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Baby On Me: Ashanti & Nelly Announce Engagement & Pregnancy

Music couple Ashanti and Nelly have their fans excited with recent news of their engagement and pregnancy.

Ashanti Is Pregnant, Thirst Trap Twitter X Is In Shambles

Congrats are in order since R&B crooner Ashanti is reportedly pregnant. We must also note that those devoted fans who patiently awaited all her thirst traps are definitely in their feelings now. And before y’all even start—yes, her back on again boyfriend Nelly is the father. US Weekly confirmed that the couple is expecting their […]

Ashanti Is Pregnant, Thirst Trap Twitter X Is In Shambles

Congrats are in order since R&B crooner Ashanti is reportedly pregnant. We must also note that those devoted fans who patiently awaited all her thirst traps are definitely in their feelings now. And before y’all even start—yes, her back on again boyfriend Nelly is the father. US Weekly confirmed that the couple is expecting their […]

Nelly Confirms He & Ashanti Are Dating, Once Again

Hopefully this time the relationship will last and maybe a wedding might be on the menu at some point, but until then let's just let these two lovebirds live and sing in harmony without any social media interference for the foreseeable future.

#BruhNews: Ashanti Reveals Producer Asked For A Couple’s Shower In Exchange For Tracks

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dave Simpson / Getty Ashanti continues to expose the music industry. She now shares that a producer once was asked for a couple’s shower in exchange for tracks. As per TMZ the Long Island, New York native recently paid a visit to The Breakfast Club. While she discussed a variety of topics it was her shocking reveal regarding a proposal she once got from a collaborator. “I’ve been in a crazy situation with one producer,” she said without naming the creepy individual. “I think I might have talked about this once.” The songstress went on to give more detail regarding the upfront negotiations. “We did two records together. He was like ‘OK, I’m not going to charge you. You’re my homie,’” she recalled. Fast forward some months and the man behind the boards...

Ashanti Finally Addresses Irv Gotti Relationship Rumors

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JD Barnes / for HelloBeautiful When former Murder Inc. CEO Irv Gotti went on Drink Champs in August, he gave off major creep vibes as he talked about his past sexual relationship with his signee and protege Ashanti in the early 2000s.  For her part, the songstress stayed quiet for months as rumors and conjecture about the relationship swirled. Well, Ashanti is quiet no more. Per our sister site Madame Noire, the 42-year-old R&B star sat down with veteran radio personality Angie Martinez for her IRL Podcast where she candidly told her side of the story.  [embedded content] Ashanti told Martinez that it was after her career started to take off that she realized that Irv was “manipulative” and that as she began to take charge of her own ca...

Ashanti Addresses Irv Gotti’s ‘Drink Champs’ Interview On Diddy ‘Gotta Move On’ Remix?

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Ashanti appears to have finally responded to Irv Gotti and his kind of creepy, definitely embarrassing Drink Champs appearance, during which he seemed to pine away for the “Rock Wit U” singer with whom he apparently had a relationship (or affair? crush? “check this box if you like me” situation?) two decades ago. Ashanti had been quiet while Irv continued to self-own by making himself sound like the guy in the romcom who stands out in the rain watching the love of his wife through her bedroom window where she’s enjoying the company of some big, buff guy. But lyrics the “Foolish” singer sang on Diddy’s “Gotta Move On” remix might give off the impression that she’s telling Gotti he needs to chill with the Steve Urkel vibes because she ...

Irv Gotti Says He’s Done Bringing Up Ashanti For Good

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty Irv Gotti landed in a deep well of controversy after making mentions of his past relationship with Ashanti, but it appears that a change is afoot. The Murder Inc. honcho says that he’s through bringing up the R&B singer while stating that the situation brought more harm than good. Irv Gotti was stopped on the red carpet by a reporter from The Shade Room who immediately jumped in asking about the Ashanti situation. Gotti, clearly attempting to move past the issue, stated that he didn’t bring up the singer before launching into making his stance. Related Stories “[Because] that’s why, you askin’ me,” Gotti said. “Did I bring Ashanti up? You did it. Here’s what I’m going to say — I wish Ashanti nothing but the best. I’m not hooked o...

Twitter Calls Out Irv Gotti For His Creepy Ashanti Pillow Talk During BET’s Murder Inc. Docuseries

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Irv Gotti is having a month and not in a good way. Instead of riding the positive nostalgia wave that his Murder Inc. docuseries is producing, it’s his comments about cringe comments about Ashanti that are taking center stage. The Murder Inc. Story is currently the talk of social media, and when it wraps up will be another hit for BET but also a stain on the network because of how Ashanti was treated. It’s no secret Ashanti wanted nothing to do with the docuseries, and we now know why, IRV GOTTI. During a recent episode, Irv Gotti shared how his two-decade-old relationship with the songwriter/singer began. “I’m separated from [my wife] Deb. I’m on my own. And Ashanti’s coming to the studio every day and our friendship and bond ...

Irv Gotti Gave Off Industry Creep Vibes During ‘Drink Champs’ Interview

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Irv Gotti is trending this Monday (August 8) after the release of his explosive interview with the hosts of Drink Champs, revealing more details about the mogul’s romance with R&B star Ashanti. What has struck some observers as especially disturbing is how the Murder Inc. honcho entered into a relationship with the singer when she was barely out of her teens and he was a married man in his 30s. Irv Gotti and Ja Rule sat down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN in the Florida studios of Drink Champs, detailing his rise with the Murder Inc. collective, his various business ventures, and coming up in Queens. However, what turned heads was a now-viral teaser clip of Gotti, now 52, dishing on his relationship with Ashanti, now 41. What has ...

Irv Gotti Reveals He Was Secretly ‘In Love’ With Ashanti While She Was With Nelly

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Booooy, it appears that Irv Gotti‘s feelings toward Ashanti go way deeper than his issue with her re-recording her albums. In fact, Gotti revealed that back when the “Foolish” singer was “Happy” and in a relationship with rapper Nelly, he was silently holding a flame for her. As Madame Noire reported, a teaser for Gotti and Ja Rule’s upcoming Drink Champs interview with N.O.R.E and DJ EFN showed Gotti getting candid about his feelings the moment he found out Ashanti was in a relationship with Nelly. Related Stories “I can get past you wanting to be with Nelly,” he said, to which N.O.R.E replied, “It sounds like you didn’t get past it. I’m just gonna be honest.” “At the time it happens—any man is hurt,” Gotti responded. ...

It’s Murdah!!!: Ashanti & Ja Rule’s Greatest Collaborations

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JD Barnes / for HelloBeautiful If you’re going back and reminiscing about music in the early 2000s, the duo of Ashanti and Ja Rule clearly dominate the scene. And we take some time to break down exactly how that came about.

 Hip-Hop and R&B have had a long love affair thanks to some choice collaborations. But it can safely be said that once Murder Inc. labelmates Ashanti—who is the latest cover star over at our sister site Hello Beautiful—and Ja Rule teamed up, they pushed such collaborations to become a new art form under the keen production of Irv Gotti. Here, we give a rundown of their best collaborations that kept them at the top of the charts and still keep fans hoping for that joint album both promised back in 2018. 1) ”Always On Time”, 2001
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