Here’s a sneak peek of Nelly on Behind the Music, discussing his older sister’s death following her battle with leukemia. The episode, which also sheds light on the rapper’s family, career and his relationship with Ashanti. We’ve included a few quotes from the show below, but be sure to check it out when it premieres Monday (March 7) at 10 EST.
Nelly on his father while growing up:
“My father lead by fear. I did what my father said ‘cause I was scared of getting my ass beat. His voice rang so vividly in my head. That it was just…a fear.”Cornell Haynes, Sr., Nelly’s father, on Nelly’s abuse claims and his childhood:
“Now I was hard on him when it came to discipline. He probably said I abused him too by the way I was whoopin’ his butt or beatin’ on him. But it made a better person out of him.”
