Nelly, NLE Choppa To Give A Blazing Pre-Show Performance At 2023 MTV VMAs
As news continues to roll in for the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, it has been learned that Nelly and NLE Choppa are preparing to hit the stage together for the first time.
According to a source, the two were seen rehearsing together at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center — alluding to the idea that they’d be performing a mix of Nelly’s “Hot in Herre,” and NLE’s reimagined version, “It’s Getting Hot.”
The Memphis rapper released the nostalgic video last month, in which he’s dressed as Nelly in 2009. He sports the sweat band, oversized jersey, Air Force 1’s, shorts that stop below the knee, and of course, a band-aid under his left eye.
See video below.
The release of the homaging visual provoked mixed reactions — with some fans taking a liking to the song and others saying “he should be arrested,” for touching such a classic hit. However, the St. Louis vet was all for it.
Nelly praised the 20-year-old for emulating him, as he reposted NLE’s clip of the “It’s Getting Hot” video on his IG Story. “Go up nephew,” he wrote, to which NLE replied, “Nelly Approved [green checkmark emoji].
One person commented underneath, “This hard actually it’s different to me,” as another said, “Bro I deada** thought this was really Nelly at first.”
See below.
“It’s Getting Hot,” follows NLE paying tribute to Cash Money and the Hot Boys back in March.
He released the single, “Ain’t Gonna Answer” with Lil Wayne, where he referenced “Back That Azz Up” “Stuntin Like My Daddy,” “Private Dancer” and other lines.
He raps, “Don’t be worried ’bout what we be doin’/ What we doin’? Makin’ money/ What they doin’? Hatin’ on us/ If they want it, take it from me/ What them other ni**as doin’?/ I don’t know ’cause I don’t stunt ’em/ Mind my business, on my mama/ F**k a ni**a how I’m comin.'”
Revisit “Ain’t Gonna Answer” below and “It’s Getting Hot” above.
Tune in to the 2023 MTV VMAs tonight (Sept. 12) at 8 P.M. ET to see Nelly and NLE Choppa shut down the Pre-Show stage.
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