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Cornell
Iral Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better
known by his stage name Nelly, is a Grammy Award
winning American rapper, entrepreneur and occasional
actor. He has performed with the rap group St.
Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records
in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo
career in 2000 with his debut album Country Grammar,
the title track of which was a top ten hit. The
album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200
and went on to peak at number one. Country Grammar
is Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over
8.4 million copies in the United States.[2] His
following album, Nellyville, produced the number-one
hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" featuring Kelly
Rowland. Other singles included "Work It" featuring
Justin Timberlake, "Air Force Ones" featuring Murphy
Lee and the St. Lunatics, "Pimp Juice" and "#1".
With the same-day dual release
Sweat and Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to
generate many chart-topping hits. Sweat debuted at number two on the US
Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies in its first week. On the same week
of release, Suit debuted at number one selling around 396,000 copies in its
first week on the same chart. Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was
released on September 16, 2008 after several delays. It produced the singles
"Party People" featuring Fergie, "Stepped on My J'z" featuring Jermaine Dupri
and Ciara and "Body on Me" featuring Akon and Ashanti. In 2010, Nelly released
the album 5.0. The lead single, "Just a Dream", has appeared in the top ten of
several singles charts and were certified platinum in the United States. The
second single is "Move That Body" featuring T-Pain and Akon. "Gone" is the
sequel to Nelly's 2002 worldwide number one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland,
and serves as third single from Nelly's album.
He won Grammy Awards in 2003 and
2004 and had a supporting role in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard with
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He has two clothing lines, Vokal and Apple Bottoms.
He has been referred to by Peter Shapiro as "one of the biggest stars of the new
millennium",[3] and the RIAA ranks Nelly as one of the best-selling male artists
in American music history,[4] with 21 million albums sold in the United States.
On December 11, 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly the number three Top Artist of the
Decade.[5]
****
Background information
Birth name Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.
Born November 2, 1974 (1974-11-02)
(age 37)
Austin, Texas, United States
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, United
States
Genres Hip hop, pop, R&B
Occupations Rapper, entrepreneur,
actor
Years active 1993-present
Labels Derrty Ent., Universal
Motown, Bad Boy South[1]
Associated acts St. Lunatics
Website nelly.net
****
Life and career
1974–00: Early life and career beginnings
Nelly was born in Austin, Texas,
where his father was serving in the military. When he was seven, his parents
divorced.[6] Nelly moved with his mother from inner city St. Louis to suburban
University City, Missouri as a teenager. While still in high school, Nelly
formed the St. Lunatics, who enjoyed local popularity with their single "Gimme
What Ya Got". When a major record deal failed to appear, Nelly decided to go
solo.[7] He was signed to Universal Music Group by A&R Kevin Law.[8] Law told
HitQuarters that very few people at the record company liked Nelly when he was
first signed, with the feedback he received from his colleagues on the rapper's
music being "extraordinarily negative".[8] Nelly was unusual for being a rapper
from the Midwest at a time when the hip-hop scenes were centred around the East
Coast, West Coast and the South. The label used this to their advantage by
branding Nelly as a star of the Midwest, hoping to inspire pride in the people
of St Louis and the surrounding region.[8] Nelly was signed together with St.
Lunatics.[8] Kevin Law and Country from Fo'Reel Entertainment decided to do a
solo record with Nelly first and then return to St. Lunatics the following
year.[9]
The label released his major label
debut Country Grammar in 2000. The success of its title track as a single (#7 on
the Hot 100 and #1 Hot Rap Tracks) led to the album debuting at number three in
the Billboard 200 in the U.S. Other singles from the album included "E.I.",
"Ride wit Me" featuring his brother City Spud and "Batter Up" featuring the St.
Lunatics.[7] The album was certified 9× platinum by the RIAA on April 27,
2004.[10]
2002–03: Nellyville
In 2002, Nelly's second album
Nellyville was released, debuting at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Music Albums;[11]
its lead single "Hot in Herre" was a number-one hit. Other singles included
"Dilemma" featuring Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, "Work It" featuring Justin
Timberlake, "Air Force Ones" featuring Murphy Lee and the St. Lunatics, "Pimp
Juice", and "#1".[7] This album was highly successful and was certified 6x
multi-platinum on June 27, 2003.[12] "Hot in Herre" won the Grammy Award for
Best Male Rap Solo Performance in 2003.[13] In 2003 Nelly released Da Derrty
Versions: The Reinvention. It featured the hit single "Iz U" from the soundtrack
to Walt Disney's The Haunted Mansion. The music video of a Tip Drill Remix
became a source of controversy due to perceptions of misogynistic depictions of
women. The controversy forced Nelly to cancel an appearance at a bone marrow
drive at Spelman College, an historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia.[14]
Similar claims of misogyny also surrounded Nelly's single "Pimp Juice".[15] RIAA
have certified the album Platinum. For the Bad Boys II soundtrack album, Nelly
contributed the single "Shake Ya Tailfeather" featuring Diddy and Murphy Lee.
Another number-one hit, "Shake Ya Tailfeather" won the 2004 Grammy Award for
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.[13]
2004–05: Sweat and Suit
On September 14, 2004, Nelly
released two albums, Sweat and Suit. Suit, an R&B-oriented album, debuted at
number one on the Billboard albums chart, and Sweat, a rap-oriented album,
debuted at number two. From Suit, the slow ballad "Over and Over", an unlikely
duet with country music star Tim McGraw, became a crossover hit.[16] On the 2004
NBC television concert special Tim McGraw: Here and Now, McGraw and Nelly
performed the song.[17] A feud with another St. Louis-based rapper, Chingy, came
up near the end of the year.[18] Tsunami Aid: A Concert for Hope, a 2004 Indian
Ocean earthquake benefit concert special produced by NBC, featured Nelly.[19] In
the winter of 2005 came Sweatsuit, a compilation of tracks from Sweat and Suit
with three new tracks. "Grillz", produced by Jermaine Dupri, was a number-one
hit. To date both albums have sold over 5 million units in the United States.
2008: Brass Knuckles
Brass Knuckles was released on
September 16, 2008, after several delays,[20] Initial release dates for the
album targeted October 16[21] and November 13.[22] Its original lead single was
"Wadsyaname", a ballad-oriented track produced by Ron "NEFF-U" Feemstar and
sampling the piano riff from "All My Life" by K-Ci & JoJo.[21][22] Nelly later
confirmed that "Wadsyaname" was never going to be on 'Brass Knuckles'. Nelly
recorded Party People",[21] featuring Fergie and produced by Polow da Don, which
turned out to be his first official single off the album."[20] Stepped On My
J'z" was the next single, produced by Jermaine Dupri and featuring Dupri and
Ciara; following that was "Body on Me", produced by Akon and featuring Akon and
Ashanti. Nelly appeared on Rick Ross's third single "Here I Am" also featuring
label mate Avery Storm.
2009–11: 5.0 and O.E.M.O.
In the summer of 2009, Nelly made a
public announcement in Las Vegas about the yet-to-be-titled album.[23] In
October 2009, Nelly did an interview with SOHH.com and said that the album was
going to be released sometime in 2010.[23] In a interview with Semtex TV, Nelly
told reporters that he planned to release the album under the name Nelly.[24] In
April 2010, Nelly's cousin Michael Johnson was murdered in Missouri, Nelly said
that he delayed releasing the album because of this.[25] Guests featured on the
album were, T-Pain, Chris Brown, Akon, Plies, T.I., Kelly Rowland, Birdman, DJ
Khaled, Avery Storm and Diddy-Dirty Money.[26] In May 2010, Nelly confirmed that
the title of the album was 5.0.[27] The album was released on November 16,
2010.[28] The album's lead single "Just a Dream" was released on August 17,
2010, through iTunes[29] along with the promotional single "Tippin' In da
Club".[30] The two songs were released to Mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover radio
on August 10, 2010.[31] "Just a Dream" made its first chart appearance debuting
on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number twelve and peaking at number 3 in its
fourth week. The song also debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Digital Songs
chart, selling 888,000 downloads in its first week.[32][33] "Just a Dream" is
Nelly's highest-charting song since his 2005 single "Grillz" and debuted at
number 7 on the Billboard Rap Songs. The song entered the Canadian Hot 100 in
August 2010, at number thirty-two[34] It debuted in Australia (ARIA Charts) on
the Singles Chart at number 3,[35] in New Zealand Singles Charts at number
twenty-nine, and in Switzerland (Media Control AG) at number fifty-two. The
second single "Move That Body", which features T-Pain and Akon, was released on
October 12, 2010.[36] The song made its first chart appearance debuting on the
US Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-four and has reached a current peak at
number twenty-nine in Australia.[37][38] Nelly is featured on the second single
by singer Mohombi titled "Miss Me", produced by RedOne. On November 13, 2010
Nelly appeared on the Pacquiao vs. Margarito pay-per-view, at the Cowboys
Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[39] "Gone" is the sequel to Nelly's 2002 worldwide
number one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland, and serves as third single from
Nelly's album. On December 24, 2011, Nelly released a mixtape titled O.E.M.O.
(which stands for On Everything MO), which features guest performances from
T.I., 2 Chainz, Bei Maejor, St. Louis, St. Lunatics, SAG Live and Trixie.[40]
Artistry
Musical style and influences
Nelly’s rapping style has been
described by Peter Shapiro as using "unforgettable hooks based on schoolyard
songs, double-dutch chants, and nonsense rhymes"[3] and has a "Missouri
twang".[41] Allmusic suggests Nelly's style is based largely on where he comes
from - "Nelly's locale certainly informs his rapping style, which is as much
country as urban, and his dialect as well, which is as much Southern drawl as
Midwestern twang".[7] Nelly explains his method of writing in the book How to
Rap, describing how he freestyles most of the lyrics before going back over them
to "make it a little tighter",[42] he generally writes in the studio rather than
at home,[43] he normally comes up with a chorus for a song before writing the
verses,[44] and he likes to write to the music he will be rapping over.[45]
Allmusic also notes his "tongue-twisting" hooks, which are also often sung
rather than rapped.[46] Nelly began listening to artists like Rakim, LL Cool J,
Run–D.M.C., Outkast, Goodie Mob and Jay-Z. He became convinced that his gift for
rap could be parlayed into a career. He has his own style of rap which he likes
to describe as a jazz form of hip hop.
Other ventures
Nike and Nelly agreed on a one-year
deal in 2003 to release a limited-edition sneaker called the "Air Derrty" which
was a retro remake of Charles Barkley's signature sneaker.[47] Nelly later
signed a shoe deal with Reebok.[48] Nelly has done ads for Got Milk and the Ford
Motor Company. His energy drink Pimp Juice sold one million cans during the
first two months after its introduction in August 2003, and was criticized for
its name by black consumer activists.[49] Nelly owns Apple Bottoms, a female
clothing line, and Vokal, which caters to men. He was one of the owners of the
Charlotte Bobcats, along with Robert L. Johnson and Michael Jordan until Jordan
became the new owner in March 2010.[50]
Nelly has played the Main Event at
the 2007 World Series of Poker.[51] He has also played The PokerStars European
Poker Tour and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.[52] In August, 2010, Nelly
started a temporary stint as the afternoon host on WHHL HOT 104.1 in St. Louis.
He is taking the place of regular PM drive personality, Stacy Static, who is on
pregnancy leave.
According STLtoday, the initial
ratings for the show are very high. This gig garnered national attention in the
Huffington Post and other websites. On September 28, 2010, Nelly is releasing a
fitness DVD entitled Celebrity Sweat, walking viewers through various exercises
and weight training techniques.[53]
Philanthropy
Nelly runs the non-profit
organization "4Sho4Kids Foundation." The "Jes Us 4 Jackie" campaign began in
March 2003 by Nelly and his sister Jackie Donahue after Donahue was diagnosed
with leukemia. The campaign attempts to educate African-Americans and other
minorities about the need for bone marrow transplants, and to register more
donors. Donahue lost her battle with leukemia on March 24, 2005, almost two
years after the campaign began.[54]
In 2010, Nelly endorsed Do
Something's Tackle Hunger campaign. In a public service announcement he filmed
for the cause, Nelly challenged teens to fight hunger by collecting 1 million
pounds of food for the holiday sesason. [55]
Film and television career
Nelly's film debut came in 2001 in
the independent film Snipes playing a famous rapper named Prolifik.[56] His big
movie role came in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard starring Adam Sandler and
Chris Rock.[57] The movie's soundtrack includes Nelly's songs "Errtime" and "Fly
Away". In June 2008, in a interview with Kiwibox, Nelly revealed that he is
reluctant to continue his acting career, noting that he does not want to "take
away from the culture of acting."[58] In 2008 and 2009, Nelly appeared in
episodes of the CBS crime drama CSI: NY.[59] In 2011, he played himself in
90210.
Discography
Studio albums
Country Grammar (2000)
Nellyville (2002)
Sweat (2004)
Suit (2004)
Brass Knuckles (2008)
5.0 (2010)
Nelly's seventh album (2012)[60]
Compilation albums
Sweatsuit (2005)
The Best of Nelly (2009)
Remix albums
Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention
(2003)
Extended plays
6 Derrty Hits (2008)
6 Pack (2010)
Collaboration albums
Free City (with St. Lunatics)
(2001)
Who's the Boss (with St. Lunatics)
(2006)
City Free (with St. Lunatics) (TBA)
Mixtapes
3000 & 9 Shit (with Ocean's 7)
(2009)
O.E.MO (2011)
Filmography
List of film performances
2001 Snipes Prolifk
2005 The Longest Yard Earl Megget
List of television performances
2008-2009 CSI: NY Terrence Davis
(4 episodes)
2011 90210 Himself (1 episode)
2011 T.I. and Tiny: The Family
Hustle Himself (1 episode)
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