Then Marc Lamont Hill asks why Nelly just didn’t have the conversation first and then continue on with the bone marrow drive. You spent hours and hours playing my video when we could have spent those hours getting people signed up on bone marrow registries and finding donors for people who needed these stem cell transplants.” And it just felt so wrong to me because here I am losing time trying to save someone special to me and you want to talk about a video. It was a group of young ladies that decided the this was the time that they picked to make this move. “And don’t get it twisted it wasn’t all of Spelman. ![]() ![]() Why do you want to talk about that now when I’m trying to save lives? That was my whole issue with that” “You approach me with this conversation while I’m doing that drive. But in a recent interview with Marc Lamont Hill for Huff Post Live, Nelly explains why he’s still angered by that whole controversy especially since his Jacqueline passed away just a year later. And according to Spelman, Nelly’s foundation refused to hold the drive unless the university promised that students wouldn’t confront him about the song or video. But word quickly spread that Spelman students were going to protest. Ironically, right at the time where Nelly had black women bending over booty clapping, he was also attempting to get their help in a bone marrow drive for his sister, Jacqueline “Jackie” Donahue, who was battling leukemia. The most expressive, were the women of the Spelman Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance. And though I’m sure strip clubs across the country and the world feature scenes all too similar to the ones depicted in “Tip Drill,” the fact that Nelly brought that to the masses was too disrespectful and frankly, too embarrassing for the black women who felt they had enough sense to be embarrassed for the women who bounced, popped, dry humped and wiggled in the video.įolks were outraged. Reminder: Nelly was too much of a coward to confront Spelman college students.And then there was the credit card swipe that single handedly ended “Uncut”…forever. Reminds me of observation of stripper rap in normie commercial spaces.- Rhode Islander May 20, 2023 Wow, just played "Tip Drill" on the timeout/commercial segue for tonight's and Miami Heat game. They playing Tip Drill on national television in 2023?- Coach.Amp May 20, 2023 ![]() TNT playing Tip Drill ? /yiKNDsAbLD- Van May 20, 2023 Tip drill was peak nasty for my younger self □ - Devin Toughill May 20, 2023 I thought I couldn't make it back but slowly making my way.- :'/ May 20, 2023 Man, that Tip Drill video got me jungle fever at a young age. Why is TNT playing Tip Drill during this game? □- Ken Griffey May 20, 2023 TNT just played Tip drill /dUafZJYayz- Rick E Langston May 20, 2023 Was that Tip Drill they was playing going into commercial /COESXL6Mmi- Ratchet Ramirez ✭ May 20, 2023 Amid the stunned tweets, a few jovial reactions trickled in, giving a humorous spin to the unexpected resurgence of Nelly’s controversial track. Twitter was buzzing with thousands of users expressing sheer disbelief that “Tip Drill” had infiltrated prime-time television. It was none other than “Tip Drill.” The surprise reappearance of the infamous song created quite a stir on social media. The Miami Heat and Boston were battling it out in the Eastern Conference finals on May 19, and as the first half winded down and the players prepared for halftime, a familiar beat thumped through the TV speakers. Tip Drill during a NBA Playoffs game is crazy #NBAonTNT Never forget tho /rnmi8T8713- ✭ The Bearded Caped Crusader ✭ May 20, 2023 It was strictly adult entertainment.”įast forward to the present day, and it’s clear that public sentiments have shifted significantly – it seems that the NBA has ushered in the second coming of “Tip Drill.” When asked about the controversy by AllHipHop back then, Nelly seemed surprised, saying, “We are not trying to put it into a perspective where we demoralize women. Nelly’s “Tip Drill” had unwittingly set off a nationwide debate on women’s portrayal in music videos. Groups advocating for African-American women’s rights voiced their displeasure, pointing out the distasteful representation of women. College campuses nationwide turned into debating hotspots. The fallout from this racy stunt was swift and widespread. Nelly, in a cheeky move, slid a credit card between the buttocks of a black model -and it caused a ruckus. The music video featured a moment that, let’s just say, put a new spin on financial transactions. ![]() It was 2004 when Nelly’s video for “Tip Drill” caused a significant stir in the late-night realm of BET’s video segment, “UnCut.” Louis’ rap prodigy Nelly was in the eye of a cultural hurricane, all thanks to his audacious tune, “Tip Drill.”
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