Janelle Monáe rejects Nelly’s Trump’s inaugural performance at Grammys afterparty: “You sold!”
Extremely liberal musician Janelle Monáe condemned the rapper Nelly for performing at the inaugural festivities of President Donald Trump, claiming that she now looks like “mother — Fool”.
On Sunday night Monáe performed Nelly’s hit song “Hot in Herre” on a Grammys afterparty. She added her own spin, however, by an improvised riff, shouting, “F — You, Nelly,” and accusing the original singer of being “sold out”.
“I used to like Nelly, but then he went to perform for Donald Trump,” she said, later declaring, “I care about women, I care about Latin American …”
Monáe, an artist nominated by Grammy, who got a big break with Diddy, later added, “Nelly, sold out, I thought you were cool, but now you look like mother f — Ing.
Nelly defends on Trump’s inauguration, says ‘It’s Honor’
Nelly defended her performance On the inauguration, saying Fox News Digital in January, “It was an honor that we performed for the highest office in the largest country. Now we look at the president to send us all, serve and raise us.”
Rapper, along with other artists, including Jason Aldean and Billy Ray Cyrus, performed on the ball of Liberty after the inauguration. On the eve of his performance, Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., attended the commander of the main ball.
The source said throughout the evening that Nelly was photographed with military officers and thanked them for their service. The source has previously discovered Fox News Digital that a rapper, born on a military base, had several members of the family who served, and feelings were recorded at his entrance to the stage.
He also publicly stated that he had performed a performance not for money, but out of respect for the institution of the Presidency.
“I don’t do this because of the money. I do it, because it’s an honor. I respect the office,” a native of St. Louis said Colleague rapper, Willie D. “It doesn’t matter who is in power. The same way our men and women, our brothers and sisters who protect this country have to go to war and have to put their lives in order [is] on the office. “
Fox News Digital Reached to Nelly for comment.
‘The View’ hosts Rip Snoop Dogg, Nelly for performances on Trump’s inaugural ceremony
“So if I can put my life in order for whatever [is] in the office, can curse be to occur for whatever [is] In power, “he added.
Snoop Dogg also faced a return shot to perform on the crypto ball on Trump’s inauguration, an extraordinary change from his previous attitude Condemning artists who could perform for Trump in 2017.
The artist faced widespread back reactions ranging from social media users to the host “The View” but Shrugged from a return reaction.
“On Sunday, I got a gospel in my heart,” he said in a video clip posted on Instagram. “Because of all the hatred I will answer with love, I love too much. Stand your life, stop worrying about your. I’m great. I’m together. Still black. Still 100% black. All go out until the balls or ‘until you turn out . ”
Monáe, who also starred in movies such as hidden figures and glass onions, shared a flammable rhetoric about those who previously associated with Trump.
2020. She wrote In the screenshot of the Pop Crave, “F — Donald Tromp [sic] And every American citizen, a celebrity, white woman, blacks, etc. who supported him Burnnnnnnnnn. ”
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Fox News’ Julius Young and Caroline Thayer contributed to this report.