23rd February 2003

how do we honestly start?

your father, Nelly, a 28 year old single father with three kids.

you were a young child. Being only 3 years old, you were the youngest by a month with your older brother, Cornell III.

your older brother, Cornell was also three years old but born in March. And your older sister, Chanelle who was eight.

after separating his former girlfriend, Channetta Valentine in June of 1999 after a relationship of 8 years and 9 months, he became a single father from then and now.

anyway..

currently. Nelly had brought you and your two older siblings to the 47th annual Grammy awards. He had also brought his mom, Rhonda to help with the children. Nelly was nominated alongside;

Fat Joe featuring Ashanti for “What’s Luv?”

Ja Rule featuring Ashanti for “Always on Time”

Nappy Roots featuring Anthony Hamilton for “Po’ Folks”

Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse for “Like I Love You”

listening to the host, Nelly had an arm around your small torso whilst holding you securely in his lap as he leaned back in the seat he was sitting in.

nelly wore his usual clothes. Being his iconic bandaid under his left eye, a white and red headband, an oversized dark red jersey with a white long sleeved underneath and some baggy pants and of course some jewelry.

with Nelly and your siblings and your grandmother aka Nelly’s mom listening to the host talking and mentioning the nominators, you were distracted as usual.