Nelly surprises fan with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome by giving him jacket off his back
The concert took place at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rapper Nelly delighted one of his fans with a very special gesture at a recent concert in North Carolina.
In a viral video shared on Instagram, the Grammy winner is seen taking the jacket he was wearing off his back and giving it to the excited fan.
"Nelly is a LEGEND! Giving Jake his jacket after his concert," the video’s caption reads.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nelly released his successful country album "Heartland" last year. (Jason Davis / Getty for CMT)
The fan, Jake Lemke, was born with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. According to the Cleveland Clinic, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is an "extremely rare metabolic disorder that occurs before birth, mostly in boys."
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The rapper met the fan following his pre-race concert at Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend.
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Nelly spoke to Fox News Digital in 2021 about embarking on his new country music journey, following a successful rap career. He released his country album, "Heartland," last year.
Nelly surprised a fan by giving him the jacket off his back at a recent concert. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
"My energy for this project comes from a place of showing my appreciation that the country world has shown Nelly since I've come into music, period," he said at the time. "Ever since I dropped 'Country Grammar,' I was getting booked at places where one day it might be somebody like Tim McGraw headlining."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nelly performed at the Charlotte Motor Speedway last weekend. (AP)
"And this album was basically dedicated to the whole country world in the sense of I truly appreciate all the energy that the country fans, the country artists, country radio, country world has given Nelly."