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Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and embarked on his musical career in 1993 as a member of the Midwest hip hop group St. Lunatics. He signed with Universal Records (1995−2006), Universal Records as a solo act in 1999 to release his debut studio album, ''Country Grammar'' (2000). Its two lead singles, "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" and "Ride wit Me", (featuring City Spud), both entered the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album peaked atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and received RIAA certification, diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, ''Nellyville'' (2002), spawned two consecutive ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles: "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma (Nelly song), Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top-five single, "Air Force Ones (song), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly Discography
American rapper and singer Nelly has released eight Album, studio albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, three extended plays, two mixtapes, 49 Single (music), singles (including 14 as a featured performer), three Promotional recording, promotional singles and 48 music videos. He was also a member of the hip hop group St. Lunatics, which included fellow rappers Ali, City Spud, Murphy Lee, and Kyjuan. Nelly has sold a total of 21,815,000 albums in the US as of June 2014, making him the fourth bestselling rap artist in the country. Nelly pursued a career as a solo performer after the St. Lunatics initially failed to achieve commercial success. He soon caught the attention of Universal Music Group, Universal Records, who signed him on a record deal. Nelly released his debut solo studio album, ''Country Grammar'', in 2000, with most of the album's production coming from Jason Epperson. The album topped the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the internationally s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nellyville
''Nellyville'' is the second studio album by American rapper Nelly. It was released on June 25, 2002, by Universal Records and Fo' Reel Entertainment. The album's production was handled by Waiel Yaghnam, the Neptunes, Jay E, Trackboyz, Ryan Bowser, and Just Blaze. Two singles from ''Nellyville'', " Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma", both topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for respectively seven and ten weeks. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the production. ''Nellyville'' debuted at the top of the US ''Billboard'' 200, with sales of 715,000 copies in the opening week of the country. It remained at number one for four non-consecutive weeks and was eventually certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over six million equivalent-units in sales, which allowed ''Nellyville'' to become Nelly's second number-one, multi-platinum, and top-10 album in the United States following his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Grammar
''Country Grammar'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Nelly. It was released on June 27, 2000, by Universal Records. The production on the album was handled by Jason "Jay E" Epperson, with additional production by C-Love, Kevin Law, City Spud, Steve "Blast" Wills and Basement Beats. Nelly contributed to all lyrics on the album, with Epperson and City Spud also contributing. With the album's release, Nelly and his " St. Lunatics" crew cemented the St. Louis sound firmly amongst other southern hip hop artists in the year 2000, such as Juvenile, Trina, Ludacris, OutKast, Three 6 Mafia and UGK. ''Country Grammar'' also introduced the world to Nelly's unique musical style of pop- rap and radio "singalongs" with a Missouri twang. It was supported by four successful singles: " Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", " E.I.", " Ride wit Me" and "Batter Up". Its lead single, "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and UK Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride Wit Me
"Ride wit Me" is a song by American rapper Nelly featuring City Spud. It was released on February 13, 2001, as the third single from Nelly's debut studio album, ''Country Grammar'' (2000). "Ride wit Me" peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Composition "Ride wit Me" started out in 1999 as one of four demo songs shopped by Nelly to various record labels. All four (including "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", " E.I." and " Batter Up") were released as singles from ''Country Grammar''. The song was written by Nelly and Jason "Jay E" Epperson and interpolates the 1982 song " I Like It" by DeBarge, so William DeBarge, Etterline Jordan, and El DeBarge were also given writing credit. Chart performance In the United States, "Ride wit Me" became Nelly's highest-charting single at the time, peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" (also known as "Country Grammar (Hot...) "in the clean version, and released as a single under the title (Hot S**t) Country Grammar) is a song by American rapper Nelly. The song was written by Nelly and Jason "Jay E" Epperson, who also produced the track. Released on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from Nelly's 2000 debut album, ''Country Grammar'', the single peaked at number seven in both the United States and the United Kingdom and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands. Composition The song's melody and chorus were taken from a song popularly sung by children with clapping games called " Down Down Baby". On the clean version, the word "shit" is backmasked, and most of the explicit words are replaced by radio-friendly words and bleep-related sound effects. For instance, the lyrics "street sweeper baby cocked" in the chorus are replaced with "boom boom baby" due to its reference to a submachine gun. "Country G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Nelly
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Nelly arranged by group. Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri. American Music Awards BET Awards BET Hip Hop Awards Billboard Music Awards Black Reel Awards Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Brit Awards CMT Music Awards Grammy Awards MTV Awards MTV Video Music Award MTV Europe Music Award MTV Video Music Award Japan Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Peoples Choice Awards Inspired by A Reece Soul Train Music Awards Teen Choice Awards Celebrity Games *2006 **NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game MVP *2009 **MLB Celebrity Softball Game MVP References {{Reflist Awards Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew up in St. Louis, Mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrty Entertainment
Derrty Entertainment is a record label founded by rapper Nelly in 2003. It operated as a division of Motown and served as the parent company for its now-defunct predecessor and sublabel, Fo' Reel Entertainment. Nelly's St. Lunatics cohort, Ali Jones served as president for the label, although it has lacked much activity. A namesake multimedia company—Derrty Ventures—was also co-formed by Nelly, Michael Chaffin and J Erving in 2017, which includes the clothing line Derrty Apparel. Roster Current artists *Nelly (CEO) * City Spud *Jung Coasta Former artists *Big Gipp *King Jacob *Slyro Jenkins *Jung Tru *Prentiss Church *Chocolate Tai DJs and producers *DJ Trife (Nelly's personal DJ since he started his career) *Jayson "Koko" Bridges (produced the hit songs " Shake Ya Tailfeather" and "Over and Over") *Jason "Jay-E" Epperson (produced the hit songs "Country Grammar", "Work It", " E.I.", " Midwest Swing" and more songs for Nelly and The Lunatics) *Dorian "Doe" Moore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Spud
St. Lunatics were an American hip hop group formed in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1993. The group consisted of childhood friends Nelly, Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud, and Slo Down. Their first single, "Gimme What U Got", gained popularity in 1996. In 2000, the group signed with Universal Records. Their debut album, '' Free City'', was released after Nelly's solo breakthrough, achieving Platinum status in the U.S. Members of St. Lunatics pursued solo careers, and Nelly opened a music production school. An anticipated album in 2009, ''City Free'', was never released. City Spud served a prison term for a robbery-related crime and later performed with Nelly at the 2023 Grammy Awards. History After graduating from high school, the band members were working day jobs in the service industry or attending college. St. Lunatics' first local independent hit was "Gimme What U Got", released in 1996. In 1997, DJ Kut on the Beat FM started playing the single locally, generating interest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashanti (singer)
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was discovered as a teenager by record producer Irv Gotti, and signed with his label Murder Inc. Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings in 2002. That same year, Ashanti guest appeared on the singles " What's Luv?" by Fat Joe, and " Always on Time" by Ja Rule, which peaked at numbers two and one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively; the latter, with her 2002 debut single " Foolish", made her the first female artist to occupy the top two positions the chart simultaneously. "Foolish" served as lead single for Ashanti's eponymous debut album (2002). Despite mixed reviews, it debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200, received triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), won Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, and spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top 40 singles "Happy" and "Baby". She then co-wrote and prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomi Martin
Vokal was a hip hop fashion brand launched in 1997 by Abayomi Jamil “Yomi” Martin, rapper Cornell "Nelly" Haynes Jr, and Nick Loftis. Vokal's team began selling T-shirts, jerseys, and custom clothing from their homes and car trunks. Nelly and his rap crew St. Lunatics started performing in the area of St. Louis and with Nelly's first solo album release both became known nationwide. The brand essentially grew right along with the career of Nelly and the St. Lunatics and became known worldwide. History Vokal was launched in 1997 as a Hip Hop Fashion brand by Yomi Martin, his cousin Cornell “Nelly” Haynes, and Nick Loftis.St. Louis Business Journal, Friday, June 24, 2005 by Rick Desloge They wanted to launch a new brand that was not driven by big marketing budgets and that did not have standard logos and designs. Yomi and Nelly were looking for a new innovative brand with daring and unique designs where the clothes speak for themselves. For their first production, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Weiss
Barry Weiss (born February 11, 1959) is an American music executive. He co-founded the record label RECORDS in 2015, an imprint of Sony Music Entertainment which specializes in young recording artists. Weiss got his start at Clive Calder's Jive Records before working his way up to the head of the RCA/Jive Label Group. While at Jive, Weiss fostered artists like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, NSYNC, Chris Brown, Backstreet Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, among others. He left the company in 2011 to join Universal Music Group, prior to co-founding RECORDS in 2015. The label has since signed artists including Nelly, 24kGoldn, Noah Cyrus, B-Lovee, Lennon Stella, LSD, Matt Stell, and Dax. In 2023, the labels other co-founders ( Matt Pincus and Ron Perry) were ousted in a stake buyout, leaving Weiss as the company's sole proprietor. Weiss has also co-founded the publishing firm SONGS. Early life and education Weiss was born to a Jewish family in New York City, on February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean's 7
Ocean's 7 is an American musical collective composed of singer-songwriters, record producers, and rappers consisted of Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael-Cox, Johntá Austin, Usher, Nelly, Trey Songz, and Dupri's assistant Tyrone. The group released the mixtape ''3000 And 9 Shit'', on May 5, 2009. Formed by Dupri in 1989, the group was modeled after the Rat Pack in the film ''Ocean's 11''. Like the Rat Pack, the group's initial members, Dupri, Michael-Cox, and Austin are all associates and have teamed up to write and produce various hit singles for several artists in their careers. Often the team works together or just in a pairing. Their most notable productions are "U Got It Bad", "Burn (Usher song), Burn" "Confessions Part II" by fellow member Usher (singer), Usher, "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige, "Everytime tha Beat Drop", "Love All Over Me" by Monica (singer), Monica, Like You (Bow Wow song), "Like You", "Outta My System" and "Shortie Like Mine, Shorty Like Mine" by Bow Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
