Nelly released his album 'Nellyville' 22 years ago today after adding the hit song 'Hot in Herre' last minute. The album was a success, selling millions of copies. Nelly, originally aspiring to be a baseball player, became a prominent figure in the music industry.
I distinctly remember the SHOCK when it debuted higher than Lil Kim on the Charts. Twenty-four years ago, it was much harder to know if the local rapper had gone national. We all grew up together. Nelly wanted to be a baseball player, wasn't even the frontman of the group. https://t.co/ieEavYvzl8
24 years ago today Lil Kim released her second studio album “The Notorious K.I.M.” featuring “How Many Licks?” “What They Say,” & more. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 selling 229,000 copies first week and is certified platinum. https://t.co/OqTbA6ugcz
⬇️ TODAY IN HIP-HOP ⬇️ 2000: Nelly drops his diamond-selling, debut album Country Grammar 💎 https://t.co/DqbavMpWyR
Nelly releases “Nellyville” 22 years ago today “I had already turned [the album] in,” he said. But “we were missing the fuse to the bomb.” So he wrote “Hot in Herre.” “.. That first line .. it’s just gotta be something everyone’s gonna wanna say.” https://t.co/gBxTs87UFK https://t.co/XTRdZKeVes
Nelly releases “Nellyville” album 22 years ago today “I had already turned [the album] in,” he said. But “we were missing the fuse to the bomb.” So he wrote “Hot in Herre.” “.. That first line .. it’s just gotta be something everyone’s gonna wanna say.” https://t.co/gBxTs87UFK