Nelly Says His Period Of Hip-Hop Was The Hardest

Nelly was among the many chart-topping, award-winning rap stars who dominated the 2000s decade. The St. Lunatics frontman broke out on the flip of the century along with his traditional Nation Grammar album.

Based on Nelly, his technology arrived at a extra aggressive time for Hip-Hop recording artists. The 49-year-old entertainer mirrored on that pre-streaming interval whereas showing on The Store: Uninterrupted.

“My period of music was the hardest period in Hip-Hop ever. Ever!” the St. Louis native proclaimed in a preview clip posted to Instagram. “After I put out songs, I needed to go in opposition to DMX, JAY-Z, Eminem, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Luda – all of us are preventing for one spot.”

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Nelly dropped his debut studio album, Nation Grammar, in 2000. That very same 12 months additionally noticed full-length releases by Widespread, Eminem, Lil Kim, Cam’ron, Ja Rule, Ludacris, JAY-Z, Outkast, Snoop Dogg and lots of extra.

The RIAA awarded Nation Grammar with diamond certification in July 2016. Moreover, Nelly’s catalog accommodates 2002’s Nellyville (7x-platinum), 2004’s Sweat (platinum) and 2004’s Swimsuit (3x-platinum).

LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s The Store: Uninterrupted that includes Nelly premieres on Thursday (March 7). Comic Cedric The Entertainer (The Steve Harvey Present, Barbershop) additionally seems on the identical episode.