Ashanti and Nelly are ecstatic to welcome their first child into the world, which they’ve lovingly referred to as “Baby Haynes” on social media. Moreover, they hosted yet another baby shower with friends and family, and it seemed like a luxurious, calm, and heartening affair with gorgeous maternity pictures on display and many beautiful amenities, including a three-layer jungle-themed cake for Baby Haynes. It’s all very wholesome and such, and apparently took place at Huntington, New York’s Oheka Castle event venue. Considering that they celebrated this pregnancy and soon-to-come birth multiple times now, we wouldn’t express shock if there’s another shower next week.
Jokes aside, at Ashanti and Nelly’s last baby shower, her father recalled how the rapper asked for his blessing to ask for her hand in marriage. “We had a discussion about him wanting to marry her,” Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas stated. “We had a little brief conversation. For me, it’s very special for a man in this era to ask for someone’s hand [in marriage], especially your daughter’s. I was very impressed with the fact that you asked. I’m glad things worked out for you. God’s way will always happen best.”
Nelly & Ashanti’s Latest Baby Shower
However, all this celebration also has Ashanti looking back at the bumps in her and Nelly’s road, such as their 2014 split. “After our breakup, you know, I didn’t even think we’d ever have a conversation again,” she told Entertainment Tonight during a recent interview. According to the singer, their constant arguments and bickering resulted in them not talking to each other for days at a time, which became cyclical and tiring. Also, she spoke on what her ideal wedding ceremony would be, mentioning “a combination of fashion, glam, [and] Caribbean vibes.”
Meanwhile, this news arrives as the dynamic duo also celebrated a couple of months of legal marriage, so all that remains is this ceremony. We wonder whether or not Ashanti and Nelly plan to host this sometime this year or if they want to prioritize Baby Haynes instead. Either way, they have an arduous, long, but nonetheless exciting and heartwarming path ahead. Here’s to the couple, and here’s to more additional baby showers just because folks deserve to celebrate.
About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output.
Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond.
Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C.
His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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