Yesterday was the popular #throwbackthursday so Nelly posted a throw back photo of himself holding an “iced out” box of Cheerios on his Twitter account. Shortly after Nelly’s followers roasted the 39-year-old former rapper. Read on to find out why his followers were so outraged by his post.

Laura Rodriguez
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It turns out Nelly and his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri when he was a young boy and he still owns property in the area, therefore his fans were highly upset he was not supporting his city and the Ferguson shooting. Check out the gallery for pictures of some of the comments his followers said to him.