American rapper Nelly has responded to criticism over his decision to perform at the Liberty Ball on Monday night, part of the inaugural celebrations for President Donald Trump. The 50-year-old Grammy-winning artist just like fellow rapper Snoop Dogg accepted an invitation to perform but explained his reasons in an interview with journalist Officer Lew

Soulja Boy defended his decision to perform at Donald Trump's Crypto Ball by calling out former President Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.

St. Louis rapper Nelly has reportedly been added to the line-up celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. According to various sources close to the event planning — via CBS News — the Country Grammar artist will perform during the Inaugural Liberty Ball on Jan.

Nelly even compared his concert to the sacrifices ... released a statement confirming that while former President Barack Obama will attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies, Michelle will not.

Nelly is reportedly slated to perform at one of three official inaugural events for Donald Trump, according to CBS News. He’ll be at Trump’s Liberty Ball, scheduled for Monday.

Nelly, Carrie Underwood, and Village People each shared their reasoning for performing at Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Nelly celebrates Halloween and his 50th birthday ... such as his perpetuation of the “birther” myth about former President Barack Obama and Trump’s campaign against the Central Park Five ...

Charlamagne Tha God ain’t feeling how people are mad at rappers for performing at Donald Trump’s Inaugural Ball and instead thinks they should be upset at the Democrats. On Tuesday (Jan. 21), The Breakfast Club host addressed the backlash to Nelly and Snoop Dogg cozying up to Trump,

Steven A. Smith took to his eponymous podcast this week to defend the rappers who have been slammed for performing at Pres. Donald Trump’s Inauguration.

But the singer’s participation in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is nevertheless a sign of the changing tides, where mainstream entertainers, from Nelly to The Village People are more publicly and more enthusiastically associating with the new administration.

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