Nelly recently called into a Chicago radio station, and denied ever having an official relationship with singer Ashanti.

When asked if he had broken it off with Ashanti and whetther or not they were officially dating, he said the following:

"Who said that? Well what have we always said? Of course I’m single. I’m not married, she’s not married.”

"Here’s the thing. I’ve never said I’m in a relationship, she’s never said she’s in a relationship. I don’t know where they do that at. But we’ve always admitted to being friends.”

He did have something positive to say about Ashanti:

We hang out. She’s a very sweet girl. Very pretty girl. Very talented. She does her thing as far as her career and I do my thing as far as mine."