Nelly and St. Lunatics - The Sweat Suit Tour

In the summer of 2000, Cornell Nelly Haynes, Jr. did the unbelievable. Nelly, an unknown rapper from St. Louis, MO, sold over a quarter of a million copies of his debut album, "Country Grammar" during its first week of release. On the strength of his first single "Country Grammar," the album spent seven weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart. Not bad for a kid no one had ever heard of before.

Two years later, in the summer of 2002, Nelly proved to be no one-hit wonder when his sophomore album "Nellyville" came in at the number one position on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. That same week, the rapper was controlling the top slot on ten separate Billboard charts as well. "Nellyville" went on to sell over 6 million records domestically and earn two Grammy trophies for the singles "Hot In Herre" (Best Male Rap Solo) and "Dilemma" (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration). Cumulatively, Nelly has sold close to 30 million singles/albums worldwide establishing him as one of the top-selling artists of our time.

Although the music front has brought Nelly much success, he has also stepped outside the traditional rap lines. He is the CEO of his own label, Derrty Entertainment. He has Vokal and Apple Bottoms, the requisite man's and women's clothing lines, and he has even created Pimp Juice, his own non-carbonated energy drink. Interestingly, Nelly was once seriously scouted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves. He has continued to show his love for sports by performing at the 2001 and 2004 Superbowls, maintaining his interest in NASCAR, and has recently become part owner of an NBA expansion team, the Charlotte Bobcats.

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posted by ADMIN @ Tuesday, February 01, 2005