In the early-2000s, Nelly was one of the biggest rappers in the world. Even Jay-Z shouted him out on Excuse Me Miss. Jay mentioned that only his crew, Eminem and Nelly were moving units during that time. Nelly released his debut album Country Grammar in 2000. Country Grammar sold over 10 million units off the strength of four singles. Nelly also introduced the world to his St. Lunatics crew. Two years later, Nelly released his second joint titled Nellyville. Nellyville was another strong effort from Nelly. In my opinion, the second one is better than the debut project. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies and he dropped five singles off the album. Hot in Herre was his biggest selling, but I’m going in another direction for my Throwback Thursday. Dilemma was a massive hit for Nelly also and it featured Kelly Rowland from Destiny’s Child.
Dilemma received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the duet’s emotional balance. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 10 non-consecutive weeks, after it replaced Nelly’s previous single “Hot in Herre” on the chart. Check out Dilemma featuring Kelly Rowland above. Below you can peep at the track listing and stream link for the Nellyville joint.
- Nellyville
- Getting’ It Started ft. Cedric the Entertainer & La La
- Hot in Herre
- Dem Boyz ft. Kyjuan & Murphy Lee
- Oh Nelly ft. Murphy Lee
- Pimp Juice
- Air Force Ones ft. Kyjuan, Ali & Murphy Lee
- In the Store ft. Cedric the Entertainer & La La
- On the Grind ft. King Jacob
- Dilemma ft. Kelly Rowland
- Splurge
- Work It ft. Justin Timberlake
- Roc the Mic (Remix) ft. Beanie Sigel, Freeway & Murphy Lee
- The Gank
- 5000
- #1
- CG 2 ft. Kyjuan & Murphy Lee
- Say Now
- Fuck It Then ft. Cedric the Entertainer & La La
