Nelly has made a surprise return to the stage following his arrest. The Hot in Herre rapper, 49, was arrested at 4:45am on Wednesday in connection with suspected drug possession. Nelly – real name Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.
– was detained in Maryland Heights, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, after he was cited for driving without insurance, which led to the alleged discovery of ecstasy. His lawyer later claimed he was ‘targeted by an overzealous, out of line officer’ and is ‘confident this case will go nowhere’.
This weekend, the musician made a comeback to the spotlight and received a very warm reception with a slot at Machine Gun Kelly ’s concert. Nelly was welcomed by a raucous crowd as he sang his 2005 hit Grillz and his 2002 tune Air Force Ones. MGK – real name Colson Baker – filmed Nelly’s performance, going absolutely wild himself with excitement.
He wrote on his Instagram Story: ‘@nelly just pulled up wtfff’. In a second video, the Bloody Valentine rapper, 34, was seen next to Nelly, dancing as the packed venue cheered. Nelly’s cameo at the gig was in honour of MGK Day, an annual event celebrated in Cleveland, Ohio on August 13.
Taking to his own Instagram Story on Saturday night with a clip of MGK working the mic, Nelly wrote: ‘@machinegunkelly got the land going’, followed by an arrow emoji. The gig comes after Nelly’s legal team made a statement about his detainment, clarifying that he ‘was not charged with drug possession’. Lawyer .