Nelly’s not here for the idea that he “just broke Ashanti’s heart” back in the day. During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, the rapper playfully set the record straight on their past breakup — now that the two are officially married.
“Well, let’s be clear,” Nelly said, sparking laughter from the hosts. “I was hurt. Everybody was hurt. I think this narrative that Nelly just broke Ashanti’s heart… Ashanti broke Nelly’s heart. Because I feel like that be put out there a lot.”
With more laughs from the room, Nelly kept it real, saying their breakup was mutual and shaped by youth and timing.
“We were young, but it was a lot,” he shared. “It just wasn’t one way or another. It was a mutual ‘Yo, I don’t like her, I don’t like him.’ She had reasons, I had my reasons. It was never one-sided. … Let’s just be clear.”
During the same 30-minute interview, Ashanti opened up about their journey too, sharing that she hopes their rekindled love — now fueling a new reality TV series — can inspire others watching their story unfold.
“When you love somebody and things are meant to be, it will be,” Ashanti shared. “I definitely feel like, you put that positive energy out there, it comes back. And what’s meant for you will be for you, regardless of the time.”
This week, Nelly and Ashanti’s perfectly titled series We Belong Together premieres on Peacock. The eight-episode show, which the couple both stars in and executive produces, just dropped its official trailer — check it out below.
