Nelly and Ashanti went all out for their son's first birthday! Source: Araya Doheny / Getty The couple looked over-the-moon to celebrate their son's first birthday on July 19 on Long Island, New York. The singer and rapper welcomed their first child together, born Kareem Kenkaide Haynes, last year on July 18. The party was themed after Kunda & Friends, a musical preschool show that aims to introduce toddlers to Africa through play, celebrating friendship, and family values while incorporating Afrobeats, Amapiano, and Reggae.