Congratulations to Nelly and Ashanti. On Wednesday, insiders informed the Jasmine Brand that the artists are expecting their second child together after secretly marrying in December.
The “Foolish” singer’s pregnancy comes months after she and the rapper had their baby, Kareem Kenkaide Hayne, on July 18.
Nelly, 50, and Ashanti, 44, met at a Grammy Awards press conference in 2003 and have collaborated on several projects, including the 2008 single “Body on Me” and the 2024 song “This Lil’ Game We Play.”
They dated for a decade before parting ways in 2013 and publicly reuniting in Las Vegas for a boxing match in April 2023.
That September, the “Air Force Ones” rapper confirmed he was dating the Grammy winner, admitting their rekindled romance “surprised” them.
He told “Love & Hip Hop” stars Rasheeda and Kirk Frost, “Sometimes being separate you understand one another more.”
According to a marriage license obtained by Page Six, Nelly and Ashanti secretly wed in the rapper’s hometown of St. Louis, Mo., on Dec. 27, 2023.
