Why did Nelly fall off so hard?

[NSSVO]

It happens all the time in hip-hop. You get white hot, top of the world, and then you drop down the other side. The Jay-Z's, Eminems, and Drakes are rare man.

 

[The Special Man]

I heard one of his 'country rap' songs come on the other day

That is why Nelly fell off

He had his lane, he should've stuck to that lane, he should've collaborated with some other people that were close to that lane but he decided to go 'whiter than mainstream' and once an artist says "Ayo, how you know me is not really all I am" two things can happen: they can become HUGE (The Weeknd) or they can die off hard (Nelly). Also it's about time, some artists have a certain shelf life for inexplicable reasons but competition, a weird change (country??) can play a role.

Also: he was very private. He dated Ashanti, but dating Ashanti 5 years after she's on top is different than being e.g. Justin Bieber dating Hailey Baldwin or Tyga dating Kylie Jenner (probably without Chris Brown and Kylie Jenner Tyga would've just been some dude with a 1-year shelf life).

Wait wasn’t he first rapper to have a #1 song on the country music charts?

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Nelly ain't fell off, he can get any broad he wants.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

Follow him on IG and you'll see Nelly is still out here touring and getting paper.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Was he like a Ja rule 2.0 ???

he had a great run. He didn’t fall off.

 

[WesCrook]

He had a good run, everyone can’t be Beyoncé and stay on top forever

It's different for singers. They have more of an adaptability to changes in music than rappers.

 

[CrimsonTider]

It's different for singers. They have more of an adaptability to changes in music than rappers.

It’s really not different for singers

there’s a shelf life for mainstream entertainment whether it’s music or comedy

 

[Killer Instinct]

I'll never forgive him for holding Murphy Lee back.

 

[EndDomination]

He didn't fall off, he'd been rapping since like 94 and had a run from like 1999 to 2010.

Moreso than that, streaming has certainly put 100,000s if not millions into his pockets post certifications.

 

[WesCrook]

It’s really not different for singers

there’s a shelf life for mainstream entertainment whether it’s music or comedy

It's all relative

I know there is a shelf life, but their shelf life is longer.

 

[EndDomination]

I'll never forgive him for holding Murphy Lee back.

Nelly held him back?

 

[4-Rin]

I heard one of his 'country rap' songs come on the other day

That is why Nelly fell off

I disagree, Over and over was a big hit. He also released Grillz after that and it was #1 on the charts.

Nelly had a nice run so I can't say he fell off. An example of a fall off is Fetty Wap, breh was hot for one year then was gone

 

[Marco Zen]

Nelly ain't fell off, he can get any broad he wants.

he had a great run. He didn’t fall off.

Ja rule had a good run too

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

The overwhelming majority of artists don't last over a decade
He had a great run

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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