I wasn't a kid when I came out. Soulja Boy was 16. I'm saying that when he came out he was a kid so it was naturally a show for him. It's not about the music right away. It's a show for him. Not that he's not putting enough effort into his music, but how much effort can a 16 year old put into his music because as you mature and get older even the songs he's doing now has evolved and he's looking back.
NellyCertain artists can get away with certain things. Certain things are acceptable for certain people. It's a difference.
NellyI never was the battle rapper. That was never my thing. I always felt like it's enough room for everybody to do their thing. I like bringing new energy, re-inventing the wheel, so to speak, every time I come out.
NellyI like my body so much more now since having my baby. Itโs just kind of empowering when you become a mother. You just get overwhelmed with this new confidence and you feel really in control of your life. Itโs been beautiful.
NellySometimes as an artist when things come easy to you, you look for other avenues that are more challenging to you and you try to walk those lanes.
NellyI think rappers are the fall guy because some of us don't have the wits to point the finger back. The thing is when you take a whole generation and whip them out, string the mothers out and put the fathers in jail - the reason I know respect is because my father is the mediator between me and my grandfather. I'm the mediator between my son and my father because I'm old enough to understand where my father is coming from and young enough to understand what my kid is trying to do. When you whip out the mediator the kids run wild and the old people are scared of them.
Nelly