Janelle Monáe has slammed Nelly for performing at Donald Trump‘s inauguration, labelling the rapper a “motherfucking fool”.
Monáe’s lashing out against the ‘Hot In Herre’ rapper came during a Grammys afterparty performance. While the beat of Nelly’s ‘Hot In Herre’ played over the speakers, Monáe rapped: “Fuck you Nelly. I used to like Nelly, but then he went to perform for Donald Trump.
She continued: “I care about women, I care about Hispanics, I care about Spanish people. I care about Mexicans, I care about gay people. You sold out. I used to think you were cool. But now you look like a motherfucking fool.”
“Fuck you, n****. Get a new attitude… I might be a little tipsy but I know everything I’m motherfucking saying. Fuck you, Nelly!,” she concluded. Watch a clip of the scorching freestyle below.
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It comes after Nelly and Carrie Underwood were both part of Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration for his return to the White House. After their performances, both artists’ streaming numbers have dipped. Underwood’s streaming numbers fell by 6 per cent, while Nelly’s were streamed 1.54million times on the day of his inauguration, down from 1.63 million a week earlier.
After drawing criticism for his performance, Nelly defended his decision, saying: “I didn’t know that I had to agree with your political choices. If you follow what I do, this shouldn’t even be an argument. He is the president. He won.”
“I’m not doing this for money. I’m doing this because it’s an honor. I respect the office. It don’t matter who is in office. The same way our brothers and sisters go to war to put their life on the line for whoever is in office. 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.”
Elsewhere at the Grammys, Janelle Monáe joined Stevie Wonder for a tribute performance in honour of the late, great Quincy Jones. For her segment of the tribute, Monáe performed Michael Jackson‘s ‘Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough’, which was produced by Jones.
The biggest winners of the night were Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé, the latter of whom has finally won Album of the Year and also became the first Black woman in history to win Best Country album, both for ‘Cowboy Carter’. Lamar walked away with the most awards of the night including Record and Song of the Year for ‘Not Like Us’ – check out the full list of winners here.