Singer Janelle Monáe has roasted Nelly over his appearance at an event marking Donald Trump’s inauguration, saying: “You sold out”.

Rapper Nelly defended his decision to perform at Trump’s Liberty Inaugural Ball, claiming: “This isn’t politics”. 

But at a Grammys after-party, Monáe, a strong advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, having come out as non-binary in 2022 , took the rapper to task for his decision. 

On Sunday (2 February), alongside singer and rapper Anderson .Paak, Monáe performed Nelly’s hit “Hot in Herre” and couldn’t resist commenting on the Trump performance.

“F*** you, Nelly,” she said. “I used to like Nelly but then he went to perform for Donald Trump.”

She then broke into rap: “Nelly, you sold out. I used to think he was cool, but now you look like a motherf****ing fool… f*** you, you got a new attitude.”

#JanelleMonae roasted #Nelly at a #GRAMMYs after-party in L.A. Sunday night, blasting him for recently performing at #PresidentTrump's inauguration

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