Nelly

Nelly
Nelly in 2007
Born
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.

(1974-11-02) November 2, 1974 (age 50)
EducationUniversity City High School
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Years active1993–present
Works
Spouse
(m. 2023)
Children5[a]
Family
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginSt. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genres
Labels
Member of
Websiterealnelly.com

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.[3] (born November 2, 1974),[3] 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 as a solo act in 1999 to release his debut studio album, Country Grammar (2000). Its lead single "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" and follow-up, "Ride wit Me", (featuring City Spud), both entered the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked atop the Billboard 200 and received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4] His second album, Nellyville (2002), spawned two consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top-five single, "Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics).

The same-day dual release of his next albums Sweat and Suit (2004)—bundled into the 2005 compilation album Sweatsuit —were met with continued success. Sweat debuted at number two while Suit debuted at number one, selling an estimated 700,000 combined units in their first week. His fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles (2008), was supported by the singles "Party People" (featuring Fergie), "Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Ciara), and "Body on Me" (featuring Akon and Ashanti). His sixth album, 5.0 (2010), delved further into pop. Its lead single, "Just a Dream", received triple platinum certification by the RIAA and was followed by "Move That Body", (featuring T-Pain and Akon), and "Gone", (featuring Kelly Rowland). His seventh and eighth albums, M.O. (2013) and Heartland (2021), were both met with lukewarm commercial response and mixed reviews—the latter was released by Columbia Records and marked a full departure from his previous styles in favor of country rap.[5]

Nelly has won multiple accolades throughout his career, including three Grammy Awards and nine Billboard Music Awards. He has been referred to by Peter Shapiro as "one of the biggest stars of the new millennium".[6] In 2014, Nelly was ranked as the fourth-best-selling hip hop artist in American music history according to the RIAA,[7] with 21 million albums sold in the United States. In December 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly at number three on the Top Artists of the Decade list for the 2000s.[8] Outside of recording, he starred in the 2005 sports film, The Longest Yard alongside Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He launched the clothing line Vokal in 1997 and the line of womenswear, Apple Bottoms in 2003. His record label imprint, Derrty Entertainment was launched in a joint venture with Motown in 2003, though it has been largely inactive.


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  1. ^ McCarthy, Ellen (October 7, 2017). "Rapper Nelly detained in Washington state after woman reports sexual assault". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Artists". Republic Records. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. "Nelly Biography". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Grein, Paul. "Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 New Acts Of The 2000s". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011.
  5. ^ Pavlakos, Louis (September 3, 2021). "Nelly Brings Rap-Country Twang to the 'Heartland'". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Shapiro, Peter (2005). The Rough Guide To Hip-Hop (2nd ed.). Penguin. p. 274.
  7. ^ Grein, Paul (July 16, 2013). "Week Ending July 14, 2013. Albums: Jay-Z Back On The Throne". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "Artists of the Decade - 2009". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

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