Sometimes I get so caught up with writing about the same people over and over again (The Kardashians/Jenners, Hollywood Hobo Tyga, Rihanna, Drake, Chris Brown, you know, the usual suspects) I forget about the TRUE stars that the world has been blessed with. In this case, I’m talking about rap SUPERSTAR Nelly.
Apparently, like MC Hammer and 50 Cent before him, Nelly is kind of really bad at paying his taxes, which I totally get because so I am! However, while my unpaid taxes are maybe around $1000, Nelly’s are more like $2.4 million….and $113,533…plus $36,000 in interest.
If you’re shocked that Nelly has all these unpaid taxes then you’re not alone, because I legit gasped when I read this shit because I’ve always assumed that Nelly was rolling in that sweet Country Grammar, Hot in Herre, and Pimp Juice money. Plus with his crossover country remixes, I assumed the man was legitimately shitting gold! He’s gotta be richer than Jay Z, right?! I mean, did you even HEAR his collaboration with Florida Georgia Line, ‘Cruise’? It’s a fucking masterpiece (all sarcasm aside, I do like that song. Judge me all you want).
TMZ says that Nelly is working with the IRS to try and resolve these money issues, but it doesn’t look like this will be a problem for him too much longer.
Given that Nelly is one of the most influential and beloved music artists of the past 15 years, it took mere SECONDS for his plethora of fans to band together to support and raise money for him by starting the hashtag #HotInHerreStreamingParty, encouraging the world to stream Nelly’s hit song Hot in Herre on repeat until he has enough money to pay off his debts.
And, in case you were wondering, Spin magazine calculated that Nelly would need 288 million streams to pay off his debt.
Now, I know what you’re thinking, because I also assumed that ‘Hot in Herre’ by Nelly got streamed 288 million times a day anyway, but apparently it doesn’t!
However, if you’ve ever felt like doing something charitable, now is the time! Let’s get Nelly out of this travesty of an IRS situation by streaming his songs ALL MONTH LONG. It doesn’t have to be just Hot in Herre! Nelly has such a rich collection of stellar music! You could also stream: Hey Porsche (a legitimate jam in my books), Dilemma featuring Kelly Rowland, Ride Wit Me, Country Grammar, E.I. (another favorite of mine), Just a Dream, Over and Over ft. Tim McGraw, Air Force Ones, or Grillz! THERE ARE SO MANY SELECTIONS!
If you do one thing today, it should be streaming a Nelly song! Let’s get Nelly out of this IRS mess!