Are Nelly & Ashanti Expecting Kid No. 2?

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Our favorite love birds, Nelly and Ashanti, are reportedly expecting their second child! According to The Jasmine Brand, the power couple is expecting baby number two shortly after their secret wedding in December 2023. Less than a year after their firstborn, Kareem Kenkaide Haynes (born July 18, 2024), they’re already expecting another blessing.

Nelly and Ashanti’s love story began when Apple Bottom Jeans were a must-have and you couldn’t catch one Nelly interview without hearing him say “Lil Durty.” The Grammy Awards press conference in 2003 was the first time fans spotted Nelly and Ashanti together. We were also treated to a banger like “Body on Me,” which we sang to our high school crushes, pouring our hearts out in the process. Recently (2024), Nelly and Ashanti dropped their latest collab, “This Lil’ Game We Play.” After 10 years of dating, the two stars broke up in 2013. The connection was reignited in 2023 at a boxing match in Las Vegas. If spinning the block was a couple, it would indeed be Nelly and Ashanti.

Prior to the couple getting back together, Nelly had two kids from past relationships: his son, Cornell Haynes III (Tre), and his daughter, Chanelle (Nana). The St. Louis legend also adopted two children from his late stepsister, Jaqueline Donahue, who passed away from leukemia in 2005. Ashanti’s love life has always been very private. Many rumors have swirled around throughout the years on who she has dated. In a recent interview, rapper Joyner Lucas confirmed that he and the R&B singer used to be love birds for a hot minute.