Ashanti and Nelly shared a cute moment on stage at Nelly’s Black and White Ball on December 15, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri.
While on stage performing Ashanti’s hit song “Baby” the duo changed the chorus from “Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby” to “We made a baby, baby, baby, baby, baby”.
Fans immediately began speculating about the meaning behind the playful lyric change. Some assumed it was a nod to their soon-to-be 5-month-old son, Kareem Kenkaide Haynes, affectionately nicknamed “KK.” However, when Ashanti placed her hand on her belly during the performance, whispers of a potential pregnancy started swirling.
According to The Jasmine Brand, sources close to Ashanti, 43, have confirmed that the R&B superstar is expecting her second child with Nelly, 49.
The news comes just months after Ashanti and her longtime love, rapper Nelly, welcomed their first child, KK, in July 18, 2024.
In the months since KK’s arrival, Ashanti, 43, and Nelly, 49, have been soaking in every precious moment with their son. During a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Ashanti shared how her baby is growing and reaching new milestones.
“He’s such an incredibly happy baby,” Ashanti said. “He recently just found his toes, his feet. So now he grabs his feet whenever he can, like when he’s lying down. And he smiles all the time.”
As for Nelly, the rapper, and proud new father is enjoying watching Ashanti embrace motherhood. “She’s an awesome mom,” the 50-year-old gushed. “To watch someone care about someone else so much and give their all and is willing to give their all.”
Of course, Nelly couldn’t resist teasing Ashanti about how seriously she takes her son’s wardrobe. “She treats him like a Build-A-Bear,” he joked. “The boy is 3 months. He changes outfits in the house. He doesn’t leave the house. He changes outfits three times in the house.”
Nelly added with a laugh, “It’s a laughable love, in a good way, ’cause I just laugh. I just say, ‘Look at this baby.’ I can’t wait to show him some of the pictures and the videos, like ‘Look at what your mom is doing to you.’”
As for whether Ashanti and Nelly are officially expecting a second child, only time will tell. But if the rumors are true, it seems like the couple’s family just keeps growing. In additon to KK, Nelly is dad to son Cornell III (who goes by Tre), 25, and daughter, Chanelle (who goes by Nana), 30. He also adopted niece Sydney and nephew Shawn after his sister, Jackie Donahue, passed in 2005.