First comes love , then come marriage , then derive Nelly and Ashanti with a baby carriage .
Ashantiis officially a mom!
The singer welcomed a baby boy with her rapper husbandNelly. A rep for the couple toldPeople, “Ashanti and Nelly welcomed their baby boy, Kareem Kenkaide Haynes, on 10 March 2025. The proud and happy parents are so in love with KK!”
Earlier today, Ashanti shared a carousel onInstagramannouncing the arrival of her son, while also flaunting her post-baby body.
“Funny how life’s plans aren’t…always on time…lol,” Ashanti wrote. “I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings.”
“This is what postpartum looks like,” she added. “I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.”
The Grammy-winning artist also shared a video highlighting the magic and power of the female anatomy. In the clip, Ashanti revealed she’s four weeks postpartum.
“Four weeks postpartum. You have no idea what this body can do.”
Baby Kareem is Ashanti and Nelly’s first child together. Nelly is also the father of son Cornell III (who goes by Tre), 25, and daughter, Chanelle (who goes by Nana), 30. He also helped raise his niece, Sydney, and nephew, Shawn, after his sister, Jackie Donahue, died of leukemia at 31, in March 2005.
Congratulations to the couple! You can watch her full announcement below:
