Janelle Monáe has slammed Nelly for acting at Donald Trump‘s inauguration, labelling the rapper a “motherfucking idiot”.
Monáe’s lashing out in opposition to the ‘Scorching In Herre’ rapper got here throughout a Grammys afterparty efficiency. Whereas the beat of Nelly’s ‘Scorching In Herre’ performed over the audio system, Monáe rapped: “Fuck you Nelly. I used to love Nelly, however then he went to carry out for Donald Trump.
She continued: “I care about ladies, I care about Hispanics, I care about Spanish folks. I care about Mexicans, I care about homosexual folks. You bought out. I used to assume you had been cool. However now you seem like a motherfucking idiot.”
“Fuck you, n****. Get a brand new perspective… I is likely to be just a little tipsy however I do know all the pieces I’m motherfucking saying. Fuck you, Nelly!,” she concluded. Watch a clip of the scorching freestyle beneath.
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It comes after Nelly and Carrie Underwood had been each a part of Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration for his return to the White Home. After their performances, each artists’ streaming numbers have dipped. Underwood’s streaming numbers fell by 6 per cent, whereas Nelly’s had been streamed 1.54million instances on the day of his inauguration, down from 1.63 million per week earlier.
After drawing criticism for his efficiency, Nelly defended his determination, saying: “I didn’t know that I needed to agree together with your political selections. In the event you observe what I do, this shouldn’t even be an argument. He’s the president. He received.”
“I’m not doing this for cash. I’m doing this as a result of it’s an honor. I respect the workplace. It don’t matter who’s in workplace. The identical method our brothers and sisters go to conflict to place their life on the road for whoever is in workplace. So, if they’ll put their life on the road for whoever is in workplace, I can rattling certain carry out for whoever is in workplace.”
Elsewhere on the Grammys, Janelle Monáe joined Stevie Surprise for a tribute efficiency in honour of the late, nice Quincy Jones. For her section of the tribute, Monáe carried out Michael Jackson‘s ‘Don’t Cease Til You Get Sufficient’, which was produced by Jones.
The most important winners of the night time had been Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé, the latter of whom has lastly received Album of the 12 months and in addition turned the primary Black lady in historical past to win Greatest Nation album, each for ‘Cowboy Carter’. Lamar walked away with probably the most awards of the night time together with Report and Tune of the 12 months for ‘Not Like Us’ – try the complete checklist of winners right here.
