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"Flap Your Wings" is a single by the
hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
artist
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 g ...
, released on July 3, 2004, from the album ''
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''. It was released as a
double A-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of vinyl records and cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a single usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or ...
with " My Place" in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.


Music video

The music video was directed by
Director X Julien Christian Lutz (born October 31, 1975), known professionally as Director X, is a Canadian music video director. Having trained under Hype Williams, Lutz has been credited for directing over a hundred music videos spanning various genres si ...
. The music video starts with
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 g ...
in a car with rapper Ali, singing along to "Down In Da Water". He arrives at a cave, and walks through, as the music starts to play. It continues with Nelly rapping, and many girls dancing around him. The final scene shows the storyline will continue for the " My Place" music video. The video vixens featured were Jeannette Chaves, Chessika Cartwright, Natasha Ellie, and Tyeshia Robinson. Robinson was also featured in the "My Place" video as video lead.


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* 2006 singles Nelly songs UK singles chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Australia Song recordings produced by the Neptunes Songs written by Chad Hugo Songs written by Pharrell Williams Songs written by Nelly Universal Records singles 2004 songs {{2000s-hiphop-song-stub