History Music / Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known as Nelly, is a rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. His success was unusual for a rapper in the 2000s since he did not come from either the west coast, east coast or southern hip hop scenes. His style of hip-hop is known for having a mellow delivery, his accent and catchy hooks which are more often sung than rapped.

* CountryRap:

* SequelSong: "Gone" is considered a sequel to "Dilemma", and both feature Music/KellyRowland. It was even originally titled "Dilemma p.2" but Nelly changed the name out of fear that it would not meant people's expectations.

* CountryRap: He provided a rap verse to the remix of "Cruise", a country song and Music/TimMcGraw was featured on "Over and Over".

* AWildRapperAppears: He has had a number of guess spots on non-rap songs like the remix of Music/{{NSYNC}}'s "Girlfriend", "Call on Me" by Music/JanetJackson and the remix of "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line.

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974 in Austin, Texas), better known as Nelly, is a rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. His success was unusual for a rapper in the 2000s since he did not come from either the west coast, east coast or southern hip hop scenes. His style of hip-hop is known for having a mellow delivery, his accent and catchy hooks which are more often sung than rapped.

* AutoTune: The remix of Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise", which Nelly is featured on, uses this for the singing parts.

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known as Nelly, is a rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. His success was unusual for a rapper in the 2000s since he did not come from either the west coast, east coast or southern hip hop scenes. His style of hip-hop is known for having a mellow delivery, his accent and catchy hooks which are more often sung than rapped.

* JustJokingJustification: ''Hot in Here'' has this bit:

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known as Nelly, is a rapper from St Louis, Missouri. His success was unusual for a rapper in the 2000s since he did not come from either the west coast, east coast or southern hip hop scenes. His style of hip hop is known for having a mellow delivery, his accent and catchy hooks which are more often sung than rapped.

He began his music career as a member of a hip hop group called St. Lunatics. While they enjoyed some local success in the late 90s, the group were unable to get a major label to sign them. He thus decided to leave the group and pursued a solo career. His debut album ‘’Country Grammar’’ was released in 2000. The album was a huge success, producing 3 top 20 singles (2 of which made the top 10) and the album itself received a diamond riaa certificate (the 9th hip hop album to do so) and is currently the fourth best selling hip hop album of all time. His next three albums also proved to be mutli-platinum selling successes and has had a number of popular singles as well.

Nelly has also done some work in film and television. These included a supporting role in Film/TheLongestYard, a 4 episode appearance in Series/{{CSINY}} and a recurring role in Real Husbands of Hollywood.

* AutoTune: The remix of Florida Georgia Line’s Cruise, which Nelly is featured on, uses this for the singing parts.
* AWildRapperAppears: He has had a number of guess spots on non-rap songs like the remix of Music/{{NSYNC}}’s Girlfriend, Call on Me by Music/JanetJackson and the remix of Cruise by the Florida Georgia Line
* CarSong: ‘Hey Porsche’ is a love song that uses a number of car metaphors. A vintage Porsche 356A convertible is even featured in its music video.
* CountryRap: He provided a rap verse to the remix of Cruise, a country song and Music/TimMcGraw was featured on ''Over and Over''.
* DistinctDoubleAlbum: Nelly’s Sweat and Suit albums were released at the same time and later released together. The former consists of HipHop party songs while the latter consists of HipHop influenced R&B.
* GreatestHitsAlbum: “The Best of Nelly” though it was only released in Japan
* {{Homage}}: The music video for Ride wit Me is based on Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit
* InDaClub: The official music video for ‘Hot in Herre’ takes place in a dance club

* ProductPlacement: Subverted in the case of ‘Air Force Ones’. The song is about a brand of Nike Shoes but he wasn’t paid by them to make the song (though the music video was still banned on Creator/{{MTV}} due to their anti-product placement policies). He did however get his own line of Nike shoes after the song became a hit.
* SequelSong: ‘Gone’ is considered a sequel to ‘Dilemma’, and both feature Music/KellyRowland. It was even originally titled “Dilemma p.2’ but Nelly changed the name out of fear that it would not meant people’s expectations
* SillyLoveSongs: ''Hey Porsche'' which is a love song using car metaphors.

Nelly (born November 2, 1974) is a rapper from St Louis, Missouri. His success was unusual for a rapper in the 2000s since he did not come from either the west coast, east coast or southern hip hop scenes. His style of hip hop is known for having a mellow delivery, his accent and catchy hooks which are more often sung than rapped.

* ''Sweat'' and ''Suit (2004) - Originally released separately though on the same release date but later released together as ''Sweatsuit''

Nelly has also done some work in film and television. These included a supporting role in Film/TheLongestYard, a 4 episode appearance in Series/{{CSINY}} and a recurring role in Real Husband of Hollywood.

* SequelSong: ‘Gone’ is considered a sequel to ‘Dilemma’, and both feature Kelly Rowland. It was even originally titled “Dilemma p.2’ but Nelly changed the name out of fear that it would not meant people’s expectations

* CountryRap: He provided a rap verse to the remix of Cruise, a country song

He began his music career as a member of a hip hop group called St. Lunatics. While they enjoyed some local success in the late 90s, the group where unable to get a major label to sign them. He thus decided to leave the group and pursued a solo career. His debut album ‘’Country Grammar’’ was released in 2000. The album was a huge success, producing 3 top 20 singles (2 of which made the top 10) and the album itself received a diamond riaa certificate (the 9th hip hop album to do so) and is currently the fourth best selling hip hop album of all time. His next three albums also proved to be mutli-platinum selling successes and has had a number of popular singles as well.

He began his music career as a member of a hip hop group called St. Lunatics. While they enjoyed some local success in the late 90s, the group where unable to get a major label to sign them. He thus decided to leave the group and pursued a solo career. His debut album ‘’Country Grammar’’ was released in 2000. The album was a huge success, producing 3 top 20 singles (2 if which made the top 10) and the album itself received a diamond riaa certificate (the 9th hip hop album to do so) and is currently the fourth best selling hip hop album of all time. His next three albums also proved to be mutli-platinum selling successes and has had a number of popular singles as well.

* ProductPlacement: Subverted in the case of ‘Air Force Ones’. The song is about a brand of Nike Shoes but he wasn’t paid by them to make the song (though the music video was still banned on Creator/MTV due to their anti-product placement policies). He did however get his own line of Nike shoes after the song became a hit.

* ProductPlacement: Subverted in the case of ‘Air Force Ones’. The song is about a brand of Nike Shoes but he wasn’t paid by them to make the song (though the music video was still banned on MTV due to their anti-product placement policies). He did however get his own line of Nike shoes after the song became a hit.

* Greatest Hits Album: “The Best of Nelly” though it was only released in Japan
* Homage: The music video for Ride wit Me is based on Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit

* MisogynySong: "Tip Drill" is a particularly infamous example due to its controversial accompanied music video. It memorably included, amongst other things, Nelly [[NeverLiveItDown taking a credit card and swiping it between the buttocks of a woman wearing a thong]]