I’m sure someone will provide me with a list of reasons why I shouldn’t like Nelly, but I can’t help it: I still really like Nelly. I haven’t followed his career that much in the past five years or so, but when Nelly was at his peak, he was one of the biggest artists around. It felt like he didn’t make many enemies during his most famous years, or maybe I wasn’t paying attention. The vibe I get from him is that he still has fans in a lot of demographics all around the world, and that to this day, people aged 10 to 70 still jam out to “Hot In Herre” whenever it comes on the radio. But that might change! The Deplorables might have to boycott him, because apparently Nelly is all “Donald Trump is #NotMyPresident.” Funnily enough, Nelly used to be a Trump fan.
Nelly may have shouted out Donald Trump in his hit song “Country Grammar” in 2000, but that probably would not have happened if he wrote the song today.
“You know the thing about Donald Trump is that I liked Donald Trump, I did, I just don’t like Donald Trump as my president,” the “Sounds Good to Me” rapper told Page Six Thursday. The 42-year-old said he feels the first family should set an example for their fellow Americans.
“He doesn’t surprise me as a person, he surprises me as a president because you don’t expect certain things, certain attitudes,” he explained.
Nelly’s personal gripe with The Donald, though, has more to do with where the rapper can sleep while on the road.
“You know, I’m more or less mad at him because I can’t stay at his hotels now … I’ve been staying there for 15 years, and now you pull this?” he lamented.
The rapper ended the conversation with a word of advice: “Get it together, homie!”
I think a lot of celebrities who knew Trump before he became Emperor Bigly feel similarly, as in, Trump stayed in his lane, he did his thing, and he owned hotels and whatever. They could overlook a lot of his behavior because he was a private citizen and he wasn’t in charge of anything beyond his golf courses and hotels. But as soon as he started running for office, those same people were like “nuh-uh.” And if Bigly has lost Nelly, can Middle America be far off? (Actually, I’m sure Trump would shrug this off and say that because Nelly is black, he obviously lives in a “hellhole” and is somehow less American than Monsieur Baby Fists).
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I feel you Nelly. I was just thinking about how that line isn’t fun to sing anymore.
I would have gone to the Trump winery too, before they got so political. Some things you just can’t undo.
Nelly detesting President Trump is no surprise. After all, that living troll doll we have as AG, Jeff “Pikachu” Sessions, wants to take away Nelly’s Country Grammar.
Not a lot of company here, but honk I love Nelly!!!! And i used to watch the apprentice, can relate to the sentiment.
***comrade. Comrade Trump. There, I fixed it for you …
Nelly is awesome! He does a lot of low-key charity work in STL… improving the quality of life for kids with developmental disabilities, giving them access to higher education, even music schools. He’s a huge advocate for raising awareness among African Americans about bone marrow donor registration & stem cell transplants. His aunt runs his foundations & she’s just amazing.
Oh that’s nice! Is STL saint Louis?
Another Nelly fan here.
I too used to stay at trump hotels when traveling for business, but the moment he announced he was running that all changed. I’ll take a longer commute at a less luxurious hotel ThankYouVeryMuch. Even when he leaves office disgraced I won’t return to his hotels. He’s let his true colors show and is actively trying to ruin so much that we all hold dear, as for me and my house it’s a lifetime trump boycott.
Nelly is awesome and hot as hell. I heard his sexy duo with Kelly Rowland on the radio recently. Always loved his music and he’s a good person, too.