Nelly

About Nelly

St. Louis rapper Nelly starts trends and writes hits. The handsome young Cornell Haynes Jr. grew up in St. Louis, Missouri which explains his unique accent one part slow southern drawl, one part surprising mid-west lilt, Nelly's musical raps flow along like sticky syrup and seem to stick forever on the letter "R." Nelly started off with his crew, the St. Lunatics, who he is still proud to throw shout-outs to. But success didn't come knocking til Nelly released his first solo disc, Country Grammar. The album featured his breakout single of the same name, and struck a blow for the St. Louis rap game. And if you can believe Nelly, it's good to be gangsta in St. Louis fools in LA and Atlanta might be shooting stuff up, but why can't a gangsta boy have the good stuff in life? The hooky chorus of the "Country Grammar" single snaps and pops along like a schoolyard rhyme for big kids and it won him just about every award in the book a Grammy, enough MTV awards for every room of a mansion and BET honors too. His second disc Nellyville bequeathed the inescapable summer jam "Hot In Herre" to the dance club world. "It's getting' hot in hurrr/ So take of all yur clothes." Spring Break will never be the same. Nelly's sophomore LP also had a surprisingly tender duet with Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland, "Dilemma." Nelly recently released a double-disc titled Sweat/Suit. One disc (Sweat) highlights his party rap skill, while the other (Suit) explores his respectable R&B side, including an unexpected crossover duet with country star Tim McGraw. So the boy's got it all but hey, Nelly, what's up with the band-aids?