Jesy Nelson began her career as a solo artist by releasing her debut single, “Boyz,” featuring rapper Nicki Minaj, in October 2021. The song sampled Diddy’s hit “Bad Boy For Life,” with the rapper making a cameo in the music video. Despite Nelson’s new freedom as a solo star, the music video was met with controversy as she was accused of cultural appropriation and blackfishing due to her appearance in the video. In response, Nelson told Vulture, “I take all those comments made seriously. I would never intentionally do anything to make myself look racially ambiguous, so that’s why I was initially shocked that the term was directed at me.”
However, Nelson did receive more positive feedback from her second single, “Bad Thing.” Released in April 2023, the song deals with domestic abuse, with the singer telling Metro about her decision to release the song and its accompanying music video, “I just feel like so many women in my life have been through horrific experiences like this and I just really wanted to raise awareness about it.”
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An album is on the horizon for Nelson. She told The Sun that her song “Bad Thing” will be a part of her debut album, adding, “I feel like this song is an indicator of what it’s going to sound like but it’s not all slow songs at all. I don’t want to give a release date yet as things move but I can say the album will 100% be this year. For sure, 100%.”
