About
Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist who recorded with the St. Lunatics and gained recognition with his 2000 album Country Grammar, which sold over 8 million copies.
Trivia
His hit songs include "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma," and his second studio album, Nellyville, became one of the best-selling rap albums of its era.
Before Fame
He almost became a professional baseball player, failed to procure a record deal with St. Lunatics, and went out on a solo career.
Family Life
He is of Italian and Jamacian descent, born to parents Cornell and Rhonda, and raised with two younger brothers named Chaz and Nijel. He has a daughter named Chanelle and a son named Cornell.
Associated With
He worked on the hit song "Work It" with Justin Timberlake.