Cornell Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974), 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 five solo studio albums released and several number-one hits. He also won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004. He also starred in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard alongside Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. In addition, Nelly played in the Main Event at the 2007 World Series of Poker. He is also one of the owners of the Charlotte Bobcats, along with Robert L. Johnson and NBA legend Michael Jordan. Nelly has two clothing lines: Vokal (for men) and Apple Bottoms (for women). He also owns a energy drink called Pimp Juice. He is one of the wealthiest rappers in America. To date Nelly is Still the most successful rapper on the billboard hot 100 chart,with four solo number ones. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, and is the 3rd most successful rapper in the Nielsen Soundscan era, behind Eminem and Jay-Z. His 2002 album Nellyville has been certified gold or platinum in over 35 countries.
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Early life and St. Lunatics
Nelly was born in inner-city St. Louis and moved with his mother to suburban University City, Missouri as a teenager. He joined fellow rappers Big Lee, Kyjuan, Murphy Lee, and City Spud to form the group St. Lunatics; the group became locally popular with its self-published single "Gimme What You Got".
Country Grammar
Nelly was signed by the Mase's manager 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 the third spot in the Billboard 200 in the U.S. Other singles from the album included "E.I.", "Ride Wit Me", and "Batter Up".The album later peaked at number 1.To date this album has sold over 9 million units in the US according to riaa.
Free city
Free City, which Nelly recorded with the St. Lunatics, followed in 2001 with the hit single "Midwest Swing". Free City was certified platinum by RIAA. Nelly featured on the All Star tribute track "What's Going On". Nelly also recorded a hit track titled "#1" for the soundtrack to the film Training Day that year. The song featured in Nelly's 2002 album Nellyville... Nelly appeared on the song Where the Party At by Jagged Edge and 'N Sync's 2001 album Celebrity on the song Girlfriend.
Nellyville
main: Nellyville In 2002, Nelly's second album Nellyville was released and reached number one on the Billboard 200 albums chartFact: date=March 2009); its lead single "Hot in Herre" was a number-one hit. Other singles included "Dilemma" featuring Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child(this song is still Nelly's most successful song ever,topping all the charts), "Work It" featuring Justin Timberlake, "Air Force Ones" featuring Murphy Lee and the St. Lunatics, and "Pimp Juice". Before the Album was released a big feud between KRS One and Nelly started.A song titled Roc the mic(remix)featuring rappers Freeway,Beanie Sigel and Murphy-lee can be heard on the album,where Nelly responds to Krs' disses.According to RIAA this album has sold over 6 million units in the US.
