Nelly

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Biography

Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American Grammy Award winning hip hop artist, entrepreneur and occasional actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album Country Grammar, the title track of which was a top ten hit. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and went on to peak at number one. Country Grammar is Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album, Nellyville, produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland). Other singles included "Work It" (featuring Justin Timberlake), "Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics), "Pimp Juice" and "#1". With the same-day dual release Sweat and Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. Sweat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies in its first week. On the same week of release, Suit debuted at number one selling around 396,000 copies in its first week on the same chart. Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was released on September 16, 2008 after several delays. It produced the singles "Party People" (featuring Fergie), "Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Ciara) and "Body on Me" (featuring Akon and Ashanti). In 2010, Nelly released the album 5.0. The lead single, "Just a Dream", has appeared in the top ten of several singles charts and were certified platinum in the United States. The second single is "Move That Body" (featuring T-Pain and Akon). "Gone" is the sequel to Nelly's 2002 worldwide number one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland, and serves as third single from Nelly's album. He won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004 and had a supporting role in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He has two clothing lines, Vokal and Apple Bottoms. He has been referred to by Peter Shapiro as "one of the biggest stars of the new millennium", and the RIAA ranks Nelly as one of the best-selling male artists in American music history, with 21 million albums sold in the United States. On December 11, 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly the number three Top Artist of the Decade.

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Year Formed 2000
Number of Albums 41
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Website www.nelly.net
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Trivia

What is Nelly's stage name?

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr

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What is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.'s nationality?

American

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What hip hop group did Nelly join in 1993?

St. Lunatics

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What record label was Nelly signed to in 1999?

Universal Records

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In what year did he begin his solo career as a rapper?

2000

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What was Nelly's bestselling album to date?

Country Grammar

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Sweat and Suit was released in what year?

2004

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What was the name of Nelly's 2006 compilation?

Sweatsuit

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How many copies did Sweat sell in its first week?

342,000

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What was Nelly's fifth album called?

Brass Knuckles

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When was Brass Knuckles released?

2008

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What is Nelly's real name?

Cornell Haynes

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What year was the film Snipes?

2001

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When was Cornell born?

Texas

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What was Cornell's mother's name?

Rhonda Mack

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In what year did Jackie Donahue die?

2005

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What did he say he wanted to become?

professional basketball player

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When did Cornell sign his first contract with Universal Music?

1999

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Who was the director of the Universal Music group?

Kevin Law

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What year was Nelly born?

1974

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What was the name of Nelly's parents?

Cornell Haynes, Sr. and Rhonda Mack

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Where did Nelly move to when he was three?

Spain

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Where did he get his education?

St. Louis, Missouri

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Nelly played shortstop in what baseball association?

St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association

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How many albums did Nelly release after Country Grammar?

four

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Where was Nelly born?

Austin, Texas

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Where did Nelly and his mother move from?

downtown St. Louis

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Who signed Nelly to a solo contract?

Universal

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How many platinum albums did Country Grammar go to?

nine

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Nelly went to Spain with his father until he was what age?

3 years old

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What sport did he dream of playing?

baseball

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How many consecutive Top Ten albums did Nelly have?

six

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What is the name of his 2021 countrypop album?

Heartland

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Where did Nelly move to as a teen?

University City

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What two things does Nelly mostly attend?

baseball and rap

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Country Grammar spawned the hit singles E.I., Ride wit Me, and what other hit single?

Batter Up

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Who was the youngest son of an Air Force sergeant?

Cornell Haynes, Jr.,

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How many schools did Cornell attend?

eight

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Where did Nelly's mother move the family to?

University City, Missouri

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At what age was Nelly formed the group the St. Lunatics with his brother?

fifteen

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How many copies of Nelly's debut album did Nelly sell?

8 million

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