Nelly revealed that pop icon Taylor Swift gave him $50,000 in a McDonald’s bag for an interesting reason. The Grammy-winning singer requested that he perform after she and her friends created a routine to his iconic song. Interestingly, Nelly and his wife, Ashanti, also attended Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce in July.
How Nelly’s unusual payment request became part of the performance story
Nelly recalled his exciting past meeting with Taylor Swift and how she gave him $50,000 in cash in a McDonald’s bag for a performance. The 51-year-old rapper revealed this anecdote on The Breakfast Club alongside his wife, Ashanti. The “Dilemma” hitmaker shared that the pop star called him without any prior notification and requested him to fly from St. Louis to Houston to perform his hit song “Hot in Herre” for her and her friends.
According to Nelly, Swift revealed to him that she and her friends had choreographed a specific routine to his Billboard-topping track. The “Hot in Herre” hitmaker said Swift told him she did not want to disrespect him by offering too little money, as she didn’t have a big budget. However, she offered to send him a private jet, cover his hotel expenses, and pay him $50,000 for the performance.
Nelly asked the singer to put the staggering amount in a McDonald’s bag, and the pop star obliged. He explained that he would have done it for free as well. The rapper confessed he never saw the routine performed by Swift and her friends. Not only that, he did not stay in the Presidential Suite booked for him either. Nelly revealed that he flew back the same night after his performance.
Fans had interesting reactions to this on X. One fan commented: “She knows exposure doesn’t pay the bills and artists deserve to be compensated for their time and effort.” A second fan wrote: “I love this crossover. The McDonald’s bag had me WEAK,” followed by laughing emojis.
