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Dive into the first episode of 'Nelly & Ashanti - We Belong Together,' exploring the dynamic relationship between the two music icons. This episode sets the stage for their journey, highlighting key moments and challenges. Experience the beginning of their story in this compelling series.
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00:00I always say, what's meant to be will be.
00:11Everything happens for a reason.
00:13Me and Nelly was so in love.
00:14But after the breakup, I didn't think that we would get back together.
00:19No, no, no.
00:21But sometimes when we think it's the darkest, it's actually getting brighter.
00:28You're getting back together?
00:30Yeah.
00:37Things that you manifest and love and want to happen is possible to happen.
00:42There's no way I thought that me and her would be married with a child.
00:46But we belong together.
00:48Okay, get it on.
01:02We're mine.
01:03So it's definitely been a whirlwind.
01:05Tours, records, albums.
01:08Babies.
01:09Practicing babies.
01:10Practicing babies.
01:11A lot of practicing babies.
01:12And we got friends.
01:14I don't know.
01:14I was just saying, like, how you want to, what you mean?
01:16Like, this is our life.
01:18This is, this is it.
01:19You look great.
01:22Well, thank you.
01:23This is the first time I'm, like, me, you know what I'm saying?
01:27Since the baby.
01:28Like, this is the first time I've been in hair and makeup since the baby.
01:31The baby did me some justice.
01:35Throw some, throw some Ds on it.
01:36Oh, my God.
01:40Plus, I like it when you're goosebump.
01:43Oh, your mama back there.
01:44Let me be cool.
01:46I'm not even listening.
01:47There you go.
01:50With our child, born three months ago, it's been kind of hard to find time just to have a little fun.
01:57You ready to eat?
01:58You hungry?
01:58I'm starving.
01:59We did want to at least put some clothes on.
02:00No, because honestly, I did not want to do, you know what I'm saying?
02:04I would have been cool with sweatpants and a cake for Mimi at the house, honestly.
02:10Well, this is just a small, intimate little birthday dinner.
02:18Okay, Maurice, everything's good?
02:20Okay.
02:21I love surprising Bishanti because she deserves that.
02:24Everything else looks good.
02:26Where is the place where you put the lock on it?
02:29Like, it's, it's like for relationships.
02:31Put a lock on some shit?
02:32Yeah.
02:33We got to go to the bridge and put a lock on there.
02:35They're going to lock our ass up.
02:38Pond des Arts in Paris, France, which is often called the Love Lock Bridge, where couples attach padlocks with their names inscribed and throw the key into the river as a symbol of everlasting love.
02:50Look.
02:51Hold on, man.
02:53This is saying you shouldn't do it.
02:54Oh, wait.
02:57They're saying the bridge is not, wasn't made to handle all this weight.
03:01It's going to be just our love as soon as we hit our lock on that shit.
03:03The shit collapse.
03:04The shit collapse.
03:06They're going to blame it all on the black couple.
03:08They messed up the bridge.
03:09Hold on.
03:09That took the whole bridge out.
03:11No way.
03:11The thought of being together scares the shit out of me.
03:18No, I don't.
03:19What scares me is being without you, babe.
03:23See?
03:24We love that answer.
03:25Right at my own life's birthday?
03:44Y'all going to flirt with me like that?
03:46I love Ashanti's family.
03:49You know, they look out for each other.
03:50I come from an amazing family.
03:53My parents are still married together.
03:55And we've always been a family unit.
03:59As opposed to myself.
04:00My parents got divorced early.
04:02I lived with my father for a minute.
04:04And I lived with my mom.
04:05Then I lived with family, friends, a bunch of couches.
04:08And that's one thing that I had always admired about Ashanti's family.
04:13Just their connection.
04:14You know, their family unity is something that you hear about.
04:18I didn't see it like that.
04:20I never did.
04:21Are they ready?
04:22Yeah.
04:22Come on, young lady.
04:26Oh, my God.
04:27Oh, my God.
04:27I'm going to have to watch him.
04:42Because she got a thing for the Marlin boys.
04:45I'm going to have to keep my eye on you.
04:47Can you tell us about how you guys first met?
04:50I think one of the first times is at the Grammys.
04:55Let's go back to the beginning.
05:01He asked for my autograph.
05:03And I think there's a picture.
05:04It's like me, him, and Avril Lavigne.
05:06I guess I was trying to be slick.
05:08Checking the temperature, so to speak.
05:14What kind of set it off?
05:15She had one source cover that tripped the wire.
05:18Then I was like, okay, New York.
05:22What's she from?
05:24For me, I was like, wow, look at his eyes.
05:27He's cute.
05:28Look at his mouth.
05:30I ain't even hear the record.
05:31And I was like, who is that?
05:52We've both been very blessed to be doing what we're doing
05:59on a certain level in this business.
06:01So when you do come together, it's fine.
06:06Unfortunately, it was so early in both of our careers,
06:10we were still finding out where we were going career-wise
06:13as well as personally.
06:16We were together off and on for 11 years
06:19before the final, final.
06:22We were long distance.
06:25I was still permanently in New York.
06:26He was permanently in St. Louis.
06:28So when there was a disconnect, it wasn't like,
06:30okay, come home, let's talk about it.
06:31And there were things that I did that he felt
06:35were just messed up.
06:37There were things that he did that I felt was messed up.
06:40I hated her.
06:41I hated him.
06:42I've been betrayed, and I feel like you just have to grow.
06:50If we lived in the same city,
06:52is it possible things could have been worked out?
06:56Probably more than not.
06:57I just know that there was a lot of hurt on both sides.
07:03When we broke up, I was super hurt.
07:06I was probably used to wear how I broke them.
07:08Yeah, my feelings were definitely cracked.
07:11It was hard.
07:13It was hard for a long time.
07:15Turn back here.
07:16All the way back.
07:17Fast forward a couple of years.
07:20Versus.
07:21I got the call about doing Versus,
07:41which is a live concert with Ja Rule and Fat Joe.
07:44Of course, I'm going to be there.
07:46Sex, Melody, trust.
07:48Make it a big deal.
07:49Boy, listen.
07:50I'm the only piece of the puzzle you can see.
07:53It was a big deal.
07:54We're talking about what's going to happen.
07:57Joe and I had several conversations.
07:58Not one time did he mention any special guests that he might be bringing.
08:03Man.
08:04Let's go, Melody, let's go.
08:07When I walked in to the Versus,
08:09I actually saw Ashanti's mom first.
08:12She was doing the momager thing.
08:14Then she saw me,
08:15and she got to look like she saw a ghost.
08:17So I'm on the phone,
08:21and I look up,
08:22and I was like,
08:23what the hell is he doing here?
08:25Oh, hell no.
08:26She's like,
08:27I think I saw that motherfucker.
08:31Who?
08:32Fucking Nellie.
08:37I said, what?
08:39I was like,
08:40oh, my God.
08:41What am I going to do here?
08:43I can't leave.
08:44You know what I'm saying?
08:45He's on that side of the stage.
08:46I'm on this side of the stage,
08:48and then the infamous hug.
08:57Let's go, Melody, let's go.
09:00I could definitely tell that there was tension in the room.
09:04I was just like,
09:05man, you know what?
09:05I'm going to break the ice.
09:07When he started walking across the stage,
09:09I was standing there,
09:11and I was like,
09:12okay,
09:13he's walking across the stage.
09:14He's coming this way.
09:15I didn't know how to feel.
09:16So I'm,
09:17you know,
09:17you got to play it off.
09:18I'm standing there,
09:18and it's just like a whole bunch of stuff happening.
09:23I guess you ran into your ex, Nellie,
09:25and Nellie,
09:27he made contact.
09:29It was so weird because we haven't seen or spoken to each other in over six years.
09:36Oh, I thought y'all were friendly from that hug if my ex came at me like that.
09:40Wait a minute.
09:41We haven't seen each other in six years, bro.
09:42But you know she used to rub all on my back.
09:45Oh, my God.
09:46I was like,
09:47Jesus Christ.
09:48That was not that kind of rub.
09:52Play the rub.
09:53That was more of a...
09:54Rewind it.
09:55No, that's...
09:56Bring it back.
09:57You see that?
09:58Stop right there.
09:58Can we highlight that rub right there?
10:00No, that rub was...
10:01Look at that.
10:01Whoa.
10:03That rub was,
10:03okay,
10:04I'm not mad anymore.
10:06There's no beef.
10:07That was that rub.
10:09You know what I'm saying?
10:09I knew right then that I was going back.
10:12No, I'll just tell you.
10:18Oh, my God, I'm crying.
10:23After that hug, it was the most bizarre thing because it really felt like seven, eight years didn't just go by.
10:31No matter what I had in my heart at that time, the only thing that mattered was Ashanti and how she felt.
10:37When I saw my daughter's face and she was good, and I know when she's not, I was good.
10:45We had like a couple of shows together.
10:48We were blowing up social media.
10:50People online, what you and Nelly got back together, that's all I'm saying.
10:55The feelings started just pouring in again, and I'm like...
10:59I think we were fortunate enough to understand that some of the petty stuff that we were upset about,
11:05it doesn't overcome the big things, yeah, the big things that we love about each other, I would say.
11:10They made it official last night when she carried a clutch with Nelly's face on it.
11:15You got it back together?
11:16Yeah.
11:16The first time, we got back to it, back to it.
11:23Damn, I just bust down my ex.
11:31Who fixed all the food so I know who to get for this bill?
11:35Sheesh.
11:35That's good.
11:36Thank you so much.
11:38We look so greedy.
11:39We are spinning our place like this.
11:41So what?
11:42Just sliding over.
11:43Oh, my God, I'm so happy.
11:48To be honest, I really, really couldn't be happier about them getting back together.
11:54And I feel safety, and I feel love.
11:59See that ring?
12:01Baby!
12:0311 and a half.
12:05When did you guys start talking about marriage?
12:07I don't know if people know.
12:10Let me see if I should tell this story or not.
12:12This almost happened about 10 years ago.
12:16He actually was going to propose, but the timing wasn't right.
12:20I wasn't ready all the way like that.
12:22But I think this time is going to work out because something that we're both doing different
12:26is just taking each other a little bit more in consideration.
12:28And I am serious about it in a way that if I'm going to say these words, if I'm going to make
12:34these vows, it is forever.
12:36Till death do us part, no matter how much you get on my nerves.
12:42The pair's rekindled romance has been the love comeback we didn't know we needed.
12:46Nellie confirmed that the two have gotten married.
12:48Their wedding date was listed as December 27, 2023, in St. Louis County.
12:54We didn't have a huge ceremony.
13:00We're going to have a wedding ceremony soon.
13:02It's just time.
13:04If you think my baby ain't going to put that vira wing on me and get that strut down there,
13:11boy, y'all crazy.
13:13It's coming.
13:14I want to say thank you guys so much.
13:16This is beautiful, amazing.
13:18Thank you to my amazing man.
13:20This is exactly what I want.
13:21And it's crazy because I'm always on the island for my birthday.
13:24But this year, I'm not because of my son.
13:26And I'm just so elated and so overjoyed and so insanely in love with my baby.
13:31And I'm here.
13:36But you see how the baby is just hers.
13:40You see that?
13:41I know you got a lot of gifts in there.
13:45I want to make sure I get a chance.
13:47So, well, you already got a ring.
13:50You already got a ring.
13:53Shout out to my kid here.
13:56So, somebody keep losing that.
13:59I lost my kid.
14:00So I can keep my earrings.
14:02Let's hold up.
14:03Oh, my God.
14:05You know this is exactly what I wanted.
14:06Well, I wanted to keep mine.
14:08I know you wanted to let me keep my earrings.
14:10But you're not hearing all of them.
14:15Oh, my God.
14:17Because I lost one.
14:18And I was trying to take his.
14:19Then he was tight because I was taking him.
14:21So I couldn't take him.
14:22Well, I was tight because she lost one.
14:25But we're not going to go backwards.
14:27Listen.
14:27I'm going to paint my fears.
14:54Fears.
14:55At the end of the day.
14:58Burn.
14:58Burn.
14:58Burn.
14:59Burn.
14:59Burn.
15:00Burn.
15:00No, this is fire.
15:05Gotta be brave.
15:07Turn up.
15:08Turn up.
15:10We ain't had songs like this when I was a kid.
15:12Were you guys trying to get pregnant?
15:14Or was he a oops baby?
15:16What?
15:17You better not ever call my son a oops baby, OG.
15:20He probably was the only non-oops baby that was had.
15:25I could say we probably were not not trying to get it.
15:28Right.
15:29I was ready.
15:31Yeah.
15:33Turn up.
15:34Turn up.
15:34Turn up.
15:35Turn up.
15:35Turn up.
15:35Turn up.
15:36Here's KK.
15:37Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh-oh.
15:40So KK is doing amazing.
15:43He has the best personality.
15:44He's just the sweetest little angel baby.
15:46Is that my do-ray, Mike?
15:48Nope.
15:49Stay on my do-rays.
15:50Stay on my do-rays.
15:52What's the deal with KK?
15:54So just tight details.
15:55You can get his feet, his hands, man.
15:57Hands.
15:59That's it.
16:00Right.
16:00So that's a love.
16:02Okay.
16:03So being a new mom, I think I was just like, it was an automatic mama bear type of situation.
16:10Nellie already has kids.
16:12This is our first child together.
16:15This is my first child.
16:17So for right now, I'm keeping my baby close to the vest and being very protective.
16:23Give KK a piece of bacon.
16:25No way.
16:26That's the thing, too.
16:27Like, do we just let him eat it?
16:29What do we do?
16:30Well, if you leave him with the wrong person, he's going to wind up eating that shit anyway.
16:35Yeah, I had to improvise a little bit because we don't have a lot of stuff here.
16:39Nellie and I didn't really finalize where we were going to live before we got married.
16:44While we're trying to figure things out as far as exactly where the flag will be planted.
16:50Obviously, we want to make this place in New York as holy as possible.
16:54The furniture that we got?
16:55It's not comfortable.
16:57It's not supportive.
16:58Uh, yeah.
16:59So getting to bed would be top priority.
17:03I mean, what the hell?
17:04You know we're not going to sleep in a damn hammock.
17:06We coming, boobie!
17:15Oh!
17:16New Yorkers!
17:20This is it.
17:21Thank you!
17:23How are you?
17:24It's a pleasure to finally meet you.
17:25Nice to meet you.
17:25My name is Charles.
17:26Welcome to Heston's.
17:28I'm so excited.
17:29I'm so sleepy.
17:29I'm ready.
17:30Ready for a nap?
17:30Yes, I'm ready.
17:31Let's do it.
17:31Come on in.
17:33Have you guys heard of Heston's before coming in today?
17:37She set this up.
17:39I was a little bit confused because I had an appointment to get a mattress.
17:44And I was just...
17:45This is the exclusive.
17:46So when we find your instrument, it is the thing that is going to change your life almost
17:52overnight.
17:52Wow.
17:53So we have...
17:54We still talking about mattresses.
17:56Yes.
17:58Now it just so happens I don't play that instrument.
18:02Like, I play drums, I play a little trumpet.
18:05Never played mattress a day in my life.
18:08Make yourself comfortable.
18:09Oh my God, this feels amazing.
18:12We do professionally tuck people in for sleep.
18:15What?
18:15What?
18:16Wait a minute.
18:16Oh no, this is...
18:17Hold on, Chad.
18:18So Chad and Eric are going to tuck you guys in.
18:20What'd you mean?
18:21Nothing is better than like a big plush bed.
18:27No, this feels amazing.
18:28No, this is awesome.
18:29How much is this one?
18:31So this instrument starts at around $76,000.
18:34What?
18:36$76,000?
18:37Boy, if you don't get out of these people's shit.
18:38Wait, no, but think about your shoulder.
18:41My shoulder, damn, my shoulder.
18:43Your shoulder won't fall asleep.
18:45Man, I will roll the fuck over.
18:48It's $76,000 for a mattress.
18:52We don't even get a damn headboard.
18:54You know, dressers.
18:55Come on, guys, I would like for you guys to continue the experience, please.
18:59You know what, my brother?
19:00I'm almost done talking to you.
19:02I was pretty much ready to call my security and, you know, y'all gonna have to whoop Charles'
19:07ass because Charles is in here telling me.
19:09There is a variety of instruments starting in the king size at $25,000 and then they go
19:16up to into the million dollar range.
19:19A mattress is a million dollar?
19:21You sell a million dollar mattress?
19:22It's a sleep instrument.
19:24Charles.
19:24Come with me, guys.
19:25Let's continue the experience.
19:27Charles, let's not.
19:28Get your ass up.
19:29Come on, girl, I ain't playing with you.
19:30Get your ass up.
19:31I did not tell him how expensive the mattresses were.
19:37I didn't know that they were going for a million.
19:40The plan is to get him to believe this was his idea.
19:46Try this.
19:47Oh.
19:49Charles, how much is this one?
19:51$315,000.
19:53Takes a little over 300 hours to make.
19:56I could get a fucking Ferrari.
19:58Listen, these instruments feel awesome.
20:03Yes, exactly.
20:04No, they do.
20:05They feel great.
20:06Okay.
20:07But I don't think I deserve this much sleep, Charles.
20:09Of course you do.
20:10Listen, I grew up on the north side of St. Louis.
20:14I had no bed for the first eight years of my life.
20:17Parents got divorced at an early age, so I moved around a lot.
20:20You know, my mom, she did the best that she could.
20:23But when you move around a lot, you don't typically, like, have your own of any
20:28anything, so bedrooms, beds, and all of that were sporadic.
20:33It teaches you to grow up very, very appreciative of anything that you get.
20:38That's why we getting this $300,000 mattress, so we can make up on our own.
20:43We'll take this one, Charles.
20:45Come on.
20:45Let's bring it up.
20:47Where you going?
20:48Shit.
20:48Get the hell out of Charles in the bed.
20:51Charles, you need to show us the clearance floor.
20:53Hello, Pookie.
21:09Yo, you grew some Double Ds overnight?
21:14Baby, they are mad heavy.
21:16They look heavy.
21:18Throw some, throw some.
21:19Yo, you play too well.
21:23I hope them ain't the ones we working with right now.
21:25This is it.
21:27So I performed until I was eight months pregnant.
21:31And then, obviously, I had the baby in July.
21:34And I've been invited to perform for the Motown Christmas special in L.A.
21:38It's about a week or so until the event.
21:40Some amazing artists, some legends.
21:43Definitely a big deal.
21:45For the first time since having KK, she's been offered her first performance.
21:49This is a great opportunity for Ashanti.
21:52It's two looks, but I don't know if you want to do, like, just a dress or a dress and a coat.
21:57But I was thinking, like, you know, you know you love your jacket and knee-high boots.
22:03So we have to do this now?
22:08I'm definitely not in the mood.
22:11Before KK, I was wearing super tight, super short, sometimes body suits and strapless and all of that.
22:18We are not doing that yet.
22:20I definitely want to get back in shape.
22:22I need my BBK.
22:23Body before KK.
22:26Let's take a break for a minute.
22:27All right.
22:28Because, for real, I'm very hesitant about going.
22:31You know what I mean?
22:32Like, I have a little bit of reservations about the plane.
22:36Everything is, like, super last minute.
22:38You know, they have this medley.
22:39I don't even know the words like that, so I have to learn it.
22:41And it's just, I'm very iffy about leaving him.
22:45You know what I mean?
22:45So, I don't know.
22:48I feel you.
22:48It's a new experience for you.
22:50I get it.
22:51But if you're committed to it, we got to see it through.
22:54I mean, maybe that could be my excuse.
22:56Clothes didn't make it, so I can't do it.
22:58No, you ain't going to put that on me.
23:00You ain't going to put that on me.
23:01Clothes didn't make it, I can't.
23:03Nah, it made it.
23:03Let me call him and tell him the clothes didn't make it.
23:06I can't go.
23:06Nah, no, that's not to excuse me.
23:08No.
23:09All right.
23:11We can make it narrow it down like this.
23:15I mean...
23:16Because it got the stretch to it and everything.
23:18I got to see what's happening to you.
23:20How many ounces we got?
23:21Usually, when I'm, like, ready and I set my goals, I get in and I do what I have to do.
23:27But having a child, he dictates everything.
23:30So, as much as I would love to get in and go to the gym every day, I don't have the time.
23:35Well, I think you look awesome.
23:37Period.
23:37Well, thank you, babe.
23:38Regardless.
23:39Thank you, babe.
23:39Mm-hmm.
23:40This is not that bad.
23:42Maybe I'll try on one.
23:43I'm not...
23:44I'm definitely not trying on that whole rack.
23:46What they need to do is make some virtual shit that you can try on.
23:50See, we got to do all this.
23:52Oh.
23:54Oh, my gosh.
23:55I really am a fatigue, though.
23:58I never in life thought that would happen.
24:01Oh, my gosh.
24:03How did I get this on?
24:05Oh.
24:07All right.
24:08You making all these noise.
24:10Woo!
24:12Baby, we got it on.
24:15Baby.
24:17That is nice.
24:23We have to still get it tailored.
24:25Here and here.
24:28I'm just very excited that I can see my ankles.
24:38This is nice.
24:39This is your spot.
24:40Yeah.
24:41You're looking good.
24:42Well, thank you.
24:43How are you?
24:44What's up, chick?
24:45What's up, Michael?
24:45Do you like flat or sparkling?
24:46What's up, Acham?
24:47Flat, please.
24:49Yeah.
24:50No, what would you like, buddy?
24:51I'm going to do a mixture of both.
24:52Half and half?
24:53Give me half and half.
24:54For real?
24:55Why not?
24:56You know, they always ask, and I always do flat.
24:59But I'm going to try something different.
25:00That is hilarious.
25:01I'm feeling frisky.
25:03Flat sparkle?
25:05You guys want a cocktail?
25:06You want a glass of wine?
25:07A shanty special?
25:08Yeah.
25:08Can I get mine?
25:09You got you.
25:09Give me what she gets with some vodka.
25:12You got it.
25:12That's a good drink right there.
25:13There you go.
25:14Could you believe those mattresses?
25:16Listen, Charles called me.
25:19We had a great conversation.
25:20I can imagine he called you.
25:21I can tell you who he ate.
25:24Cheers, guys.
25:26You want to taste mine?
25:27No, I breastfeed.
25:28Oh, oh.
25:29That might be what?
25:31Well, yeah.
25:32My mama used to put wine in my bottle.
25:35Make me go to sleep.
25:37What?
25:38I think people used to do things different back then.
25:40Back then.
25:41You would just say that.
25:42Back then.
25:44No, KK can't have no vodka.
25:46Nah, he can't have no vodka.
25:48So, what do you feel?
25:49You good?
25:50Yeah.
25:51I got measured for my, um.
25:54Your costume?
25:54My costume.
25:55You know what you're going to wear?
25:57Kinda.
25:58It's a Christmas show special.
26:01It's going to be on.
26:02So, you're doing the Christmas songs?
26:02Yeah.
26:03It's like a Motown vibe.
26:05Like, it's a Motown Christmas special.
26:07Why they didn't ask me?
26:09Because you was busy.
26:10You doing the one music fest, remember?
26:13Oh.
26:15Yeah.
26:15So, I got Christmas songs.
26:17Let me hear your Christmas song.
26:18I could have turned country grammar into...
26:19How would you do it?
26:22Country grammar in, um, Jingle Bells.
26:24How would you do that?
26:26Down, down, baby.
26:27You drinking a sleigh.
26:30Yeah, see?
26:31Mm-hmm.
26:32Well, I'll let them know that you are willing.
26:35Yeah, call them.
26:35Go ahead.
26:37I really wish I could be at that performance, though.
26:39I want to see you on your day back.
26:41Oh, my God.
26:42Here's the thing.
26:43They have me locked in.
26:44I'm not sure if I'm doing it, though.
26:45I'm very excited to get back to performing, you know, being on stage, but at the same
26:51time, I definitely don't want to leave, KK.
26:54You know, it's just like I'm going to be having anxiety.
26:56Like, is there enough bottles?
26:57Is there enough milk?
26:58You know what I mean?
26:59I have to get back to it.
27:01Well, the bottles, you're good because you breastfeed.
27:04Yes.
27:04So, you're never out.
27:05Right.
27:05Yeah.
27:05You are the store.
27:08Right.
27:09No, but that's what I'm saying.
27:10If I were to leave, then I would be worried.
27:14Now, if I'm bringing them, you get what I'm saying?
27:17You got the 3D8 and his chocolate salad?
27:19Oh, yeah.
27:19Yeah.
27:21I would be better on the bus.
27:24You know what I mean?
27:25I would prefer to take the bus.
27:26I don't think you want that ride.
27:27From New York to L.A.?
27:28Charlotte, please.
27:29You ain't ready for that.
27:30But I don't want to fly a commercial.
27:32Not with the baby, you know?
27:34I'm just very nervous, just going through security.
27:37About everybody else breathing on you.
27:39Yeah, exactly.
27:40Yeah.
27:40You know what I'm saying?
27:41Because you don't even like me breathing on you half the time.
27:44That is not true.
27:46Do I really want to fly six hours away and leave my son overnight?
27:51I don't want to take him on a commercial plane.
27:53I don't think I'm going to do it.
27:55You know, tell them I said thank you.
27:58But I'm not leaving.
28:04Well, here's the thing.
28:13If I were to leave him, it's still scary, though,
28:15because you just don't know what's going to happen
28:17or what can happen.
28:19I just don't want to make the wrong decision.
28:22If you leave the nanny with me, you can leave him with me.
28:24It won't happen.
28:26Not until he's about 10.
28:28What do you mean?
28:28Ain't none of my kids ever had a serious accident.
28:34Now, I ain't saying that they ain't never had an accident.
28:36But they ain't never had no serious accident.
28:39No serious one?
28:39Yeah, nothing that we couldn't make it to the emergency room all the time.
28:43My first child was in 94, 30 years ago.
28:48I have four grown kids.
28:50Two was my sister's, Jackie's, who had passed,
28:53and two that were mine.
28:55Ashanti, she's a fantastic mom.
28:57And with it being her first child, she definitely has a natural attachment.
29:02But I just want to get her to relax a little bit, chill out.
29:05It's kind of like, ah.
29:07Obviously, moms do it all the time.
29:09There's plenty of my peers that have children that go back to work.
29:13You know what I mean?
29:13Just for me, the timing of it and just...
29:17Yeah, but you be your extra mom.
29:19I own it.
29:20I'll save you.
29:21But as a new mom, you think of everything.
29:24Like, if he's not in my sight, I'm like, what is he doing?
29:28Is the blanket over his head?
29:29Yeah.
29:29Are his feet cold?
29:30I'm a wee bit dramatic.
29:33Do that again?
29:38What about where KK's going to go to school?
29:41If it was in New York, it would be amazing.
29:46You think it finished everything in New York.
29:48I mean, you know what I'm saying.
29:50Yeah, you know.
29:51Again, St. Louis has great schools.
29:53I mean, that's where the office is.
29:56Yeah.
29:59With me still being on the road, we both agreed that being up here probably would be the best
30:04thing since our whole support system is up here with mom and everything.
30:08But I've made it very clear, even before KK, before the iDos, before everything, how I felt
30:16my business is in St. Louis.
30:18My office, what I do, my vibe, my connections.
30:23And I don't think the Haineses will be setting up shop like that in New York.
30:27You know, I love you, but I'm not living in New York.
30:32I want to live in New York because, I mean, obviously, my family is here.
30:37You know, I grew up here.
30:38I'm a New Yorker.
30:40And Nelly wants to live in the loo for the same kind of reasons.
30:45His mom and the kids and him just being like, as he calls it, a country boy.
30:51That's been the debate.
30:53Babe, I mean...
30:54I'm just telling him.
30:56Yeah, well, we'll see what happens.
30:58We'll see.
31:07Come on, wait, wait, wait, guys.
31:08Wait, wait, wait.
31:10Wait.
31:12Mabel?
31:13Yeah?
31:14Hi, Dookie!
31:16What's up?
31:18Was they good or was they crazy?
31:20Man, you know they don't like the ring, so...
31:23They did their own thing.
31:24Hello, Stinky!
31:27Oh, my God, what is this?
31:28You drippin' water all over.
31:30Get y'all wee-wee pads.
31:32Yeah, please.
31:34Come on, now.
31:35Here, Lukey.
31:36One more for you, Lukey.
31:40One more for you.
31:42Oh, my God.
31:43So, we getting ready to go to L.A.?
31:45Uh-huh.
31:46What else?
31:46What else?
31:47That's enough because I don't even know if I want to do this or not.
31:51I mean, I don't know.
31:53I just still, like, feel super unsure.
31:58You know what I'm saying?
32:00Well, keep me posted.
32:01I'll be packed either way.
32:03I'm about to call my mom.
32:04Wait.
32:08Hello?
32:09Hello.
32:09Hi, darling.
32:11Hi, darling.
32:12My relationship with my mom, a.k.a. the original momager,
32:17is an amazing relationship.
32:18You know, we are best friends.
32:21I made the original spelling of momager,
32:24and it's mom anger.
32:27Momager.
32:28And that's because if you mess with my kids,
32:31that makes me angry.
32:32What's up?
32:33What's going on?
32:34Um, I don't know.
32:36I'm just, I'm having reservations about the whole Motown Christmas thing and flying to L.A.
32:43It's just a lot.
32:44This is the first performance, official performance after K.K.
32:48I don't want to mess up, like, I don't know all of the words to the songs.
32:53And then Debbie has a whole two dance routines, like, I don't know.
32:58The director is Debbie Allen.
33:00Ashanti has worked with her on several occasions.
33:03She's family.
33:04And, of course, this is a great opportunity for Ashanti.
33:07But she's feeling like it was just too much for her.
33:11Okay, so there's a couple of firsts going around.
33:14Obviously, the first baby, the first time you'll be traveling.
33:18Yeah.
33:18One thing that I do know is that you are a professional, you know, you have a commitment,
33:23you want to do the right thing, but at the same time, your priority is the baby.
33:28Before the baby, she consistently worked hard, like, five shows a week.
33:33And it will be difficult leaving him for certain amounts of time because she's so close to him.
33:40But in terms of her career, she has to work, and I have to make that happen.
33:44If you're having reservations, I can speak to Debbie.
33:48You know, Debbie can limit the choreography to what you do, so that will be one ease off
33:53your mind.
33:54And you know what, too?
33:56I need to sell a prompter.
33:57So, yeah, we should definitely make sure, and a big, big one.
34:01I'm going to just write down all of these things that will help, you know, alleviate
34:05some of the pressure.
34:07Right now, I'm still on the fence.
34:09I'm moving as if it's moving forward.
34:12But, you know, I got to make sure the snatch is snatched.
34:15I'm going to have to be holding my belly.
34:17I'm going to be in heels.
34:20Speaking of, I think I'm going to go to Hersh Leifers and grab some extra shoes.
34:24You feel like taking a ride with me?
34:25If you want to go and take a ride with me.
34:27If you want to go and take a ride with me.
34:31If you want to go and take a ride with me.
34:32If you want to go with the ghosties.
34:34Oh, boy, I'm having this too.
34:37Hey, my feet and my hands.
34:39okay um so i just got finished talking to debbie and basically i thought it was just going to be
34:50two songs but there are three songs that's not happening because i'm not going to look stupid
34:55trying to learn new songs right but this is a motown christmas you are opening the show
35:01like you come out in your grand outfit and they chose you because they felt that you would be
35:07able to pull it off in your way it is very tricky to be the mom and the manager but that's my job
35:19okay i'm a mom first but the management side of me has to get her through this business
35:26i mean you already know i am you know i'm just a little torn some of the things in the itinerary
35:33are they're complete but every time i say that i'm hesitant you move on to the next yes i am
35:41because because i don't know if i'm going to be doing it honestly i mean look we can prepare
35:50you know failing to prepare is preparing to fail i get all that yeah but i'm just letting it be very
35:57clear i'm i'm i'm still undecided on if i'm really going or not normally when things get to that point
36:07she sends you know and she comes back she didn't come back i don't know what's going to happen but i
36:14know there was a contract that was signed so i was ready to be sued
36:18oh that'd be mr sandwich show hey hey you um throw it in the trunk please thank you
36:29thank you
36:31thank you you too
36:33it's your choice i'm gonna lay everything out on the table i'm gonna have these zoom meetings tomorrow
36:40i'm gonna give you every detail that they give me and then once you decide that's going to be the answer
36:48i love my career i love music i have an amazing family and uh i thought i can have it all
36:55but thinking about leaving my son is the worst feeling you feel comfortable with that plant
37:02yeah let's see all right
37:04this season on nelly and ashanti
37:11are y'all ready to party
37:12we got new everything
37:16new baby
37:19new shows
37:21new chores
37:23this is gonna be a ride
37:26it's his 50th birthday
37:29i got some pictures you don't remember
37:32no that's not me
37:33i have to just because it's the elephant in the room and this just happened
37:36irv passing
37:37irv and i definitely were not on the best of terms
37:42wake your ass up it's daddy
37:43no
37:44before the baby came she was all about work
37:47this is our first times being married and the decisions that we make affects the other one
37:54i think it's a possibility that they want me to perform at the inauguration
37:58uh-huh
37:59your thoughts on why this is a bad idea
38:01next
38:03i am relaunching apple bottom brands
38:06obviously i'm in it for the paper
38:08everything is about to be on 200
38:10we're kicking off the what a party at tour
38:13he's about to go on tour for 200,000 million days and i hate it
38:17i think it'll be fine
38:19there is no way he's going on tour all around the world without the ring on his finger
38:24come on man
38:24i'm coming
38:26we are finally getting the family together
38:30yo where the kids are
38:30obviously you want someone that gets along with your children
38:34you ain't talking about divorcing there no shit
38:35damn what's that on his finger
38:39with our lives moving so fast
38:42it's not perfect
38:44but we can work our way through it
38:46till death do us part
38:50no matter how much you get on my nerves
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