Nelly Reps His Midwestern Roots As He Accepts BET’s I Am Hip Hop Award | Hip Hop Awards ‘21

Hailing from St. Louis, the iconic rapper Nelly graciously accepts BET’s I Am Hip Hop Icon Award at the ‘21 BET Hip Hop Awards.
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[@shamekagreen3491]

Congratulations to Nelly is well-deserved. Let's Go Country Grammar

[@glennjohnson6690]

pp np

[@gato0082]

C. G... STILL HOT 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥👌😉

[@AChocolateStarr]

This man does not age.. He is just as gorgeous as he was back in 2000 🥰

[@sweetk9973]

Yep 😁

[@BradsTrashIsTyronesTreasure91]

facts

[@kimlucas983]

Riiiiight!!😍😍😍😍

[@nzizagaga3071]

Yu say true bro untill now is like baby boy in 2000🤩🔥🔥🔥

[@avianartis-fleary7660]

Right!

[@mzteelew]

See how he gave respect and paid homage to LL Cool J instead of acting like he created some of his style on his own…some need to take notes.

[@charlesjohnson2475]

😍💯 MZ Tee

[@MsNetta4U]

Nicki Minaj maybe 👀

[@simonsez1787]

*Nicki Minaj has left the chat*

[@jamalvines2133]

NAW HE JUST TALKING ABOUT FITNESS. THEY ARE NOTHING ALIKE

[@mzteelew]

@@jamalvines2133 Nelly made reference to LL showing him different things about Rap and in the same breathe then said he took some things from him (I’m paraphrasing) Nelly definitely wasn’t talking about fitness. But they both look great though.

[@geroldmac]

Congratulations…no co-sign, and sold that many records. Few artist did that this century 💪🏽🔥🔥. Well deserved

[@nathanielgathing659]

From what I remember his co-sign line is inaccurate, lil wayne featured on his debut Album.

[@geroldmac]

That’s not a co sign, a co sign is like Wayne and drake and when Wayne did that feature he was like 16, they actually asked for juvenile

[@nathanielgathing659]

@@geroldmac Well Cedric the Entertainer was his celebrity cosigner! He definitely had help, I give him credit his album was on fire but to act as if no celebrity helped him is inaccurate.

[@ACIEOFFICIAL]

@@nathanielgathing659 Wayne wasn’t even the Wayne he’s known as today he wasn’t even major in other regions outside the hot Boyz at the time and wasn’t even the hottest on Cash Money. That feature isn’t even mentioned when talking about the album highlights. His solo records and st. Lunatics collabs are truly what’s remembered, be real.

[@darc2406]

@@ACIEOFFICIAL tru

[@amosdede9710]

Clearly, Nelly took good care of himself over the years... He looks clean and decent for his age. God bless you bro.. Wish you many more years in health and glamor.

[@Nearlynamaste]

Shout out to Nelly for making his own hip hop lane!

[@ballescaTV]

Love that Nelly getting his flowers he’s a forever fav

[@rickysmooth1015]

Chingy better

[@Davidr712561]

@@rickysmooth1015 damn I almost forgot about chingy too but knowing the industry I doubt they ever will

[@glitterfullifeinfaith4994]

Yess

[@ballescaTV]

@@rickysmooth1015 who 👀

[@shanenolan085]

@@rickysmooth1015 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@bigboss-ks5jb]

I never thought about nobody helping Nelly but that's true

[@tommychaz1853]

JD put him on

[@TheresaAdele]

@@tommychaz1853 No he did not

[@mzteelew]

@@tommychaz1853 Nelly was on before that but JD definitely boosted his career.

[@tommychaz1853]

@@mzteelew big faxx

[@michaelbell3939]

@@mzteelew JD was more with chingy not nelly...back then they had alil beef too

[@marquesmorgan7297]

That Nelly run was crazy.

[@jaykowsh1027]

He's still going. Dude went platinum like last month.

[@nlee4566]

His run was insane.

[@DanielHernandez-qd1dx]

@@jaykowsh1027 for what song or music?

[@3rdGenerationCancer]

@@jaykowsh1027 No he didn't

[@jaykowsh1027]

@@DanielHernandez-qd1dx "Lil BIt" featuring FGL

[@blacqueen8743]

Nelly been waiting years to give that speech..he wrote down everybody name 😂 I enjoyed every bit of his run! Thanks to him, my high school years were lit and golden 💜

[@cliffdewind1389]

He forgat Ali..🤣🤣🙈 on purpose

[@ZareLazio]

@@cliffdewind1389 Why?

[@cliffdewind1389]

@@ZareLazio They got a beef..

[@shanenolan085]

Yeah, and it's wild case him and Slo Down (Guy with the mask) also beefed, but he gave him a shout out. They must've squashed it.

[@latoyasmith2049]

He deserves all his flowers. Sold all those records with no major features. DOPE. He gave shout-out to all the St.Lunatics. That was good enough.

[@danafurlow3107]

Not all of them... he skipped Ali 😂😂

[@kasunmadhusanka]

@Dana Furlow I peeped that too. I was looking for this comment 😂

[@geminiqueen3754]

@@danafurlow3107 Ali probably got all emotional while viewing the speech.

[@koffiam]

He skipped Ali

[@Rootstroubador]

@@danafurlow3107 We all know why😂😂

[@akeembrown7945]

We cannot deny that Nelly deserve this. He really is a legend out here

[@HWW2023]

He still looks exactly the same! Handsome!

[@infamouskwame]

He Put his city on the map with no help no hand out no cosign, he's legendary

[@shayejivens3295]

💯💯💯

[@elijahashman9716]

Nah Fr

[@shanenolan085]

💯💯💯

[@kimberlyjones3089]

After all these yrs Nelly still looks fine AF👏👏👏👏

[@Shaqlife]

Always will

[@estherbalogun8092]

Yup 😆

[@shanequewigfall797]

Yesssss LAWD!!! 😩😩😩

[@jordanletreyjones2112]

This manye from st louis is a certified legend & started his career with a bandage on that's different

[@dlt2k7]

The band-aid came two years later

[@jordanletreyjones2112]

@@dlt2k7 go bother someone else with the trolling bs

[@dlt2k7]

@@jordanletreyjones2112 trolling?…I’m just letting you know he didn’t start the band-aid until his sophomore album Nellyville. He didn’t start his career with it.

[@d-money314]

Congratulations to Nelly he deserve it and his flowers asap i was waiting for him to perform TIP DRILL. St.louis in the building

[@timmyggztv]

Nelly one of the greatest of all time

[@timmyggztv]

Subscribe

[@togonumber]

:)

[@doctorspockARTS]

IKR but underrated.

[@Groovy_ish]

Facts

[@ValiantVisions314]

He kinda is

[@QueenQueenly]

Nelly does not age. He is a living legend. All his bangers were straight hits. So thankful we grew up around the time all his hits came out and we watched all of the beautiful videos for hours memorizing all the lyrics

[@diw.824]

Before we had Drake we had Nelly and LLCool J ain't that something.

[@chrisantusmachuka7507]

And ja rule too,its muuuuuuuuuurdaaaaaaa,holla holla!!

[@estherbalogun8092]

@@chrisantusmachuka7507 yeah 🔥

[@kbillionnss3868]

Some of y’all must been living under a rock because Nelly and Ali still beefing so of course he wasn’t gonna shout him out🤣

[@toreywatson6508]

Right they was just into it few months back

[@jonathanwashington8858]

Facts! I've Met Ali by the way in Florrisant. He still be in the Hood.

[@coyettapearson5455]

Why are they beefing?

[@msclsm3]

Right if you from here (STL) Everyone knows why Ali was not mentioned 🤣🤷🏾‍♀️ He did give a shout-out to The Lunatics🤣🤣

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

Not under a rock... Just living life. Funny thing is, I'm just now getting to the awards on my DVR, and I instantly questioned why Ali wasn't mentioned. So, I came here, and did "Find" for "Ali", and your comment was the sole one that came up. ANyhow... 'Preciate the tip.

[@RealestGuyInTheRoom-]

If Money Bag Yo can claim that he is 30 then so can Nelly lol

[@dnicole4236]

😂😂😂😂

[@sophierobinson887]

Lol but Nelly mo in his 40’s and still look great

[@user-iv3ht8mg3x]

😂😂

[@jonathanwashington8858]

On Gawd.

[@coyettapearson5455]

Lmmfao

[@davidmuhammad8960]

I'm from KC, MO and Nelly made the whole state proud...

[@charlitarobinson3724]

Nelly why you kill Ali like that ?? , now that man about to be on social media saying he invented the Lunatics 😂 Ali you dead out here in these streets for going against Nelly 👀

[@charlitarobinson3724]

Ali is not a lunatic ., Nelly made that official last night .. 😂

[@philiq18]

Well earned. That aside, Murphy Lee was underrated, but glad he had a moment and a solo hit.

[@korman7]

Murphy Lee had good word play and a real good flow, I think where he lost was his image/marketability.

[@tylercity]

I was the biggest Nelly fan coming up! So glad he’s getting his recognition.

[@GraduatedMoney]

I almost cried when he shouted out the St. Lunatics real shxt. This was dope 🙏🏼

[@Fatalflawtv]

he left out Ali lol

[@GraduatedMoney]

@@Fatalflawtv hahaha aye they can have their issues, but Ali was a big part of the Lunatics so he grouped in 😂

[@DAZSA]

@@Fatalflawtv ali has really been going in on nelly so i get it

[@sekou628]

@@Fatalflawtv rightfully so...lol

[@Mxrclxrk]

Cultural icon Nelly, Congrats Bro!!

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Nelly was making hits since the 90s congrats to a living legend 🔥🔥🔥

[@khufukhafre1963]

He didn't say Ali name so everybody get ready for the crying to begin in 5, 4, 3,....

[@seeitoldu1]

Bcuz Ali is a “cancer” 🤦🏾‍♂️😂 that’s his excuse for everything

[@stephenperrott5195]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 i thought i was the only one who had notice🤣

[@KreKre99]

Patiently waiting for that interview

[@jocquiswashington8097]

💯😁😂😂😂

[@st.louisking1295]

That because I'm a cancer so funny..lhhhhh

[@chillychill1566]

"Only one's selling records is Em, Pimp Juice and us"

[@dlt2k7]

I've always hated that line.

[@SantiniTHEGREAT]

Icon. Nelly we Proud of you. Stlouis stand-up!

[@toreywatson6508]

314 in the building 💯💪🏾💪🏾 Shout Too Mo & The Rest Of Em & The Ones Who Was In The 2000s St.Louis Rap Scene At The Time 💯💪🏾

[@sophierobinson887]

He did recognize the The ole group I respect in NellyMo no matter what happened between them he showed them love .

[@TrizzleTV]

Not Ali 😬😬

[@ceelewey]

Make me want to cry

[@hesalright07]

Him and Ali must be still going through it foreal

[@COMMANDO21B]

Nelly the Goat outta STL for real💯

[@kellykelzg5579]

Congratulations to Nelly is well-deserved.

[@divaslm1]

Great performance and well deserved honor. I respect that he rapped LIVE and had great dancers and stage presence.

[@southpawi1202]

The Dancers 🔥🔥🔥

[@DeADShOT-lv2ix]

Glad to see him shouting out the Lunatics..

[@nazzswift8114]

How come he ain’t shout out Ail ?

[@kennethdavis1766]

@@nazzswift8114 Ali has been saying a lot of negative things about Nelly.

[@mzapril007]

Well Deserved Nelly!!!!!! Soo proud that you represent our hometown well🙏🏽Congratulations... Sending you your flowers💐 now... STL loves you 🥰❤️🤗

[@lindamathias6230]

Congratulations Nelly!!! From the Lou and I'm Proud!

[@tamikadaniels6556]

I’m so glad he GAVE the St. Lunatics a shout out. I would love ❤️ to see them all perform in concert. After COVID is done

[@TrizzleTV]

Just noticed Nelly ain’t shot out Ali from Lunatics… they must be beefing. But much love to Nelly for repping the Midwest how he did! Ohio boy here!! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🗣💯

[@latishamontgomery6975]

Yes they are beefing

[@noelreign9965]

To me that doesn't matter. Should have still gave him a shout out.

[@DAZSA]

Beefing bad but u get how bad it is when he still shout out slo down

[@TrizzleTV]

@@DAZSA definitely lol they used to lowkey disown slo down so that took me 🤣🤣🤣

[@daniellegiddens969]

Congratulations Nelly!!! Tip Drill, Grillz, AF1's, DILEMMA, Ride With Me, Pimp Juice, Country Grammar, Flap Ya Wingz are my faves!!!!

[@cliffdewind1389]

Ya'll don't know how big Nelly was in Europe huh..every brother here was a Nelly-imitator

[@ericaa4720]

First time I really noticed his accent!

[@miznik79]

I just love him.... He told his truth with a little shade and he looked real good doing it. Way to represent for the Midwest baby!

[@IntellectuallyAstute]

Yep!

[@ceechubbyhands5908]

Ali why didn’t Nelly acknowledge you ? Ali: I’m a “Cancer”….

[@cassiegrandberry3314]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@harry0042]

He sure made it clear NOT to mention him. Negative energy gets u nowhere, Ali

[@jocquiswashington6605]

😁😂😂

[@CordiDaChemist]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 He definitely made sure they noticed

[@KreKre99]

💀💀💀💀

[@oooooooo5178]

Great speech. I like the direction the show has taken and direction its going in. EXCELLENCE!👍🏿👍🏿....This is where we belong and should appreciate being a part of. To be nominated/WIN a award and NOT attend?😳......is disrespectful to the show and the art of music. This is for US not them, that should say it all. We doing or own thing and its better then ever........NELLY GAVE US A SHOW.........I felt like it was a paid concert......hahahahaha🔥🔥 Continued Blessings, Grace and Peace. 🙏🏿🙏🏿 ✊🏿

[@JayJay-um6gz]

grew up on Nelly in BC CANADA im 31 what a legendary speech from a real legend!

[@togonumber]

Oooooooooooooh Canada :)

[@cliffdewind1389]

Nelly u the greatest of all time. Don't let nobody tell u bs. U more than a rapper.

[@Truwaze]

S/o too NELLY we hold ya down forever MIDWEST STAND UP FR STL TO OHIO.

[@db314]

3️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ stand up , no cap back in the early 2000s dude open the inspired a lot of stl niggas to rap and made me a lot of money from promoting them 💪🏾

[@user-wq2tl1uv8g]

Give the man his flowers bc he did that fo sho

[@dambaadeyemi3233]

Still gave a shot out to the lunatics although some of em are a little bitter

[@kizz9391]

Aint some. JUST Ali. 😂

[@dambaadeyemi3233]

@@kizz9391 😂 I wasn't sure I seen the 1 dude on bhigh interview

[@sandywalton329]

I'm so grateful and proud of Nelly he definitely deserves it I love his music and I'm really glad he didnt become a one hit wonder. All his hard work paid off. ☺☺👍🙂❤❤❤❤❤ and I also loved how he brought up ll cool j as his influence I thought that was amazing to hear. And that after he saw ll cool j he realized he could do what he wanted to do especially when it come down to his lyrics and just being himself and understand u dont just have to be hip hop artist u can take those steps to make your dream so much bigger than what it needs to be. Not a lot of rappers can pay homage to other rappers that have pave the way and have had such a successful career in music and movies and ll cool j even plays in NCIS shows. Before that he had a show long time ago called in the house. So I was glad Nelly recognition a legend such as ll cool j and I was also glad people recognize Nelly work that he has put out over the years.

[@timmyggztv]

BET award show one of the best award show on TV for a decade

[@Billybadass311]

Like how he intentionally named da lunatics to leave out Ali.

[@nlee4566]

He sure did. That's messed up

[@thataurus2492]

They don't get along that's why the been beefing for months it's just been quiet

[@AGholst502]

@@nlee4566 that's not messed up, Ali been out here on bullshit

[@bennismukiza8002]

@@AGholst502 what he doin?

[@bdotdagod63]

No Ali didn’t start the lunatics he joined them kyuan Murphy lee and slo down were the originals Ali managed them

[@cherrylenoir6479]

You know what’s so crazy... a LOT of these names he mentioned I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY of him mentioning these names back in 2000! 🙏🏾🙏🏾 I have loved this man for over 2 decades!!! I am ride or die LUNATICS. DERRTY ENT... WE ALL WE GOT!! Aaahhhhh! He makes my heart so happy and I’m so proud of this man. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🥰🥰🥰🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@blessed2950]

Hey ALI “nobody came to see you OTIS” lol shout out to Nelly, you deserve it champ, legend, goat, king ✊🏽

[@chadgalavan]

PAPA LIZZE GOT LEFT OUT FROM THE MENTION😆

[@blessed2950]

@@chadgalavan Ali thought he was the David ruffin in the group 😂 😆

[@IntellectuallyAstute]

Glad Someone said it! I were like: "Oooooooh 👀 he SKIPPED somebody." 😂😂😂

[@blessed2950]

@@IntellectuallyAstute Nelly skipped Ali’s name like a puddle of rain 😆

[@lavender9347]

A UCITY/STL LEGEND 😩 we do keep the success story of Nelly close to us because what he said is so true. The Midwest is extremely odd, especially Missouri. He saw an opportunity and made the best of it & now people like Smino are doing the same. If God willing, I hope I can do the same soon. 😩

[@misane2212]

Bring it back to the middle of the map

[@playerz158]

Always Going Love and Like Nelly. Nelly Is Hot Back In Day and Still Fine.

[@iceeeee4984]

Congratulations to Nelly, he well deserves it. Let’s Go Nellyville and his now a legend.

[@davidp3787]

White people still luv that song Country Grammar 😅💯

[@ibrahimconteh4752]

King of swag ..Nelly

[@ninawebber-towels4019]

Nelly put us on the map for something other than being one of the murder capitals, also much love and respect from the hometown the STL!!!!

[@amia9116]

Yess about time. Give it up for him he deserves it way to represent the home town even though I'm from East Saint Louis still he put us on the map

[@DAZSA]

Congrats to Nelly! You have always made Saint Louis proud! Nelly and Ali are definitely having irreconcilable differences! He even mentioned Slo down?

[@petermckenziejr4125]

I peeped dat.... He did dat to be petty cus slo down just was da mascot, idk what he did behind da scenes, but dats da public perception... N Nelly knew dat would get under Ali skin cus Ali contributed more to Nelly success than slo down and all da st lunatics still work with Ali n hang with him.... u can see kyuan, Murphy lee, Ali n slo down supporting each other in all they new music videos, Ali go by poppa leezy now

[@MPPharaoh]

@@petermckenziejr4125 Man I know Ali was hot at that 😂😂😂

[@classmst89]

Nelly a living legend. I dont care who you are, at some point you listened to nelly and liked it hahaha

[@Honest000w]

He sure did rep the Midwest! Glad he got some recognition 👏🏾

[@seeitoldu1]

No shoutout to Ali tho 😭😭😭 he was slick wit that one lmao

[@mauriceharrington5057]

Pssshuh!!Ali the reason she is t went south blessing and a curse at the same time. Besides he from Hazelwood it's all about the U baby!!!💪💯💪💯

[@seeitoldu1]

@@mauriceharrington5057 lol soon as he started naming people i was waiting to see if he would say Ali or not 😆

[@meemeepalmer4144]

Salute to Nelly for breaking genre lines in hip hop!💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@TheRightCheese]

I love his country accent!!! Lol

[@MorganAlexis]

You can def see the LL influence 💯

[@mangomini1587]

Why does he gotta look like that? 😫😍 and why does he have that accent .... the swag and allll 😛💖

[@mindofzena8447]

I remember my mom bought his CD at one of those stores you buy not so known artists music from and we fell in LOVE with it. We knew he would be big

[@404productions8]

now watch Ali be a hater later 😂😂😂

[@mauriceharrington5057]

YAKnow

[@allgelliebeaneverything1247]

The Lunatics talked so bad about him…That was big of him to shout them out. He ain’t show out Ali at all!!! Damnnn

[@lovesomejess]

Not all of them. He’s cool with Kywan and Murph. Murphy lee just did an interview talking about how much nelly helped them. I didn’t know nelly turned down Welcome to Atlanta remix just so murph could shine. So they cool

[@moneysnappin]

I noticed he left Ali out too... Glad Nellz got his flowers though

[@toreywatson6508]

Cause they was just into it few months ago

[@nickwilliams104]

Ali wasn't a real member of the lunatics....he hopped on with them when they started growing

[@latasha3141]

He Deserve everything he has work for he put saint louis on and we love you for that Nelly 😘💪🙏👆I'm from the Lou and I'm proud 💪❤️

[@Albert_Pullhoes]

As a St. Louis native. This makes me feel special

[@ao9532]

This man is a legend. A beautiful person inside and out.

[@BradsTrashIsTyronesTreasure91]

Congrats handsome. 😍

[@jennas17]

Nelly will always be one of my favorites ❤️ He definitely deserved this award not to mention his performance took me back to my childhood 🙌🏼😊

[@royalblue1613]

Congratulations Nelly. Well deserved.

[@jonathanwashington8858]

Real talk from STL. Thanks Bro

[@PrettyFazes88]

Nelly been fine all his life

[@kimberleydavidson8006]

Luv Nelly and the rest of the Tics, STL still holding it dwn. Thankyu Nelly for stayn focused, stayn ready, stayn relevant, always showing luv to whomever in ur path. Yu r a strong Man, yu got the Lou on ur bak and yu still Blessn, thankyu💯

[@brandonlee9861]

I can’t believe he didn’t say Ali but they call him sleezy

[@supastarr2100]

Mannnnn 🥴 hope Ali don’t go on another rant 😂

[@tonyjohnson5047]

You no belly going to get it for that

[@Raquel314stl]

Papa Leezy

[@audioheart9435]

Nelly was back clashed after dropping *Tip Drill* video fast forward *Wap* wins video of the year that's life to us. Thank you Nelly for being your self all these years *Hot in Here* is still a club turn up

[@gangstabeauty89]

CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🍾 🍾🍾🍾

[@Tatiana-st6te]

Speaking of LL, Nelly either needs some water or chapstick because he licking his lips every 5 seconds

[@chrisantusmachuka7507]

Just like LL,huh??

[@hashiimwcbmg9298]

City Spudd was hard dat song 🔥"Neva Let Em See U Sweat"🔥

[@db314]

The hardest song they had !

[@jearldchambers384]

Nelly deserves it man hands down best in the game ❤️

[@MrBellicosta]

He ain’t mention Ali and Ali was just as hard as Murph Durf that was some str8 succa shyt

[@sharlenechristiaan9808]

Well deservedddd👏🏽👏🏽 congrets! I was, I am and will remain a fan. What Nelly and St Lunatics brought together was another level! and rightly so that Nelly thanked all members of St Lunatics.

[@erinnewsom4533]

Represent for the SHOW ME STATE BABY!!!!CAPE GIRARDEAU AND SIKESTON💯

[@LowKeyzzBo]

Oklahoma here for u also Nelly Thank u for al.ll the good music through out my HS years

[@charlesdoss4162]

LL=GOAT

[@jenniferbrown3022]

Congratulations Nelly. Great performance from Sikeston,Mo.