Nelly recently reunited with St. Lunatics for a performance at the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special, but another concert drew discussion for more worrisome reasons. Or at least, that's what many fans assumed. Basically, fans of the St. Louis artist expressed concern online after clips surfaced from a recent show where folks made note of his drowsy eyes, assuming that he's either high or has something else going on. However, just as many fans thought that nothing was really out of the ordinary here, so we can chalk this up to fan speculation and reading pretty deeply into a performance.
If you're curious, check out the comments section of the Instagram post below to see this divisive debate. Elsewhere, though, other Nelly fans focused on this recent St. Lunatics performance, especially given his legal troubles with the group. For those unaware, a lawsuit against him emerged that alleged that he never credited them for their work on the 2000 album Country Grammar. This legal filing came from member Ali Jones, but the rest of the Lunatics (Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, and City Spud) reportedly want their names removed from the lawsuit.
Nelly Fans Are Worried About His Stage Presence: See Comments For Reactions
As such, it looks like there's still a chance for Nelly and St. Lunatics to reach an amicable agreement, and it looks like there's not much bad blood to speak on in this case. Except for Ali Jones. He spoke to DJ Vlad last year about his issues, which may explain why he wasn't present at their recent performance. "A tiger ain’t never gon’ change his stripes," Jones expressed. "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," Ali Jones continued. "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." We'll see what Nelly says about this lawsuit and about folks questioning his concert behavior.