Nelly: I'm The Only Rapper From My Era To Gain Success Without A Co-Signer

[Premeditated]

I was 10 when country grammar came out. I did not know there were black folks in St Louise before him. was there even a nationally known hip hop scene before

 

[R=G]

I like Ride with me and that luken or whatever that shyt was called.

 

[BulletProof]

Doubt it.

but it still sucked so maybe getting a co-sign is arbitrary to a degree and Nelly would have made better music with guidance.

Plus, no one with his co-sign did numbers in an era in Rap when it was the easiest to do so.

 

[Wacky D]

@Wacky D

nelly is correct.

 

[Wacky D]

Who co-signed juvenile?

thats a good argument.

but it was more of a team effort - with BG and mannie in particular.
BG was the reason they got the universal deal, on top of that.

 

[Champ_KW]

I was listening to the Welcome to Atlanta remix a few days ago…


Lasting thought was “How the fukk did Murphy Lee get this spot”

Just a random thought lol

An alley oop from Nelly. That and Shake a Tailfeather were oops from Nelly.

 

[CoryMack]

UGK came out with no co-sign and were the first from Port Arthur.

 

[DreadBrown]

This is true I realised it myself around the time his second album came out

I couldn’t see any other rappers on his level without a ‘big homie’ in the industry

 

[Noriega]

Literally the only negative I can say about Nelly is that he sabotaged Murphy Lee and held him back. Otherwise,

Nah, he held Ali back

 

[Noriega]

UGK came out with no co-sign and were the first from Port Arthur.

No disrespect to them but they didn’t go Diamond, shyt…platinum either.

 

[Elim Garak]

I mean that's cool but he was one of the ones who helped usher in the bullshyt we got now. I've and respect Nelly buy his music wack imo. This doesn't mean anything.

 

[O.Red]

Who co signed Lil Jon?

Lil Jon came up under JD as an A&R AND a DJ

It don't get no more connected than that. ESPECIALLY in a city like Atlanta

 

[Chris Cool]

Nah, he held Ali back

Actually, Ali was his cosign.

 

[Blessings]

Actually, Ali was his cosign.

Ali ain't no co-sign...but that record is on point

 

[O.Red]

Luda would’ve popped no matter where he signed imo. Again, I don’t think most rap fans know they even have a relationship.


Its not like 50/Em, Em/Dre, To a lesser extent Boosie & Webbie to UGK, etc.

Come on we can't be doing revisionist history in here

Fact is Luda came out and was pushed as the first artist on Scarface's Def Jam South