Nelly
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr., known professionally as Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri. Nelly embarked on his music career with Midwest hip hop group St. Lunatics, in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of which the title-track was a top ten hit. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth2 November 1974
CityAustin, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I think he's going down, ... It's gonna be the 'Revenge for O.J. '
Don't stop ever loving me, you can always smoke with me.
Off in the coupe, spreadin' the loot with my family and friends, and my closest of kin.
Proceed to not smoke weed around the seed.
I never was the battle rapper. That was never my thing. I always felt like it's enough room for everybody to do their thing. I like bringing new energy, re-inventing the wheel, so to speak, every time I come out.
My ultimate goal and our ultimate goal is to be individuals, to sustain what we been able to sustain.
Imagine blocks and blocks of no cocaine, blocks with no gun play.
I try not to name too many labels - not because it's not cool, but because it starts getting political.
I was slinging whatever I could get my hands on. Whether it was chronic, whether it was crack.
Wouldn't have no knowledge of wealth, without no knowledge of self.
Righteous willin, the only thing supreme swimmin'.
I remember really bonding with the first generation kids, the Chinese Canadian kids, and in high school bonding with the Latin kids and the East Indian kids. It was very interesting because it made me open to lots of musical sounds.
So many people appreciate what you've done, the doors you've opened, but some people realise they're not going to be able to make as much money as they thought possible when you first started.
Having the balance of a work life and a family life has been so good for me.