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St Louis, United States (1993 – present)

Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974 in St. Louis, Missouri), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur signed to Universal and Derrty Records. He has been active since 1993 as a bandmate of the rap group St. Lunatics, and became a hip-hop superstar after the success of his solo release, Country Grammar, in 2000. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200, spawned multiple chart toppers and won three Grammy awards. His second effort, 2002’s Nellyville, was equally successful and it included the hits “Dilemma” and “Hot in Herre” and was nominated for five Grammy awards, including Album of the Year. In 2004 Nelly released two albums at the same time, Sweat and Suit, and in September they briefly held the two top spots on the charts. His latest album is Brass Knuckles, released in 2008.
Nelly has been equally active as a businessman; among other ventures, in 2003 he released his own energy drink called “Pimp Juice,” and in 2004 he became a minority owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats basketball team. He is also the CEO of Derrty Entertainment, his own company formed in 2003. Nelly has two clothing lines: Vokal (for men) and Apple Bottoms (for women).

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1	Ride Wit Me full track	1,644
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9	Dilemma ft Kelly Rowland	323
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mandelamila wrote:
yesterday evening

eu amo o nelly

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Osolodkina wrote:
Thursday evening

Он крут...!!!!!!!

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Felix_chillt wrote:
Monday evening

Happy Birthday :D

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homm wrote:
last week

hot in herrrrrrre xD

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mistab0310 wrote:
last month

*agrees with PWNdestroyPWN & BackNDaDay90* :D

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BackNDaDay90 wrote:
last month

Nelly was the first rapper I really got into as I was 10 and plus he represented my hometown of St. Louis. People don't give him a lot of credit, but he offered something new to hip hop. When I got my iPod, I was able to discover and appreciate the pioneers of hip hop, as well. Most people my age (I'm 19) aren't that interested in the pioneers like Eric B. & Rakim, LL, Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Boogie Down Productions etc., but I love checking out music before my time.

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shenogood wrote:
last month

nelly nelly nelly nelly nelly <3

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No3made wrote:
last month

btw, i agree PWNdestroy, the same for me, it was one of the first sounds with 2PAC, Usher, and Biggie!..

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No3made wrote:
last month

old school!

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PWNdestroyPWN wrote:
last month

Ummmm, ever heard of Nelly being one of the first rappers I liked? I was like 10, how would I know who Quest and Public Enemies were?

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spincat wrote:
last month

"I think Nelly's Ride Wit Me or Hot In Herr are the reasons I got into rap". AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA Ever heard of Tribe Called Quest? Public Enemy? Beastie Boys? Real Hip-Hop artists?

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PWNdestroyPWN wrote:
last month

I think Nelly's Ride Wit Me or Hot In Herr are the reasons I got into rap. Nellyville and Country Grammar are sick. Brass Knuckles has like 4 good songs if I recall correctly.

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bluntbulletloco wrote:
last month

Id fight him for those platinum knucks

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Roc_Melo wrote:
last month

i miss nelly's old songs.... CG.. mmm. nostalgia

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beyzao wrote:
last month

luv him since im a child :)

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Enzzoz wrote:
last month

hahahahhaha SEMIgay

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Gerciukas wrote:
last month

I miss Nelly's new songs..

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kayla69 wrote:
September 2009

:)

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spankyx wrote:
September 2009

Paha, he's fineeee cos i saw him live at Orange Rockcorps last night ;) so sickkk cos he did Dilemma with Kelly as well. :P

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cheesesoda wrote:
September 2009

"...was fatally injured..." "...blessings on a fast recovery Nelly" Uhh... what? Of course, Nelly wasn't fatally injured, but if he was, how would he recover, let alone quickly?

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