Nelly is being sued by his former group St. Lunatics for $50 million, however the lawsuit is reportedly not supported by any member of the collective besides Ali Jones.
The St. Louis group filed the hefty go well with towards the ?Hot in Herre? hitmaker final month, accusing him of not crediting them for work they did on his 2000 debut album Country Grammar, which topped the Billboard 200 and has since been licensed diamond.
Now, in line with a authorized letter filed by Nelly?s lawyer that was obtained by TMZ, the opposite three members of the group ? Murphy Lee, Kyjuan and City Spud ? didn’t authorize their inclusion within the lawsuit.
Lee, Kyjuan and Spud allegedly need to be faraway from the go well with, have employed Nelly?s lawyer as their very own and are threatening authorized motion towards Ali if the want isn?t granted.
The three members of the group had been allegedly stunned by the lawsuit as they’re nonetheless shut with Nelly and only recently carried out with him on the 2024 American Music Awards, although Ali was noticeably absent.
In 2023, Ali vowed he?d by no means carry out with Nelly ever once more due to cash he allegedly owed the group.
Nelly Aired Out By St. Lunatics Rapper Ali In Response To ‘Another Subliminal Diss’
?I?ll say like it could be $90,000 or $70,000,? he estimated of the cash he was owed in an interview with VladTV. ?When that conversation happens, I?ll get a check. It?ll be $13,000. Now you?ll be fucked up because what is this $13,000 for? You owe me $91,000.?
He added: ?What did you pay me for? At the end of it, it?s gonna be $66,000 because he?s far behind on the payments.?
Ali continued: ?A tiger ain?t never gon? change his stripes. I watched it for 20 years and I?m the butt of the joke because it took me 20 years to realize it. I could put a never, ever behind it will I ever hit the stage or do anything with him.
?He has no real raw good intentions for others. Not for us and we?ve all sat together and searched hard to try to find a time that didn?t benefit him. He got $50 million, I?m happy for him. That?s what he wants. He wants a billion.?
The $50 million Ali was referencing is the reported determine that Nelly was paid for promoting half of his music publishing catalog final June.
