Nelly Compares Miley Cyrus’ Free Spirit to Madonna (@Nelly_Mo @MileyCyrus)

During a recent interview with IN:DEMAND with Alex James, Nelly spoke up in defense of Miley Cyrus’ latest wild behavior.  Nelly, who just released his new album, “M.O.,” understands what it is like to be young and trying to break free, and given the fact that we live in an age of booming social media, it only makes it harder for a celebrity to come into their own without public ridicule.  Media networks and more uptight individuals seem to be the ones who have a major issue with Miley these days, and Nelly feels as though she’s just doing what she wants to and even compared her to Madonna in terms of their will to do as they please.

“She’s a great talent. She’s young and ambitious and wants to do it her way. When you’re 20-years-old and you’ve been under a machine your whole life and been told what to do, when you get to a certain age you’re like, ‘I want to do it my way’…Whatever mistakes she makes, she’s gonna have to deal with them. She understands that…I always ask, ‘Who’s she hurting?’ She’s just doing it her way. We’ve had a lot of people doing it their way.

“Madonna, she did it her way, and she became one of the greatest female entertainers of all time.  Madonna grew up in the age of no social media. She wasn’t under the type of scrutiny that Miley’s under. Yeah, Miley twerked on stage at 20, but Madonna kissed two girls on stage at 50. Come on, man. Leave her alone.”

Source: hiphopdx.com