Ashanti and Nelly Cozy Up While Singing Usher’s ‘Nice & Slow’ Amid Reconciliation Rumors

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Ashanti and Nelly seem to be letting fans know that they’re taking things at their own pace.On Monday, August 7, Nelly, 48 — who dated Ashanti, 42, from 2003 to 2013 — once again sparked dating speculation by sharing an Instagram Story video of the hip-hop stars singing to Usher’s “Nice & Slow.”“I just want to take it nice and slow,” Nelly and Ashanti croon in the video, as the “Foolish” singer rests her head on his. “See I’ve been waiting for this for so long.”“We on my bro shyt,” the rapper captioned the post.The duo first sparked reconciliation rumors in April when they were spotted holding hands at a boxing match in Las Vegas.

Two months later, the pair attended the 3rd Annual Birthday Ball for Quality Control CEO Pierre Thomas in Atlanta, where they posed with their arms around each other.Nelly and Ashanti first met in 2003 at a Grammy Awards press conference, keeping their romantic relationship close to the vest for the next 10 years.

Instead, the duo’s public-facing persona was nothing more than collaborators and friends. In 2008, the twosome released two duets together: “Body on Me” and “Switch.”In 2010, Nelly told Rap-Up TV that the two were wedded to their careers.“I’m married to my work.

I’m married to getting things into a certain situation,” he explained at the time. “[Ashanti’s] married to getting things into a certain situation right now.