love you, girl! [ laughter ] >> i love you too and i know what you're thinking about. >> we're going to check back with you as we get closer to the concert. >> joining us now, one of the biggest names performing tonight, the grammy award-winning hip-hop artist nelly. nelly in the house. my first question to you is, is it hot in here, van? >> i think it's getting hot. >> i think it's getting hot. >> how ya doing? >> it's definitely pretty warm out here. i'm good. how are you? >> i'm good. i can't wait to see what you do. when you were first getting started, i was at the b.e.t. awarts and you came out and you did the thing. and you had flame throwers or something. you almost burned the place down. there's no telling what you're going to do tonight. we're just happy to have you here. do you remember that? >> yeah, man. yeah, definitely. i'm always a little nervous