Ashanti has ‘been waiting to be a mom for a long time.’ With Nelly, she welcomes a baby boy
LA TimesPerformers Ashanti and Nelly have welcomed their first child after rekindling their romance last year. In her caption, Ashanti reflected her life plans, joking how they haven’t been “always on time.” Before they became parents together, Nelly and Ashanti were exes. “I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings!,” Ashanti wrote, adding, “I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.” Ashanti, 43, and Nelly, 49 welcomed Kareem Kenkaide Hayes on July 18, a representative confirmed to People. At the time, the Grammy winner’s legal representative Scott Rosenblum told the Associated Press that the rapper had won several jackpots and that when he sought to collect them, the officer who would have supervised the transaction “needlessly” ran a search for warrants. “And we will be asking for an inquiry into this officer’s conduct.” Kareem Kenkaide is Nelly’s third biological child.