagram Dwell shortly after his efficiency on the Crypto Ball on Friday (January 17), he fired again at his detractors and mentioned it was all about monetary acquire for him.
“They paid me a bag,” he mentioned. “Obama ain’t by no means put no cash in my f###### pockets. Kamala ain’t by no means put no cash in my f###### pockets. Trump put cash in my pockets. Y’all need me to not reply the cellphone for the f###### president? This n#### the president of the muthafuckin’ United States. Trump wasn’t even there. It wasn’t even a Trump occasion. It was the Crypto Ball for crypto. And I’ll go once more.”
Soulja Boy responds to the hate for acting at Donald Trump’s inaugural social gathering:
“Obama by no means put cash in my pockets, Kamala by no means put cash in my pockets, Trump put cash in my pockets”
pic.twitter.com/7yL9hANvOS— Each day Loud (@DailyLoud) January 19, 2025
As soon as once more, Chrisette Michelle was dragged into the dialog. As one Twitter (X) person identified, “Chrisette Michele has but to get better from acting at Trump’s inauguration in 2017. But, Snoop, Nelly, Soulja Boy and Rick Ross will likely be fantastic.” One other particular person mentioned, “Watching Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, Nelly, and Snoop Dogg all carry out at Trump’s inaugural occasion provides an excessive quantity of validation to what Malcolm X mentioned about some black celebrities being puppets.”
Soulja Boy later admitted to feeling deceived concerning the occasion’s nature: “I ain’t going to lie, although. Them of us did attempt to trick me, although. Midway, I used to be like, ‘Man, f### this n#### Trump.’”
The official inauguration occasions are scheduled for Monday (January 20) that includes further performances by Carrie Underwood, Christopher Macchio and The Village Individuals.
Snoop Dogg, in the meantime, is getting completely destroyed on social media for his switch-up. He is similar rapper who pretended to shoot Trump within the head for a 2017 BADBADNOTGOOD video for the only “Lavender.” However after Trump pardoned Demise Row Data co-founder Harry-O, he modified his tune.
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