Track Listing
1. Nellyville
2. Gettin' It Started - (featuring Cedric The Entertainer/La La)
3. Hot in Herre
4. Dem Boyz
5. Oh Nelly
6. Pimp Juice
7. Air Force Ones
8. In the Store - (featuring Cedric The Entertainer/La La)
9. On the Grind - (featuring King Jacob)
10. Dilemma - (featuring Kelly Rowland)
11. Splurge
12. Work It - (featuring Justin Timberlake)
13. Roc the Mic - (remix, featuring Freeway/Beanie Sigel/Murphy Lee)
14. Gank, The
15. 5000
16. #1
17. Cg2
18. Say Now
19. **** It Then - (featuring Cedric The Entainer/La La)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Ali, Beanie Sigel, Cedric The Entainer, Cedric The Entertainer, Freeway, Justin Timberlake, Kelly Rowland, King Jacob, La La, Luis Conte, Murphy Lee | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Nelly, Murphy Lee, Ali, Kyjuan, Freeway, Beanie Sigel, King Jacob (rap vocals); Justin Timberlake, Kelly Rowland (vocals); Cedric The Entertainer, La La (spoken vocals); Luis Conte (percussion).
Producers include: Waiel "Wally" Yagham, The Neptunes, Jason "Jay E" Epperson, The Trackboyz, Ryan Bowser.
"Hot In Herre" won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Rap Male Solo Performance.
"Dilemma" (w/ Kelly Rowland) won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
NELLYVILLE was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year and
Best Rap Album. "Dilemma" (w/ Kelly Rowland) was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Award for Record Of The Year.
NELLYVILLE could fairly be billed as its creator's coming-of-age album, with a sophisticated sheen that's a world and several million dollars away from its predecessor, the hugely successful COUNTRY GRAMMAR. Confidence and an undeniable musicality are the watchwords here, from the opening title track which is a both half-sung, half-rapped statement of first principles and a tour through the artist's psyche. The infectious club track "Hot in Herre" should bring fans and Nelly neophytes alike running with its old-school chorus, while the tight, steamy textures of "Pimp Juice" show Nelly as a master of insinuating vocalese. There are the usual guest appearances, notably from Justin Timberlake on the rap/pop crossover "Work It," where Timberlake's smooth vocals are expertly used to provide a cool, stylish counterpoint to Nelly's urgent rapping. Beanie Sigel guests on the remix of "Roc the Mic" while the take-no-prisoners stomp of "On the Grind" featuring King Jacob is a reminder, if any were necessary, that no matter how sophisticated his music gets, the streets of St. Louis will always be Nelly's spiritual home.
Editorial Reviews
Included in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2002
Rolling Stone (12/26/2002)
7 out of 10 - ...A glossy well-produced album of populist anthems with a gangsta undertow....another multi-platinum album in the making...
NME (06/29/2002)
...The album as a whole is so solid...a plethora of neat surprises....Our man seems to be in control of his flame and on top of his game... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (06/28/2002)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Nelly is clearly on top of his pop-rap game...
Q (09/01/2002)
6 out of 10- ...The unsung hero of Nelly's debut was producer Jason Epperson, whose beats were the sonic equivalent of a chromed-out grill. Jay E's new tracks have a similar sheen...Every time [Nelly] catches one of Jay E's deadpan grooves, that Midwestern flow conveys more than any thug posture could...
Spin (08/01/2002)
3 stars out of 5 - ...It's a solid dance record, peppered with clever punch lines and very likable...
Rolling Stone (07/25/2002)
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