Fat Joe Claims Responsibility for Bringing Ashanti and Nelly Back Together
On Saturday, January 20, the rapper from the Bronx stated on his Instagram live that if it weren’t for his and Ja Rule’s hit-for-hit feud in September 2021, Ashanti and Nelly’s love reunion in September 2023 might not have taken place. around the early 2000s, notably around 2003, Nelly and Ashanti had a brief romantic relationship.
The Grammy Award-winning musicians first dated for ten years before getting back together a further ten years later. Over the years, both stayed reticent about their relationship and broke anytime someone questioned about it, even if the reason for their first breakup was never completely known.
“You know, we brought back Ashanti and Nelly. They look so happily ever after. So, the other day, Ashanti FaceTimed me with Nelly. They were like, ‘Hey, bro. This, this, that.’ And do you remember that they had the rumor that she was pregnant? It was just a rumor.”
Related: Ja Rule Shares His Thoughts On Ashanti And Nelly Reuniting After a ten-year split.
Fat Joe continued, “I immediately told them that I need ten percent of this kid. Because, if it wasn’t for VERZUZ, [where] I brought Nelly out [for] me against Ja Rule, that’s when they saw each other, and that energy connected again. That’s when [Nelly] said, ‘I gotta have her.’”
Fat Joe recounted the hit-for-hit battle scene, describing Nelly on one side of the stage and Ashanti on the other, standing next to Irv Gotti’s brother Chris Gotti.
“Now, he was over there contemplating… He really wanted to go over there… But, he was contemplating and my brother Mayor was like, ‘Yo bro, what the f**k you waiting?’”
“So, he goes over there and that starts the conversation. You know, somebody gotta crack the ice. I don’t know why they fell out.”
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Fat Joe Claims Responsibility for Bringing Ashanti and Nelly Back Together
