Nelly

After a brief period spent in Spain during his childhood, he moved to St. Louis where he attended primary school. After an infatuation for baseball, Cornell shape with some friends a rap group, calling St. Lunatics, composed by Ali Jones (Big Lee), Robert Cleavland (Kyjuan), Lavell Webb (City Spud), Tohri Harper (Murphy Lee) and Corey Edwards (Slow Down). In 1996 publish Gimme What Ya Got but no label is put forward for the group under contract.

Nelly takes a solo career in agreement with the components of the band, obtaining a contract with Universal Records and debuttando with the album Country Grammar in 2000 marking a detachment from logical that counteract the East Coast to West Coast, but not even fall in 'imitation of the style typical of hip hop Dirty South. The LP contains collaborations with St. Lunatics, Teamsters, Lil Wayne and Cedric The Entertainer, remaining for seven weeks at the top of the rap album charts.

Nelly reaffirms its attachment to St.. Lunatics in 2001 with the group making their debut album Free City, followed by single Midwest Swing. In the summer of 2002 public Nellyville album, which arrives at no 1 of the Billboard album chart. The individual is fortunatissimo Hot In Herre, produced by the Neptunes. The following are two songs fortunatissimi Dilemma with Kelly Rowland and Work It with Justin Timberlake, other individuals are Pimp Juice, Air Force Ones and # 1, inserted in the soundtrack of the film Training Day with Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.

Nelly based Vokal, brand of clothing inspired all'hip hop, and then came back with Da Derrty Versions, album of songs completely remixed, among which the Iz U track and the song Shake Ya Tailfeather with P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, contained in the soundtrack of the film "Bad Boys 2 with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

In 2004, Nelly concludes the realization of Sweat / Suit, double album where each of the two CD has a different style and intent: Suit stands out in the single My Place with Jaheim, Sweat individuals are Flap Ya Wings, club anthem produced by Kanye West , And Tilt Ya Head Back with Christina Aguilera. In this double album also participate Pharrell Williams, Jazze Pha, TI, Snoop Dogg, Ron Isley, Avery Storm, Ma $ e, Tim McGraw, Anthony Hamilton, St. Lunatics, Murphy Lee, Stephen Marley, Fat Joe, Young Tru, Remy Martin, Mobb Deep, Missy Elliott, Ali, Gube Thug, Lil 'Flip, Big Gipp, Paul Wall, Jermaine Dupri, and even the choir of Lincoln University in song Heart Of A Champion, which incorporates the reason dell'inno the NBA.

The patch that leads to face is to remember his brother in prison for smuggling of drugs.