Conscious Approach

After accepting an invitation to perform at the Crypto Ball, an event honoring Donald Trump’s inauguration, Nelly is getting dragged all over the place. From getting called an idiot by Amanda Seales to even Ashanti fans shutting fan pages on Instagram down, Nelly opting to perform at this event is being met with a lot of anger. Nelly is doubling down, saying it’s about respecting the office for him, but is the backlash too severe? Also, we haven’t touched much on Drake’s UMG lawsuit, but many are suspecting that such a move is setting a bad precedent with respect to creative freedom in music. Is Drake potentially setting a bad trend when it comes to how to react to the result of a beef? We give our takes. Plus, Cam Newton is expressing feelings over the way his life has changed since he no longer brings in NFL checks, saying he feels some type of way over not being able to provide for his 8 kids the way he used to and that he isn’t Superman anymore, but merely a man. What do you make of Cam’s comments? We also touch on the killing of Pennsylvania high school basketball standout Noah Scurry, who was also a drill rapper and released a diss rack the day before he was killed, Busta Rhymes turning himself in after assaulting his assistant, and a flight attendant who was fired from Alaska Airlines after posting a video of her twerking on a plane.