1996 Nelly before country grammar

[Da_Eggman]

Off the hook like Oj

 

[Lonj]

 

[Mr. Negative]

this shyt great. The Gimmie What You Got sample with the Genius of Love sprinkled on the end

the Leflour Leflah looking stage routine

This feels golden golden age mid 90s

 

[No_bammer_weed]

Definitely proves Nelly was age hustling when he hit it big. I remember he tried to claim he was like 20 when country grammar took off, which would have made him 13-14 here if he’s to be believed

 

[JustCKing]

Sounds like Jermaine Dupri remixed a Goodie Mob track. Not bad. They were influenced by Goodie Mob for real though.

 

[JustCKing]

Definitely proves Nelly was age hustling when he hit it big. I remember he tried to claim he was like 20 when country grammar took off, which would have made him 13-14 here if he’s to be believed

If he was 20 in 2000, that would make him 16 on that video.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

If he was 20 in 2000, that would make him 16 on that video.

Oh yeah. CG did come out in 2000.

I just remember reading an interview in the source of xxl where he claimed he was 20 in like 2002, but I could be off with that memory.

Regardless, he’s a grown ass man in that ‘96 video. Not some lil teenager.

 

[TheNig]

Homie was spittin'

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Major Goodie Mob influence here

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

Sounds like a Bay rapper

Highly inclined skillset clearly, great performance acumen

 

[Metal Face]

sounds like OutKast over a Bad Boy beat

thankfully he got his own style by 2000

 

[DontEemTry]

Ha! That was pretty dope to be honest

 

[Hood Critic]

That's why I always laugh at people calling them wack, they did like a lot of people, rode the proven formula. That formula made Nelly a household name and rich, unfortunately it didn't make the group rich.