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Ashanti and Nelly have officially shared their good news. The cute couple are engaged, and the “Foolish” singer is expecting her first child and the “Dilemma” rapper’s third child. Nelly also adopted his sister Jackie’s two children after she died of leukemia in 2005.

On April 17, Ashanti revealed her pregnancy with a cute video that also served as a commercial for Proov, a platform that helps women track ovulation and give fertility advice and other products and services to facilitate pregnancy. 

A video posted to Instagram showed Tina Douglas, Ashanti’s fine-ass mama, coming to check on the singer who was set to take the stage to perform. The matriarch and other folks helping Ashanti prepare to hit the stage searched for the songstress. A camera pans the pregnant singer’s makeup table, where Proov product wrappers can be seen. A makeup artist touches Ashanti’s face as Tina asks her daughter how much time she’ll …