Nelly

Best Rap Album. Kmart is the name of two department store chains:. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. Kmart Australia is run by Coles Myer. Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group. Sears Holdings Corporation runs the Kmart chain of department stores in the United States. Best Rap Solo Performance.

Best Male Rap Solo Performance. Record of the Year. Album of the Year. Career stats.

. Nelly is currently dating R&B singer Ashanti. Nelly has continued charity work related to this illness in her memory. The search was unsuccessful, and Jackie died March 24, 2005, of complications from leukemia.

In 2003, Nelly and Jackie started the Jes Us 4 Jackie campaign, a search for a bone marrow donor. In 2001, Nelly's sister Jacqueline "Jackie" Donahue was diagnosed with leukemia. He also has a clothing line for women called apple bottoms. He started his own clothing line called Vokal before his music career took off, and he and his crew have often had its logo featured prominently on their clothing in music videos and public appearances.

Nelly has a daughter named Chanel (born in 1994), and a son, Cornell III "Tre" (born in 1999). The company also holds many contests, many of which have prizes to be able to meet him in person. Nelly is also a co-sponsor of the non-carbonated sports energy drink, Pimpjuice. Louis Cardinals logo, his favorite baseball team.

Most of his music videos feature Nelly wearing the St. It was in remembrance of his brother who was in jail at the time. Nelly used to be seen always with a white bandage on his left cheek, which he no longer wears. References in similarity can be drawn to Ja Rule and more recently 50 Cent, who both tend to "flow" in the same melodic manner.

Even though Nelly's albums are classified as "Rap", he performs these songs in a melodic manner. Nelly is also part owner of the NBA expansion team Charlotte Bobcats with BET founder Robert Johnson as of 2005. Nelly performed the song with McGraw on the latter's CBS Television concert special in 2004. From the Suit album, the slow ballad "Over and Over", an unlikely duet with country music star Tim McGraw, became another crossover hit.

Suit, an R&B-oriented album, debuted at #1 on the Billboard albums chart and Sweat, a rap-oriented album, debuted at #2 on the same week. On September 14, 2004, Nelly released two albums simultaneously, Sweat and Suit. The following year in 2004 Nelly won his third Grammy this time for his number one hit single "Shake Ya Tailfeather". Limited to 1,000 pairs.).

( Nike and Nelly agreed on a 1 year deal contract in 2003 to release a limited-edition sneaker called the "Air Derrty" which was a retro remake of Charles Barkley's signature sneaker the Nike Air Max2 CB '94 which was released on June 13, 2003 at select NIKEtown stores. BET, however, played it. MTV, MTV2, MuchMusic, and VH1 refused to air the video due to product placement for Nike's popular sneakers of the same name. In early 2003, Nelly released the controversial single, "Air Force Ones".

At the 45th annual Grammy Awards Nelly received two Grammys for Best Male Rap Solo Performance and shared a Grammy with Kelly Rowland for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The 2002 single "Hot in Herre" was also tremendously popular, as was its follow-up, "Dilemma," which featured vocals by Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child. From the beginnings of his pop career, the lyrics of "Country Grammar" explored this dichotomy, posing the question: "Who says pretty boys can't be wild niggaz?" and containing references to gun violence and drug use while also sending shoutouts to billionaires Bill Gates and Donald Trump, as well as fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter. Nellyville established him as one of the most famous rappers in the early 2000s, with an image of being equal parts handsome boy-next-door and tough gangsta.

Country Grammar turned out to become a mainstream success that set the stage for his breakthrough album, Nellyville. Lunatics in 2001. He first came to mainstream audiences with Country Grammar (2000) and released Free City with the St. Lunatics with several neighborhood friends.

Nelly admitted he used to get into a lot of fights but by the time he started high school he was into baseball instead.[1] Although he had a promising baseball career, he decided to try his hand at music instead, forming the St. Nelly's parents divorced when he was eight years old. Louis, Missouri. A self-described "army brat," Nelly spent the first few years of his life living in Spain before moving to St.

Nelly (born Cornell Haynes Jr. in Austin, Texas on November 2, 1974) is a successful American hip-hop artist who rose to fame in 2000. 2005 Sweatsuit (two albums repackaged into one - US only, with new tracks) #26 US (Gold). 2005 Sweat / Suit (two albums repackaged into one - international version) #41 UK. 2004 Sweat #2 US (Platinum), #11 UK.

2004 Suit #1 US (1 week) (3x Platinum), #8 UK. 2003 Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention #12 US (Platinum). 2002 Nellyville #1 US (3 weeks) (6x Platinum), #2 UK. 2000 Country Grammar #1 US (5 weeks) (9x Platinum), #14 UK.

Country Grammar Nominated 2001. Nellyville Nominated 2003. Suit Nominated 2005. "Where's the Party At" w/ Jagged Edge Nominated 2002.

"Dilemma" f/ Kelly Rowland WON 2003. Diddy WON 2004. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" w/ Murphy Lee & P. "Country Grammar" Nominated 2001.

"Ride Wit Me" Nominated 2002. "Hot In Herre" WON 2003. "Dilemma" f/ Kelly Rowland Nominated 2003. Nellyville Nominated 2003.

Career nominations: 11. Career wins: 3.