Nelly Blowing Up In 2000 Is One Of The Greatest Stories In The History Of Rap

[Wacky D]

Country Grammar debuted at #3, not #1.

He was on a major too and being promoted as "the guy" from the midwest, so it wasn't really out of "nowhere" either.

im pretty sure it was #1. either way, he wasnt expected to do that. it was a big deal.

and no, he wasnt promoted as "the guy" from the midwest.

 

[Michael Knight]

I see this is about to turn into a hate thread, but fukk yall. His 1st album was dope.
I was glad to see a breh from the Midwest get on.

Some got jobs and some sell yay, others just smoke and fukk all day...

 

[Long Live The Kane]

He was on a major too and being promoted as "the guy" from the midwest, so it wasn't really out of "nowhere" either.

Not a soul on this planet outside of STL had any idea whatsoever who Nelly was prior to Country Grammar (the single) blowing up...he was never promoted as "the guy" of anything other than maybe STL AFTER the fact...in the context of the national hip hop scene, he definitely did come from "nowhere"

 

[Wacky D]

if it turns into a hate thread, that says more about the posters than nelly.

how can you be a fan of this here rap game, and not respect what nelly did?

 

[HHR]

Country Grammar is still a GREAT summer album....I'm gonna listen to that shyt today

EI
Country Grammar
Ride Wit Me
St Louie
Greed, Hate, Envy
Wrap Sumden
Luven Me
Batter Up

shyt is still dope.......and I got a lotta love for that St Lunatics album too

 

[drugxglory]

I remember when "Nellyville" came out, everybody was on that shyt.

 

[Wacky D]

"never let em see you sweat" was MY CHIT.

 

[Pool_Shark]

"It feel strange now
Makin a livin off my brain, instead of 'caine now
I got the title from my momma put the whip in my own name now
Damn shyt done changed now
Runnin credit checks with no shame now"

 

[Monoblock]

A jew makes it in showbiz wow never heard of that ever happening

 

[SHAQAVELLI]

Country Grammar is dope. And like the guy above said, that album has stood the test of time real well.

 

[diggy]

Seeing George Jefferson in his videos was Boss

 

[So UnThotful]

still one of the dopest nelly songs, bump this from time to time

 

[Tetris v2.0]

Its too bad that album was the first/last good thing he dropped

I own Nellyville and listening to it now is

 

[Pop123]

and we're not going to see anything like it anytime soon.

my man came out of nowhere with a monster hit, debuted at #1 selling way more than anybody expected him to sell. universal didnt even intend for him to sell like that. people forget that his promotion wasnt all that until AFTER he moved crazy units.

then he just kept hitting us over the head with monster hits back-to-back-to-back-to-back and quickly became the highest selling black artist.

 

[hiphopfanatic]

When I first saw the "Country Grammar" video I liked it right away. I thought the video was hood too. It had that perfect hook. I didn't think i was going to get as big as it did though. A lot of people don't remember the unedited hook was hood as hell too. Street sweeper baby...