Nelly this weekend defended his decision to perform at incoming President Trump's inaugural ball, saying the event "is not a campaign trail." "I'm not political," the rapper said during a livestreamed conversation with Willie D.

Nelly isn’t the only rapper to participate in Trump’s inauguration festivities. Earlier this weekend, it was widely reported that Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Soulja Boy performed at the president-elect’s Crypto Ball pre-inaugural soiree in Washington, D.C., at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Friday (Jan. 17).