Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of which the featured title track and the single "Ride wit Me" were top ten hits. The album peaked at number one the Billboard 200, and became Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album Nellyville produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five single "Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics).
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| Full name at birth | Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.
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| Claim to fame | his chart-topping singles such as Dilemma, Country Grammar and Hot in Herre and for founding his own clothing line, non-profit charities and appearances in film and television roles
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| Date of birth | 2 November 1974
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| Place of birth | Austin, Texas, USA
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| Occupation | Rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur, investor
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| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Weight | 178 lbs (81 kg)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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| Net worth | $60,000,000 USD
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| High school | University City Senior High School
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| Talent agency | JL Entertainment
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- In 2020, during the 29th season of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS), he had competed and finished in 3rd place overall. He was partnered with Daniella Karagach.
- He is credited with starting the trend of wearing sports jerseys backward, which means the name of the player is on the front.
- In 2010, he released a statement endorsing Do Something’s Tackle Hunger campaign. He urged teenagers to save more than one million pounds of food over the holiday season to combat hunger.
- In 2016, he owed more than $2,000,000 in back taxes. Such an amount made it possible for the IRS to seize his properties to recoup taxes.
- Nelly is the nonprofit entity 4Sho4Kids Foundation founder, which aims to improve the lives of children born with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome.
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