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Ashanti and Nelly Are ‘Over the Moon’ to Welcome First Baby Together: ‘Everything Was Meant to Be’

Ashanti and Nelly are ‘over the moon’ to welcome their first baby together, and a source exclusively tells Life & Style that ‘everything was meant to be.’

“ Motherhood is something that I have looked forward to, and sharing this with my family, my fiancé and loyal fans, who have been so supportive of my career, is an amazing experience.” The rapper, 49, shares two kids, Chanelle and Cornell, with his ex-girlfriend Channetta Valentine, and he adopted niece Sydney and nephew Shawn after his sister, Jackie, died in 2005. “ Ashanti is over the moon about the pregnancy, as is Nelly,” a source exclusively tells Life & Style.

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