Nelly made a special cameo at Machine Gun Kelly's show Saturday evening at FWD Day + Nightclub in Cleveland, days after his arrest at a casino near his native St. Louis.
The Hot In Herre rapper, 49, was seen onstage next to MGK, whose full name is Colson Baker, in commemoration with a day in Cleveland honoring the 34-year-old musical artist.
'Nelly just performed air force ones at our party wtffffffff,' Machine Gun Kelly said in a tweet Saturday. 'I should’ve worn my all whites and threw in the colored fat laces.'
Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., performed a pair of his signature tracks at the show: 2002's Air Force Ones and 2005's Grillz.
MGK was seen recording on his phone the three-time Grammy-winning rapper during the collaboration in his hometown.
Nelly, 49, made a special cameo at Machine Gun Kelly's show Saturday evening at FWD Day + Nightclub in Cleveland, days after his arrest at a casino near his native St. Louis
The 34-year-old musical artist welcomed the famed rapper onstage during a show in commemoration ofMachine Gun Kelly in Cleveland
The Country Grammar (Hot S***) artist was clad in a ballcap with a black top, white shirt and camouflage pants during his performance. He wore sunglasses, a necklace and earrings.
The Bloody Valentine performer was clad in a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey with baggy white pants with sunglasses at the show.
The collab came just days after Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and theMissouriHighway Patrol said an officer found four illegal ecstasy pills on him.
The rapper's attorney said an 'overzealous' officer targeted him and conducted an improper search.
The arrest occurred about 4:45 a.m., and Nelly was held and then released by police in MarylandHeights, Missouri, the patrol said in a brief online report.
The St. Louis suburb is home to the Hollywood Casino and Hotel, and Nelly's attorney, Scott Rosenblum, said in a statement Wednesday evening that the rapper, who grew up in the area, visits it frequently.
Online Missouri court records show that Nelly was cited in June 2018 in Maryland Heights with operating a vehicle without proper proof of insurance. A judge issued a warrant in December 2023, and it remained outstanding.
Rosenblum said Nelly had won several casino jackpots and when he sought to collect them, the officer who would have supervised the transaction 'needlessly' ran a search for warrants.
The Country Grammar (Hot S***) artist was clad in a ballcap with a black top, white shirt and camouflage pants during his performance. He wore sunglasses, a necklace and earrings
The Bloody Valentine performer was clad in a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey with baggy white pants with sunglasses at the show
MGK took to X/Twitter on Sunday mentioning Nelly's performance at his show
Once the officer found the outstanding warrant, he cuffed Nelly's hands behind his back and 'felt compelled' to 'parade him through the casino in front of other customers,' Rosenblum said.
Nelly's attorney called what the officer found 'alleged ecstasy' and said the officer did not have probable cause to justify searching him.
Nelly wasn't notified of the warrant and did not know about it, Rosenblum said.
'I am 100 percent confident this case will go nowhere,' Rosenblum said. 'And we will be asking for an inquiry into this officer´s conduct.'
Rosenblum said that in similar circ*mstances, 'any other citizen would have been told to address it and allowed to go on their way.'
Nelly is known for hits like Hot in Herre and Just A Dream. He´s had four number one hits and received nine Billboard Music Awards. He recently wrapped up a series of performances with Janet Jackson as a special guest on her tour.
He won Grammy Awards in 2002 for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Male Solo Rap Performance, and his Nellyville was nominated that year for both Best Rap Album and Album of the Year.
He also won a Grammy the following year for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group the following year for Shake Ya Tailfeather.
Nelly's lawyer Scott Rosenblum is pushing back on the 49-year-old rapper's Wednesday arrest in connection with suspected drug possession, saying he was 100 percent 'confident this case will go nowhere'; pictured in his mug shot from the Maryland Heights Police Department
The three-time Grammy-winning rapper was pictured at the Grammys in LA last year
Beyond his recording career, Nelly has appeared in a number of films and television series, including the sports film The Longest Yard and a BET reality series featuring his family. The artist announced in April he was engaged to singer and actor Ashanti and the pair is expecting a baby.
In April 2015, Nelly was arrested and faced felony drug charges in Tennessee after a bus he was traveling in was pulled over east of Nashville by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
He later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and was able to have his record expunged after less than a year of probation.
Nelly was also arrested in October 2017 in Auburn, Washington, south of Seattle, after a woman alleged he had sexually assaulted her on his tour bus. Rosenblum said then that the allegations were fabricated.
The woman sued Nelly, who countersued, and they settled their legal claims in September 2018.
