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Ashanti and Nelly just reminded everybody why they’re still one of hip-hop’s favorite love stories. Over the weekend, the Grammy-winning singer hosted a private 51st birthday bash for her husband at Lo Kee Atlanta — the kind of tucked-away, neon-lit spot where celebs can celebrate without the phones and flashes.
According to sources, Ashanti rented out a private room and pulled together an intimate guest list of about 50 friends and family, including Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri. The couple — who quietly got married in December 2023 before the world even knew they were engaged — rolled in around 10:30 p.m. and stayed well past midnight, dining on Asian fusion dishes like Beijing chicken, rock shrimp tempura, and chicken satay before closing the night out with cake, champagne, and a birthday serenade from Ashanti herself.
And because it’s Nelly, the vibes were equal parts romance and sports bar — the whole room reportedly paused to watch the Dodgers take Game 7 of the World Series.
The celebration comes just days after Ashanti turned 45 and marked her own birthday on a beach in Barbados, posting a carousel of golden-hour bikini pics, fresh braids, and a glowing post-baby body. In her caption, she shouted out her “amazing husband” for planning the surprise trip, writing, “Every single little detail. All the effort, all the planning… Babe I love you infinitely.”
If it feels like Ashanti and Nelly have been in a nonstop lovefest lately, it’s because the couple is living everything fans waited a decade for. After first dating in the 2000s, splitting in 2013, and spending nearly ten years apart, the two officially confirmed they were “cool again” in 2023 — and the reunion didn’t just bring romance, it brought a family. Ashanti gave birth to their son, Kareem, in July 2024, marking her first child and Nelly’s third.
The couple kept their marriage quiet for months before a leaked license revealed they had already said “I do” in St. Louis — Nelly’s hometown — six months earlier. In true Ashanti fashion, she didn’tconfirm it immediately… she waited until she could pair it with a photo drop, a flex, and a heartfelt thank-you to the man she calls her “forever.”
Now? They’re raising a newborn, celebrating milestones, and throwing the kind of effortless, unbothered flex parties that feel less like Hollywood and more like home — just with way better lighting and seafood.
If this is what the second act of their story looks like, fans are eating it up.
