Nelly has been catching flack for performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration on Monday.
Now, Trick Daddy has come to the Country Grammar rapper’s defense.
“A lot of people is upset about artists performing at the inauguration—and you know me. I have an unpopular opinion about that,” Trick said on 103.5 The Beat Miami.
“First of all, Nelly. Congratulations on that $1.5 million you got for that show. I wish they give me $1.5 million,” Trick continued. “It’s not nothing personal when it’s your business. If my worst enemy booked me to do a concert, I’m going to do that concert. If he booked me in a territory where I was beefing…I’m going to do that concert.”
He compared the situation to fans’ negative reaction to Kodak Black hopping on Tekashi 6ix9ine’s 2023 song “Shaka Laka," for which he was paid $1 million.
“Everybody was saying, ‘Oh [6ix9ine] a rat, he a rat.’ Well, he maybe y’all rat, he’s not my rat. I never listened to his music,” Trick said. “They got mad at Kodak for getting $1 million from Tekashi. Tekashi gave me $250,000, I would’ve did a verse for him.”
Before Nelly’s performance, he sat down with podcaster Willie D Live to chat about his decision to perform.
“I’m not doing this for money. I’m doing this because it’s an honor,” Nelly explained. “I respect the office. It don’t matter who is in office. The same way that our men and women, our brothers and sisters, who protect this country, have to go to war and put their lives on the line for whoever is in office. If they can put their life on the line for whoever's in office, I can damn sure perform.”
Kodak felt a little different about his situation, sharing that it was very much about the money when he decided to work with 6ix9ine.
"It ain't nothing to think about. That's a M, that's a M my man...one song," he said on an episode of Drink Champs. "It's like, what the fuck, homie. I understand the value of a dollar, the fuck. $100 is still $100. A band is still a band."
