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Nelly Says Taylor Swift Paid Him $50,000 in McDonald’s Bag to Perform “Hot in Herre”

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Nelly told The Breakfast Club that Taylor Swift paid him $50,000 in a McDonald’s bag—at his request—for a performance of “Hot in Herre.”

Swift arranged a private jet and hotel after she and her friends created a routine to the song, though Nelly said he “would’ve did it for free.”

Nelly and Ashanti attended Swift’s wedding in July, which Ashanti described as “so magical.”

Nelly shared that he was once given a McDonald’s bag containing $50,000 in cash from Taylor Swift simply because she wanted him to perform “Hot in Herre.”

During his appearance on The Breakfast Club with Ashanti , the rapper revealed Swift called him out of the blue to ask if she could fly him out from St. Louis to Houston to perform his hit song. According to Nelly, the reason for the spontaneous proposal is the singer and her friends put together a routine to “Hot in Herre.”

“I don’t want to disrespect you,” Nelly recalled Swift telling him.…

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