Nelly this weekend defended his decision to perform at incoming President Trump's inaugural ball, saying the event "is not a campaign trail." "I'm not political," the rapper said during a livestreamed conversation with Willie D.

Nelly defended his decision to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday while speaking to HuffPost’s Phillip Lewis. “He’s the president. He won. This isn’t a campaign,” he said. “This isn’t an RNC. I’m not out on the political campaign. I didn’t get none of that 1.5. You see what I’m saying?”