Nelly

Nellyville

Nelly- Nellyville

Review Score:

(4/10)
Nelly's second album "Nellyville" (2002) is not one I would recommend for the collection. Unlike some reviewers here I have nothing against him personally, in fact I was very impressed by his debut "Country Grammar" and the single "Ride Wit Me" was one of my favourite tracks at the time. This albums fall short in that its just bland, I find singles like "Hot in Herre" & "Air Force Ones" boring, the track content is just so played, that it does not even entertain on the commercial level. I have to say I like "Dilemma" with Kelly Rowland, its the kind of lighthearted R&B collabration that works well. Another track I like is "#1", though I do think Nelly would be stupid if he genuinly thinks is he anywhere near that number in the Rap world and that KRS-One was right in calling him out. At same time this track is more of a response to his haters as is "Say Now". I think this album was made much more for mainstream appeal, and it succeeded in that, but Nelly to me has lost that initial appeal he had when he first came out. His next release "Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention" is even worse, to me hes just making music to sell- minus the originality/quality of his debut.

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