Video: Nelly Opens Up About Losing Sister
In an emotional preview of his episode of VH1’s “Behind the Music,” premiering March 7 at 10 p.m., Nelly opens up about his sister Jackie’s death from leukemia. The “Just a Dream” rapper painfully recalls how family members tried to hide the severity of her illness and his final conversation with her before she passed in 2005.
“Nobody wanted to tell me how severe and how close things had gotten,” Nelly says. “She wasn’t telling me the truth, and everybody around her that knew wasn’t telling me that, ‘Yo, she’s not gonna make it.’”
His last words with Jackie took place 25 minutes before her body failed. “She gets off the phone and she lays down and she’s gone. They said the only thing that kept her alive was that she wanted to talk to me before she left, and I was enraged,” continues Nelly, who was so distraught that he destroyed a door and a TV. “I just broke down. In one of the rare moments, I did cry.”
When Jackie was diagnosed with leukemia in 2003, Nelly established the non-profit 4Sho4Kids organization and the “Jes Us 4 Jackie” campaign to help raise awareness about the need for bone marrow donations in the African-American community.
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February 25th, 2011 at 10:20 am
Nelly is still, and always will be, #1.
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February 25th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Damn, that’s deep.
I’ll be watching…
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February 25th, 2011 at 11:38 am
WOW. Thats sad, deep, emotional and everything. Life is really tough sometimes I tell you.
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February 25th, 2011 at 11:41 am
I used to have the pic of him and his sis on my wall. I can’t wait to watch this.
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February 25th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
I have goosebumps, that was deep, will be watching..
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February 25th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
his album 5.0 is amazing
stay strong nelly
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February 25th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
He’s such an amazing man. I love having him rep the Lou for us.
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February 25th, 2011 at 5:14 pm
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February 25th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
i will definitely be wathing this.. i love nelly<3
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February 25th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
nelly’s amazing
i just wish he’d go back to his nellyville/sweatsuit days. unlike the other mainstream rappers he doesn’t need to be gangsta to be a top selling rapper
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February 26th, 2011 at 7:32 am
i’m crying ,thats sad
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February 26th, 2011 at 7:37 am
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February 26th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
I was literally about to shed a tear. I’m so close to my sister that I could never imagine loosing her. I’ve supported Nelly since he was with the St. Lunatics and ever since Country Grammar (then) and 5.0 (now). He’s an amazing talent. I will definitely be watching this episode of Behind The Music. #DERRTYCrew
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February 17th, 2013 at 8:18 am
damn thats deep
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lisa Reply:
February 17th, 2013 at 8:19 am
im really crying
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