{"id":7062,"date":"2024-08-29T11:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T15:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/?p=7062"},"modified":"2024-09-03T20:33:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T00:33:51","slug":"ashanti-and-husband-nelly-welcome-baby-kk-into-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/?p=7062","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti and Husband Nelly Welcome Baby &#8220;KK&#8221; Into the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Newlyweds Ashanti 43, and Grammy award winning husband Nelly 49, welcomed their son Kareem<br>Kenkaide Haynes into the world on July 18, 2024. The new mom recently took to social media to share her 4-week postpartum body while explaining the special meaning of her newborn baby\u2019s name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#b3a5a0\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"999\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7085\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ashanti-After-Baby-Bod.webp\" style=\"object-position:52% 18%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 18%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ashanti-After-Baby-Bod.webp 999w, https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ashanti-After-Baby-Bod-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ashanti-After-Baby-Bod-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ashanti-After-Baby-Bod-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The baby\u2019s middle name is Ashanti\u2019s father first name, which is a tribute to him since he only had girls. The songstress stated it was Nelly\u2019s idea to name the baby after her father whom they affectionately nick named &#8220;KK&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple reunited in early 2023 and reportedly got married in December 2023, after a decade long breakup. The new mom expressed it has been her desire to become a mom for a long time. A representative for the couple released a statement saying, \u201cThe proud and happy parents are so in love with KK.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:25px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Kia-Reed-DJ-Tequila-scaled-1-96x96.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/www.thefleetmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-Kia-Reed-DJ-Tequila-scaled-1-192x192.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__byline\">CONTENT CREATOR MANAGER \/ WRITER<br>djtequila.fleetdjs@gmail.com<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Kia Reed<\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newlyweds Ashanti 43, and Grammy award winning husband Nelly 49, welcomed their son KareemKenkaide Haynes into the world on July 18, 2024. 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