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Nelly Album: “Nellyville [Japan Bonus Tracks]”
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Nellyville [Japan Bonus Tracks] |
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Release Date:2003-04-08
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, Mainstream Rap, Midwest Rap
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Label:Japanese Import
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:766489792620
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Review - :
{$Nelly}'s debut album, {^Country Grammar}, was a left-field surprise smash hit, racking up a number of hits and turning the Midwestern {\pop-rapper} into an overnight superstar. It's perhaps little surprise then that his follow-up, {^Nellyville}, sticks to the script. Like {^Country Grammar}, it's produced almost entirely by newcomer {$Jason "Jay E" Epperson}, and it too relies on catchy, singalong hooks that are more {\pop} than {\rap}. Moreover, there are some clear, clever rewrites here, with {&"Pimp Juice"} in particular relying on the same slow-grooving rhythm that made {&"Country Grammar"} and {&"E.I."} such jams two summers earlier. {$Nelly} also retains his tough-guy posturing here -- he's no {\gangsta}, nor is he an outright thug, but he is awfully damn cocky and a lot gruffer than your typical {\teen pop} star. All of this makes {^Nellyville} just as good as its predecessor. What makes it two or three notches better, however, are the few occasions when {$Nelly} tries something new -- namely on {&"Hot in Herre,"} {&"Dilemma,"} and {&"Rock the Mic,"} three well-calculated, standout moments. The first is a trademark {$Neptunes} production with an infectious hook, tailor-made for radio and club play; the second is a straight, saccharine interpretation of {$Patti LaBelle}'s 1983 hit {&"Love, Need and Want You"} that features a duet with {$Destiny's Child} singer {$Kelly Rowland}, and is as likely to appeal to those who are old enough to know the original as those who are too young to realize how much of a straight cover this is; and the third is a remix of {$Beanie Sigel} and {$Freeway}'s previously released hit for {@Roc-a-Fell}, and is one of the only pure {\hip-hop} moments here, and a welcome one at that. All of this amounts to a sure-fire {\pop-rap} album that should not only please anyone who enjoyed {^Country Grammar}, it should attract yet more fans who will be drawn in by the few aforementioned standout moments of {\pop} calculation. And that's not even mentioning the {$Justin Timberlake} feature, which should be a draw in itself for many {\teen pop} fans. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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