Janelle Monáe disses Nelly's Trump inauguration performance at Grammys afterparty: 'You sold out!'

Outspokenly wide instrumentalist Janelle Monáe condemned rapper Nelly for performing astatine President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities past month, arguing helium present looks similar "a motherf---ing fool."

On Sunday night, Monáe did a rendition of Nelly’s deed opus "Hot successful Herre" astatine a Grammys afterparty. She added her ain spin, however, with an improvised, expletive-laced riff, shouting, "F--- you, Nelly," and accusing the archetypal vocalist of having "sold out."

"I utilized to similar Nelly, but past helium went to execute for Donald Trump," she said, aboriginal declaring, "I attraction astir women, I attraction astir Hispanics…"

Monáe, a Grammy-nominated creator who got her large interruption with Diddy, aboriginal added, "Nelly, you sold out, I utilized to deliberation you was cool, but present you look similar a parent f---ing fool."

NELLY DEFENDS PERFORMING AT TRUMP'S INAUGURATION, SAYS 'IT'S AN HONOR'

Recording artists Sean "P. Diddy" Combs (L) and Janelle Monae be the 2nd yearly Essence "Black Women successful Music" lawsuit astatine the Playhouse Hollywood connected February 9, 2011 successful Los Angeles, California. ((Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images))

Nelly defended his performance astatine the inauguration, telling Fox News Digital successful January, "It was an grant to person performed for the highest bureau successful the top nation. Now we look to the president to measurement up, serve, and assistance america all."

The rapper, on with different artists, including Jason Aldean and Billy Ray Cyrus, performed astatine the Liberty Ball pursuing the inauguration. Ahead of his performance, Nelly, whose existent sanction is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., attended the Commander In Chief Ball.

A root said passim the evening that Nelly took photos with subject officers and thanked them for their service. The root had antecedently disclosed to Fox News Digital that the rapper, who was calved connected a subject base, had respective household members who served, a sentiment noted successful his entranceway connected stage. 

He has besides declared publically that helium did the show not for the money, but retired of respect for the instauration of the presidency.

"I’m not doing this for money. I’m doing this 'cause it’s an honor. I respect the office," the St. Louis autochthonal told fellow rapper, Willie D. "It don’t substance who is successful office. The aforesaid mode that our men and women, our brothers and sisters who support this country, person to spell to warfare and person to enactment their beingness connected the enactment for whoever [is] successful office."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Nelly for comment.

American rapper Nelly, calved Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., performs during the last time of Outside Lands connected Halloween successful San Francisco, Calif. connected Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021.  (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

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"So, if they tin enactment their beingness connected the enactment for whoever [is] successful office, I tin damn definite execute for whoever [is] successful office," helium added.

Snoop Dogg besides faced backlash for performing astatine the Crypto Ball astatine Trump's inauguration, a singular alteration from his erstwhile stance condemning artists who mightiness execute for Trump successful 2017. 

The creator faced wide backlash ranging from societal media users to hosts of "The View," but shrugged disconnected the backlash.

"It’s Sunday, I got gospel successful my heart," helium said successful the video clip posted connected Instagram. "For each the hatred I’m going to reply with love, I emotion excessively much. Get your beingness right, halt worrying astir mine. I’m cool. I’m together. Still a Black man. Still 100% Black. All retired ’til you shot retired oregon ’til you autumn out."

Janelle Monáe attends Alfre Woodard's 11th Annual Sistahs' Soirée Presented by Morgan Stanley With Absolut Elyx connected February 05, 2020 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Morgan Stanley/Alfre Woodard)

Monáe, who has besides starred successful films similar Hidden Figures and Glass Onion, has shared incendiary rhetoric astir those who subordinate with Trump before.

In 2020, she wrote in a screenshot obtained by Pop Crave, "F--- Donald Tromp [sic] and each American citizen, celebrity, achromatic woman, achromatic man, ETC who supported him burnnnnnnnnnn." 

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Fox News' Julius Young and Caroline Thayer contributed to this report.