Janelle Monáe slams Nelly over Donald Trump Inauguration performance
Janelle Monáe is no longer riding with Nelly.
The “Electric Lady” singer, 39, blasted the “Country Grammar” rapper, 50, after she performed at Sunday’s 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
At an afterparty following music’s biggest night, Monáe unloaded on Nelly over his decision to perform for President Donald Trump during one of his Inauguration events last month.
Monáe hit the stage with Anderson .Paak at Andy’s in West Hollywood for an impromptu rap session, in which the band played a version of Nelly’s “Hot In Herre.”
In the video obtained by TMZ, Monáe is heard spitting a few bars of the Grammy-winning song with Anderson .Paak before going off on the superstar.
“I used to like Nelly … but then he performed for Donald Trump. “F–k that n—–. I don’t give a f–k,” she said into the microphone, making it clear that she was amongst friends and family.
“You sold out. I used to think he was cool but now you look like a motherf–king fool …. F**k you n—–. Get a new attitude,” Monáe rapped.
The Post has reached out to Nelly for comment.
The rapper caused a stir last month when he joined the lineup as a performer at Trump’s Liberty Ball.
After copping backlash, Nelly defended his decision to join the festivities.
“I’m not doing this for money. I’m doing this ’cause it’s an honor. I respect the office,” Nelly said during a conversation with fellow rapper Willie D ahead of the ball.
“It don’t matter who is in office. The same way that our men and women, our brothers and sisters who protect this country, have to go to war and have to put their life on the line for whoever [is] in office,” the rapper continued.
“So, if they can put their life on the line for whoever [is] in office, I can damn sure perform for whoever [is] in office.”
Nelly also spoke to his critics directly and stood up for Trump.
“I would ask them to show me where he’s a white supremacist,” the musician said.
“The politics, for me, is over. He won! He’s the president,” she shared earlier in the conversation. “He’s the commander in chief of what I would like to say is the best country in the world.”
Nelly isn’t the only musician who caught criticism over the decision to perform for Trump.
Snoop Dogg, 53, lost more than 500,000 followers on Instagram and nearly 20,000 on X (formerly Twitter) when he performed at Trump’s Crypto Ball on January 17 in Washington, D.C., after declaring in 2017 that any musician who accepted the commander-in-chief’s first inauguration invite were “Uncle Toms.”
Responding to “all the hate,” Snoop said, “Get your life right, stop worrying about mine. I’m cool. I’m together. Still a Black man. Still 100% black. All out till you ball out or till you fall out.”
Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, Carrie Underwood, Billy Ray Cyrus and Kid Rock also performed at Trump’s inauguration events this year.
