Rapper Trick Daddy has claimed that Nelly was paid $1.5million to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration this month. The 50-year-old artist from Miami, Florida, whose real name is Maurice Samuel Young,

On Monday (Jan. 20), Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and celebrated the feat with multiple balls taking place across Washington, D.C. Nelly was a special performer at the Liberty Inaugural Ball where he gave the crowd a medley of songs including "Hot in Herre," "E.I.," "Country Grammar," "Dilemma" and more.

After being slammed by fans for agreeing to perform at the Liberty Ball following the inauguration of Donald Trump, Nelly spoke out about why he made the decision—claiming it wasn't political in nature.

In response to the backlash, Nelly went on Willie D Live to justify why he should be absolved of any criticism or guilt at Trump's inauguration, and his reasons were puzzling, to say the least.

Rapper Nelly is addressing backlash after he announced he will perform at an inaugural ball following President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in.

Snoop Dogg responds to critics who called him out for performing at Donald Trump's Inauguration Ball, asks them to stop worrying about him.

Tomorrow (January 20) marks the second inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump. But, this Inauguration Day’s festivities are attracting attention for a number of contrasting reasons. One of the most hotly debated points of discussion surrounds the day’s featured entertainment–which includes rappers Nelly and Snoop Dogg.

St. Louis rapper Nelly has reportedly been added to the line-up celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. According to various sources close to the event planning — via CBS News — the Country Grammar artist will perform during the Inaugural Liberty Ball on Jan. 20.

Nelly, who performed at President Trump’s inaugural Liberty Ball and responded to backlash, calling it “an honour” to perform at the ceremony, also saw a decline in his listenership. His songs were streamed 1.54million times on the day of his inauguration, down from 1.63 million a week earlier.

Trick Daddy isn't the only one who is on Nelly's side either—in fact, Michael Blackson has something to say on his behalf too!

Following his performance, Snoop lost a significant number of social media followers — more than 500,000 on Instagram and nearly 20,000 on X. The musician and mogul was once a fierce critic of Trump. In September 2018, the “Sweat” rapper spoke out against Kanye West and everyone who supported Trump, 78.