Ashanti cites Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Prince, Madonna, Tupac Shakur, Mary J.Blige, Ella Fitzgerald, Smokey Robinson, Donna Summer, and Blue Magic as her musical influences.The 33-year-old said: "I think sometimes when people have their own insecurities. I've been betrayed.""It's important to know what you want and get it," she added.Nelly went to Spain with his father, Air Force Man Cornall Haynes Sr., until he was 3 years old, then moved to St. Nelly's folks struggled financially and split up when he was 7. The group consisted of him and some of his friends (Kyjuan, Murphy Lee, Slo Down, City Spud, and Ali) from high school. Nelly totally gets why NBA teams are resting their marquee players, saying the guys are playing a ton of minutes and need a break sometimes. READ MORE Nelly has mad respect for the late Chuck Berry ... READ MORE Here's Ray Lewis showing us all what a live show of "Hot In Herre" would look like if Nelly was 250 pounds ... The singer took to Twitter annoucing he "never received a payment." Nelly's not headed to the Land Down Under anytime soon despite an…

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Nelly cleared the air on Saturday by writing, “Not yet y’all give us alil mo time…..

The R&B singer and her rapper ex-boyfriend have been confirmed on the shows roster Shaggy confirmed.

He has his own style of rap which he likes to describe as a jazz form of hip-hop.

See full bio on IMDb » Good news for Le Bron James ... Louis rapper leaving Bootsy Bellows Saturday night -- who shares the same hometown as… READ MORE AM -- T-Pain will not be performing at the event either.