Country Grammar

by

Nelly

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Although the track "Country Grammar" has been on my playlist since January (thanks Napster), I was interested to see if the rest of the album would play out on the same level. Many of the debut artists that come out with a single months ahead of time hit you with a horrible debut album in the future. Attention: This is NOT the case with Nelly. The CD starts out with a hilarious intro from Cedric the Entertainer. It flows right into the "Hood's" theme song, "St. Louie". At this point I usually expect there to be a fall off until the popular track comes on and then the rest of the track to be so-so. But no! The tracks all exemplify the astoundingly new voice of Nelly. His voice is a mix of R+B and Rap. It's like he's singing/saying his lyrics at the same time. It is very refreshing in the times of all the wanna-bes that all sound the same. Nelly doesn't care about being hardcore like DMX. He doesn't care about being as big a playa as Jay-Z. He doesn't spit the hate like Eminem. Yet, this is what makes Nelly a standout. I would have given the album five stars, but it's only his debut. We'll see if he has the staying power. I think he does. If you are any fan of rap, hip-hop, or R+B, pick up this album TODAY!

ok i know nelly tried to spit knowledge on the song called the utha side.but you can't judge that album on one song alone.its pop rap plain and simple.he didn't even make tha utha side a single.nelly's popular just because he was easy to market to suburbia.he wasn't TOO urbane,so universal didn't have a hard time marketing him.the st lunatics even admited that they let him go first as a solo artist because he had mainstream apeal.he especialy apealed to young females,whom are the ones who everyone market to now.

i respect him for just being himself and not trying to be hard or tuff.but i still dont think he's a great rapper.his album was just real catchy nothing more nothing less.enjoy the album but don't make it seem like he's the next best thing.AND he's not a male lauryn hill i assure you.