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Nelly has acquired infinite backlash from followers after he introduced that he’ll carry out at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. He’s joined by Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Soulja Boy as artists who could have carried out at Trump-related occasions to rejoice his first day in workplace.
In a Saturday (Jan. 18) interview on the “Willie D Reside” podcast, Nelly said, “I’m not doing this for cash. I’m doing this ‘trigger it’s an honor. I respect the workplace. It don’t matter who’s in workplace. The identical method that our women and men, our brothers and sisters who shield this nation must go to conflict and must put their life on the road for whoever in workplace. So,if they’ll put their life on the road for whoever in workplace, I can d**n certain carry out for whoever in workplace.”
He later talked about that he would really like for folks to point out him the place Trump is a “white supremacist,” earlier than jokingly detailing a couple of statements and actions put in place by President Biden over time. He even name-dropped Vice President Kamala Harris whereas making an attempt to face behind his choice of acting at Trump’s second inauguration.
Artists like Fivio International, Sleepy Hallow, OT7 Quanny, Lil Pump, the artist previously generally known as Kanye West, Peezy, Icewear Vezzo, Kodak Black, Lil Wayne and plenty of others have proven help for Trump prior to now. Whereas he was as soon as a popular culture icon within the early 2000s, he has develop into extra divisive since turning into a politician.
Soulja Boy responded barely extra aggressive to folks sharing their frustrations with him acting at a Trump-related occasion. On Sunday morning (Jan. 19), the SODMG emcee exclaimed, “They paid me a bag. Obama ain’t by no means put no cash in my f**king pockets, n**ga. Kamala ain’t by no means put no cash in my f**king pockets, n**ga. Trump put cash in my pockets, n**ga.”
He went on to later clarify that Trump didn’t attend the occasion, and it was extra targeted on cryptocurrency. Rick Ross or Snoop Dogg have but to publicly reply to the backlash from performing on the identical occasion. Each artists have been identified for being vocal about Ye’s help of the forty seventh president.