Nelly Mourns the Death of Grandmother: Today, I lost one of the strongest women.

Nelly (real name Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.) is mourning the death of his grandmother. Today, the 40-year-old rapper/actor posted a photo with his grandmother, sharing with his Instagram followers that she had passed. He wrote on Instagram:

Today around 6am I lost One of the strongest women to ever grace this planet my granny was A LADY in every sense of the word..R.I.P GRANNY… .. My strength is with my father and his two sisters for they have endured so much in the past 10 to12months ..!! #HAYNESFAMILY