SOURCE: reviewjournal.com 

It is said silence is golden. But that isn’t the case if you are rap superstar and actor Nelly when celebrating your birthday at Tao Nightclub. 

Gold was the theme, and the volume was high as the frequent Tao Group Hospitality headliner was feted with a star-studded surprise party at The Venetian hotspot. The shindig was thrown by Nelly’s wife and fellow superstar, Ashanti. 

A-list actor and Resorts World headliner Kevin Hart led a party entourage of Anderson .Paak, Jermaine Dupri, Too Short, Trinidad James, Lloyd, O.T. Genasis, Chingy and Estelle. Club hits, cocktails and champagne flowed freely. The stars took to the club’s katwalk — er, catwalk — to wow the crowd. 

Nelly has won three Grammy Awards and sold 50 million albums. He and Ashanti have a baby boy named Kareem Kenkaide Hayes. 

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight posted on social media,Nelly was asked how he viewed his life and career 20-30 years ago. 

“I grew up in St. Louis, so everything wasn’t mapped out,” the “Country Grammar” hitmaker said. “(It took) hard work, determination, good parents, people who are trying to do their best. Once you grow up, that’s all you want your kids to have from you.” 

In a piece of the ET interview, picked up by the Daily Mirror, the artist born Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. addressed talk of a possible Las Vegas residency. He headlines Jewel Nightclub at Aria on Nov. 23, and Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand on Dec. 7. 

“There were talks not too long ago about that very thing,” the rapper said, referring to a residency booking. “I’m not gonna say too much more, but hopefully everything continues the course. I love Vegas, she loves Vegas. We both love Vegas for very different reasons.” 

The 44-year-old Ashanti (born Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas) once popped into Brian Newman’s “After Dark” show at NoMad Library to sing with Lady Gaga, following a “Jazz + Piano” performance. A Nelly-Ashanti partnership, or individual productions, is conceivable. 

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