Nelly Forced To Cancel Bone-Marrow Drive On College Campus
Yahoo! Music, Apr 2, 2004 6:00 pm PSTNelly and his foundation, 4 Sho 4 Kids, were forced to cancel a bone-marrow drive scheduled for Friday (April 2), on Spelman College's campus in Atlanta, Georgia. MTV.com reports that the historically black women's college pressured the rapper and his foundation into canceling the event because they were upset with the way Nelly portrays women in his music videos.
Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Zenobia Hikes said, "Spelman is concerned about the negative images of women in popular culture, particularly the misogynistic lyrics and images that constantly portray women in a sexual nature."
Students were reportedly taken aback by Nelly's "Tip Drill" video, which features the rapper swiping his credit card through a woman's buttocks. The video has been airing online and on local rap video shows.
Students from Spelman and Morehouse Colleges were planning a protest but after hearing of the students' plans Nelly and his foundation pulled out.
Nelly has been conducting the bone-marrow drives to increase awareness of the need for marrow and blood-stem cell donors. The rapper's sister, Jackie Donahue, was diagnosed with leukemia and is currently in need of a donor.
Calls to Nelly's label, Universal Records, were not returned at press time. Nelly is currently working on a new album which will be released in June.
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