Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), known professionally as Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri. Nelly embarked on his music career with Midwest hip hop group St. Lunatics, in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. read more
In 2014 Nelly starred with his family in the reality series Nellyville which ran for two seasons but there’s still no word if there will be a third. Nelly also ventured into the realm of workout DVD’s with Celebrity Sweat in collaboration with other chiseled personalities in music and sports. The rapper expanded his business empire to clothing. read more