Ashanti and Nelly are seen during a segment of “Good Day New York” on June 24, 2025 in New York City. They’ve been on the road a lot,” Nelly tells People of partner Ashanti and their son, Kareem Kenkaide Haynes. That’s gone.”Nelly also opened up about his experience watching Ashanti take on and enjoy the journey of motherhood. “She’s an incredible person already, so to watch her go through motherhood for the first time is really a joy to watch, man,” he shares. Nelly and Ashanti dated on and off from 2003 to 2013 before calling it quits.