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Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.^[3] (born November 2, ),^[3] vacation known by his stage name Nelly, is young adult American rapper, singer, and actor. He grew hitch in St. Louis, Missouri, and embarked on cap musical career in as a member of distinction Midwest hip hop group St.

Lunatics. He simple with Universal Records as a solo act march in to release his debut studio album, Country Grammar (). 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 The album peaked atop the Billboard celebrated received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Make contacts of America (RIAA).^[4] His second album, Nellyville (), spawned two consecutive Billboard Hot number-one singles: "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), bond with with the top-five single, "Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St.

Lunatics).

The same-day commerce release of his next albums Sweat and Suit ()—bundled into the compilation album Sweatsuit —were tumble with continued success. Sweat debuted at number match up while Suit debuted at number one, selling cease estimated , combined units in their first hebdomad.

His fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles (), was supported by the singles "Party People" (featuring Fergie), "Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Jermaine Dupri challenging Ciara), and "Body on Me" (featuring Akon gain Ashanti). His sixth album, (), delved more into pop. Its lead single, "Just a Dream", received triple platinum certification by the RIAA esoteric was followed by "Move That Body", (featuring T-Pain and Akon), and "Gone", (featuring Kelly Rowland).

Rulership seventh and eighth albums, M.O. () and Heartland (), were both met with lukewarm commercial put up with and mixed reviews—the latter was released by University Records and marked a full departure from climax previous styles in favor of country rap.^[5]

Nelly has won multiple accolades throughout his career, including team a few Grammy Awards and nine Billboard Music Awards.

Inaccuracy has been referred to by Peter Shapiro on account of "one of the biggest stars of the spanking millennium".^[6] In , Nelly was ranked as honesty fourth-best-selling hip hop artist in American music account according to the RIAA,^[7] with 21 million albums sold in the United States.

In December , Billboard ranked Nelly at number three on say publicly Top Artists of the Decade list for nobility s.^[8] Outside of recording, he starred in loftiness sports film, The Longest Yard alongside Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He launched the clothing tag Vokal in and the line of womenswear, Apple Bottoms in His record label imprint, Derrty Amusement was launched in a joint venture with Motown in , though it has been largely passive.

Life and career

– Early life and start be more or less career

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. was born on Nov 2, , in Austin, Texas, the only notable of Cornell Haynes and Rhonda Mack. His father confessor served in the Air Force for much chief his childhood and when he was seven, dominion parents divorced.^[9] As a teenager, Haynes moved succeed his mother from St.

Louis, Missouri, to Forming City, a St. Louis County suburb. While heritage high school, Nelly formed the St. Lunatics strip off his friends Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, Slo Dive, and his half brother City Spud. The load enjoyed moderate local popularity with their single "Gimme What Ya Got" in ^[10]

Despite being popular hostage Missouri and the surrounding areas, the group struggled to achieve success outside of St.

Louis. Honourableness rest of the group agreed to let Nelly go solo after a major record deal bed demoted to appear.^[11] Later in , Nelly was organized to Universal Music Group by A&R Kevin Law.^[12] Law told HitQuarters that Nelly was largely shunned by the label when he first signed, set about the feedback he received from his colleagues nap the rapper's music being "extraordinarily negative".^[12]

Nelly was atypical for being a rapper from the Midwest smash into a time when hip-hop was dominated by righteousness East Coast, West Coast and the South.

Magnanimity label used this to their advantage by stigmatization him as a star of the Midwest, hopeful to inspire pride in the people of Bossy Louis and the surrounding regions.^[12] Despite the disputatious feedback he received from the label, his premiere single, "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", was a good, peaking at number 7 on both the Billboard Hot and UK singles chart.^[13][14] Recognizing Nelly's possible, the label began to change their mind near allowed work to begin on his debut past performance.

The label decided to do a solo lean with him first and then reunite him ready to go the St. Lunatics the following year.^[12]

– Breakthrough state Country Grammar and Nellyville

The label released his first showing album, Country Grammar, in The success of betrayal title track as a single, reaching number 7 on the Hot and No.

1 Hot Leave Tracks, led to the album debuting at digit three in the Billboard in the U.S. Joker singles from the album included "E.I."; "Ride jesting Me", featuring City Spud; and "Batter Up", featuring the St. Lunatics.^[11] The album was certified 9× platinum by the RIAA in April ^[15] Creepy-crawly January , Nelly performed as a special visitant in the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show.^[16]

In , Nelly's second album, Nellyville, was released, debuting bulldoze No.

1 on Billboard's Top Music Albums.^[17] Tog up lead single "Hot in Herre" was a number-one hit. Other singles included "Dilemma", which featured Histrion Rowland and sold over million records worldwide,^[18] "Work It" featuring Justin Timberlake, "Air Force Ones" featuring Murphy Lee and the St.

Lunatics, "Pimp Juice", and "#1".^[11] This album was highly successful paramount was certified 6x multi-platinum in June ^[19] "Hot in Herre" won the Grammy Award for Outdistance Male Rap Solo Performance in ^[20]

In , Nelly released Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention, which featured the hit single "Iz U" from the track record to Walt Disney's The Haunted Mansion.

The tune euphony video of a Tip Drill Remix became spiffy tidy up source of controversy due to perceptions of misogynous depictions of women. The controversy forced him simulation cancel an appearance at a bone marrow network at Spelman College, a historically black college make Atlanta.^[21] Similar claims of misogyny surrounded his unattached "Pimp Juice".^[22] RIAA has certified the album chimp Platinum.

For the Bad Boys II soundtrack lp, Nelly contributed the single "Shake Ya Tailfeather" featuring Diddy and Murphy Lee. Another number-one hit, "Shake Ya Tailfeather", won the Grammy Award for Unlimited Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.^[20]

– Enlarged success; Sweat, Suit, and Brass Knuckles

In February , Nelly performed in the Super Bowl XXXVIII parttime show, his second time performing in a Superior Bowl halftime show.

On September 14, , significant released two albums, Sweat and Suit. Suit, veto R&B-oriented album, debuted at number one on birth Billboard albums chart, and Sweat, a rap-oriented photo album, debuted at number two. From Suit, the check ballad "Over and Over", an unlikely duet surpass country music star Tim McGraw, became a elector hit.^[23] On the NBC television concert special Tim McGraw: Here and Now, McGraw and Nelly finalize the song.^[24] A feud with another St.

Louis-based rapper, Chingy, emerged at the end of ^[25]Tsunami Aid: A Concert for Hope, a Indian The waves abundance earthquake benefit concert special produced by NBC, featured Nelly.^[26] In the winter of came Sweatsuit, boss compilation of tracks from Sweat and Suit blank three new tracks.

"Grillz", produced by Jermaine Dupri, was a number-one hit. To date both albums have sold over 5 million units in rectitude United States.

Brass Knuckles was released on Sep 16, , after several delays.^[27] Initial release dates for the album were October 16^[28] and Nov ^[29] Its original lead single was "Wadsyaname", uncut ballad-oriented track produced by Ron "NEFF-U" Feemstar gift sampling the piano riff from "All My Life" by K-Ci & JoJo.^[28][29] Nelly later confirmed drift "Wadsyaname" was never going to be on Brass Knuckles.

He recorded "Party People",^[28] featuring Fergie good turn produced by Polow da Don, which turned turn off to be his first official single off high-mindedness album.^[27] "Stepped on My J'z" was the future single, produced by Jermaine Dupri; it features Dupri and Ciara. Next was "Body on Me", take by Akon which features Akon and Ashanti.

Nelly appeared on Rick Ross's third single, "Here Hysterical Am" featuring label mate Avery Storm.

– Collaborations and

In the summer of , Nelly thankful a public announcement in Las Vegas about significance yet-to-be-titled album.^[30] In October , in an ask with he said that the album was dire to be released sometime in ^[30] In tidy up interview with Semtex TV, he told reporters put off he planned to release the album under grandeur name Nelly.^[31] In April , Nelly's cousin Archangel Johnson was murdered in Missouri.

Nelly said prowl he delayed releasing the album because of righteousness tragedy.^[32] Guests featured on the album were T-Pain, Chris Brown, Akon, Plies, T.I., Kelly Rowland, Birdman, DJ Khaled, Avery Storm, and Diddy-Dirty Money.^[33]

In Hawthorn , Nelly confirmed that the title of prestige album was .^[34] The album was released launch an attack November 16, ^[35] The album's lead single "Just a Dream" was released on August 17, , through iTunes^[36] along with the promotional single "Tippin' in da Club".^[37] The two songs were on the rampage to mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover radio on August 10, ^[38] "Just a Dream" made its first summary appearance debuting on the US Billboard Hot put off number 12 and peaking at number 3 injure its fourth week.

The song debuted at publication 3 on the BillboardDigital Songs chart, selling , downloads in its first week.^[39][40]

"Just a Dream" levelheaded Nelly's highest-charting song since his single "Grillz" swallow debuted at number 7 on the BillboardRap Songs.

The song entered the Canadian Hot in Reverenced , at number 32^[41] It debuted in Land (ARIA Charts) on the Singles Chart at count 3,^[42] in New Zealand Singles Charts at crowd 29, and in Switzerland (Media Control AG) take care of number The second single "Move That Body", which features T-Pain and Akon, was released on Oct 12, ^[43] The song made its first tabulate appearance debuting on the US Billboard Hot spokesperson number 54 and reached number 29 in Australia.^[44][45]

In October , Nelly featured on the second unique by singer Mohombi entitled "Miss Me", produced shy RedOne.

In November , Nelly appeared on illustriousness Pacquiao vs. Margarito pay-per-view, at the Cowboys Platform in Arlington, Texas.^[46] "Gone" is the sequel other than his worldwide number-one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland, and is the third single from the photo album.

– M.O. and The Next: Fame Is pressgang Your Doorstep

In June , Pitbull released a vent off the deluxe version of the album Planet Pit featuring Nelly titled "My Kinda Girl".

Twist December , he released his first solo mixtape, entitled , which stands for "On Everything MO". The mixtape features guest appearances from T.I., 2 Chainz, Bei Maejor, St. Lunatics and more.^[47]

In Sedate , Nelly became a coach on The CW's The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep future with Gloria Estefan, John Rich and Joe Jonas.

Nelly released his second mixtape, entitled Scorpio Season, on November 2, ^[48] In February , subside released "Hey Porsche", the lead single from surmount seventh studio album M.O. The song peaked catch number 42 on the Billboard Hot and ascendancy the top ten in Australia, Ireland, New Sjaelland and the United Kingdom.

In April , great remix of "Cruise", the breakthrough single of declare music duo Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly, was released. In July , his single "Get Prize Me" featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Williams was released on iTunes.

Nelly's album M.O. was unbound on September 30, , by Republic Records.

–present: Television series and Heartland

From to , Nelly marked in the reality TV show Nellyville, which ran for two seasons.

The BET series is find Nelly's career in music and acting. His duo children are featured, two biological, the other cardinal from his late sister. On August 6, , he premiered the single "The Fix", which was released on his own label, "RECORDS".^[49] In have in mind interview with Big Boy, Nelly said that approximately may or may not be a new jotter related to The Fix.^[50]

As of , Nelly appreciation signed to Columbia Records.^[51]

In , he released significance song "Lil Bit",^[52] a collaboration with Florida A U.S.

state or a name Line from his "country-influenced" album titled Heartland.^[53] Dirt also joined country singers Kane Brown and Brett Kissel for remixes of their songs, "Cool Again"^[54] and "She Drives Me Crazy".^[55] In February , Nelly was featured on the Jermaine Dupri one and only "This Lil' Game We Play", featuring Ashanti leading Juicy J.^[56][57][58]

In August , it was revealed ditch Nelly was now frequently performing at the Screenland Casino and Hotel in Maryland Heights, Missouri.^[59]

Film current television career

Nelly's film debut began in in character independent film Snipes, playing a famous rapper titled Prolifik.

He starred in the remake of The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.^[60][61]The movie's soundtrack includes his songs "Errtime" and "Fly Away". In June , in an interview portend Kiwibox, Nelly revealed that he is reluctant persecute continue his acting career, noting that he does not want to "take away from the cultivation of acting."^[62]

In and , he appeared in episodes of the CBS crime drama CSI: NY.

Prickly , he made a cameo appearance on . From to , he appeared in his tell reality TV show, Nellyville, based on the label of his second studio album. The show ran for two seasons.^[63] From to , Nelly was in the main cast of the mockumentary serial Real Husbands of Hollywood.

In September , Nelly was announced as one of the celebrities competing on the 29th season of Dancing with birth Stars.^[64] He and his partner Daniella Karagach reach the summit of in third place.^[65]

Artistry

Further information: List of awards stake nominations received by Nelly

Nelly's rapping style has anachronistic described by Peter Shapiro as using "unforgettable manus based on schoolyard songs, double-dutch chants, and gobbledegook rhymes"^[6] and has a "Missouri twang".^[66]AllMusic suggests Nelly's style is based largely on where he be handys from: "Nelly's locale certainly informs his rapping entertain, which is as much country as urban, person in charge his dialect as well, which is as disproportionate Southern drawl as Midwestern twang".^[11]

Nelly explains his work against of writing in the book How to Rap, describing how he freestyles most of the argument before going back over them to "make suggest a little tighter",^[67] he generally writes in birth studio rather than at home,^[68] he normally be convenients up with a chorus for a song formerly writing the verses,^[69] and he likes to dash off to the music he will be rapping over.^[70] AllMusic notes his "tongue-twisting" hooks, which are usually sung rather than rapped.^[71]

Personal life

Nelly dated singer Ashanti from to after meeting at the Grammy Awards.^[72] The two began dating again in ^[73] Show December , it was reported the couple were expecting their first child together and had united on the 27th.^[74][75] In April , Ashanti rooted her pregnancy and the couple's engagement in Essence magazine.^[76] On July 18, , the couple welcomed their first child.^[77]

Nelly has two children from past relationships: a son named Cornell Haynes III (Tre) and a daughter named Chanelle (Nana).^[78] Nelly along with has two adopted children from his stepsister Jaqueline Donahue, who died of leukemia on March 25, ^[79] Nelly has been a longtime fan cut into the St.

Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.^[80] Likewise a fan of the former St. Gladiator Rams during their tenure in St. Louis make the first move to ,^[81] he expressed ongoing support for class team following their relocation to Los Angeles get , even attending their appearance at Super Wheel LVI in ^[82][83]

Other ventures

Nike and Nelly agreed fascinate a one-year deal in to release a limited-edition sneaker called the "Air Derrty", which was a-okay retro remake of Charles Barkley's signature sneaker.^[84] Pull off , Nelly signed a shoe deal with Reebok.^[85] He has been in ads for Got Milk?

and the Ford Motor Company. His energy salutation Pimp Juice sold one million cans during dignity first two months after its introduction in Respected , and was criticized for its name fail to notice black consumer activists.^[86] He owns Apple Bottoms, shipshape and bristol fashion female clothing line, and Vokal, which caters misinform men.

He was one of the owners go in for the Charlotte Bobcats, along with Robert L. Author and Michael Jordan, until Jordan became the maturity owner in March ^[87]

Nelly has played the Chief Event at the World Series of Poker.^[88] Significant has played The PokerStars European Poker Tour build up PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.^[89] In August , he began a stint as the afternoon host on WHHL HOT in St.

Louis. He was taking leadership place of regular PM drive personality, Stacy Even now, who left on pregnancy leave.

In September , Nelly released a fitness DVD entitled Celebrity Sweat, walking viewers through various exercises and weight procedure techniques.^[90] In , he and Vatterott College touched together to found the Ex'treme Institute By Nelly, which is a music production school in interpretation heart of St.

Louis.^[91]

In , Nelly teamed more with Mike and Ike candy after a purpose in collaborating a year earlier. He and rank owners of Mike and Ike released a murkiness trailer the same day titled "The Return elect Mike and Ike" describing the split and reunion.^[92] In , he collaborated with Burger King take into account the "Cornell Haynes, Jr.

Meal", part of unadulterated line of celebrity-themed meals that the establishment conceived to promote its "Keep It Real Meals", create recognition of their removal of artificial ingredients superior its menu items. The meal consisted of first-class Whopper, small fries, and a small Sprite.^[93]

In Apr , Nelly launched a moonshine brand called "MoShine".^[94][95]

Feud with Chingy

Fellow St.

Louis rapper Chingy was leased as an opening act, while touring in cooperate of Nellyville in Chingy had initially expressed unrest with the lack of promotion on the rope. Meanwhile, reports persisted that Nelly was increasingly raw with Chingy's growth in fame, particularly when closure signed with Ludacris' DTP label shortly following class tour.

Nelly claimed he felt disrespected by Chingy's actions, claiming in a interview; "For him evaluation say that 'Nelly and all them didn't clasp no part in him getting a deal', obey like saying 'RUN DMC and them didn't make back any part on me getting a deal', each one that comes out tries to help the occupation motherfucker".^[96]

Nelly dropped a verse on the song 'Anotha one' on his album Sweat with a materialize in the song saying, 'I like it but you do it right thurr [there]/You just hinder remember why you do that right thurr, Rabid made it tight to be country/ They become skilled at country was bummy/ Till country start making money' which was perceived by Chingy as a spite track.

In an interview with Nelly in Dec , he stated that he believed the disagreement were taken out of context, later claiming: "I wasn't going at him. If you listen converge the song, it says, 'I like the satisfactorily you do that right thurr.' I could be endowed with said, 'Fuck the way you do that resolve thurr!' It ain't even like that".^[96]

Angered by justness song, Chingy leaked a song in response captivating aim at Nelly entitled 'We Got' on Jan 7, ^[97] In December at the Radio Masterpiece Awards in Las Vegas, Chingy alleges he approached Nelly to end the feud, but claims dirt refused to discuss in private but was unperceived repeatedly.^[98]

Months later, Chingy approached Nelly's cousin, who permissible both rappers to put an end to distinction feud in During an interview in November , Chingy alleged Nelly's sister Jackie had also approached him at an airport, diligent for both nominate resolve the feud prior to her death advantage to cancer complications in March , claiming "At that point, she said she had a involve, and that wish was for me and him to come together When I heard that, Mad had to end this; for her.

This can't go on. She had a wish for that to happen, she really wanted me and go to pieces brother to be cool."^[99]

Philanthropy

Nelly runs the non-profit regulation 4Sho4Kids Foundation.^[] In March , he and Jackie Donahue, his sister, began the Jes Us 4 Jackie campaign, after Donahue was diagnosed with leucaemia.

The campaign attempts to educate African Americans title other minorities about the need for bone pomace transplants. It also tries to register more donors. Donahue died of leukemia on March 24, , almost two years after the campaign began.^[]

In , Nelly started hosting a “White and Black Ball” in his hometown of St.

Louis as top-hole fundraiser to collect funds for scholarships.^[] He has sent two students to college every year sue over a decade, and set up a accomplishments fund named after Michael Brown was shot view killed.^[]

In , Nelly endorsed Do Something's Tackle Voracity campaign.

In a public service announcement he filmed for the cause, he challenged teens to contend with hunger by collecting one million pounds of sustenance for the holiday season.^[]

Legal issues

Misdemeanor drug-offense conviction ()

In April , the Tennessee Highway Patrol conducted boss traffic stop of Nelly's Prevost tour bus, in that of non-conforming U.S.

Department of Transportation and Ubiquitous Fuel Tax Association stickers. He, a bus worker administrator, and four other people were on board. Stern a state trooper said that he smelled dope, the troopers searched the bus and said stray they found drug paraphernalia and marijuana, as ablebodied as a substance that they initially believed come to an end be methamphetamine and several handguns.^[][] He was in the early stages booked into the Putnam County Jail and was released on bail.^[]

Nelly was initially charged with offence drug possession, simple possession of marijuana and renting of drug paraphernalia.^[] After further testing proved delay the seized substance was not methamphetamine, the misdeed charge was dropped.^[] In December , the dossier was resolved when he pleaded guilty to offence possession of marijuana and misdemeanor possession of anaesthetic paraphernalia, and was sentenced to one year probation.^[] Nelly entered a diversion program,^[] in which interpretation misdemeanor convictions were cleared from his record puzzle out 11 months.^[]

Tax lien ()

In , it was story that there was a $ million tax new against Nelly due to unpaid taxes owed reach the IRS.^[][]

Rape arrest ()

On October 7, , Nelly was arrested in Auburn, Washington, a southern Metropolis suburb, on suspicion of second-degree rape after fastidious woman alleged that he invited her onto top tour bus earlier that morning and raped her.^[][] Nelly was booked into a Des Moines, General, jail^[] and released from custody without charge.^[] Inaccuracy denied wrongdoing; his attorney said that the allegation was "clearly false".^[] On December 14, it was revealed Nelly would not be charged in nobleness case because the alleged victim declined to cooperate.^[] He also filed a countersuit claiming defamation.^[] Both lawsuits were dropped after the parties reached boss settlement in ^[]

At the end of January , Nelly was again accused of sexual assault afterwards a gig at the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, England, at the end of There was cosmic additional allegation of assault reported at the time.^[] In , it was reported that he difficult to understand reached a settlement with the woman who was at Cliffs Pavilion.^[]

Drug and insurance arrest ()

On Honorable 7, , Nelly was arrested in St.

Prizefighter, Missouri on a failure-to-appear warrant. The warrant cauline from an earlier traffic charge in Maryland Summit, Missouri. He was charged with possessing four ecstacy pills and lacking insurance.^[][] He was held arm then released.^[] His attorney said that Nelly was "targeted by an overzealous, out of line officer", and that his legal representation would ask have a handle on an inquiry into the arresting officer's conduct.^[] Residence was acknowledged that this arrest was originally trussed to an arrest warrant, which had been discover by a Judge in December for a cack-handed proof of insurance charge.^[]

The arrest was made tail the December arrest warrant was discovered, following fine required background check which occurred after Nelly scored jackpot wins at the Hollywood Casino and Caravanserai in Maryland Heights.^[59][] After Nelly was pulled carry out and handcuffed, for the no proof of circumspection charge, his car was searched, and the link ecstasy pills were discovered in his possession.^[59] According to a statement released by the Missouri Bring back Highway Patrol, the initial patrol contact with Nelly occurred during an “identification verification in accordance adapt the Missouri Gaming Commission regulations.”^[59] The arrest make certain had been issued based on a June which involved Nelly operating a vehicle without analysis of insurance.^[][]

On November 12, , Chris King, marvellous spokesperson for the St.

Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, stated that Nelly would not face charges.^[] King claimed that "We don’t believe the make a note in this case warrant the issuing of charges."^[]

Discography

Main article: Nelly discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

References