Cornell Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974),1 better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and was signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly has released five solo studio albums and several hits.1 2 He won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 20043 and starred in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. Nelly played in the Main Event at the 2007 World Series of Poker.4He has two clothing lines Vokal and Applebottoms. To date, Nelly is one of the most successful rap artists of all time. His most successful single to date is the 2002 single, Dilemma featuring Kelly Rowland, which was a worldwide hit and certified platinum by RIAA.
Early life and St. Lunatics
Nelly was born in Houston and moved with his mother to suburban University City, Missouri as a teenager. He joined rappers Big Lee, Kyjuan, Murphy Lee, and City Spud to form the group St. Lunatics; the group became popular with its single "Gimme What You Got".1
Music career
Country Grammar
Nelly was signed by Chudda Love to Fo'reel Entertainment. He was soon signed to Universal Music Group, which 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", and "Batter Up".
The album has been certified 9x platinum by RIAA.
Free City
Free City, recorded with the St. Lunatics, followed in 2001 with the single "Midwest Swing". Nelly recorded "#1" for the soundtrack to the film Training Day that year.1
Nelly appeared on the song Where the Party At by Jagged Edge and 'N Sync's 2001 album Celebrity on the song Girlfriend.
Free City has sold more than a million units in the United States.
Nellyville
In 2002, Nelly's second album Nellyville was released and reached number one on the Billboard 200 albums chartcitation needed); 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".1
This album was highly successful and has been certified 6x multi-platinum.
- It has been certified Gold or Platinum in over 35 Countries around the world.
Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention
In 2003 Nelly released Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention. It featured the hit single "Iz U" from the soundtrack to Walt Disney's The The Haunted Mansion. The music video for "Tip Drill" 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, a historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia.5 Similar claims of misogyny also surrounded Nelly's single "Pimp Juice".6RIAA have certified the album Platinum.
Sweat / 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.7 On the 2004 NBC television concert special Tim McGraw: Here and Now, McGraw and Nelly performed the song.8. A feud with another St. Louis-based rapper, Chingy, came up near the end of the year.9
Tsunami Aid: A Concert for Hope, a 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake benefit concert special produced by NBC, featured Nelly.10
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 he United States.
Brass Knuckles
Brass Knuckles was released on September 16, 2008, after several delays,11 Initial release dates for the album targeted October 1612 and November 1313.
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.1213 Nelly later confirmed that "Wadsyaname" was never going to be on 'Brass Knuckles'. Nelly recorded Party People"12, featuring Fergie and produced by Polow da Don, which turned out to be his first official single off the album.11 "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".
Endorsements and business 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.14 Nelly later signed a shoe deal with Reebok. 15
Nelly has done ads for Got Milk and the Ford Motor Company. His energy drink Pimp Juice sells over 1 million cans a week in the United Statescitation needed Nelly owns Apple Bottoms, a female clothing line, and Vokal, which caters to men. He is one of the owners of the Charlotte Bobcats, along with Robert L. Johnson and Michael Jordan.16
Charity work
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. 17
Acting career
Nelly starred in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.18 The soundtrack includes Nelly's song "Fly Away." In a June 2008 interview with Kiwibox.com, Nelly revealed that he is reluctant to continue his acting career, noting that he doesn't want to "take away from the culture of acting."19 In 2008, Nelly appeared in episodes of the CBS crime drama CSI: NY.
- Nelly starred in "Snipes" in 2001
Ocean's 7
The members of the Ocean's 7 are Jermaine Dupri, Nelly, Usher, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johntá Austin, Trey Songz and Tyronne. On the 29th of May 2009,he released a Mixtape with the Ocean's 7,titled "3000 & 9 Shit",under So So Def Recordings.
Discography
Studio albums
Other albums
Collaborations
Awards
References
- ^ a b c d e Birchmeier, Jason (2006). "Nelly - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9foxqtkldhe~T1. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ "Top Selling Artists". http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblTopArt&action=.
- ^ "Nelly - Grammy Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9foxqtkldhe~T52. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ "Day 3 of the main event of the World Series of Poker". USA Today. 2007-07-08. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2007-07-08-1894055204_x.htm. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ Arce, Rose (2005-03-03). "Hip-hop portrayal of women protested". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/03/hip.hop/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ D'Angelo, Joe (2003-09-10). "Nelly's Pimp Juice Threatened By Anti-Pimp Campaign". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1478075/20030910/nelly.jhtml?headlines=true. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2004-12-06). "Tim McGraw On Nelly Duet: 'Nothin' Country About The Song, But It Was Fun'". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1494556/20041206/mcgraw_tim.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ Barrett, Annie (2004-11-26), "Television Commentary - Wednesday", Entertainment Weekly (794), http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,784934,00.html
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2005-01-07). "Chingy Fires Back At Nelly And Luda, Drops New Dis Track". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1495444/20050107/chingy.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ Rashbaum, Alyssa (2005-01-11). "Nelly, Maroon 5, Madonna, Mary J. Blige Join Tsunami Benefit Show". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1495698/20050111/madonna.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ a b Rodriguez, Jayson (2008-04-02). "Nelly Lines up Usher, Fergie and Akon for Brass Knuckles -- but No Bruce Springsteen". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1584680/20080402/nelly.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b c Reid, Shaheem (2007-08-22). "T.I., Akon, Snoop, Pimp C Get Behind Nelly's Brass Knuckles". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1567667/20070822/nelly.jhtml. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
- ^ a b Bowles, Scott; Jones, Steve; Johnson, Pete and Pete Johnson (2007-09-06). "Coming attractions: Nelly's ready to crack his 'Knuckles'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/2007-09-06-coming-attractions_N.htm/. Retrieved on 2007-09-09.
- ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Deftones, Kimberly Caldwell, 50 Cent, Michelle Branch, Hanson, The Roots & More". MTV News. 2003-05-02. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471683/20030502/deftones.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ "Nelly's New Sneaker & Apparel Deal With Reebok". NobodySmiling.com. 2005-07-20. http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/news/84912.php. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ NBA (2004-07-19). Robert L. Johnson Adds Nelly To Bobcats Ownership Team. Press release. http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/nelly_release_040719.html. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
- ^ "Rapper Nelly's sister dies of leukemia". USA Today (Associated Press). 2005-03-24. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-03-24-nelly-sister-obit_x.htm. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (2004-09-27), "The Rapper Who Likes Bowling", Time 164 (13), http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,995224,00.html
- ^ Horowitz, Steven, Exclusive Nelly Interview, http://kiwibox.com/article/36913/3
- ^ Goldstein, Melissa (2008-10-23). "Pharrell, T-Pain, Nelly, Akon Unite for Supergroup". Spin. http://www.spin.com/articles/pharrell-t-pain-nelly-akon-unite-supergroup.
- ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2008/07/30/exclusive-nelly-ti-planning-joint-album/
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