Nelly is a Swiftie — and she had the wedding invitation to prove it.
In the trailer for the second season of Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong TogetherReleased on Thursday (October 15), the rapper and his wife showed themselves preparing for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s highly anticipated wedding, with Nelly making it clear to her fans.
“We were invited to Taylor and Travis’ wedding. Nelly is a Swiftie,” the rapper says in the clip.
But before the couple even stepped foot into Madison Square Garden, a minor marital disagreement threatened to make headlines. On the way to the wedding, Ashanti realizes Nelly has forgotten something on their way out. This causes a brief back-and-forth between the couple over the missing bottle of lotion.
“F—, babe, didn’t you put lotion in here?” Ashanti says as she rummages through her purse. Nelly doesn’t like dropping the F-bomb, but they continue their walk as if nothing was normal.
The trailer gives viewers a glimpse of the couple’s relationship beyond the wedding festivities, with appearances from Fat Joe, Ja Rule, and Jadakiss. Ashanti is also shown in the recording studio as she works on re-recording her masters, a move that connects her to the growing conversation about artists reclaiming ownership of their music — including, most famously, Swift herself.
Swift has been a very influential figure in that conversation. As the pop superstar embarked on her mission to re-record her first six studio albums following the sale of their original masters, Ashtani talked about being inspired by Swift’s example.
Ashanti explained, “I think Taylor is amazing for what she’s done and it’s amazing to be a woman working in this male-dominated industry.” metro uk In 2022. “More of us need to continue that story of women empowerment.”
Nelly and Swift also have a history. The rapper has joined the pop superstar on stage during her tours, developing a relationship between them that makes her Swifty announcement all the more fitting. In a 2015 interview rolling stoneNelly described Swift as “like a little sister” and praised her potential to become one of the greatest female artists of all time.
Nelly also has a chart history of her own to acknowledge. His 2002 smash “Hot in Herre” and his Kelly Rowland collaboration “Dilemma” both reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The latter, also released in 2002, became one of the most defining hits of his career, spending 10 weeks on the charts. Ashanti has also made her mark on the Hot 100, scoring her first No. 1 as a solo artist with “Foolish” in 2002. That same year, he appeared on Fat Joe’s “What’s Love?” Appeared in. and Ja Rule’s “Always on Time”, both of which reached the top two of the chart.
Aside from music, the new season also follows Nelly and Ashanti as they navigate parenthood with their soon-to-be son Kareem, and decide how much of their family life they want to share publicly.
Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together Peacock returns on 19 November. Watch the trailer below.