- Is the first rapper to drop two separate albums on the same day. (September 2004)
- Is a part-owner of the NBA's expansion Charlotte Bobcats. (July 20, 2004)
- A Missouri casino faces a possible $50,000 fine for allegedly giving Nelly special treatment -- State regulators claim the President Casino on the Admiral let Nelly avoid rules intended to limit the amount of money patrons can bet. (February 21, 2004)
- Rumor has it that Nelly and Ashanti are having a secret romance as friends of the artists have spilled the beans that they've been enjoying a string of low-key liaisons for almost four months. (February 19, 2004)
- Has been added to the halftime show for the US Super Bowl XXXVIII. (January 17, 2004)
- Had more than $US1 million in jewelry stolen from his hotel room while attending the 2003 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas. (October 29, 2003)
- Nelly's chart-topping track Hot In Herre and Aaliyah's Number One hit single Miss You are among the 18 tracks featured on Universal Smash Hits 2, due September 23. (September 15, 2003)
- Nelly's newest business venture, an energy drink called Pimp Juice, is taking some heat from angry African-American groups who resent the alleged glorification of a pimp lifestyle. (September 11, 2003)
- Nelly and his company, Team Lunatics, have launched a juice named after his hit song Pimp Juice, which is featured on his 2002 album release titled Nellyville. (August 22, 2003)
- Nelly was in New York on Saturday, continuing his Jes Us 4 Jackie nation-wide donor drive for patients in need of bone marrow transplants -- Nelly's 4 Sho 4 Kids Foundation will sponsor the cost of the tests required to join the registry as well as the educational materials for all potential donors. (July 28, 2003)
- Nelly and his sister Jackie Donahue sponsored two bone marrow donor drives Saturday to find a match for her and others with leukemia -- Testing was held at the America's Center in St. Louis and the Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, Calif. (June 23, 2003)
- Madonna, Britney Spears, and Nelly will join a host of artists and comedians June 28 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles for the first MTV Bash, serving as a comedy/concert roast of late-night TV host Carson Daly. (June 11, 2003)
- His album Nellyville was recently certified quintuple-platinum for sales of five million copies -- the rapper's 2000 debut set, Country Grammar, was also recently certified octuple-platinum for sales of 8 million copies. (December 13, 2002)
- Nelly gives Justin Timberlake his props -- with whom Timberlake has worked on two songs in his solo debut, Nelly says Timberlake deserves all of his success. (November 11, 2002)
- A fan stabbed at a concert featuring Nelly has died, while another remained hospitalized -- Faitamai Taunuu, 30, died Saturday of multiple stab wounds he suffered in an attack during a rap concert Friday night, said Lt. Richard Coleson. (October 21, 2002)
- Despite his sexual party-boy image, Nelly seems to be as golden as his teeth - he is more interested in having fun than rapping about violence and guns.
- He is an unmarried father of a 6-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son.
- For a while, Sunday's Teen Choice Awards (August 4th), looked like Nellyville. The rapper, who performed with his St. Lunatics at the ceremony, won three awards, more than any other individual at the awards show honoring teen favorites in music, movies, and TV. His ''Hot in Herre'' was names Choice Song of the Summer, while ''Girlfriend,'' his collaboration with 'N Sync, was named Choice Hook Up and Choice Single.
- According to a spokesperson for BET, Nelly said he was surprised and not sure why KRS-One dissed him on the song, which appears on The Difference, a compilation scheduled to be released on EMI/Official Jointz in June.
- Is among more than 90 artists of every genre that are participating in an aggressive educational campaign organized by the Music United For Strong Internet Copyright Coalition (MUSIC) to combat the epidemic of illegal music downloading. (September 27, 2002)
Quotes- "I don't necessarily feel like a solo artist."
- "I don't sound like anyone."
- "I like to give props - I've never been a hata. If I see something that's hot, I'm 'a say it, because I want my just due. I was like, 'Holla at me about the remix.' They turned, like, 'Word?' I was like, 'Word.' We exchanged numbers, and it went down like that."
- "I really thought I'd be playing ball right now."
- "I'm just the key in the door for the rest of the St. Lunatics. I'm the first to release an album, But we're all family. We came up together from nothing. So it's St. Lunatics for life."
- "I've got a style that's all my own. I'm rappin' the blues. I like to think of my music as a jazz form of hip-hop. I don't really even know what I'm going to sound like until I hear the beat."
- "Rappers like Biggie and Tupac brought something different to the music. They attracted people to it."
- "St. Louis is real. It's the rawest of the raw. It's small so everybody knows each other. I've got a love/hate relationship with it."
Awards- Source Hip-Hop Music Awards: Artist of the Year, Male (2003)
- ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards: Most Performed Song from a Motion Picture, TRAINING DAY (2003) - for Number 1
- Grammy Awards: Best Male Rap Solo Performance, Hot In Herre (2003)
- Grammy Awards: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Dilemma, Dilemma (2003)
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