''I Try To Stay Away From That''
6:00AM ET October 14th, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
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Nelly has no room in his career for beefs. The rapper said as much in a recent interview, acknowledging that, at this point in his career, there's just no point to over-dramatized conflict.

"With me, I always wanted to come in and just do me. So beefs and all that s**t ? Unless it's personal - I mean, don't get it twisted cuz, I'm from St. Louis, you know what I'm saying. We get it in. If you got something to say to me, then say it. You shouldn't have, 'cause I ain't in your business. I ain't got nothing to do with you, and I ain't never thought about nothing like that. But if you feel like you need to stop to me..."

"As far as beefs in music, I try to stay away from that, because that don't work for me. My fans don't buy my albums because they want to hear me go talk about somebody else. My fans don't come to my concerts because they want to hear me stand on stage and diss somebody else. They come to see Nelly. They come to see and hear the songs that they've been purchasing and supporting, so there's no room in my career for that."