With some high school friends, Nelly formed the St.Lunatics, who scored a regional hit in 1996 with the self-produced single, "Gimmie What You Got". Frustrated in attempts to land a record deal as a group, they collectively decided that Nelly would have a better chance as a single, banking on his winning stage presence and superior rhyming skills. The gamble paid off - soon thereafter, Nelly caught the attention of Universal, who released his debut album, Country Grammar, in 2000, featuring four smash hits, "Country Grammar", "E.I.", "Ride Wit Me", and "Batter Up", with his posse, St.Lunatics.
In 2001 Nelly worked with St.Lunatics to release their debut album, "Free City", which featured their first singles, "Midwest Swing", and also featured "Batter Up", because as previously mentioned, the group featured on the track.
In 2002 Nelly released Nellyville, his follow-up to his first-album. And just like his first album, this one was a smash too. Featuring the smash hits "Hot In Herre", No.1 smash "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland from R&B trio Destiny's Child), "Air Force Ones" (f/St.Lunatics) & "Work It" (f/Justin Timberlake). In late 2003 a remix album was released - titled Da Derrty Versions - The Reinvention. In 2004, Nelly dropped a double-dose of dirrty south rhymes with his simultaneous release of Sweat and Suit. Sweat is the first album in the double-dose offering, which is more hip-hop influenced and more "gritty". Suit is the second album in the double-dose offering, and it's described as the more melodic of the discs. In late 2005, Nelly released Sweatsuit, compiling the best moments of his previous albums, Sweat and Suit, with the addition of four new tracks. In 2008, he released Brass Knuckles.
Sound Files (MP3)
Body On Me (f/Akon & Ashanti) - from the album Brass Knuckles
Party People (f/Fergie) - from the album Brass Knuckles
Wadsyaname - from the album Brass Knuckles (Australian & Japanese Release Only)
Grillz (f/Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp) - from the album Sweatsuit
Errtime - from The Longest Yard soundtrack
Fly Away - from The Longest Yard soundtrack
My Place (f/Jaheim) - from the album Suit
Flap Your Wings - from the album Sweat
Another One - from the album Sweat
*Over And Over (f/Tim McGraw) - from the album Suit
N Dey Say - from the album Suit
In My Life (f/Mase & Avery Storm) - from the album Suit
*Shake Ya Tailfeather (f/P.Diddy & Murphy Lee) - from the Bad Boys II soundtrack
Dilemma (f/Kelly Rowland) - from the album Nellyville
Hot In Herre - from the album Nellyville
#1 - from the album Nellyville
Air Force Ones (f/St.Lunatics) - from the album Nellyville
Work It (f/Justin Timberlake) - from the album Nellyville
*Pimp Juice - from the album Nellyville
Roc The Mic (Remix - f/Beanie Sigel, Freeway & Murphy Lee) - from the album Nellyville
Ride Wit Me - from the album Country Grammar
Batter Up - from the album Country Grammar
Country Grammar - from the album Country Grammar
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