The “Ride Wit Me” songwriter doesn’t disagree with the theory and clarified that Nike did chip in during the early days of his career to thank him for promoting the brand. In an interview with Complex’s Sneaker Shopping, The Rapper & RnB Singer, Nelly spoke about some of his favorite shoes including the Nike Air Force 1s, which were long theorized to have been revived in popularity thanks to the St. Louis rapper’s 2002 hit single “Air Force Ones.”