While Kareem is Ashanti’s first child, Nelly shares two older kids — Chanelle and Cornell — with his ex-girlfriend Channetta Valentine. He also raised and adopted his niece and nephew, Shawn and ...

Nelly and Ashanti are perfectly comfortable with being held up as examples of “spinning the block,” or getting back together with your ex. Nelly is even dropping a country-inspired single this week ...

Instead, after welcoming son Kareem in July, they’ve had to learn to navigate the realities of having a baby boy—and all the bathroom-related challenges. For Nelly—who is also dad to Chanelle, 31, and ...