Nelly

Biography

Cornell Haynes Jr., known as Nelly, is an American rapper and singer born on November 2, 1974, in St. Louis, Missouri. He rose to fame with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed with Universal Records in 1999 to release his debut album Country Grammar, which became a top-selling album and spawned numerous chart-topping hits. Nelly's subsequent albums continued his success, solidifying him as one of the best-selling artists in American music history.