Nelly and Ashanti addressed hairpiece rumors head-on throughout a playful Instagram Stay from mattress over the weekend.
Nelly didn’t maintain again when trolls questioned whether or not his hair was actual or enhanced, leaping on Instagram Stay from mattress subsequent to spouse Ashanti to set the file straight with a number of alternative phrases and head filled with proof.
“Hey, yo pay attention, and for all you m############ that stated I received a hair piece or some dye. Ain’t no m############ hair piece up in there, m###########, and ain’t no die n####,” he stated, working his fingers by means of his hair as Ashanti giggled beside him, making an attempt to get him to finish the reside. “This all me at 50.”
He doubled down, including, “All you n##### … you’re dwelling the unsuitable approach. Yeah, ain’t no grey and ain’t no dye on this, n####, and this ain’t no m########### hair piece.”
Turning to Ashanti for backup, Nelly stated, “M############ stated I received a hairpiece, child. They stated, your man received a hairpiece.” She laughed and tried to seize the telephone, repeatedly telling him to “hold up.”
Finally, Ashanti confirmed what Nelly had been saying all alongside — no dye, no wig—simply actual hair.
This isn’t the primary time Nelly has flexed his age-defying seems. In 2020, he posted a video of himself doing a backflip in entrance of a bunch of children, telephone in hand. He captioned it, “45 no grey no dying .. head filled with hair… and nonetheless received them ups..!!! ps telephone in hand and all #40& olderchallenge ..!!! ??”
Now 50, Nelly shouldn’t be solely defending his hairline but additionally embracing a brand new chapter as a father once more. He and Ashanti welcomed their first baby collectively, a son named Kareem Kenkaide Hayes, on July 18, 2024.
The couple tied the knot shortly after studying they had been anticipating. “I didn’t need [Ashanti] to be a child mama,” Nelly defined. “As a result of we already knew the place we had been in life. If we’re again like this, this should be what it’s alleged to be.”
The couple’s journey—from rekindled romance to marriage and parenthood—might be featured in an upcoming Peacock docu-series. Nelly additionally has three different youngsters and helped elevate his niece and nephew after the demise of his sister.