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Shakira and Nelly Furtado Tease Us with New Singles

Latina.com - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Nelly Furtado: "Manos Al Aire" Wave your hands in the air for Nelly Furtado.

Posted on June 30, 2009, 12:59 pm

Will Nelly Furtado Break Down Pop Music Language Barriers With ...

About - Found Jun. 28, 2009
Three years ago Nelly Furtado made a dramatic transformation into a pop-dance artist and conquered the pop charts with 'Promiscuous,' the biggest

Posted on June 28, 2009, 5:28 am

Nelly Furtado sued for piracy

Mangalorean - Found Jun. 21, 2009
London, June 17 (IANS) Pop star Nelly Furtado and producer Timbaland have been sued by a record label in Finland for plagiarism.

Posted on June 21, 2009, 2:20 am

Nelly Tank by Twenty8Twelve

Shirt Snob - Found Jun. 18, 2009
The Nelly Tank by Twenty8Twelve is versatile because you can wear it as a vest or a tank.

Posted on June 18, 2009, 5:11 am

TIMBALAND SUED OVER NELLY FURTADO SONG: Finnish record label says ...

EURweb - Found Jun. 18, 2009
*A record company based in Helsinki, Finland is suing Timbaland and pop star Nelly Furtado, alleging that their song 2006 'Do It' borrowed heavily

Posted on June 18, 2009, 7:05 am

Nelly Furtado, Timbaland sued for plagiarism

NME - Found Jun. 17, 2009
A lawsuit has been filed against Nelly Furtado and Timbaland for allegedly copying a song composed by Finnish composer Janne Suni for their track

Posted on June 17, 2009, 4:05 am

Nelly Furtado, Timbaland facing copyright infringement lawsuit

Yahoo! India - Found Jun. 17, 2009
Washington, Jun 17 (ANI): Canadian/Portuguese singer Nelly Furtado and producer Timbaland are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit from record ...

Posted on June 17, 2009, 7:36 am

Nelia "Nelly" Bate

Del Rio News-Herald - Found Jun. 24, 2009
Nelly was happy to have family in Del Rio to rely on. Nelly served 14 years in the Air Force and was stationed at Laughlin AFB 1978-1987...

Posted on June 24, 2009, 2:53 am

Nelly Karim in the line of fire

Albawaba - Found Jun. 10, 2009
The young Egyptian actress Nelly Karim will star in a new Arab drama series ?Hodoo? Nesbi? (Proportional Quietness).

Posted on June 10, 2009, 3:49 am

Kenyan athletes light up Norwegian capital

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Nelly Jepkosgei (2:07.37) was third in the women?s 800m. The GL series moves to Rome on Friday. Read all about: Bislett Games Oslo

Posted on July 4, 2009, 2:30 am

Nelly Biography

Nelly
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This article is about the rapper. For other uses, see Nelly (disambiguation).
Nelly
Nelly in 2007
Nelly in 2007
Background information
Birth name Cornell Haynes, Jr.
Born November 2, 1974 (1974-11-02) (age 34)
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, actor, entrepreneur
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) Derrty, Universal
Website Official site

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 debuted solo in 2000 with Country Grammar, whose title track was a top ten hit. With his following albums, Nellyville (2002) and the same-day dual release Sweat (album) and Suit (album) (2004) and compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping 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. He has two clothing lines, Vokal and Applebottoms.

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Early life and St. Lunatics

Nelly was born in St. Louis 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

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".1 The album was certified 9× platinum by the RIAA on April 27, 2004.4

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 songs "Where the Party At" by Jagged Edge and "Girlfriend" by 'N Sync. Free City has sold more than a million units in the United States.

Nellyville

Main article: 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 was certified 6x multi-platinum on June 27, 2003.5

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.6 Similar claims of misogyny also surrounded Nelly's single "Pimp Juice".7RIAA have certified the album Platinum.

Sweat / Suit

Further information: Sweat (album), Suit (album), Sweatsuit (album) 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.8 On the 2004 NBC television concert special Tim McGraw: Here and Now, McGraw and Nelly performed the song.9. A feud with another St. Louis-based rapper, Chingy, came up near the end of the year.10

Tsunami Aid: A Concert for Hope, a 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake benefit concert special produced by NBC, featured Nelly.11

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

Main article: Brass Knuckles (album)

Brass Knuckles was released on September 16, 2008, after several delays,12 Initial release dates for the album targeted October 1613 and November 1314.

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.1314 Nelly later confirmed that "Wadsyaname" was never going to be on 'Brass Knuckles'. Nelly recorded Party People"13, featuring Fergie and produced by Polow da Don, which turned out to be his first official single off the album.12 "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

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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.15 Nelly later signed a shoe deal with Reebok. 16

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.17

He is the Founder and C.E.O of Derrty Entertainment.

Nelly played in the Main Event at the 2007 World Series of Poker.18

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. 19

Acting career

Nelly starred in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.20 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."21 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

Main article: Nelly discography

Studio albums

Other albums

Collaborations

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Nelly

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Birchmeier, Jason (2006). "Nelly - Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9foxqtkldhe~T1. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 
  2. ^ "Top Selling Artists". http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblTopArt&action=. 
  3. ^ "Nelly - Grammy Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9foxqtkldhe~T52. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. 
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum - Country Grammar (album)". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Country%20Grammar&artist=Nelly&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50. Retrieved on 2009-07-04. 
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum - Nellyville". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Nellyville&artist=Nelly&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50. Retrieved on 2009-07-04. 
  6. ^ 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. 
  7. ^ 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. 
  8. ^ 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. 
  9. ^ Barrett, Annie (2004-11-26), "Television Commentary - Wednesday", Entertainment Weekly (794), http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,784934,00.html 
  10. ^ 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. 
  11. ^ 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. 
  12. ^ 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. 
  13. ^ 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. 
  14. ^ 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. 
  15. ^ "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. 
  16. ^ "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. 
  17. ^ 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. 
  18. ^ "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. 
  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. 
  20. ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (2004-09-27), "The Rapper Who Likes Bowling", Time 164 (13), http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,995224,00.html 
  21. ^ Horowitz, Steven, Exclusive Nelly Interview, http://kiwibox.com/article/36913/3 
  22. ^ 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. 
  23. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2008/07/30/exclusive-nelly-ti-planning-joint-album/

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Nelly
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" · "E.I." · "Ride wit Me" · "Batter Up" · "#1" · "Hot in Herre" · "Dilemma" · "Air Force Ones" · "Work It" · "Pimp Juice" · "Shake Ya Tailfeather" · "Iz U" · "Tip Drill (The E.I. Remix)" · "Flap Your Wings" · "My Place" · "Tilt Ya Head Back" · "Over and Over" · "Na-NaNa-Na" · "'n' Dey Say" · "Errtime" · "Fly Away" · "Grillz" · "Wadsyaname" · "Party People" · "Body on Me" · "Stepped on My J'z" · "Warrior" · "One & Only"
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