Nelly - Country Grammar

With the No Limit and Cash Money crews having permanently seared the once-ignored Deep South into the hip-hop map, Nelly arrives to make a mark for the heretofore uncelebrated St. Louis scene. After outlining the rules of the game from lifestyle (gats, grass, and sex) to wardrobe (he cuffs his jeans like Beaver Cleaver), the rapper offers scenario after scenario depicting the gangsta world as one big party; he and his crew seem much more interested in fellatio than shootouts. The title single, which preceded this CD's release by months, is the clear standout with its low-rider groove, but the midtempo R&B-flavored flows of "Utha Side," "Greed, Hate & Envy," and "Steal Da Show" are also seductive. --Rickey Wright Amazon.com

 This Is Not "R & B"!!!
WHY DO YOU PEOPLE KEEP CALLING RAP, "R & B"? What Wilson Pickett, Aretha, James Brown, Otis Redding, Gladys Knight sang is "R & B". Not this stuff. It's rap and hip/hop. Call it what it is, please!
December 4, 2007

 Plain and Simply put . . . .
This album clearly displays the one thing many people have known for some
time. Nelly is not, nor will he ever be, hip-hop. Nelly is a true disservice to those great artists that established what hip-hop is all about. Do yourselves a favor and go listen to The Roots, Wu-Tang Clan, KRS-One, and there are so many others, I don't have time to name. Just anything but this guy. October 30, 2007

 To think he has gone even further downhill from here...
I'll admit it. I remember the summer of 2000. Everyone was playing the song 'Country Grammar' by Nelly and it was a great track. After hearing that and his next single, 'E.I.', which was also pretty good, I bought this album and, well, was very disappointed.

Although it's not terrible in the sense of how his albums are today (well, any album released by Nelly after this debut), this is still a lackluster album with a limited number of good tracks. The vast majority of great or decent songs were singles (Country Grammar, E.I., and Batter Up). Other than that, 'Luven Me' (where he talks about his early life as a teenager) and 'St. Louie' are pretty good, but the rest of the album is boring garbage. Even the good songs lack the spark that made them so great years ago. Chalk 'Country Grammar' up as a forgettable debut by an artist who has gone even further downhill from here. June 25, 2007

 I'm sorry but this album sux
I listened to this album and I actually felt cancer forming in my ear drums. Nelly is wack as hell period. He is the modern day version of MC HAMMER. Take a look at the music he is making now. This album is commercial as hell but when you slide down Nelly's resume it gets even more commercial. I mean how low can you go? Country grammar has some decent beats that get professionally wasted but the number one beat waster in the world. Nelly is the WORST rapper actor to ever walk this earth. What we need to do to people like this is to yank him off stage and tar and feather this klown. Check out real hip hop like Mos Def and Immortal technique. July 23, 2006

 roger rabbit and bugsy u understand me wrapped wrists like mummies....uhhhhooohhh
I am sorry for those of you who are hatin on nelly but he cant be touched. I would go as far to say this cd is classic. I mean it has everything from the straight hardcore isht, to a couple slow songs, to trunk bangaz and songs strictly for the club. This cd is awesome but i mean every nelly cd has been awesome as well as the tics so to all you haters...."dont make me pull the 44 out....EIEI. June 22, 2006

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