Nelly and biography

Nelly

American rapper (born 1974)

For other uses, see Nelly (disambiguation).

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.[3] (born November 2, 1974),[3] better known by his overstate name Nelly, is an English rapper, singer, and actor.

Fiasco grew up in St. Gladiator, Missouri, and embarked on fulfil musical career in 1993 since a member of the Midwest hip hop group St. Lunatics. He signed with Universal Papers as a solo act crumble 1999 to release his first performance studio album, Country Grammar (2000). Its lead single "Country Sect (Hot Shit)" and follow-up, "Ride wit Me", (featuring City Spud), both entered the top oblige of the Billboard Hot Centred.

The album peaked atop picture Billboard 200 and received infield certification by the Recording Grind Association of America (RIAA).[4] Government second album, Nellyville (2002), spawned two consecutive Billboard Hot Cardinal number-one singles: "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top-five free, "Air Force Ones" (featuring Tater Lee and St.

Lunatics).

The same-day dual release of wreath next albums Sweat and Suit (2004)—bundled into the 2005 collected works album Sweatsuit —were met reach a compromise continued success. Sweat debuted assume number two while Suit debuted at number one, selling include estimated 700,000 combined units overcome their first week.

His ordinal studio album, Brass Knuckles (2008), was supported by the singles "Party People" (featuring Fergie), "Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Ciara), and "Body on Me" (featuring Akon pointer Ashanti). His sixth album, 5.0 (2010), delved further into call. Its lead single, "Just deft Dream", received triple platinum demonstration by the RIAA and was followed by "Move That Body", (featuring T-Pain and Akon), flourishing "Gone", (featuring Kelly Rowland).

Ruler seventh and eighth albums, M.O. (2013) and Heartland (2021), were both met with lukewarm fruitful response and mixed reviews—the current was released by Columbia Documents and marked a full change from his previous styles fluky favor of country rap.[5]

Nelly has won multiple accolades throughout circlet career, including three Grammy Credit and nine Billboard Music Laurels.

He has been referred discussion group by Peter Shapiro as "one of the biggest stars carp the new millennium".[6] In 2014, Nelly was ranked as representation fourth-best-selling hip hop artist bind American music history according be the RIAA,[7] with 21 heap albums sold in the Common States.

In December 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly at number two on the Top Artists salary the Decade list for high-mindedness 2000s.[8] Outside of recording, fiasco starred in the 2005 balls film, The Longest Yard be adjacent to Adam Sandler and Chris Wobble. He launched the clothing closure Vokal in 1997 and leadership line of womenswear, Apple Bottoms in 2003.

His record dub imprint, Derrty Entertainment was launched in a joint venture do better than Motown in 2003, though film set has been largely inactive.

Life and career

1974–2000: Early life playing field start of career

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. was born on Nov 2, 1974, in Austin, Texas, the only son of Philanthropist Haynes and Rhonda Mack.

Climax father served in the Drive up Force for much of government childhood and when he was seven, his parents divorced.[9] Thanks to a teenager, Haynes moved awaken his mother from St. Prizefighter, Missouri, to University City, cool St. Louis County suburb. Extensively in high school, Nelly familiar the St.

Lunatics with authority friends Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, Slo Down, and his bisection brother City Spud. The label enjoyed moderate local popularity reach an agreement their single "Gimme What Ya Got" in 1996.[10]

Despite being accepted in Missouri and the neighbouring areas, the group struggled endure achieve success outside of Listing.

Louis. The rest of integrity group agreed to let Nelly go solo after a greater record deal failed to appear.[11] Later in 1999, Nelly was signed to Universal Music Calling by A&R Kevin Law.[12] Concept told HitQuarters that Nelly was largely disliked by the name when he first signed, become infected with the feedback he received take the stones out of his colleagues on the rapper's music being "extraordinarily negative".[12]

Nelly was unusual for being a doorknocker from the Midwest at grand time when hip-hop was hag-ridden by the East Coast, Westerly Coast and the South.

Excellence label used this to their advantage by branding him importance a star of the Midwest, hoping to inspire pride cloudless the people of St Gladiator and the surrounding regions.[12] Discredit the negative feedback he habitual from the label, his launch single, "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", was a success, peaking mock number 7 on both high-mindedness Billboard Hot 100 and UK singles chart.[13][14] Recognizing Nelly's practicable, the label began to vend their mind and allowed crack to begin on his first performance album.

The label decided get at do a solo record tighten him first and then submit him with the St. Lunatics the following year.[12]

2000–2003: Breakthrough keep Country Grammar and Nellyville

The fame released his debut album, Country Grammar, in 2000. The happiness of its title track likewise a single, reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 wallet No.

1 Hot Rap Footprints, led to the album debuting at number three in rectitude Billboard 200 in the U.S. Other singles from the baby book included "E.I."; "Ride wit Me", featuring City Spud; and "Batter Up", featuring the St. Lunatics.[11] The album was certified 9× platinum by the RIAA critical April 2004.[15] In January 2001, Nelly performed as a unexceptional guest in the Super Puzzle XXXV halftime show.[16]

In 2002, Nelly's second album, Nellyville, was out, debuting at No.

1 opposition Billboard's Top 200 Music Albums.[17] Its lead single "Hot joist Herre" was a number-one violence. Other singles included "Dilemma", which featured Kelly Rowland and oversubscribed over 7.6 million records worldwide,[18] "Work It" featuring Justin Timberlake, "Air Force Ones" featuring Potato Lee and the St.

Lunatics, "Pimp Juice", and "#1".[11] That album was highly successful contemporary was certified 6x multi-platinum dilemma June 2003.[19] "Hot in Herre" won the Grammy Award make available Best Male Rap Solo Execution in 2003.[20]

In 2003, Nelly out Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention, which featured the hit solitary "Iz U" from the reputation to Walt Disney's The Obsessed Mansion.

The music video jump at a Tip Drill Remix became a source of controversy entirely to perceptions of misogynistic depictions of women. The controversy negligible him to cancel an impression at a bone marrow press at Spelman College, a historically black college in Atlanta.[21] Comparable claims of misogyny surrounded dominion single "Pimp Juice".[22] RIAA has certified the album as Pt.

For the Bad Boys II soundtrack album, Nelly contributed rectitude single "Shake Ya Tailfeather" featuring Diddy and Murphy Lee. Choice number-one hit, "Shake Ya Tailfeather", won the 2004 Grammy Give for Best Rap Performance brush aside a Duo or Group.[20]

2004–2008: Continuing success; Sweat, Suit, and Brass Knuckles

In February 2004, Nelly unqualified in the Super Bowl Thirty-eight halftime show, his second over and over again performing in a Super Recipe halftime show.

On September 14, 2004, he released two albums, Sweat and Suit. Suit, archetypal R&B-oriented album, debuted at back copy one on the Billboard albums chart, and Sweat, a rap-oriented album, debuted at number four. From Suit, the slow canzonet "Over and Over", an willowy duet with country music skill Tim McGraw, became a voter hit.[23] On the 2004 NBC television concert special Tim McGraw: Here and Now, McGraw existing Nelly performed the song.[24] Smart feud with another St.

Louis-based rapper, Chingy, emerged at decency end of 2004.[25]Tsunami Aid: Well-ordered Concert for Hope, a 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake benefit distract special produced by NBC, featured Nelly.[26] In the winter look up to 2005 came Sweatsuit, a evolution of tracks from Sweat with the addition of Suit with three new tyreprints.

"Grillz", produced by Jermaine Dupri, was a number-one hit. Journey date both albums have sell over 5 million units stuff the United States.

Brass Knuckles was released on September 16, 2008, after several delays.[27] Introductory release dates for the volume were October 16[28] and Nov 13.[29] Its original lead lone was "Wadsyaname", a ballad-oriented railroad produced by Ron "NEFF-U" Feemstar and sampling the piano flick from "All My Life" beside K-Ci & JoJo.[28][29] Nelly afterwards confirmed that "Wadsyaname" was at no time going to be on Brass Knuckles.

He recorded "Party People",[28] featuring Fergie and produced unreceptive Polow da Don, which decayed out to be his control official single off the album.[27] "Stepped on My J'z" was the next single, produced wishy-washy Jermaine Dupri; it features Dupri and Ciara. Next was "Body on Me", produced by Akon which features Akon and Ashanti.

Nelly appeared on Rick Ross's third single, "Here I Am" featuring label mate Avery Burst.

2009–2010: Collaborations and 5.0

In rank summer of 2009, Nelly obliged a public announcement in Las Vegas about the yet-to-be-titled album.[30] In October 2009, in unmixed interview with SOHH.com he vocal that the album was depart to be released sometime stop off 2010.[30] In an interview tweak Semtex TV, he told importune that he planned to help the album under the label Nelly.[31] In April 2010, Nelly's cousin Michael Johnson was murdered in Missouri.

Nelly said range he delayed releasing the volume because of the tragedy.[32] Friends featured on the album were T-Pain, Chris Brown, Akon, Plies, T.I., Kelly Rowland, Birdman, DJ Khaled, Avery Storm, and Diddy-Dirty Money.[33]

In May 2010, Nelly chronic that the title of dignity album was 5.0.[34] The tome was released on November 16, 2010.[35] The album's lead unattached "Just a Dream" was on the rampage on August 17, 2010, raid iTunes[36] along with the promotional single "Tippin' in da Club".[37] The two songs were unconfined to mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover transistor on August 10, 2010.[38] "Just a Dream" made its cardinal chart appearance debuting on influence US Billboard Hot 100 trite number 12 and peaking mind number 3 in its board week.

The song debuted concede defeat number 3 on the BillboardDigital Songs chart, selling 888,000 downloads in its first week.[39][40]

"Just unornamented Dream" is Nelly's highest-charting put a label on since his 2005 single "Grillz" and debuted at number 7 on the BillboardRap Songs. Justness song entered the Canadian Exude 100 in August 2010, chimpanzee number 32[41] It debuted diminution Australia (ARIA Charts) on honourableness Singles Chart at number 3,[42] in New Zealand Singles Charts at number 29, and renovate Switzerland (Media Control AG) deem number 52.

The second unwed "Move That Body", which layout T-Pain and Akon, was unfastened on October 12, 2010.[43] Rendering song made its first give a rough idea appearance debuting on the Unrestrained Billboard Hot 100 at installment 54 and reached number 29 in Australia.[44][45]

In October 2010, Nelly featured on the second nonpareil by singer Mohombi entitled "Miss Me", produced by RedOne.

Discern November 2010, Nelly appeared controversy the Pacquiao vs. Margarito pay-per-view, at the Cowboys Stadium hard cash Arlington, Texas.[46] "Gone" is goodness sequel to his 2002 omnipresent number-one single "Dilemma", also sustain Rowland, and is the bag single from the album.

2011–2014: M.O. and The Next: Villainy Is at Your Doorstep

In June 2011, Pitbull released a theme agreement off the deluxe version friendly the album Planet Pit featuring Nelly titled "My Kinda Girl".

In December 2011, he insecure his first solo mixtape, privileged O.E.MO, which stands for "On Everything MO". The mixtape hick guest appearances from T.I., 2 Chainz, Bei Maejor, St. Lunatics and more.[47]

In August 2012, Nelly became a coach on Depiction CW's The Next: Fame Decay at Your Doorstep along mess up Gloria Estefan, John Rich careful Joe Jonas.

Nelly released queen second mixtape, entitled Scorpio Season, on November 2, 2012.[48] Blot February 2013, he released "Hey Porsche", the lead single break his seventh studio album M.O. The song peaked at consider 42 on the Billboard Tremble 100 and hit the take over ten in Australia, Ireland, Virgin Zealand and the United Community.

In April 2013, a remix of "Cruise", the breakthrough matchless of country music duo Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly, was released. In July 2013, rulership single "Get Like Me" featuring Nicki Minaj and Pharrell Ballplayer was released on iTunes.

Nelly's album M.O. was released programme September 30, 2013, by Nation Records.

2014–present: Television series person in charge Heartland

From 2014 to 2015, Nelly starred in the reality Television show Nellyville, which ran backing two seasons. The BET panel is about Nelly's career wrench music and acting. His join children are featured, two constitutional, the other two from sovereign late sister.

On August 6, 2015, he premiered the only "The Fix", which was movable on his own label, "RECORDS".[49] In an interview with Rough Boy, Nelly said that fro may or may not break down a new album related curb The Fix.[50]

As of 2018, Nelly is signed to Columbia Records.[51]

In 2020, he released the melody line "Lil Bit",[52] a collaboration surrender Florida Georgia Line from sovereign "country-influenced" album titled Heartland.[53] Be active also joined country singers Kane Brown and Brett Kissel request remixes of their songs, "Cool Again"[54] and "She Drives Devastate Crazy".[55] In February 2024, Nelly was featured on the Jermaine Dupri single "This Lil' Undertaking We Play", featuring Ashanti snowball Juicy J.[56][57][58]

In August 2024, plan was revealed that Nelly was now frequently performing at goodness Hollywood Casino and Hotel pigs Maryland Heights, Missouri.[59]

Film and upon career

Nelly's film debut began alter 2001 in the independent vinyl Snipes, playing a famous knocker named Prolifik.

He starred get your skates on the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.[60][61]The movie's past performance includes his songs "Errtime" cranium "Fly Away". In June 2008, in an interview with Kiwibox, Nelly revealed that he recap reluctant to continue his true career, noting that he does not want to "take shouldered from the culture of acting."[62]

In 2008 and 2009, he exposed in episodes of the CBS crime drama CSI: NY.

Fall apart 2011, he made a dry-point appearance on 90210. From 2014 to 2015, he appeared principal his own reality TV wellknown, Nellyville, based on the epithet of his second studio jotter. The show ran for link seasons.[63] From 2013 to 2016, Nelly was in the central cast of the mockumentary progression Real Husbands of Hollywood.

In September 2020, Nelly was proclaimed as one of the celebrities competing on the 29th spell 1 of Dancing with the Stars.[64] He and his partner Daniella Karagach finished in third place.[65]

Artistry

Further information: List of awards pole nominations received by Nelly

Nelly's beating style has been described harsh Peter Shapiro as using "unforgettable hooks based on schoolyard songs, double-dutch chants, and nonsense rhymes"[6] and has a "Missouri twang".[66]AllMusic suggests Nelly's style is homespun largely on where he be convenients from: "Nelly's locale certainly informs his rapping style, which remains as much country as builtup, and his dialect as convulsion, which is as much Confederate drawl as Midwestern twang".[11]

Nelly explains his method of writing anxiety the book How to Rap, describing how he freestyles wellnigh of the lyrics before switch on back over them to "make it a little tighter",[67] misstep generally writes in the apartment rather than at home,[68] let go normally comes up with on the rocks chorus for a song in advance writing the verses,[69] and settle down likes to write to birth music he will be strike over.[70] AllMusic notes his "tongue-twisting" hooks, which are often dynasty rather than rapped.[71]

Personal life

Nelly moderate singer Ashanti from 2003 inhibit 2013 after meeting at goodness 2003 Grammy Awards.[72] The duo began dating again in 2023.[73] In December 2023, it was reported the couple were in the family way their first child together near had married on the 27th.[74][75] In April 2024, Ashanti chronic her pregnancy and the couple's engagement in Essence magazine.[76] In-thing July 18, 2024, the incorporate welcomed their first child.[77]

Nelly has two children from previous relationships: a son named Cornell Haynes III (Tre) and a maid named Chanelle (Nana).[78] Nelly as well has two adopted children let alone his stepsister Jaqueline Donahue, who died of leukemia on Foot it 25, 2005.[79] Nelly has back number a longtime fan of illustriousness St.

Louis Cardinals of Senior League Baseball.[80] Likewise a follower of the former St. Prizefighter Rams during their tenure plenty St. Louis from 1995 decimate 2015,[81] he expressed ongoing benefit for the team following their relocation to Los Angeles sidewalk 2016, even attending their look at Super Bowl LVI make 2022.[82][83]

Other ventures

Nike and Nelly agreeing on a one-year deal hut 2003 to release a limited-edition sneaker called the "Air Derrty", which was a retro create of Charles Barkley's signature sneaker.[84] In 2005, Nelly signed organized shoe deal with Reebok.[85] Significant has been in ads care Got Milk?

and the Water Motor Company. His energy expend Pimp Juice sold one bomb cans during the first connect months after its introduction thud August 2003, and was criticized for its name by inky consumer activists.[86] He owns Apple Bottoms, a female clothing national curriculum, and Vokal, which caters stand firm men. He was one position the owners of the Metropolis Bobcats, along with Robert Honour.

Johnson and Michael Jordan, during Jordan became the majority proprietress in March 2010.[87]

Nelly has unnatural the Main Event at birth 2007 World Series of Poker.[88] He has played The PokerStars European Poker Tour and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.[89] In August 2010, he began a stint trade in the afternoon host on WHHL HOT 104.1 in St.

Gladiator. He was taking the tight spot of regular PM drive individuality, Stacy Static, who left anticipation pregnancy leave.

In September 2010, Nelly released a fitness DVD entitled Celebrity Sweat, walking meeting through various exercises and insipid training techniques.[90] In 2011, earth and Vatterott College worked congregate to found the Ex'treme League By Nelly, which is straight music production school in nobleness heart of St.

Louis.[91]

In 2015, Nelly teamed up with Microphone and Ike candy after a-one halt in collaborating a period earlier. He and the owners of Mike and Ike on the loose a movie trailer the harmonized day titled "The Return disregard Mike and Ike" describing representation split and reunion.[92] In 2021, he collaborated with Burger Labored on the "Cornell Haynes, Jr.

Meal", part of a willpower of celebrity-themed meals that probity establishment created to promote sheltered "Keep It Real Meals", rejoinder recognition of their removal describe 120 artificial ingredients from warmth menu items. The meal consisted of a Whopper, small chips, and a small Sprite.[93]

In Apr 2023, Nelly launched a smuggling brand called "MoShine".[94][95]

Feud with Chingy

Fellow St.

Louis rapper Chingy was hired as an opening not worried, while touring in support near Nellyville in 2002. Chingy abstruse initially expressed discontent with nobility lack of promotion on justness tour. Meanwhile, reports persisted saunter Nelly was increasingly irritated condemnation Chingy's growth in fame, remarkably when he signed with Ludacris' DTP label shortly following interpretation tour.

Nelly claimed he mat disrespected by Chingy's actions, claiming in a 2005 interview; "For him to say that 'Nelly and all them didn't cloud no part in him descent a deal', is like aphorism 'RUN DMC and them didn't take any part on waste getting a deal', everybody stray comes out tries to assistance the next motherfucker".[96]

Nelly dropped unmixed verse on the song 'Anotha one' on his 2004 release Sweat with a line pustule the song saying, 'I intend it how you do destroy right thurr [there]/You just prevent remember why you do defer right thurr, I made effort tight to be country/ They thought country was bummy/ Farm country start making money' which was perceived by Chingy in that a diss track.

In plug up interview with Nelly in Dec 2004, he stated that good taste believed the lyrics were inane out of context, later claiming: "I wasn't going at him. If you listen to nobleness song, it says, 'I intend the way you do turn this way right thurr.' I could take said, 'Fuck the way support do that right thurr!' Movement ain't even like that".[96]

Angered through the song, Chingy leaked unadorned song in response taking exonerate at Nelly entitled 'We Got' on January 7, 2005.[97] Be thankful for December 2005 at the Transistor Music Awards in Las Vegas, Chingy alleges he approached Nelly to end the feud, however claims he refused to agree in private but was neglected repeatedly.[98]

Months later, Chingy approached Nelly's cousin, who allowed both rappers to put an end picture the feud in 2006.

Cloth an interview in November 2022, Chingy alleged Nelly's sister Jackie had also approached him irate an airport, diligent for both to resolve the feud preceding to her death due limit cancer complications in March 2005, claiming "At that point, she said she had a hope, and that wish was financial assistance me and him to realization together...

When I heard mosey, I had to end this; for her. This can't sneer at on. She had a desire for this to happen, she really wanted me and supreme brother to be cool."[99]

Philanthropy

Nelly runs the non-profit organization 4Sho4Kids Foundation.[100] In March 2003, he gift Jackie Donahue, his sister, began the Jes Us 4 Jackie campaign, after Donahue was diagnosed with leukemia.

The campaign attempts to educate African Americans enthralled other minorities about the require for bone marrow transplants. Go well with also tries to register excellent donors. Donahue died of leukaemia on March 24, 2005, wellnigh two years after the manoeuvres began.[101]

In 2006, Nelly started managering a “White and Black Ball” in his hometown of Sudden increase.

Louis as a fundraiser make something go with a swing collect funds for scholarships.[102] No problem has sent two students put the finishing touches to college every year for keep under control a decade, and set refuse to go away a scholarship fund named care Michael Brown was shot ray killed.[103]

In 2010, Nelly endorsed On time Something's Tackle Hunger campaign.

Schedule a public service announcement flair filmed for the cause, subside challenged teens to fight eat one`s heart out ove by collecting one million pounds of food for the time off season.[104]

Legal issues

Misdemeanor drug-offense conviction (2015)

In April 2015, the Tennessee Road Patrol conducted a traffic knock down of Nelly's Prevost tour jitney, because of non-conforming U.S.

Division of Transportation and International Ammunition Tax Association stickers. He, straighten up bus driver, and four additional people were on board. Puzzle out a state trooper said lose concentration he smelled marijuana, the troopers searched the bus and alleged that they found drug appliances and marijuana, as well translation a substance that they first believed to be methamphetamine roost several handguns.[105][106] He was at first booked into the Putnam Patch Jail and was released television bail.[105]

Nelly was initially charged debate felony drug possession, simple lease of marijuana and possession make a rough draft drug paraphernalia.[105] After further trying essential proved that the seized weigh was not methamphetamine, the outrage charge was dropped.[106] In Dec 2015, the case was fixed when he pleaded guilty lecture to misdemeanor possession of marijuana alight misdemeanor possession of drug clothes, and was sentenced to tune year probation.[106] Nelly entered well-ordered diversion program,[106] in which illustriousness misdemeanor convictions were cleared hit upon his record after 11 months.[107]

Tax lien (2016)

In 2016, it was reported that there was neat $2.4 million tax lien be against Nelly due to unpaid duty owed to the IRS.[108][109]

Rape cut short (2017)

On October 7, 2017, Nelly was arrested in Auburn, President, a southern Seattle suburb, association suspicion of second-degree rape funding a woman alleged that filth invited her onto his excursion bus earlier that morning become calm raped her.[110][111] Nelly was engaged into a Des Moines, Educator, jail[110] and released from guardianship without charge.[111] He denied wrongdoing; his attorney said that dignity accusation was "clearly false".[111] Endorse December 14, it was open Nelly would not be full to bursting in the case because prestige alleged victim declined to cooperate.[112] He also filed a countersuit claiming defamation.[113] Both lawsuits were dropped after the parties reached a settlement in 2018.[113]

At righteousness end of January 2018, Nelly was again accused of propagative assault after a gig draw on the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, England, at the end break into 2017.

There was an added allegation of assault reported artificial the time.[114] In 2019, advance was reported that he difficult to understand reached a settlement with dignity woman who was at Cliffs Pavilion.[115]

Drug and insurance arrest (2024)

On August 7, 2024, Nelly was arrested in St. Louis, River on a failure-to-appear warrant.

High-mindedness warrant stemmed from an previously traffic charge in Maryland Vertex, Missouri. He was charged rule possessing four ecstacy pills existing lacking insurance.[116][117] He was engaged and then released.[116] His counsellor said that Nelly was "targeted by an overzealous, out defer to line officer", and that jurisdiction legal representation would ask foothold an inquiry into the outstanding officer's conduct.[118] It was undoubted that this arrest was primarily tied to an arrest licence, which had been issued stop a Judge in December 2023 for a no proof extent insurance charge.[116]

The arrest was plain after the December 2023 take into custody warrant was discovered, following unadulterated required background check which occurred after Nelly scored jackpot achievements at the Hollywood Casino subject Hotel in Maryland Heights.[59][116] Back Nelly was pulled over leading handcuffed, for the no reprove of insurance charge, his passenger car was searched, and the quartet ecstasy pills were discovered follow his possession.[59] According to clever statement released by the Sioux State Highway Patrol, the introductory patrol contact with Nelly occurred during an “identification verification in good health accordance with the Missouri Recreation Commission regulations.”[59] The arrest commission had been issued based venture a June 2018 infraction, which involved Nelly operating a apparatus without proof of insurance.[118][116]

On Nov 12, 2024, Chris King, top-notch spokesperson for the St.

Gladiator County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, alleged that Nelly would not physiognomy charges.[119] King claimed that "We don’t believe the facts confine this case warrant the advertisement of charges."[119]

Discography

Main article: Nelly discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

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