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Nelly Describes His Breakdown After Sister's Death on 'BTM'

Posted Feb 24th 2011 3:45PM by Steven J. Horowitz
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Nelly gets up close and personal in an upcoming episode of VH1's 'Behind the Music.' In a preview clip from the show, the St. Louis native opens up about the 2005 death of his sister Jackie, who died of leukemia at the age of 31.

"Nobody wanted to tell me how severe and how close things had gotten," Nelly says in an emotional clip from the show. "She wasn't telling me the truth, and everyone around her that knew wasn't telling me that, 'Yo, she's not gonna make it.'"

The 'Just a Dream' singer recalls his last conversation with Jackie 25 minutes before she passed, which prompted him to fly into a rage. "She gets off the phone and she lays down and she's gone," he says. "They said the only thing that kept her alive was that she wanted to talk to me before she left, and I was enraged." Nelly took his anger and sadness out on a door in his room. "I split the door straight down the middle, just punched it. [...] I just broke down. In one of the rare moments, I did cry."

Before Jackie died, Nelly started the non-profit organization 4Sho4Kids Foundation, attempting to educate African-Americans about the need for bone marrow transplants with his Jes Us 4 Jackie campaign.

Nelly's 'Behind the Music' airs on March 7 at 10PM EST. Nelly's latest album, '5.0,' was released last November. It debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart, despite backlash from Nelly, who blamed his label for poor album promotion.

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laughin@stupid

oh now can i boo hoo about my sisters death for attention and pity ?????

February 26 2011 at 1:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jahunta

Most diseases don't kill people directly. Normally it is the failure of the immune system that precedes the death. It is insane that people put more into tennis shoes, cars and fun than into health products. Here's the good news visit... www.stayalive.us I wish Jackie had that info in time. IF ANYONE OF YOU CAN CONTACT NELLY, HAVE HIM TO CONTACT ME. WHILE AWAITING THE ANNIE MALONE PARADE, JACKIE TOLD ME SHE WANTED TO HEAR THE INFO, BUT, I COULD NOT REACH HER LATER.

February 26 2011 at 12:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Chupacabra

This Reply is to the Person Hiding Behind the User Name of ( GOGOTZ ) It is EASY to be the Big , BAD , and BRAVE one. When you can hide and be ANONYMOUS with some STUPID made up Screen Name.
But Stand in front of me or anyone else and say that to their FACE. That you WISHED that they, Or for that matter, One of their Family or Loved Ones had LEUKEMIA. And watch your ignorant A** get beat down to the ground. And you know that. This is why you make STUPID, CRUEL , IGNORANT remarks on the Internet where you can HIDE ! You are Lower than LOW. So now go crawl back under your ROCK ! LOL

February 26 2011 at 10:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

4sho4kids is supposed to educate black Americans about the need for bone marrow donations. Too bad it's not gonna educate them on spelling or the language they'll need to speak in a proper fashion to gain a job and better they're own lives. Uneducated idiots, breeding more uneducated idiots.

February 26 2011 at 10:50 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

4 replies to g's comment

Sorry for Nellie's loss, but the charity and it's name are freaking ridiculous!! Spell the words the proper way, that way when people look up the charity they dont have to spell like some low rent, inner city, drop-out. What an idiot. Stupid fool.

February 26 2011 at 10:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

capwhan

Too bad he doesn't have it.

February 26 2011 at 9:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Tara

That is downright rude! I know a 19 yr old boy who has leukemia, has had a lung removed due to pneumonia, a bone marrow transplant, chemo, shaved his head because he knew it was going to fall out, etc. To wish that disease on anyone is cruel and is going to come back and bite you, and not you per se, but probably someone you love for you to watch suffer. Think before you type.

February 26 2011 at 10:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

RAYNA6992

you friggin dirtbag. what if your daughter gets it or your son. careful what you say. things have a way of coming back to you !

February 26 2011 at 12:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sharon

love love LOVE Nelly!

February 26 2011 at 8:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

aqing9

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February 26 2011 at 7:24 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Ted

Your so friggen stupid

February 26 2011 at 7:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

zczhi

Before Jackie died, Nelly started the non-profit organization 4Sho4Kids Foundation, attempting to educate African-Americans about the need for bone marrow transplants with his Jes Us 4 Jackie campaign.btw,I'm a doctor,30 ,rich but still single.It's hard to get a girlfriend in my town ,most of them like my money more than like me.I just want to find my true love.so i uploaded my hot photos on millionairesocial .c om under the name of hotlove2.u dont have to be a millionaire,but u can meet one there. ..if you girls see this comment,i hope you will check my photos out there.maybe you are the one whom i'm looking for!!!

February 26 2011 at 9:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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