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Nelly and Ashanti Possibly Back On?

Rapper Nelly and singer Ashanti may have rekindled their romance, following in the footsteps of stars like Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck as well as Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade. Hollywood keeps these stars very busy, so on-and-off is pretty normal for them. However, fans are really rooting for Nelly and Ashanti.

How Did It Start Again?

It all (re-) started with a questionable performance from the pair in Las Vegas. They sang and rapped along to their hit “Body On Me.” Plus shortly after that the couple were seen holding hands at the Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia fight last month. According to PEOPLE, a source said the pair “have been touring and performing together and just hanging.” Entertainment Tonight reports they both have rekindled their relationship and are allegedly very happy.

Take Us Back To The Beginning Of Their Love

This dyamic duo was unstoppable for a decade, breaking up in 2013. The 48-year-old rapper and 42-year-old singer started dating in 2003 after meeting at a press conference. Nelly opened up in an interview a few years before they broke up explaining why he was waiting for marriage. The “Flap Your Wings” rapper explained that he is not a person that wants to get married multiple times. “If I’ma do it, I’ma do it. You’re dying if you leave me,’ added Nelly born Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.

The pair was pretty secretive about actually dating in the beginning the first time, so no surprise if we find out they are together a few years from now. Maybe second time is a charm and a ring will present itself in a few years or maybe even months…

Ashanti signing Nelly’s paper. Image source: Getty/Photo by L. Busacca/WireImage.

Someone Check On Irv Gotti

Social media was going crazy when the idea of these two getting back together circulated, but people were thinking of someone else; Irv Gotti. The co-founder of Murder Inc. Records has had a lot to say about the New York singer the past year. Ashanti had to set the record straight about his allegations. Gotti was claiming that him and Ashanti were dating at some point earlier in her career. However, she firmly denied those rumors after remaining silent for a while as he spread a lot of dirty laundry.

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Irv Gotti and Murder Inc.

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On August 9th of, 2022, the world got its first backstage pass into the life and struggles of Irv Gotti with the premiere of Murder Inc. The series is a documentary. But, ultimately, it is an extensive diary entry highlighting the exploits of Irving Domingo Lorenzo (Gotti).

The Irv Gotti Story

Murder Inc, the five-series documentary on BET, highlights Gotti’s history, collaborative partnerships, artists, and success and failures. However, fundamentally it is an expose on labels, label owners, and offstage access to hip hop behind the scenes. The series is three episodes in and provides an hour’s worth of behind-the-scenes insight weekly. Accordingly, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Ashanti, and Charli Baltimore are a few of the artists highlighted. And the series lays out its content via a sequence of roll-back clips, highlights, and live commentary from Gotti and the artists themselves.

Murder Inc. An Open Book

Three of the five episodes have already aired, with the first two based on Gotti’s beginnings, vision, and early stages of success. And the first two episodes of Murder Inc. provide a consistent chronicle of the label. Conversely, the third episode, “Foolish,” takes a detour. This episode is dedicated to Gotti’s once-upon-a-time flame and artist Ashanti. Although the episode is directed as an open account from Irv’s perspective, the world isn’t exactly feeling these open pages. Some go as far as labeling this portion of the narrative sketchy and predatory.

 

Assessing the Murder Inc. Story

Even though the third episode doesn’t sit well with some overall, the documentary serves its purpose. It gives an authentic behind-the-scenes look at a label in the hip hop world and the artist impacted by the moves of those in charge. And from what is on display, a good takeaway is that a lot goes into maintaining a successful label. Gotti’s success is multifaceted, resting on his vision, ambition, and strategic mindset. Earnestly Gotti’s contribution to hip hop is undeniable. But, while a lot is worthy of recognition, not everything is laudable.

Nevertheless, whether the Murder Inc. story is or is not well received, it does the job of presenting access to the side of a story from an untold perspective. And if nothing else, the series stands as proof that there is a lot that happens beyond the spotlight. While the life of a label executive may be lucrative and satisfying, it is also consuming and a road not always paved with good intentions.

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Judge Mathis Advises Ashanti to Put a Gag Order on Irv Gotti

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Judge Mathis is yet another celeb who isn’t here for Irv Gotti’s kiss and tell streak. Now, he’s giving Ashanti the gag order advice to stop it.

Fat Joe and Ja Rule have recently publicly disapproved of Irv Gotti’s controversial press tour. You can add Judge Mathis to the list of Ashanti defenders after this past week.

For those not up to date, Irv Gotti has been making headlines for exposing details of a past sexual relationship with Ashanti. During an appearance on the show Drink Champs, Gotti divulged into their early 2000s affair. Amongst all the stories, he focused heavily on the song “Happy” and claimed it came into existence after the two had sex.

In another instance, Gotti spoke about his past arrest for money laundering. According to him, Ashanti “ran like a cockroach” when he went into police custody. This situation seems to cause the Murder Inc CEO’s contempt. Of course, fans across social media expressed disgust at the apparent attempts to rule up the Long Island vocalist.

Judge Mathis Steps In

TMZ caught Judge Mathis in New York this Tuesday to ask his opinion on the matter. During the brief interview, he suggested Ashanti hits Irv with a cease and desist or gag order. He follows this up by confirming Ashanti has the legal right to take action if she’s genuinely being slandered. “If she feels she’s being defamed, she should perhaps send a cease and desist,” he said. “Just send a cease and desist and hope they’ll honor that.”

In the meantime, Ashanti has remained silent on the situation. For now, at least, it looks like Irv Gotti’s tactics aren’t shaking the “Concrete Rose” singer.

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Ashanti Originally Fought Her Team About Her Hit Song ‘Baby’

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Ashanti almost missed out on having the hit song Baby on her debut album with the famous Murder Inc. label. During a recent interview with Vibe, she recalls fighting with her team about whether the record should be included on the self-titled album. “I don’t know. I felt like, I liked what I wrote, but it was a different vibe because it’s such a low register, you know, slow,” was her explanation for feeling that way at the time. Now, she’s celebrating the 20th anniversary of both the single & her debut album with no regrets. If you aren’t familiar, check out one of Ashanti’s biggest songs ever below:

 

The Conflict That Many Big & Small Artists Have

A lot of times we see artists dislike songs that their fans would consider their best. As a musician myself, it’s hard to not be your own worst critic. Ashanti touches on similar feelings herself in the Vibe interview when also weighing on whether the song should’ve been a single or just an album cut. After all, the lead single is typically the clearest representation of what to expect from the rest of the full release. Ashanti herself loves the record now as she stated, “I love just conceptually how I flipped it and going back and forth with the ad-libs and the verse and the metaphors. I love the record. But I was just nervous about it because it was different.” Thankfully, she sees the genius of the song that we all know & love

 

20th Anniversary of Debut Album Ashanti

It’s been 20 years since Ashanti dropped her famous self-titled debut album. The album spawned several other impactful songs too including Foolish, Happy & others. After receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she’s currently re-recording her debut album to receive the proper royalties that weren’t received from the Murder Inc. release. Are you excited to hear this classic album’s re-recorded version 20 years later? Read more of FM Hip-Hop’s featured articles today.

 

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Ja Rule Supports HBCUs With NFT, Deion Sanders Approves

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Ja Rule posing with the NFT/crypto logo. Image source: Ja Rule.

After Diddy gracefully scrapped up to 1/48th-1/98th ($2M) of his yearly income ($50-$100M) during the 2022 BET Awards, Ja Rule seems to follow the steps. The “Venni Vetti Vecci” author’s recent Instagram post suggests “get on the Blacklist NOW.” Some of Ja Rule’s Jul 14 NFT sales will then “SUPPORT HBCUs Hampton, Morgan, Spelman, Moorehouse and Jackson St.”

 

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Deion Sanders then went on to thank Ja Rule for his generosity. “I wanna thank my brother Ja Rule for hitting me up and including our program in his heart along with several other HBCUs,” Sanders, you’d think, told Ja Rule, not TMZ. “My brother, I’ve always admired and applauded you from afar, but this is a TRUE blessing for our TEAM. God bless u, my brother!!!”

While certainly nobly intended, Ja Rule’s decision to invest in NFTs might be under-calculated. The recent crypto crash also significantly affected the NFT market. The current estimate prices for NFT stay from a bit to substantially lower than previously, while the overall NFT sales also fell from the last year.

“Murder Inc.” Documentary Series: The Story Of Ja Rule

A couple of months ago, Irv Gotti and BET announced the production of the “Murder Inc.” documentary series. At the time, BET executive vice president Tiffany Lea Williams thanked “Irv for trusting BET to tell the story.” She also proclaimed, “looking forward to bringing a music documentary series that reveals how this label changed the music industry forever.” 

In the recent short interview, Gotti also gave more details on the upcoming screening. “My Murder Inc. documentary is coming [Aug 9] at 9 p.m.,” the producer informed. “Tune in. It’s dope.”

“That group [Murder Inc.] was something that I felt special about ’cause all three of them is like my brothers,” Gotti continued. “I knew all three of them like 10 years before we all got on. I knew Jay since ’87; I knew X since ’88; I knew Ja since ’91. Just understand, I knew that those three was gonna conquer the world before they conquered the world.”

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Irv Gotti Gets At 50 Cent During Fat Joe & Ja Rule Verzuz

Past Verzuz between Fat Joe and Ja Rule attracted a lot of attention. Spectators on social media mainly watched and discussed the event itself, Ashanti’s and Nelly’s appearances. However, Irv Gotti and some parts of the audience have suddenly become concerned with 50 Cent.

Irv Gotti Gets At 50 Cent During Fat Joe & Ja Rule Verzuz
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Irv is the co-founder of Murder Inc. At some point, the music label was hosting Ashanti, Ja Rule, with many other artists. The record label also had a conflict with 50 Cent.

While 50 was trending on Twitter, Irv commented, “All y’all talking about that 50 sh_t.” He then added, “All good. He got beat up stabbed up. Shot up. And sued us. That’s all I’m gonna say. Your hero ain’t what you think he is. Period. And facts.”

In response, 50 Cent posted a series of pictures. In the photographs, 50 is wearing a suit, drinking cognac, and smoking a cigar. At the comment section, the rapper also reminded that “I put they whole label out of business, f_ck with me if you want to. I would stay out of my way if i wasn’t me. LOL.”

Ja Rule then responded to 50 Cent as well, and claimed 50’s nothing without Eminem.

50 Cent vs Murder Inc.

Back in 2000, 50 Cent was shot 9 times. There were bullets in 50’s hand, arm, hip, both legs, chest, and left cheek. The rapper survived after 13 days of hospitalization. The same year, 50 Cent got accosted at the Hit Factory studios by Black Child, the Murder Inc.’s rapper. Murder Inc.’s other rapper Ja Rule allegedly found out about 50 Cent’s location at the Hit Factory when the accosting occurred.

In 2016, Irv Gotti published a then-deleted post on Instagram, where he accused 50 of being the snitch. Irv wrote that “At the bottom of it you will see THE INFORMANT CURTIS JACKSON. (50 Cent). Gave this Police Report.” He continued, “The Truth is he had an ORDER OF PROTECTION against myself. My brother Chris and my artist/n_gga BLACKCHILD. He left out [Ja] Rule for whatever reason. Although Rule set it on his b_tch ass 1st. The TRUTH is he then hit us with a lawsuit. I forgot what we paid him. Either $150,000 or 250,000 for whooping his ass.”

50 cent is currently working on a drama project for Starz, where Eminem also appears. Be sure to read more about it here.

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