OUTSTAGN/SPOT BITZ: OUT 117 NELLYS 8th ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE BALL@FOUR SEASONS in ST LOUIS, MO. DEC 22

Photos by Ma'atology

There's YOURS TRULY, Ma'at Atkins, dappered out in black tux with gray vest and tie.

BELOW are some of the people who attended (Many names are not listed)

Nelly's mother, Rhonda Mack and husband

Mr Couture STL Rep Leland Lambert

Tony Scott Radio Show personality Tammie Holland

Model Christiaan Cofield, STL Post fashion editor Debra Bass, Holland and socialite Vincent Flewellyn

Nelly Scholarship winners Charles Fraction an Na'ana Wilson

Socialite Thurlester Robinson and Lindenwood University PR Director Shane Williamson

Club manager Andre Stith and wife, Melanie Renee

Club owner Larry Blue, WHHL radio personality Janee and St Louis Post Dispatch pop critic Kevin Johnson

Businessman Leon OHara and wife Tasha Ohara

Nelly;s sister salon owner Ashley Donahue and date

Former St Louis Cardinals player Jim Edmonds and wife Allison Jayne Rask

Nelly

Nelly and family including his father, Cornell Haynes Sr. (left)

Nelly speaking to the press.

People waiting to walk the red carpet.

Socialite Lisa West

Event Co-host comedian Darius Bradford

Derrty Ent President and St Lunatics member Ali Jones and wife Ashley Nichols

St Lunatics member Murphy Lee and date Seviin Li

Starpower CEO and Nelly manager T Luv and wife

Lee and Li gettin interviewed by a TV host

Inside the ballroom

Country group Florida Georgia Line giving congratulations to Nelly via video.

Bradford and co emcee sports journalist Mike Claiborne at the podium

Veteran DJ Charlie Chan on the wheels.

Lambert posed with Lunatics and blood brothers Kyjuan (left) and Lee

Kyjuan and wife Asia Cleveland

Dinner music entertainment was provided by cover band Dirrty Muggs

Gentleman Jack was one of the many sponsors of the event. Here is its ice sculpture.

Nelly's table

Another sponsor Twenty Grand Vodka and Cognac and its booth area

Bradford chumming it up with Kyjuan and Murph

The emcees introduce a Nelly Year in Review Video Montage

The emcees interview Nelly about his 2013 year

Williamson introduces the scholarship winners

First up was Naa'ma

Next was Charles

Nelly thanked the sponsors and supporters for this years event.

Lii performed during the intermission portion of the ball in the lobby area/

A cocktail dress for sure!

People mingling.

More desserts.

Entertainment mover and shakers Michael Henderson and Darryl Oliver

Some dapper gents take a pic.

Atty Daniel Brown and date

Event promoter Spud Nelson

St Lunatics member City Spud and date

Journalist Brian Shields and date

Graphic arts designer Kevin Bryant and date

Bryant and date joined by another guest

Fashionista Ola and date

Event promoter Eddie Hollman and wife Aliah

TV personality Jeff Small (right) and Josh Beatty

Event promoter Dano and date

Holland and friend all smiles on OUTCAM

Party time!

Dirty Muggs returned to perform.

Event promoter Veronica Mousie Haley.

Starpower's Abe Perkins and guests

Event promoter/host Mocha Latte

Lambert and Ola

This guest broke it down.lol

Nelly introducing the nite's headliners....

En Vogue!

They performed all their hits including Hold On, Giving Him Something he Can Feel, Free your Mind and Dont Let Go

Cindy Herron

Terri Ellis

The group also performed cover songs of their favorite tunes including Lady Marmalade,
Hooked on Your Love, and Got to be Real.

The ladies were every energetic and seem to not have aged a bit!

Besides the mic problems, the ladies were in top vocal form.

The crowd went crazy over them!

Larry Blue gettin life from Ellis. lol

Herron beltin out hard.

Nelly enjoying the performance of the group from the stage.

Nelly gettin a pic.

Herron givin a shimmy in her flapper dress.

The group on the projector screen.

Ellis beltin out.

En Vogue doing their famous Hold On dance.

The group saying goodbye.

Afterwards, Ali summons his fellow St Lunatics on stage to start the second part of the party.

Ali acknowledged the event's coordinator Amit Dhawan of Synergy for a job well done, He also informed the crowd that his sister, who lied in a coma for three years received a liver transplant and woke up from her coma that nite. Also, that he was going to be a first time father.