Jesy Nelson Talks With Nicki Minaj On Leaving Little Mix It Feels Liberating

Jesy Nelson Talks Working With Nicki Minaj and Feeling Liberated as a Solo Artist

Former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson is excited for her next chapter as a solo artist.

The 30-year-old singer dropped her first solo single on Friday, “Boyz” featuring Nicki Minaj, and talked to ET about both the song and how her mental health has improved since stepping out on her own.

Nelson said she put her heart and soul into both the song and the music video, which features a cameo from Diddy — fitting since “Boyz” samples Diddy’s 2001 hit, “Bad Boy for Life.” Nelson shares that she went through a breakup when writing the song.

“I can’t help but love a bad boy,” she tells ET’s Katie Krause.

“A lot of girls do. I wanted to write a song about that. I knew there are many girls that could relate to it. I’ve got to sample the Diddy song, a song I grew up on as a kid. ’90s, 2000s, or R&B music, hip-hop is my genre of music I feel passionate about. To be able to put this sample into my music … the younger generation, who’ve never heard this song, ‘Boyz,’ it’s going to be brand new to them, which is crazy.”

As for how she got Minaj on the track, she said she already had a relationship with the rapper when they previously worked together while she was in Little Mix.

“Then when I wrote the song, ‘Boyz,’ there was no one else I wanted on the song other than her, she was perfect for it,” Nelson shares. “To me, she’s the queen of rap. We’re label buddies, which helped. Our label made it work. She loved it and wanted to jump on it. We shot the video, it’s been about three weeks now, I shot with her and it was fun. Loved working with her and I respect her as an artist.”

Jesy Nelson Ft. Nicki Minaj – Boyz (Official Music Video)

Jesy Nelson says ‘I love Black culture’ after trolled over blackfishing in ‘Boyz’

‘Boyz’ also features Nicki Minaj on the guest vocals and hip-hop heavyweight P Diddy in a guest appearance in the music video

Jesy Nelson, the former Little Mix songstress, was slammed for blackfishing after she dropped her solo debut single ‘Boyz’ on Friday, October 8. The peppy number also features Nicki Minaj on the guest vocals and hip-hop heavyweight P Diddy in a guest appearance in the music video.

After facing heat from the Internet, Nelson decided to address the allegations via an interview with Vulture. The 30-year-old singer-songwriter refrained from apologizing and defended that she was very much aware that she was a White British woman.

Speaking of her debut single, the R&B crooner was seen wearing racy ensembles while sporting a very tanned complexion. In May 2021, a Buzzfeed article had also accused Nelson of blackfishing.

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Why did Jesy Nelson quit Little Mix? Cyberbullying affected her mental health to point of suicidal behavior

‘The truth is being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health. I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard,’ she told her 7.4 million followers on Instagram

Singer Jesy Nelson of the British four-piece girl group Little Mix, formed on the eighth series of ‘The X Factor’ in 2011, has left Little Mix after nine years. The 29-year-old released a statement on Instagram, saying the pressure of being in the girl band had impacted her mental health while explaining her decision to part ways.

“The truth is being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health. I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard,” she told her 7.4 million followers on Instagram, adding that she was quitting the band “with a heavy heart”, but needed to “spend time with the people I love” and “embark on a new chapter”.

Jesy Nelson felt free after getting a restart in her music career as a solo artist following her departure from Little Mix.

Little Mix

Little Mix are a British girl group consisting of group members Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock; former member Jesy Nelson departed the group in 2020.

The group rose to prominence by becoming the first group to win the British version of The X Factor in 2011.

Their music style is mainly of pop, R&B, and dance-pop, with influences from other genres such as tropical house, Latin pop and electronic, with lyrics that have often touched on the themes of female empowerment, body positivity, and LGBT rights.

Did Little Mix have 5 members?

Little Mix has paid tribute to their ‘fifth member,’ after bringing her on stage during a recent concert. Taking to Instagram, the group revealed that singer/songwriter Kamille is behind many of their biggest tracks and took a moment to celebrate her.

Did Little Mix split up?

Jesy Nelson has given her first interview since leaving Little Mix, and revealed how online abuse caused her to reach “breaking point” last year.

Who is the leader of Little Mix?

Little Mix doesn’t have a leader. Once during the X Factor they’ve been told to make Perrie the leader of the band but Perrie said “We can all sing and there isn’t a lead singer at all.”

Jesy Nelson

Jessica Louise Nelson is an English singer who rose to prominence as a member of the British girl group Little Mix.

(born 14 June 1991)

They became the first group to win the British version of The X Factor, and would go onto become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. In October 2021, Nelson released her debut solo single ‘Boyz’ featuring Nicki Minaj.